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1. Tracing Irishisms in the Planted Finn Valley

   

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   In dealing with words, customs and habits peculiar locally, I would emphasise at the offset, that these are relics of generations of people, popular to the present-day Presbyterian and Protestant families and are in no way imported, by intermarriage by native Gaelic speakers from outside Gaeltachts I have met and spoken to every Gaelic native speaker in this district. They are mostly women from Glenfinn district, who married into the labouring class here. In case of interest, I am appending their names, and where they are. (1) Mrs Anne Harper, Carnadore, formerly Glenfinn (2) Mrs MrCreidy, Ballybum. Formerly Glenfinn (3) Mr John Bradley, Clonarrel, formerly Glenfinn (4) Mrs Dinny (Roe) Kelly, Aveltygort, formerly Glenfinn (5) Mrs James McLoughlin, (the poet) Tievebrack, formerly Glenfinn (6) Mr. Peter Scanlon, Ballinacor, formerly Glenfinn In each of these cases, where the families are concerned I am sorry to say, that every vestige of our mother tongue, has been discarded, and not a

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   Collector

   Donnachadh E. Mac Congáile

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