Carndonagh

Carndonagh
Carn Domhnach
Town
Carndonagh

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°W / 55.25; -7.27Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°W / 55.25; -7.27
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
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 Italianate 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:

People

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Donagh Cross - Visit Carndonagh
  4. ↑ "Carndonagh station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  5. ↑ Foyle Coaches
  6. ↑ John McGinley Coaches
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