School: Na Creaga

Location:
Creggs, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Breandáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 023

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 023

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  1. Ahalative=(Átha Leath Taobh) = Field of the gentle slope.
    Ballina = (Béal an Átha) = Mouth of the ford.
    Ballinahouna = (Béal Átha na h-Abhainne) = Mouth of the river
    Ballythomas = (Baile Tomais) = Thomas town
    Boggaun = (Bogaun) = Boggy place.
    Bracklin = (Breac Cluain) = Speckled meadow.
    Camderry = (Cam Dara) = Crooked oak.
    Clooncullane = (Cluain Collán) = Meadow of hazels.
    Cornaveigh = (Cor na bhFiac) = Hill of the ravens.
    Creggs = (Creagaí) = Rocks.
    Creggaun = (Creagán) = Little rock.
    Curragh = (Currach) = Marsh.
    Curraghbeg = (Currach Beag) = Little marsh.
    Curraghreevagh = (Currach Riabhach) = Grey marsh.
    Cuilnacappy = (Cúl na Ceapaige) back of the tillage plot.
    Funcheon = (Fuinnsean) = The ash tree.
    Garraun = (Garbhán) = A shrubbery.
    Glennahouna = (Gleann na h-Abhainne) = Valley of the river.
    Gortmore = (Gort Mór) = The big tillage field.
    Gortnalavey = (Gort na Leamha) = Field of the elms.
    Gorteenfada = (Goirtín Fada) = The long tillage field.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Creggs, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Rita Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creggs, Co. Galway
    Informant
    M. J. Kelly
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Creggs, Co. Galway