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   1. The strongest man in this parish of Desertegney was said to be Philip Doherty, Hillside. He could carry two sixteen stone bags of corn on his back. He died in 1923 aged about 65. Given by Mick Diver, Hillside, Linsfort PO, Buncrana, Donegal To Margaret Diver, Carva, Linsfort PO, Buncrana, Donegal

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   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brigid Moran

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carvagh, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mrs Doherty

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   79

   Address

   Carvagh, Co. Donegal

2. Local Heroes

   

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   2. In the townland of Sharagore an old woman named Ann Wanish kept a little shop. Often she walked from Sharagore to Derry carrying six dozen of shirts on her back. She used start off early in the morning with her burden of shirts and arrive back at Sharagore at night with her burden of goods.
   A dozen of shirts weighed about a stone. The distance from Sharagore to Derry is about sixteen E. miles.
   Her descendants now live at Aughaweel, near Linsfort. McLaughlin is the family name. Phil Wanish is the distinguishing name.

   Given by Mrs. Doherty (age 79), Carva, Linsfort, Buncrana
   Wr. by Brigid Moran, Carva, Linsfort, Buncrana

   

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