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 |
| 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 |
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]
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 national schools such as both St. Patrick's GNS and BNS 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 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]
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.
People
- Tommy Tiernan, comedian
- John Pitt Kennedy, engineer
- Keith McErlean, actor
- Gary Doherty, footballer
- Damien Faulkner, racing driver
- John Wallace Crawford, adventurer, educator, and author
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". Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ "Visit Carndonagh, County Donegal". Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ "Carndonagh station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ Foyle Coaches
- ^ John McGinley Coaches
