School: Island View, Cill an Dísirt (roll number 14196)
- Location:
- Tonlegee, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cochláin
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- The name of my townland is Leamnaleha. The reason it was called that is the leap of a wild animal off Kelly's Forth into Mr. Macnamara's field. There is a small field near my place called Besse's Haggard. The reason it was called that is, an old woman lived there long ago called Bess. There is a river near me also called Breaffa river. The reason it was called that is, Breaffa is the name of the Townland in which it is. There is a small lake in the next Townland to called Burren lake. It is called that because Burren is the name of the place in(continues on next page)
