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School: Rockfield (roll number 15378)

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Rockfield, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Duibhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0174, Page 254

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    How Greenville got it's name
    I live in the townland of Greenville in the Parish of Killoran in the Barony of Leyney in the Co. Sligo .
    In Greenville long long ago there was a bleach ground where linen was bleached, that was made from flax, which grew in our own country. There was a very large mill in it also, which spun flax into linen. It is now a very large farm containing about a hundred acres. That is how Greenville got it's name.
    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
    Informant
    William Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greenville, Co. Sligo