School: Drom na Gráinsighe (roll number 13280)

Location:
Drumnagranshy, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Mac Giolla Luaithrinn

Filter stories

Back
/ 272 Forward
Resolution: Low | High
Local Place Names

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 268

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. See copyright details »

On this page

There is a name, nearly on every field in the locality. "Edward's field" because Edward Taheny was the former owner. "The long meadow" taken from its natural chacteristics. Mullac meaning the back, and Cúl a'cnuic meaning the back of the hill.
Gota Bawn Gota Liney, Geal a' bh'Faireís are all local place names. Then we have the "black garden" because there is black clay there, the "Big field," the "Well field and the "top field. Thurlough is a low field and it is flooded every Winter and, the Irish for flood is "Thurlough."
We have "Clover Hill," "Fern Field" and the "Bohalán field" and the "Thistle field," and Thón a'Gainir and Thón Ruadh and Ard Sallagh, Other

(continues on next page)
Collector
Kathleen Lavin
Gender
female
Address
Drumnagranshy, Co. Sligo
Informant
Mrs M. Lavin
Relation
parent
Gender
female
Address
Drumnagranshy, Co. Sligo
Language
English