School: Scoil Sheosaimh Ntha (Cailíní)

Location:
Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Uí Threasaigh
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    Names of Fields
    1. "Cruck" because bushes grew there.
    2. "Gaire Cunningham" a old couple of the Cunninghams lived there long ago. The track of the house is there still..
    3. "Gaire Caithleen" It belonged to a woman named Kathleen.
    4. "Poll uisge" The hole of water.
    5. The "Prumpawn" There is a swallow hole in it and rats came out if it once.
    6. The "Crainneen" where the Lepreachain was supposed to be once.
    7. "Gort Bog" there is only a lot of water in it.
    8. "Sliabh" no crop was ever sown in it.
    9. Long field it is a long way from the house.
    10. The fork Lios field. There is a lios in it.
    Kathleen Costello
    Got from
    Catherine Costello,
    Scotland,
    Glenamaddy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Scotland, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Kathleen Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Catherine Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Scotland, Co. Galway