School: Alt Achadh Doire (roll number 15474)

Location:
Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig L. Mac Diarmada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1107, Page 135

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1107, Page 135

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  1. My townland is Altaghderry, my parish is Newtowncunningham and my barony is Raphoe.
    There are twenty two families in the townland. There are about one hundred and ten people in the townland. There is about one quarter of the houses thatched and the remainder is slated. My townland got its name from "The Valley of the Oaks. There are about four people over seventy living in the townland. They cannot speak Irish but they can tell stones in English. Their names are Mr and Mrs McGillen and Mr and Mrs Ferry.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Nellie Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male