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Offline Colinbegley22

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Donegal placename
« on: Saturday 12 January 19 17:02 GMT (UK) »
Can anybody help me identify a place name in county donegal please
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Re: Donegal placename
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 12 January 19 17:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

I'd go with Meenalaban as indicated here:

https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/convoy2/

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BURNSIDE [Londonderry, Lothians and Pennsylvania]
THORBURN [Lanarkshire], VAIR [Melrose]
SWEENEY [Donegal/Lanarkshire]
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GREGORY [Bucks, Wales], BENNETT [Somerset, Wales]
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Re: Donegal placename
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 12 January 19 17:15 GMT (UK) »
Cheers, thank you for that.
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Re: Donegal placename
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 12 January 19 17:16 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Rockford on Saturday 12 January 19 17:12 GMT (UK)
Hi,

I'd go with Meenalaban as indicated here:

https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/convoy2/

Best wishes

Rockford

Agree - That's the nearest one that I could see as well  ;)

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Re: Donegal placename
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 12 January 19 17:17 GMT (UK) »
Allowing for pronunciation influenced by the Irish language, it could also be Meenbane.
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