School: Scoil Sheosaimh Ntha (Cailíní)

Location:
Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Uí Threasaigh
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  1. 1. Shanaugh is my townland.
    2. The word Shanaugh means 'sean-áit', an old kiln.
    3. Boyounagh is my parish.
    4. Tyquinn is my Barony.
    5. It was a landlord named McDonnell that owned this estate.
    6. There were twenty houses in this village.
    7. They are all thatched houses.
    8. There are six old people over seventy years in it.
    9. There are only two of them with any Irish and those have only a slight knowledge of it.
    10. The land is very fertile and dry.
    11. There is only one small river at the end of the village and we all call it 'droichidín'. It flows into the river Suck.
    12. There is a lake about a quarter of a mile away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Shannagh More, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Freda Warde
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Male