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School: Gallow (roll number 8301)

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Gallow, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhuirín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 349

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    Bealoideas 14-3-1938
    Local place names
    The Coarse Meadow
    Because there is very coarse grass in it!
    The Slugrum
    Because it is very low wet land!
    The rye Gardens
    Because rye used to be sown in it years ago.
    Hegarty's bohreen
    So called because people of that name lived in it years ago!
    The poplar field
    Because there are many poplar trees around it!
    The bogan
    Because it is low and wet!
    Nellies twin
    Because a woman of that name lived at it long ago!
    The Stoney field
    Because it was stoney!
    The furzy field
    Because there are furze all around it.
    Maureen Walker
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Walker
    Gender
    Female