School: Cill a' Lachtáin
- Location:
- Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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Pairceen It gets its name from being a small fieldPairce Cormac Lought It is said how it got its name was that there was a chieftan buried there and everyone who passed threw a stone in over the ditch and that raised a little mound over himSeangarry It gets its name from an old garden that was there one timeGurteen a Willin It gets its name from a mill that was situated on the landThe Forth Field It gets its name from a forth that is situated on the land.The Mountain It is named the Mountain because the land is high.Bugan It gets its name from being a soft place.Churchpark It gets its name after a church that was there one time.Killalaghton It is supposed to be named after a saint called Alaghton and Kill is(continues on next page)
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