School: Lemanaghan, Ballycumber

Location:
Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Máire Galvin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 165

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 165

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  1. Castle field got its name because of a castle belonging to a man named Magh Boughlan.
    Kell field got its name from St. Manchan and his cell.
    Maca na Sceac got its name because there was a lot of white thorn bushes growing there.
    The Caisiar was the land thrown west.
    Meela got its name because it is a mile long and a mile wide.
    Tamnae (Towna) got its name because of the Irish word Tanmae which means a cultivated patch of ground in the midst of barren land.
    Acrad na Sagarc is the land between the graveyard and Thady's hill. It got its name from St. Manchan's and his priests and monks.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Lehane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly