Apr 1, 2016
Ballyabundant
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Today I am in a quiet corner of Strangford Lough, in the townland of Ballyabundant. Both sheep and cattle graze together on Ballyabundant’s hills. But the local pub is named after a different animal altogether. Cottages are built in an unusual style here, with grass instead of the thatch used elsewhere in Ireland. The townland name comes from the Irish Baile Bunanna. Linguists are divided on the…
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