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School: Ballynagearn (roll number 8824)

Location:
Ballaghnagearn, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Finnegan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 124

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 124

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  1. Local Place Names

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    The Field Finint the door - it is in front of the door
    The Well Field - There is a well in it

    Pairc an Tobair - There is a spring well in it. Páirc an Tobair

    The Gob - It has two narrow corners

    The Cot - There was a little house called a cot in it long ago

    The bush field - There is a lone bush in the middle of it

    The Thistle Garden - There is a Blessed Thistle growing in it

    The Mullagh - It is situated on a hill. The Irish word is Mullach which means a hill

    The Shrah - It is a very level field along a river

    The Gravlo Field - There was a quarry in it a few years ago

    The Kesh - It goes across the river with flag stones

    Th Hump - There was a man killed in it called the hump it long ago

    The Clump - There is a big fort of trees in the middle of it
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Collector
    Maggie Marron
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Monaghan