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School: Derrynananta

Location:
Derrynananta Lower, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs O' Regan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0965, Page 020

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    Our farm is situated in the townland of Moneensauran which means the land of the McGoverns. There are special names on some fields of such as the "Sraithin" so called because it is very level and green. "The Spring-well meadow" so called because there is a Spring in it.
    There is a place on our farm called "Tull-na-gCrieve which means the little hill of the branches. There is a little garden on our hill called "gairdín na lig" or the garden of the flags so called because there are a great deal of flags in it. "Poll a Duilleabhar" is the name of another garden on our hill. It is so called because when the leaves are blowing off the trees the wind blows them into this little garden and they remain there because it is very sheltery.

    Received from:-
    Peggy McGovern
    Moneensauran
    Glangevlin
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Moneensauran, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Peggy Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moneensauran, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Moneensauran, Co. Cavan