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   in song or saying. There are no hills or bogs in my townland.

   

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2. My Home District

   

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   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