We’re Different Up Here

“Here” is Top Of The Hill, and “up here” refers to the elevated position of the community, 75 metres above the Foyle (topo map). You can get to TOTH by road or by sailing in a boat under a patchwork balloon. Art by Gorbals in Trench Road, Derry.

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Copyright © 2023 Paddy Duffy

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Copyright © 2023 Paddy Duffy
T02041 T02042 gobnascale is reportedly from the Irish ‘gob na sgeal’ which is perhaps a variation on ‘gob na scealg’ = ‘crest of the crags’

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