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School: Paite Gobha (Pettigo)

Location:
Pettigo, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilís Nic Liam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 314

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    How Pettigo got its name, was one time there was a crowd of tramps hovering around the village, and they said "Let us pack up and go". That is how Pettigo got its name.
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    Springtown is a short distance out of Pettigo, it got its name on account of having many springs around it.
    3
    Curraghmore is situated about a mile out of Pettigo, and it gets its name by being surrounded with curraghs.
    4
    Waterfoot got its name because its the foot of the River Termon.
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    Carne is situated about two and a half miles out of Pettigo. It got its name by being a Rocky place.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Pettigo, Co. Donegal