School: Cill Eirc
- Location:
- Killark, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Mac Druaidhe
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- The Sporrish field, Sheenen's garden where a man lived named Sheenen, the Rason means a small place covered with bushes.
The Sean-Bhaile because there was an old house in it. The Carricknagoan Hill is so called because there was a battle fought near this hill. The Loch Hill is so called because it is over the loch. The Bush Field is called that because there is a lone bush in it. The Cnockán Bán because there is a little white hill in it. Belma Whill field. There is a hill called Paragandra because a man owned it called Para na Gandra. Cnoc Muice is called that because pigs were kept in it. There is a field called the Caldara in Killark. On the Coolderry road there is a stile called the Deck because there was a deck for dancing there.
