DACUTAN

THE LEGEND OF BARANGAY DACUTAN

Dacutan is located in the western part of the town of Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. It is bounded in the north by Casigura, in the south by Panay, west is Manzante, and east of it is Barangay Cabaroan.

Many many years ago Dacutan was not yet a barrio. But only a sitio. It is a small place where farmers build a small huts for them to rest during planting and harvesting seasons. Some of these farmers come from the poblacion and others are from the neighboring Barangays. It has a brook, there is a shallow portion and a deep part with which the farmers usually utilize it for their carabaos to drink and wallow. There are plenty of mudfishes and small shrimps on some parts of the brook.

During the harvest season all farmers let their carabaos wallow in the brook while they rest themselves for a while in their huts. One of the oldest farmers that usually rest in the sitio was always worried. Every time he is in the place he can’t avoid himself to worry because of the animals that always stay in the brook even not during planting and harvest seasons. He said that may be one day there could be no more fishes survive in the brook. Other farmers saw him and noticed that he is always “Maducducutan” which means worried in the English language. After the death of the man they called the sitio, Dacutan for his melancholic state. Thus the name of the Barangay, “Dacutan” remains until now.