Kerrykeel
| Kerrykeel An Cheathrú Chaol | |
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| Village | |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic church | |
  Kerrykeel Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 55°03′03″N 8°14′08″W / 55.050941°N 8.235626°WCoordinates: 55°03′03″N 8°14′08″W / 55.050941°N 8.235626°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal North-East |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Area code(s) | 075, +000 353 74 |
| Irish Grid Reference | B847228 |
Kerrykeel (Irish: An Cheathrú Chaol, meaning "the narrow quarter") is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies between Knockalla Mountain, Ranny hill and the scenic Mulroy Bay.[1]
It consists of supermarkets and small pubs, and Kerrykeel Motors and Donegal Creameries PLC. Kerrykeel is also in close vicinity to the popular tourist area of Portsalon, and serves as the gateway to the Fanad peninsula.[2]
In 2013, Kerrykeel was mistakenly named the 'Crime Capital Of Ireland' after a computer glitch at the Central Statistics Office. With a population of just over 400 people, Kerrykeel was said to have an increase in sexual assaults, burglaries and theft. Later the CSO stated that Kerrykeel was mixed up with Kevin Street in Dublin. The error was later rectified.
- Kerrykeel
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The village of Kerrykeel, 2008
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Kerrykeel Garda station
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The Presbyterian Church in Kerrykeel
People
- Billy Gillespie, footballer
- John Kerr, ballad singer
See also
References
External links
Media related to Kerrykeel at Wikimedia Commons
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