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School: Coill Chláir (roll number 14276)

Location:
Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Treasa Ní Oibeacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 217

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    Moineen
    A field beside my house so called because it was in meadow some time ago and it is very small.
    Angle.
    A field having three corners belonging to John Casey, Selton.
    Sore Field or Whiny Field
    So called because it grew only whins.
    Ball na Móna
    A field in John Casey's land (Selton) so called because it was there the people in our district got turf long ago.
    Páircín Beagh
    A field in Ambrose Conway's land (Selton). It got its name because it is so small.
    Kellegher's Field
    So called because a family of Kelleghers lived here hundreds of years ago.
    Port Lantic
    This is a very big field (not very far from my house) in which there are two big stones. The people say that the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Seltan (McDonald), Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Annie Pagnam
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Seltan (McDonald), Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Seltan (McDonald), Co. Leitrim