School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

Location:
Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 223

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  1. In olden days different names were given to places on account of happenings near them.
    Donard got its name on account of a fortress nearby, which stood on a hill.
    Carrigower got its name because usually there was a goat on a rock.
    The "Whinny Hollow" was so called because furze grew in it. There are three huge stones in it and they are called "the Burgum's stones" because they were blasted by Mr Murray (R.I.P.) who was nicknamed "the Burgum". This hollow is between Foxglen and Newtown. Fauna got its name because of the slopes around it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
    Collector
    Seamus Rogers
    Gender
    Male