BSW3 17. Deepest Doobin

Speaker: John McGroaryFrom the Bluestack Way Part 3 playlist. Doobin, which needless to say is pronounced 'Dibbin', is the remotest point of our journey. Now with sheep as the only permanent residents, this place once had a community as the derelict national school will testify to - built by the indefatigable Canon McFadden back in 1912. The valley had ten households in 1833, thirteen in 1857 and by the time of the Census of 1901, some eight families were registered as living in the area, mainly involved in agriculture with the exceptions of a seamstress and a sprigger. The national school closed as late as 1969 with the last family moving out in 1984.  With Glenties over five miles away and Drimarone a mountain away, this place really was far from the madding crowd.  In our audio, John guides us down into the barren Doobin valley.