Carndonagh
Carndonagh
Carn Domhnach | |
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Town | |
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  Carndonagh Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Dáil Éireann | Donegal North-East |
| EU Parliament | North–West |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,471 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | F93 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)74 |
| Irish Grid Reference | C467453 |
Carndonagh (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 original Irish name, Carn Domhnach, means the burial mound of the church.
The town is laid out around a central square, or Diamond, and is dominated by its Romanesque Revival Catholic church. It is home to national schools such as both St. Patrick's GNS and BNS and Carndonagh Community School, formerly the largest community school in Ireland. Carndonagh has a community of active musicians, artists and writers and is home to the Inishowen Carnival Group and the Inishowen Gospel choir (both international performers).
Transport
Carndonagh railway station opened on 1 July 1907, but finally closed on 2 December 1935.[4]
There are private coach services from the town to Derry[5] and Dublin.[6]
Carndonagh is on the R238, R240 and R244 regional roads.
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.
- Inishowen Rugby Club - Promoted four seasons in a row and participating in an Ulster league. [1]
- Inishowen Athletic Club [2]
- Carndonagh Boxing Club
- Carndonagh Dodgeball Club
- D.A.M.A.F.I. Martial arts class
People
- Comedian Tommy Tiernan
- Engineer John Pitt Kennedy
- Actor Keith McErlean
- Footballer Gary Doherty
- Racing Driver Damien Faulkner
Gallery
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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). Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Carn Domhnach/Carndonagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ Donagh Cross - Visit Carndonagh
- ^ "Carndonagh station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ Foyle Coaches
- ^ John McGinley Coaches
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