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School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

Location:
Fathain, Co. Dhún na nGall
Teacher:
Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 323

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    My home is in the townland of Glebe Large, in the parish of Fahan in the Barony of Inishowen. There are five families in the townland. Doherty is the family name that is most common. The houses are all slated. The land on which these houses are built once belonged to the Church body and that is how it got it's name.
    The land round here is fairly good. There is only one river flowing through the townland, it is called the Gort river. There are no
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Glebe Large, Co. Dhún na nGall
    Collector
    Betty Walker
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fathain, Co. Dhún na nGall
    Informant
    Mr Alex Platt
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Gardener
    Address
    Fathain, Co. Dhún na nGall