School: Corr Garrdha (roll number 15228)

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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   Talamh Dolán :- Because it belonged to a man named Dolan.
   Kennedy's farm Kilfillig Mt. Bellew.
   The Lawn. The reason it is called the lawn is because gentlemen lived there by the name of French, and there was a big field round it which was called the "Lawn".
   The Quarry. Because there is a lot of stones in it.
   The Cooleen :-
   The Páircín :- Because it was a field for training horses.
   Gort an uisce :- Because there is always water in it.
   Dooley's farm Grague Mt. Bellew.
   Moonbigs :- Because moonógs grow in it. There are red berries which grow in it.
   The Course :- This is so called because Joyce the Landlord used to be racing his horses in it.
   Cnoc bán :- Because white flowers grow on the top of this hill.
   Triangle field :- Because there are three corners in it.
   Talamh nua :- Because it was new land the people

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   1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)

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   Irish

   English

   Location

   Corrdhoire Uachtair, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Collector

   Annie Kavanagh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Lios Maol, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Collector

   Brigid Kennedy

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   Female

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   Cill Filige, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Collector

   Margaret Delaney

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   An Eiscir Rua, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Collector

   Michael Geraghty

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   Address

   Cill Ó Scóba, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Collector

   Patricia Kitt

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Leitheanach, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Informant

   Mrs Carroll

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   Female