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School: Cill Ruis Íochtair (roll number 4106)

Location:
Kilrusheighter, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Toirdhealbhach Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0168, Page 292

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  1. Meaning of Places

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    Kilrusheighter = the church of the lower down cape
    Garryduff = black garden
    Aughris = high cape
    Skreen = a vessel for holding the ashes of the dead
    Dromard = high back
    Easkey = a place for fish
    Ballina = the town of the ford of the wood
    Templeboy = the yellow Church
    Ballysodare = the town of the waterfall of dare an old druid that lived there
    Corkamore = big bog
    Laragh = a place where people used to meet
    Carrowcastle = the quarter of the castle
    Rathglass = green fort
    Killglass = green church
    Corkabeg = small bog.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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