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. or Laghey (; ) is a village and

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, between Ballintra and

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. It is one of three villages that make up the parish of Drumholm, formerly a

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parish, now only used as a division of the

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. The village has a quarry, a supermarket, garden centre, filling station, two public houses, a church with a graveyard, an

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hall, a recycling centre, a

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yard and salt depot, and a national school (St Eunan's NS). Rossnowlagh and Murvagh beaches are nearby. Murvagh is also the home to Donegal Golf Club.

Landmarks

Landmarks in the village include the Seven Arches Bridge at the bottom of the main street, and a signpost within the village that says Laghey is 1 km away.

Transport

Rail transport

Laghey railway station opened on 1 September 1905, was shut for goods traffic on 15 December 1947 and shut altogether on 1 January 1960. The station was part of the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee network.

Bus transport

Laghey is served by Bus Éireann route 480.

Education

St Eunan's National School () is the only school remaining in the village. It is a Catholic primary school, one of two in the parish of Drumholm, under the patronage of the

Bishop of Raphoe The Bishop of Raphoe ( ) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Raphoe in County Donegal, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bis ...

, and is named after Saint Eunan, one of the two patron saints of the diocese. The school was built in the first half of the twentieth century and is in the design of many others built across the country at this time. The original school had two class rooms, while an extension, which opened in 1992, added a further two to the west end of the existing building. The school is directly adjacent to the main N15 Sligo to

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road, which also cuts the school off from the main part of the village. Because of this, when the village was being by-passed for the upgrading of the route, a tunnel had to be constructed to allow those living to the east of the road in the main part of the village to access the school safely.Trimble, Rev. Canon T.H.. The Legacy that is Laghey Community and Church Secondary education is provided by the

Abbey Vocational School The Abbey Vocational School (also known as the AVS or the 'Tech'; ''Scoil na Mainistreach'' in Irish) (formerly known as the Donegal Technical School) is a non-denominational vocational secondary school situated in Donegal, County Donegal, Irela ...

in Donegal Town, while a small number attend Colaiste Cholmcille in

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Church of Ireland, Laghey Co Donegal - geograph

Sport

The local

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club is called ''Naomh Bríd'' (the club also includes Ballintra). The local soccer club is called Copany Rovers F.C. (also including Ballintra).

References

External links

Laghy Village Website
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