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School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

Location:
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 215

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    townland of the GAILEOC there is a place called AN GAILE GLÁS which means the green steeds.

    3) In the town land of the "Cluid" there is a place called AN POLL MÓR which means the big hole. People say that this was used for killing bad people.

    Received from
    Mrs Halligan
    New Line
    Dunleer

    Told to me by:-
    Thomas Halligan
    New Line,
    Dunleer
    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
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Collector
    Thomas Halligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Halligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth