School: Garrysallagh
- Location:
- Garrysallagh (O'Reilly), Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Greally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0989, Page 172
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- The Valley of the Black PigIn Upper Dungimmon there is a field and in this field there is a valley which is called - The Valley of the Black Pig. If a person stood in this valley he could not see a half an acre of land around the country. It is said by the old people that the war between the Catholics and the Orangemen will be finished in this valley and that the Orangemen will be defeated there.
SpioncopSpioncop is the name of a hill in our land. In the time of the Boer war in nineteen hundred this hill got its name. When the Boer War was raging in Africa there was a hill which they used to fight on and it was called Spioncop and this hill in our land is the same shape as the one in Africa.
GlenmórGlenmór is the name of a field owned by Mr Nixon Mountprospect. It got this name because it is situated in a big glen.
Geata GormGeata Gorm in Mountpallas gets its name from a big bue gate which was leading to the residence of Mr Rotherham.
BallakipBallakip in Dungimmon gets its(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick J. O Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullyagan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Patrick Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lismacanigan Upper, Co. Cavan
