Carndonagh
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Carndonagh (karn-DUN-ah; Irish: Carn Domhnach)[2] is a town on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, close to Trawbreaga Bay. It is the site of the Donagh Cross (or St. Patrick's Cross), believed to date to the 7th century.[3] The Irish name, Carn Domhnach, means "the cairn or mound of the church".[4]
Carndonagh Carn Domhnach | |
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Town | |
Carndonagh Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°WCoordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| EU Parliament | Midlands–North-West |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,471 |
| Eircode routing key | F93 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)74 |
| Irish Grid Reference | C467453 |
Amenities
The town is laid out around a central square, or Diamond, and is dominated by its Romanesque Revival Catholic chapel. It is home to 6 national schools including St. Patrick's GNS and BNS, Glentogher NS, Craigtown NS, Donagh NS, St. Bridget's NS and Carndonagh Community School, formerly the largest community school in the Republic of Ireland. Carndonagh is home to a number of musicians, artists and writers and to the Inishowen Carnival Group, Carndonagh Musical Society, Brass Band, and the Inishowen Gospel Choir (both international performers).[citation needed]
Transport
Carndonagh railway station opened on 1 July 1907, but finally closed on 2 December 1935.[5]
There are private coach services from the town to Derry[6] and Dublin.[7]
Sport
Some of the sports clubs and organisations active within the community in Carndonagh are:
- Carndonagh GAA - the local Gaelic football club which participates in the AllSportStore.com Division 4.
- Carndonagh F.C. - the local soccer club, participating in the Inishowen Football League.
People
- John Pitt Kennedy (1796-1879) - engineer
- John Wallace Crawford (1847-1917) - adventurer, educator, and author
- Roy Campbell (1901-1957) - South African poet, who explored the legacy of his Carndonagh ancestors in the 1952 memoir Light on a Dark Horse
- Tommy Tiernan (born 1969) - comedian
- Damien Faulkner (born 1977) - racing driver
- Gary Doherty (born 1980) - footballer Norwich City
- Keith McErlean - actor
Gallery
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, which replaced the 1826-built Roman Catholic Chapel in 1945
Carndonagh Church of Ireland church
Carndonagh Presbyterian church
Carndonagh Methodist church
Carndonagh Shopping Centre
Town centre (The Diamond)
See also
References
- ^ "Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2011 to 2016 by Alphabetical List of Towns, CensusYear and Statistic". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Carn Domhnach/Carndonagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Donagh Cross - Visit Carndonagh". from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Visit Carndonagh, County Donegal". from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Carndonagh station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "John McGinley Coaches". from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
External links
- Visit Carndonagh