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School: An Grianán (Mount Temple) B.

Location:
Mount Temple, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Ó Riain
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    Legan - The townland which I live is so called because it is in a hollow. Lagán means hollow.
    Gilligans Hill - A small hill on our farm. It is so called because an old couple named Gilligans lived on the top of the hill.
    Tracy's Park - A field on our farm. It is so called because a man named Tracy who lived nearby compelled my Great-great-grandfather to give him a pass-way from his house to the road. When the pass-way was mad the people called it Tracy's Pass. They afterwards called
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Legan, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    John Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Legan, Co. Westmeath