School: Curraigh (B.) (roll number 12066)
- Location:
- Curry, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0407
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- Curry or Curraigh means a marsh or swampDrimbane or Drombán means the white ridgeMontiagh or Montiach means a turfy placeBaile an Churraigh means the town of the swamp
Carrarea or Ceathramadh Riabhach means the quarter of the red clay
Cashel or Caiseal means a stone fort used for sheep in the night time
Ballyglass or Baile Glas means the green townland
Broithear means a boundary or so called because it is touching on Co. Mayo
Ceathramhadh na gCapall means the quarter of the horses
Originally all this area belonged to the Jones Family of Benada, Co. Sligo. They had a horse ranch in the area
Cloonrane or Cluain Raithneach, the meadow of the ferns
Rathmagurry or Rath Magha gCurraigh or the fort of the plain of Curry.
Drimacilleen: (a graveyard) the ridge (or back) of the little church
Killeen: Cillín, a little church
