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School: Dún Flainn (roll number 9669)

Location:
Doonflin Upper, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 145

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    SCRIOCHÁN BUIDHE
    Small yellow potatoes. This is a name given to a field in Farniharpy belonging to Mr. F. Smith.

    POLL na gCAORACH
    Sheep's hole. Name given to a field in Farniharpy belonging to Mr. F. Smith.

    LIOSÍN
    Small fort. This is a name given to a field in Doonflin belonging to Mrs. Morrow from a little fort that was there.

    AMHARC
    View. This place is on the Ox mountains and tehre is a great view from it.

    LOG an IASGÁN
    Hole of the fish. Name given to stream running on the mountain.

    FIADHAIN
    This is applied to a little stream on the mountain. This stream runs through rocks and it goes down under the ground in places, and bursts up again.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Davis
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leekfield, Co. Sligo