School: Tibohine (roll number 15544)
- Location:
- Tigh Baoithín, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Úna Ní Thiomáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0243, Page 207
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- I live in the village of Cloonfad.
Long ago this village was far more thickly populated than it is today.
The holding of each person was very small. Each holding was divided into small patches of fields, each field having its own name. Here are the names my grandmother told me:
Cruchán Ruadh, Garrdha isteach, Shreagh, Móin dubh, leas coillteach, learragan, poillínráin, poill a coillteach, bogeen, garrdha Eibhlín, gob a mhadaidh, gáirdín dubh, garrdha breach, lán, garra Seamus, lios, garrdha Owen, Clais mhóir, paith-na- ha, garrdha mór, garrdha Éamon. Pairc amháinín, eascaigh, garrdha Boguens, Rideogues, Ripléarach, duireógues, Poll biteálach, The corrach. poilín cham.
- Collector
- Jennie Callaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Callaghan
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Cloonfad, Co. Ros Comáin
