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School: Gaddyduff (roll number 16642)

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. H. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1121, Page 28

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    Clohogla:- a name of a part of a hill in which Fionn Mac Cuaill threw the finger stone to.

    Pairc Nua:- is a small Pairc not long made.
    Guscraba:- is a place and nut trees grow in it.
    Leat Fada:- is a field
    Benn Mor:- is a big rock at the sea.

    Muna Wogy:- is a hill in which there are a few houses and turf are cut in it.

    Suil:- is a piece of the sea.

    Creag-na-h-Orna is a townland and the people cut turf in it.

    Muna Caraig:- is a field
    Drum-a-Said:- is a hill and turf is cut in it.
    Drum Mor:- is a hill and the people cut turf in it.
    Benn Uisge:- is a rock at the Binon sea.
    Dearg-a-Breac is a hill and turf are cut in it.
    Creag Ban:- is a rock in a hill.
    Sesgun:- is a field
    Pairc Ban:- is a Pairc.
    Pairc One:- is a small field.
    Min-na-Croise:- is a field.

    Gair-na-gCapall:- is a field and there is a mass rock in which mass was said in olden times.

    Phil Ban:- is a field
    Gara Mor:- is a garden
    Ellen(?) Ban:- is a field
    Shamrog:- is a field
    Muna-na-Meide
    Queg-na-Gail

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    Once upon a time there was a young man and one night he was sleeping with his mouth open. When he was sleeping for sometime a blood sucker came round and he went down the young man's throat. When the blood
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Cloontagh, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Sean Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Magheramore, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Jimmy Gill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Address
    Clehagh, Co. Donegal