Carndonagh

 ( Towns And Villages In County Donegal ) 

Carndonagh (; ) is a town on the Inishowen in County Donegal, Ireland, close to Trawbreaga Bay. As of the 2022 census, Carndonagh had a population of 2,768.

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History The town is the site of the Carndonagh stones, a series of five sculpted stones which are dated to between the 7th and 9th centuries. Other evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, souterrain, chambered cairn and standing stone sites in the townlands of Ballylosky, Churchland Quarters and Tullanree.

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Carndonagh railway station, which opened in July 1907, was closed in December 1935.

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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 6 national schools including St. Patrick's GNS and BNS, Glentogher NS, Craigtown NS, Donagh NS, St. Bridget's NS and Carndonagh Community School, formerly the largest community school in the Republic of Ireland. Carndonagh is home to the Inishowen Carnival Group, Carndonagh Musical Society, Brass Band and the Inishowen Gospel Choir.

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Transport TFI Local Link, runs a number of public transport routes for the area: 952 (Carndonagh/Derry), 954 (Carndonagh/Malin Head), 955 (Buncrana/Carndonagh), 2529 (Quigley's Point/Carndonagh), 7748 (Shrove/Carndonagh) and 7749 (Redcastle/Carndonagh).

There are private coach services from the town to Derry and Dublin.

Carndonagh is on the R238, R240 and R244 regional roads.

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Sport

The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club, Carndonagh GAA, fields Gaelic football teams in the AllSportStore.com Division 4 championship.

Carndonagh F.C., the local association football (soccer) club, participates in the Inishowen Football League.

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People

• Roy Campbell (1901–1957), poet, who explored the legacy of his Carndonagh ancestors in the 1952 memoir Light on a Dark Horse
• John Wallace Crawford (1847–1917), adventurer, educator, and author
• Gary Doherty (born 1980), footballer Norwich City
• John Pitt Kennedy (1796–1879), engineer
• Keith McErlean, actor
• Tommy Tiernan (born 1969), comedian

==Gallery==

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See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

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External links

• Visit Carndonagh website

Categories: Towns And Villages In County Donegal

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