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School: Gort na Mara (Seafield) (roll number 11565)

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Donaghintraine, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0168, Page 128

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  1. Old Forts (continued)

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    use it as a "Duailtín". Anybody who ever did so, had bad luck for that year, and for 20 years nobody interfered with the bush or fort. Rathgoonane has derived its name from this fort.
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  2. Local Place Names

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    In Ballykilcash Dromore West there is a place known as "Poll a Roin". It has got its name from the seals which are always there. At any time they can be heard roaring. Poll a Roin is the best place along the shore for pollock fishing. On the rocks where people stand when fishing there is a cave, and within
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Tiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromore West, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    John Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromore West, Co. Sligo