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

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1. Turf in the District of Moville 80 Years Ago (continued)

   

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   This folkoore is an extract from a lecture on Moville and its Neighbourhood by:-
   BIshop Montgomery
   Moville. ,

   

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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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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Rita Mc Gowan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carnagarve, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Bishop Montgomery

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Bishop

   Address

   Moville, Co. Donegal