School: Lios an Chairn (roll number 10390)

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1. Local Place Names

   

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   Fields Name Townland How name was got. Pairc an tobair Drumarigna Gets its name from a well in the (field) The wren field Drumarigna Derived it's name from a lonely hawthorn bush growing almost in the centre (of the) this bush is supposed to be the home of this little bird and her young. The rock field Drumarigna Getting it's name from great rock or stones to be seen along the fences. The Turnip field Drumarigna Getting it's name on account of been under that crop in the famine period, the poor, starving people used to come to this field to eat Turnips. The Mullins. Drumarigna Deriving it's name from round little banks or mounds in this field. The calf field Drumarigna Used mainly for rearing young calves in its and so got it's name in this way.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Droim Airgne, Co. Liatroma

   Informant

   F. Kelly

   Gender

   Unknown

   Age

   53

   Address

   Droim Airgne, Co. Liatroma