School: Faithche (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Fahy More, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 312
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- In the Eastern half of the townland of Slinane on my fathers land there is a field locally known as Druim Dubh, which means the black back. Not far from this place there is another field also, known as the [?] Cruigeán. This also means a big height at the top of the field.
Farer down at the end of the village there is a mountain to which six or seven families on the village drive their cattle. This is known locally as "Cala [?] Bhuidhe." It is very rough land.
In another place in the village is a field called the "Glas [?] the best of good green land, and is supposed to be about best land in the village. The good land belongs to Peter(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mc Donnell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Slinaun, Co. Mayo
