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School: Richmond (roll number 14400)

Location:
An Móta, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 220

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    The fields on my fathers farm have names. The first field is called. An phairc mhór. It is called the big field. There is a fort in that field. There are bushes growing in it also. Crocán dara is the name of the next field. It is supposed to mean the hill of the oak. because oak used to grow on it some time ago.
    The name of the next field is called Cnoc an freacháin. It means the hill of the heather as heather used to grow on it some time ago. It is a big field. The name of the next field is called. Loch phoca. It got its name from a lake that was in it some time ago and it was shaped like a pot. There are alot of
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    An Cheathrú Chaol, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Collector
    Annie Caden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Cheathrú Chaol, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Mr John Caden
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    An Cheathrú Chaol, Co. Mhaigh Eo