Scoil: Glassalts (uimhir rolla 1239)

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1. Altashane

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   The name of my townland is Altashane. It is situated in south-west of the parish of Donagh, Barony of Inishowen, Co. Donegal.

   There are seventeen families in the townland of Altashane. And there are a hundred and eight people in it. Nelson is the most common name in the townland and the next common name is Doherty. There are six slated houses and eleven thatched houses in the townland.

   I heard old Jimmie Gill saying that there was a King who lived in Altahshane and his name was Shane and a man went to hunt Shane and another man asked him did he Alt A' Shane and ever since, that's what it is called.

   There are three old people in our townland. They are Jimmie Gill who is eighty-six years of age; he could speak all in Irish to you. Mary Doherty is the next oldest person. She is eighty years. She knows a little bit of Irish. The third oldest person is Fannie McCallion. She doesn't know any Irish. There are three old ruins of houses in our townland. Two of them were there used to be shops, and another were there used

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   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Suíomh

   Cabadooey or Altashane, Co. Dhún na nGall

   Bailitheoir

   Mary Nelson

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Ballybeg, Co. Dhún na nGall

   Faisnéiseoir

   Willie Gill

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   Fireann

   Aois

   69

   Seoladh

   Meenabogy, Co. Dhún na nGall