Cranford (, meaning "field of wild garlic") is a small village located in the northeast of
County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...
, Ireland. It is situated on the western banks of
Mulroy Bay on the road between two larger villages, approximately 7.9 kilometres north of
Milford and 7.9 kilometres south of
Carrigart
Carraig Airt (anglicised as Carrigart or Carrickart) is a small Gaeltacht village in the barony of Kilmacrennan to the north of County Donegal, Ireland.
The village is on the R245 route between Letterkenny and Creeslough. Situated as it is at t ...
. It looks almost directly at Kerrykeel across the water. The townlands of Drimicallady, Coole, The Bogue, Woodquarter, The Pans, and Seantullagh also fall within Cranfords borders.
Sport
It is home to the Cranford Athletics club which was founded in 1962. The clubs enters athletes in a variety of competitions every year. The club runs the annual Bill Hunter memorial race on 26 December every year.
References
External links
1901 Census Cranford, Kilmacrenan Rootsweb. Accessed July 2013.
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Towns and villages in County Donegal