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School: An Clochán (B)

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Clifden, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An Br. Angelo Mac Shámhais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0004, Page 266

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  1. Meanings of Place Names Around Clifden

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    Toreen=A bleech green
    Beleek= Flags at the mouth of a river.
    Letter Shanna= Letter= A wet hillside,
    Shanna A place infested with foxes.
    Dereen= The Little Oak Wood.
    Fakeeragh= Fagh= Playground, Keeragh= Sheep
    Illaún na Mionnáin=The Island of the Kids.
    Tober Beegan. St Beegan's Well.
    Loughagilky= The Lake of the Reeds.
    Lough na mbreach Caoch= The Lake of the blind trout.
    Lough an Ima The Lake of the butter.
    Errisflannin St Flannins headland.
    Lough na Cille=The lake of the church.
    Kilflan? St Flannins church.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Clifden, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Sean Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Clifden, Co. Galway