Local Place Names
Prison farm consisted of some 400 acres of land it was held under lease by the Ormsbeys who lived at Knockmore in this parish. There was one portion which was owned by the hayman at the prizon it was called"Tuán Nelcur".
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The other fields were named - log Riabach because this field was reserved for grazing a certain breed of grey cattle which Ormsbey's kept.
Pairc na mbó where milch cows grazed.
Tuírín. In this field there was a plantation of tuiríní trees which Ormsby cultivated and exported.
Cúl an Gáirdín, Pairc na Reithe, The Marl field.
Names of fields on Patsy Ansbro's farm at Tavanagh, Stráide, Carra, Mayo.
Gaarris Show= Sow's garden
Cloch-árd
Garra Cruaidh.
Páirc an mhuileann.
Garrry na h-áithe (Kiln field.
Bróbh muilinn
Sraith
Sean-móinfhéar, móinfhear nua
Páirc an muilinn. One day when Patsy Ansbro was digging he came on the foundation of the old mill in this field and he came on a quern which he took home and used as a spud-stone for a gate because of the hole in it.
Cnoc Saxon is situated about a mile from here and is parish of Straide. A battle took place there between natives and saxons. The English suffered a great defeat and the dead were left unburied. The Irish soldiers were buried in consecrated ground at Cnoc an Teampuill. When the priests who were then in Straide Abbey heard that the Saxon soldiers lay unburied they came up to Cnoc Saxon and had a large grave made in which all the corpses were buried together. Over the grave was built a mound of earth and from that mound the place got the name of Cnoc Saxon.
Bushes. There are a few bushes between this school and Ball-Alum.
Sceachóg an mhíle.
Sceachóg and fhascaidh.
Tom-mór
Tom an gairdín (300 years old)
Villages called Drom- máchra, Poll Móna, Bothóg, Baile-an-Ceo,
Baile-na-gCrann, Togh-an-each-mhór, Cregg, Lag-pholl
“COLLECTOR
Mary A. O’ Doherty, female
INFORMANT
Patsy Ansbro; Gender; male, Age; 84, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
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