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School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)

Location:
Glentogher, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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    My Home District is Glentogher, my Parish Carndonagh, my Townland Meenolin, and my Baroney Inishowen. Meenolin is a green valley surrounded by hills and sheep have been and are kept here by the people. This is why it is called Meenolin - the Plain of the wool.
    There are seven families in the Townland. The most common name is McLaughlin. About forty people live in it, but there is nearly one out of every house in England or Scotland and some are hired at home in Ireland
    There are two old
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Carrowblagh, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Philip Hirrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Meenyollan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Philip Hirrell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Meenyollan, Co. Donegal