School: Ráth Araidh (roll number 9362)
- Location:
- Rahara, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M. Ní Bheirn
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- There is a Mass rock near Ballnasaggart where the priest used to say Mass in the penal days, it is called the Mass rock. There is another rock called Seán-seadh (sidhe) Méar. On the stone there are marks of his ribs or fingers. There is a field called páirc a leachta by the edge of Lough Funshinagh. There is a place over the red hill called Clochán-Ruadh. There is a place at the end of the lough called the gulfs, long ago it was stopped with hay and bullocks blood. There is a bush near Lough Funshinagh known as book's bish.The names of the fields in Carrowkeel and Highbog are goirtín árd, goirtín gleann, goirtín tobar, páircín a súaimer, gort na muc, forth field, Jim's garden, quarry field, green field, lios mór, Currach a Leargán. In Jim's garden are the ruins of an old house.
Hollow park, gaillín na spionán, garrai cam, goirtín dubh, garraí ruadh, móinín na mánach. Seán Galboa's, gort bog, big meadow, rushy mountain, Kitty's rock, hollows, gort buidhe, gort bán, well park, river field, cúl a' heath, sweat house field, clais bróige.(continues on next page)
