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              558 Archival description results for Connacht

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              Knockaphreaghaun
              P/P120/1/7/23/1 · Item
              Part of Personal

              Set of index cards describing some of the local features of Knockaphreaghaun, [Cnoc an Phréacháin]. Included are descriptions of Lough Appreaghaun (as it is spelled on the OS map. Mrs Kelly of Ashleam House pronouces it Loch a'fraocháin, and associates it with the bilberries that grow on islands in the lake. Most people associate it with crows). Loch na Sailí, An Chailleaichín, Gleann na Coille, Loichín an tSionnaigh, Loch Domhain, Loch na mBreac Buí, and Cora na gCarrach are all local features of this townland that are given summary descriptions. Mrs Kelly, as well as Seán Neide O'Conghaile and Paddy Folen are credited as being local sources of information.

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              Lackavrea
              P/P120/1/7/24/1 · Item
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              Set of index cards describing some of the local features of Lackavrea. [Leic Aimhréidh]. Included are descriptions of Loch an Oileáin, Mám Aodha, The Western Way, Abhainn Bheag, Bucán, Falmairc River, Aill na hUaighe, and Leckavrea House (now a ruin, also the site of a mill). Peakcocks, Mrs Barrett of Maam Cross, and M. Lynch are credited as being local sources of information.

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              Leitir Móir na Coille
              P/P120/1/7/25/1 · Item
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              Set of index cards describing some of the local features of Leitir Móir na Coille, [Lettermore]. Included are descriptions of na hÁitheanna, Cnocán an tSoiscéil, An Scailpín, Seana na Sagart, Na Briciúin, and Leaca Donna (so named because of the danger of the cliffs there). Seán Neide Ó'Conghaile of Gleann Trasna, and Paddy Folan of Scríb are credited as being local sources of information.

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              Log an Ime
              P/P120/1/7/26/1 · Item
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              Set of index cards describing some of the local features of Log an Ime, [Lugganimma]. Included are descriptions of Private Forrestry, Seanadh Chearc, Loch an Chlochair, and Loch an Óir. Mr. Walsh of Muiceanach na Coille is credited as being a local source of information.

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              Log an Oifrinn
              P/P120/1/7/27/1 · Item
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              Set of index cards describing some of the local features of Log an Oifrinn [Lugganaffrin]. Robinson notes the pronunciation is certainly as spelled, but local people suppose that Mass was read here during the Penal Times.

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              P/P120/1/7/28/1 · Item
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              Set of index cards describing some of the local features of Muiceaneach Idir Dhá Sháile, [Muckanaghederdauhaulia]. Included are descriptions of An Droimín, An tSruthair, Crompán Beag, Barr na Cora, Cora na Gaoithe, Crompán Mór, An Crompán, Mulán Dhiarmuid, and Cara na gCaorach.

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              Muiceanach Choille
              P/P120/1/7/29/1 · Item
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              Set of index cards describing some of the local features of Muiceanach Choille [Muckanaghkillew]. Included are descriptions of Doire na Bó, Loch Muiceanach, Cnocán na Laoi, Conga, and Loch Roisín. Helen Spellman, and local man, Mr Walsh are credited as being local sources of information.

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              Lurgan or Shindilla
              P/P120/1/7/30/1 · Item
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              Set of index cards describing some of the local features of Lurgan or Shindilla, [An Lorgain nó Sindile]. A description of Teach na Síog is given, and an illustration of a possible megalith Robinson believes might be there. Nearby is Labbadermot, supposed to be the bed of Diarmuid. Summary descriptions of other local features include Loch an tSindile, Lurgan, the Constabulary Hut, a note on the Peakcocke family, An Teach Dóite (a barracks), Ardderry Lough, Scoil Mhuire, Maam Cross Station, and Maam Cross. Martin Lynch of Bunscanniff, and Mrs. Peacocke are credited as being local sources of information.

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              Úraid
              P/P120/1/7/31/1 · Item
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              Set of index cards describing some of the local features of Úraid, [Oorid]. A note on the O'Malley family who were are prominent here. A local story of a crock of gold, also mentioned in Mac Giollarnáth's 'Annála Beaga' is relayed here. Brief descriptions are given of Loch an Roisín, Clochar, Loch ó Dheas, Tulaigh Liagáin (a note and illustration of a structure found to be a sheltering wall for sheet, the first such discovery by archaeologists in central Connemara south of the Galway to Clifden road). Tulach an Bhroic, Sruthán Uí Chonghaile, Loch na gCrámh, Tulach na Reilige, and Loch an Óráin are all given brief descriptions. Local man Billy Maguire, Jo O'Malley of Seana Chaola, and Peter Joyce of Úráid are all credited as being local sources of information. Mike Gibbons and Seán O Nualláin helped with the identification of the structure in Tulaigh Liagáin in autumn 1986.

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              Ros Céide/Ros Cíde
              P/P120/1/7/32/1 · Item
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              Set of index cards describing some of the local features of Ros Céide/Ros Cíde [Roskeeda]. Included are descriptions of Oileán an Mhada (Dog Island on the OS map. The bailiff over the oysterbeds once lived here), Aill Ghábháin, An Crompán Bréan, Poll Gorm, Lochán an Phríosúin, Oileán na Craoibhe, Cora Liagáin, Bun an Teorann, Tóin Ros Céide, and An Chorainn ó Thuaidh.

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