People having large families did not start with the Dougars or the Gosslins – Mary Frances Doherty of the Doherty has since the age of 17 till 42 has a child every year after their wedding. Every 13 or 15 months during their marriage she gave birth to a child – a grand total of 19 children.
This couple is also the owners of the Moville Clothing Company, one of Donegal’s oldest companies. Their brood spanned 11 daughters and eight sons which provided enough offspring to run the family business. The family initially lived in a three bedroom council house but never considered family planning.
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