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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0874, Page 208

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0874, Page 208

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  1. Haggard and Ballymadder (continued)

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    Watters. They were indigenous of this district. Any of the name that is scattered around it is to here they trace their origin. It might be from this family that the place took its name, as "madder" might be a deduction from "wodder" or "watters" and hence Ballymadder the name is evidently of Danish extraction.
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