Creeslough
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Creeslough (Irish: Craosloch, The Gorge or Throat Lake ) is a village in County Donegal, Ireland at Lat (DMS) 55° 7' 0N, Long (DMS) 7° 54' 0W, Altitude 54 m.
It lies 12 km south of Dunfanaghy on the N56 road, overlooking an arm of Sheephaven Bay. It is a small village, with the population of the surrounding area engaged mainly in agriculture, mostly livestock rearing as little of the surrounding land is suitable for tillage.
The Roman Catholic church, St Michael's, is notable for its architecture, being modelled on the nearby table mountain of Muckish. The architect, Liam McCormack, was also responsible for the design of the RIAI Triennial Gold Medal-winning St Aengus' Church, Burt, Co. Donegal. The church bell was moved from the bell tower associated with (the now demolished) Doe Chapel. The remains of the outer walls of the chapel are situated within the current graveyard at Doe (in the townland of Cashelmore, 3 km north of Creeslough). The bell tower was, however, not demolished.
Creeslough supports two primary schools, Scoil Mhuire (164 pupils, 2006 figures,[1] Roman Catholic) and Creeslough National School (13 pupils, 2006 figures,[2] Church of Ireland).
Nearby attractions include:
- Doe Castle, a 16th century castle of the MacSuibhne clan, which has been restored during 2002-2005. It is perhaps best known as the place to which Owen Roe O'Neill returned to command the Irish Confederate's Ulster army in 1642 during the Irish Confederate Wars.
- Ards Forest Park, which contains some megalithic tombs, ringforts and a Mass Rock. The forest park encompasses a variety of habitats, including sand dunes, tidal salt marsh as well as several small lakes, two of which are vegetation-filled and in the process of becoming bogs.
- Remains of the Owencarrow Viaduct, whose railway line closed in 1941.
- Glenveagh National Park, which was created in 1981 from lands granted to the state by Henry P. McIlhenny, a member of the McIlhenny family who produce Tabasco sauce.
- The surrounding mountainous areas are suitable for hill walking and are notable for their ease of access. Muckish, with its distinctive outline and a number of routes to the summit to choose from, is a popular destination with walkers. The annual Glover Highlander walk (from Muckish to Errigal) starts nearby.[3] There are several marked trails to choose from in Glenveagh National Park, as well as the possibility for off-trail hiking.
"No News at Throat Lake", written by former Lloyd Cole and the Commotions bassist-turned-journalist Lawrence Donegan deals with the author's life during the year he spent living in the village while working as a journalist for a local newspaper.
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Anon: Dögen Records (Ulster) (Pádraig Ó Siadhail, Doiminic Ó Gallchobhair).
____: UFTM Sound Archive (R67.1: Craosloch, in Irish and English, by Brendan Adams).
creeslough also contains a National School by the name of Glassan National School, located 5Km to the West of Creeslough village.
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