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School: Gort an Locha (roll number 1414)

Location:
Gortalough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
S. Ó Docraigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 591

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  1. Local Place Names

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    The following are the Place Names, names of fields, streams, hollows and heights in our locality:-
    Béal an átha Fada (Ballinafad) The mouth of the long ford.
    Guirt a'locha (Gurtelough) The lake-fields
    Párc Mór (Parkmore) The big fields
    Leith ceathramhadh (Lecarrow) The half quarter of land
    Carraic na h-Corrnan (Carrickhorna) The rock of the barley.
    Acadh Canac (Aughanagh) The marshy land
    Bealach Buidhe (Ballaghboy) The yellow pass
    Bun na dtobar (Bunnadubber) The bottom of the wells.
    Baile h-Eilidhe (Hollybrook) The town of the Healy's
    Cnoc Ruadh (Knockroe) The red Hill
    Ceathramhadh caol (Carrowkeel) The narrow quarter of land
    Cúl sidh ruadh mór (Culshera) The back of the red fairy hill
    Cartrun (a division of land
    Druim Dubh (Drumdoo) The black back
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
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