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School: Convent of Mercy, Moville (roll number 9278)

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Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Sr. Celestine Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 243

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  2. The Beginning of Moville - Ballybos

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    In the year 1768, Samuel Montgomery bought from Lord Donegal 800 acres of land in the district of what is now Moville. This was the beginning of Moville.
    This land was in Ballynelly and was called "The Seven Ballybos of Ballynelly". Some may desire to know the meaning of "Ballybos". It is a term for measurment of land, very ancient, going back to days when many Irish were normads moving about with their cattle. It had an extremely indefinite meaning, but so far as I can tell it always means measurement inside a townland. Primarily a ballybo is the amount of ground which is sufficient to sustain a cow. This depends upon the grass. There are places on the hills where 300 acres would not support a cow. Again, there are seven ballybos in the 800 acres of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagarve, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Bishop Montgomery
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Bishop
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal