Carndonagh (; ) is a town on the

Inishowen peninsula Inishowen () is a peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. Inishowen is the largest peninsula on the island of Ireland. The Inishowen peninsula includes Ireland's most northerly point, Malin Head. The Grianan of Aileach, a ringfort ...

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 Tyrconne ...

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, close to Trawbreaga Bay. It is the site of the Donagh Cross (or St. Patrick's Cross), believed to date to the 7th century. The Irish name, ''Carn Domhnach'', means "the cairn or mound of the church".

Amenities

The town is laid out around a central square, or Diamond, and is dominated by its

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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 Carndonagh Community School ( ga, Pobalscoil Charn Domhnaigh) is a secondary school located in Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland. History Carndonagh Community School was formed in 1972 by the merger of Carndonagh College (a local boys' schoo ...

, formerly the largest community school in the

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. Carndonagh is home to a number of musicians, artists and writers and to the Inishowen Carnival Group, Carndonagh Musical Society, Brass Band, and the

Inishowen Gospel Choir Inishowen () is a peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. Inishowen is the largest peninsula on the island of Ireland. The Inishowen peninsula includes Ireland's most northerly point, Malin Head. The Grianan of Aileach, a ringf ...

(both international performers).

Transport

Carndonagh railway station Carndonagh railway station is a disused station that served the town of Carndonagh and surrounding area in County Donegal, Ireland. It was the terminal station on the branch line of the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Line that served the no ...

opened on 1 July 1907, but finally closed on 2 December 1935. There are private coach services from the town to Derry and Dublin. 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: *Carndonagh GAA - the local

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club which participates in the AllSportStore.com Division 4. *Carndonagh F.C. - the local soccer club, participating in the

Inishowen Football League The Inishowen Football League (IOFL) is an amateur league for football clubs in the Inishowen peninsula of County Donegal, Ireland. There are three divisions, with a promotion-and-relegation system in operation. This three-division setup, intro ...

People

* John Pitt Kennedy (1796-1879) - engineer *

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(1847-1917) - adventurer, educator, and author * Roy Campbell (1901-1957) -

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n poet, who explored the legacy of his Carndonagh ancestors in the 1952 memoir ''Light on a Dark Horse'' *

Tommy Tiernan Tommy Tiernan (; born 16 June 1969) is an Irish comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for hosting ''The Tommy Tiernan Show'' (2017–present) and playing Gerry in the sitcom ''Derry Girls'' (2018–2022). Early life Tiernan was born in ...

(born 1969) - comedian *

Damien Faulkner Damien Faulkner (born 15 February 1977) is an Irish race car driver from Moville County Donegal. Beginning his professional career in Formula Vauxhall Junior in 1995, he competed in the Formula Ford Festival in 1996 and finished 11th. He f ...

(born 1977) - racing driver *

Gary Doherty Gary Michael Thomas Doherty (born 31 January 1980) is an Irish former professional association football, footballer who played as a defender, having previously also played as a forward (association football), forward. He gained international hon ...

(born 1980) - footballer

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* Keith McErlean - actor

Gallery

File:Inside the church of Carndonagh - geograph.org.uk - 51422.jpg, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, which replaced the 1826-built Roman Catholic Chapel in 1945 File:Carndonagh Church of Ireland - geograph.org.uk - 1359846.jpg, Carndonagh Church of Ireland church File:Carndonagh Presbyterian Church - geograph.org.uk - 1359711.jpg, Carndonagh

Presbyterian church Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

File:Methodist Church, Carndonagh - geograph.org.uk - 1381458.jpg, Carndonagh

Methodist church Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...

File:Carndonagh Shopping Centre - geograph.org.uk - 1381465.jpg, Carndonagh Shopping Centre File:Carndonagh town.JPG, Town centre (The Diamond)

References

External links

Visit Carndonagh
{{Authority control Towns and villages in County Donegal