School: Monksland (C.) (roll number 2792)
- Location:
- Monksland, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Nic Oireachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 265
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- There are many old Irish names which people put on places long ago because of strange happenings at these places.
The name of one of these places are "poll-bean" it means the woman of the hollow. There is another place called "Seán Óg".
There is a hill in a field called "Oll-Bréage". It is said that long ago a big hole was dug on top of the hill.
Near "Logán-Luibe" there is a field called "Páirc na Píosa" because it is divided into three pieces.
There is another field called "Casán Gairid". It means the "Short Path".
There is a hill about a quarter of a mile from the school and it is called "Céim an Aitinn" it means the "Furry Hill". There are a lot of fir trees growing on top of it.
There is another hill called "Cnoc na Caillighe" which means the "Old Woman's Hill. Near Greenore(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eliza Killen
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Cooley, Co. Louth
