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nearly endless to enumerate all the rivers, that have indented their traces on its face; most of those indentures are dry in fair weather, but in times of rain and floods are not only full but overflown. The largest of those are Guidowre and Guibarrow and are, of all the rest, the most remarkable for annoying those who have the good fortune of travelling this region" James McPar/an Statistical Survey of the County of Donegal ( 1802) Is gnath go n-ainmftear ceantar m6r as an ghne is tabhachtai sa cheantar sin, sliabh, abhainn, caislean, dun n6 cill. Ba e An Gaoth an rud ba thabhachtai is cosuil sa taobh seo tfre go dtf tus an 19u cead agus is cinnte gur chuidigh cliu na haite le leathnu an ainm. Ach nior tharla an leathnu sin thar ofche. De reir McParlan thuas is cosuil gur don abhainn agus don Ghaoth amhain a thagraigh an t-ainm sa bhliain 1801. Go fiu sa Parliamentary Gazeteer don bhliain 1844 is do 'rivulet, a bay and a wretched fishing village' a thagraionn se. Ach bhf dha rud i ndiaidh titim amach idir an da linn, dha rud a bhi leis an ainm a chur go m6r chun cinn. Mar a duradh ag an tus, sa bhliain 1836 chruthaigh An Eaglais dha phar6iste neamhspleacha as seanphar6iste Thulcha Beaglaoigh; Tulcha Beaglaoigh Thoir agus Tulcha Beaglaoigh Thiar. Dha bhliain ina dhiaidh sin, thoisigh Lord George Hill ag ceannacht gabhaltais bheaga talaimh sa cheantar go dtf go raibh os cionn leath na par6iste uire ina sheilbh aige · fan bhliain 1850. The Gweedore Estate n6 The Gweedore Properties a thug sear na tailte seo agus sa bhliain 1845-d'fhoHsigfrse paimflead Facts lrom Gweedore ag cur §fos ar na 'leasuchain' a bhf curtha i gcrich aige · ar an eastat s'aige. Bhf na leasuchain cheanna le go leor callain a tharraingt sna blianta a bhf le theacht sa d6igh is go raibh an t-ainm Gweedore i mbeal an phobail sa chuid is m6 den dara leath den 19u cead. Nior chumhdaigh eastat Hill limistear na par6iste ar fad ar nd6igh ach siocair go raibh sagart na par6iste, An Sagart 'Ac Phaidin, gaibhte chomh m6r sin leis an chlampar bhf an t-ainm a thabhairt i ndiaidh tamaill ar an phar6iste iomlan. Sa deireadh ghlac an Eaglais le Gaoth Dobhair mar ainm oifigiuil. Is d6iche gurb e An Cumann Luthchleas Gael is m6 a chuidigh le cur chun cinn agus le buanu an ainm sa chead seo. BAilTE FEARAINN: 1. Ait an tSeanti: NII m6ran amhrais fan ainm seo. Teann ait agus teach le cheile go minic sna logainmneacha m.sh . Ait Tf Flainn i Luimneach, Ait Tf Robhartaigh i nGaillimh agus Ait Tf an Da Thaidhg (?) i nGartim. Ar feadh m'eolas nil rian ar bith den tseanteach le feiceail anois. Ta Ait an tSeanti eile thios i Machaire Gathlain. 2.ls ionann Alltan agus a/It. 'gleann' an chiall ata le ha/It, ata le fail measartha minic i logainmneacha an cheantair seo. Is e an t-allt idir An Earagail agus An Eachla ata i gceist san ainm, ait a bhfuil Loch Alltain. Ta tagairt don loch sa Civil Survey (1654): 'River of Balliness hath a salmond fishery therein riseing out of Lough Altan'. Ni chuirtear an t-alt an leis an ainm. Ba cheart an focal a/It agus an t-ainm Al/tan a scriobh le dha I. 71