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School: Cnoc Breac

Location:
New Inn, Co. Galway
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0295

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    Place-names.
    How New Inn got its name
    In olden times there was an inn above where the Barrack is now. Everybody used to go into it because sometimes they would have great sport. After a good many years there was another inn built where Mr. Garvey's shop is now and it was called the new inn and it is from that the townland of New Inn got its name.
    There is a place called "Cnoc More". It got its name on account of all the hills. There is another place called Dunmore. It is called after the big fort that was there long ago. Gort le món has that name because there was good turf in it.
    Gort Fada got its name because there was good tillage in it
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    New Inn, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Annie Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    New Inn, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Meoldy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway