School: Cúil Mhaoile (Scoil N. Feichín)

Location:
Collooney, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eachmharcaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0178, Page 109

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    land. It is situated in the "Rushy Field".

    "Gallaghers Hill" got its name because a man named Michael Gallagher owned it in the year 1870. It is situated north east of Kinnagrelly.

    "Lang's Bush" got its name because a man named Paddie Lang owned it.

    "The Falls" is a field situated north of Kinnagrelly. It got its name "falls" because it slopes down from the mountain. There are a lot of rocks in it.

    I, Phyllis Burke, Kinnagrelly, Collooney, got the above information from my father, Terence Burke, aged fifty seven years. He said he heard it from his father, Edmond Burke, Kinnagrelly who died in 1916 aged sixty five years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. "Jimmy's Hill"
    "The Scordain"
    "The Falls"
    "The Hill"
    "The Coleen"
    "Goldrick's Garden"
    "Polly's Garden"
    "The Middle Field"
    "Cartern's Garden"
    "The Flag Field"
    "The Rúiteach"
    "McKeown Field"
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Walter Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnagrelly, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Burke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Kinnagrelly, Co. Sligo