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County Donegal, Ireland

Villages

Ballibophay (aka Ballybofey)

description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

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BALLIBOPHAY, a village, in the parish of STRANORLAR, barony of RAPHOE, county of DONEGAL, and province of ULSTER, 10 ½ miles (W. by S. from Lifford, and 118 miles (N. W. by N.) from Dublin; containing 168 houses and 874 inhabitants.

It is situated on the river Finn, and on the road from Donegal town to Strabane (Co. Tyrone), and consists principally of one street. A market for grain and provisions is held in a market-house every Thursday; and cattle fairs are held on May 21st and Dec. 20th. Here is a chief station of the constabulary police.

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