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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 14_017

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    Local Placenames
    18 January ,1938
    Derrynacleha :- The townland in which I live
    The"Muing":- a marshy field
    Cnuic an Ealach:- a high hill.
    The Inch:- A field nearby surrounded by water.
    Pollauisha (poll an ghuimhaire):-a mountain with holes all over it.
    Garri dubh :-A little hollow.
    Gleann :- A sloping part of a meadow.
    Árdin :-A little hill with a flat top.
    Críogán :-A hill with part of it marsh.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Affick, Co. Clare
    Collector
    Michael Torpey
    Gender
    Male