Annagry

 ( Gaeltacht Places In County Donegal ) 

Anagaire (anglicised as Annagry) is a village in The Rosses district in County Donegal, Ireland. , the population was 309.

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Name The Irish and official name for Annagry is Anagaire, which in turn derives from Áth na gCoire meaning "ford of the cauldrons".

Cathal Coyle (2025). 9780750969215, The History Press Ireland. ISBN 9780750969215

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Language There are 2,354 people living in the Anagaire ED and 55% of them are native Irish speakers. Annagry is in the Gaeltacht region which means the official language of the area is Irish language. However, the use of the language has been in decline since the 1930s. Despite this, it has an Irish language college in the summer months which runs courses for students from English language-speaking areas of the country, Coláiste na Rosann.

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History Annagry has a long history of emigration, much like the rest of County Donegal. In the 1950s, a large number of locals left the area to work in other countries.

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Education The local primary school is Scoil Náisiúnta Dhubhthaigh with 144 pupils, and the nearest secondary school is Rosses Community School in Dungloe.

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Sport The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) team is CLG Naomh Muire which serves the The Rosses area. Football (also known as soccer) is also popular in the village.

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Transport Annagry is one mile from Donegal Airport (Carrickfinn Airport) which has daily flights to Dublin Airport and four flights a week to Glasgow Airport, which are operated by Aer Lingus and Loganair respectively. Annagry is also serviced by a TFI Local Link route from Crolly to Dungloe (Route 992).

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Amenities In the first week of June, the annual 'Annagry Festival' takes place.

Paul Gray (2025). 9781405389167, Rough Guides. ISBN 9781405389167

Sharkey's Bar has been run by the Sharkey family since 1888. The Caisleáin Óir hotel (formerly Jack's Bar) and Duffy's Bar are also public houses in Annagry. There is also a branch of the Cope supermarket chain in the village.

There is also a business centre in Annagry that contains a pharmacy, Post Office, and a hair salon, alongside some office spaces located above.

The local chapel for the Annagry parish is the Saint Mary's Star of the Sea church, located near Caisleáin Óir.

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See also

• List of populated places in the Republic of Ireland
• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland

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External links

• Anagaire Pop stats 2006

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