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School: Baile na Mín (roll number 14925)

Location:
Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 373

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    townland. It lies three miles north east of Ballinameen.
    Sráidín is the name still given to a small portion of Carkfree. Very old men say there were eleven cabins there about one hundred years ago - hence the name.
    Máinfhéir Bán, a name still given to a meadow field in the townland of Tartan. This meadow produces a grey or whitish coloured grass hence the name.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Kilcolagh, Co. Roscommon
    Collector
    Thomas O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Principal