Bruckless
Bruckless
An Bhroclais | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Round tower - Bruckless | |
  Bruckless Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°38′N 8°23′W / 54.64°N 8.38°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Urban | 387 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code(s) | 074, +000 353 74 |
| Irish Grid Reference | G711767 |
Bruckless (Irish: an Bhroclais, meaning 'badger's den') is a tiny village in southwest Donegal, Ireland, with a population of around 69. It lies on the N56 national secondary road which links it to Donegal Town 20 km east and to Killybegs 7 km west. The village overlooks McSwyne's Bay, an inlet in Donegal Bay. Bruckless is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Killaghtee and the diocese of Raphoe. In the Church of Ireland, it is covered by the parish of Inver and the diocese of Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.
The parish church, the Church of Saints Joseph and Conal, is noted for its round tower and there are numerous archaeological artifacts in the area, including early Christian cross slabs. The village pub is called Mary Murrins, and the village also has a small shop. The village is in close ties with neighbouring town Dunkineely due to the amount of Roman Catholics in the general population.
Bruckless railway station opened on 18 October 1893 on the Donegal Railway Company line from Donegal to Killybegs.
It closed on 1 January 1960.[1]
References
- ^ "Bruckless station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
