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From: "Kass Johnson Halliday" <>
Subject: Re: Lowland Conspiracy
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 12:24:50 -0400


On 11/23 John C. wrote--

John G. wrote -Just across the river from Derry one is in Donegal. The
Colquhoun lands
there were in Raphoe Barony; St. Johnstown is to the north, Letterkenny to
the south. Calhoone and Cowan are each English spelling representations of
how Colquhoun was pronounced.

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My husband's family are of Colquhoun descent from the 1600's and they now
spell in Cohen and pronounce it Cohone.

Kass Johnson Halliday

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