"James Duffy" <JDUFFY3@austin.rr.com> wrote................. >For some time I've been trying to pinpoint an area in County Donegal. >Hopefully someone on the list will be able to give me some answers to this >question about the following locations in County Donegal. > >A letter from a family member written in 1904 has the return address: ( >The handwriting is very clear and nicely written) > >Gortuchar >Killygordon >County Donegal >Ireland > >The 1901 Censaus of Ireland has the following location: >Donegal East >PLU: Stranolar >District Electoral Division: Stranolar >Baroney: Raphoe South >Parish : Stranolar >District: Raphoe >Townland: Gortahurk >Sub-District: Crossroads > >Are Gortuchar and Gortahurk one and the same? >Could one just be misspelled or was the name changed? >Thanks in advance for any and all responses. >Joanne I don't find a Gortuchar in any county, but there is a Gortahurk in the neighboring counties of Fermanagh and Derry. In Fermanagh, there is a Gortahurk, a Gortahurk East, and a Gortahurk West. The East & West ones are in Cleenish parish and the other in Tomregan parish. In Derry, it is in Kilcronaghan parish and is 878 acres in size. Maybe Gortuchar is a house name? Some use those in place of a house number, though they usually put it in quotation marks. My source is not complete so you should look at the Irish Atlas site and check there. Killygordon is a town, as opposed to a townland. It is in Donaghmore parish in Co. Donegal. Patrick Traynor. tray@lanset.com