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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 218

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    Firbolgs and Tuatha De Danaans threw those stones from Sige-beg and Sige-Mór.
    Jame's Half Acre.
    A field in Michael MacNulty's land (Selton) so called because James MacNulty had this particular field for feeding cattle of his own.
    Nead na circe.
    A field in Patrick MacNultys land so called because it is very well sheltered and it is very very comfortable.
    Lacey's field
    In my townland it got its name because a man called Lacey died of fever in the Famine year and he was buried in a field beside his house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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