Crossroads (), sometimes spelt Cross Roads and known locally as The Cross, is a

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south of the village of

Killygordon Killygordon () is a village in the Finn Valley in the east of County Donegal, Ireland. , the population was 716. It is located on the N15 between Stranorlar and Castlefin. The separate hamlet of Crossroads, locally known as The Cross, lies ha ...

in the Finn Valley in east

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, Ireland. Located between

Ballybofey Ballybofey ( , ; ) is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn (County Donegal), River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Together with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn (County Donegal), River Finn, the ...

and

Castlefin Castlefin (), sometimes spelt Castlefinn, is a market town and townland in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, Ireland. It is located between Stranorlar and Lifford in East Donegal. , the population was 730. The River Finn flows by the town. Th ...

, it is in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

of Donaghmore and the

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of Killygordon. Crossroads is located largely within the

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

s of Ballynacor and Dromore. The area takes its name from

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of four local roads which lead variously to Gleneely, to Killygordon, to the town of

and the town of

Places of interest

Saint Patrick's Church is a Catholic church located in Ballynacor, Gleneely. Built in 1872 and then extended in 1893, the church is within the parish of Killygordon in the

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. This parish spans Crossroads, Killygordon and

Liscooley Liscooley or Liscooly () is a townland and small Hamlet (place), hamlet in the River Finn (Foyle tributary), Finn Valley in east County Donegal in Ireland. It is located within the Electoral division (Ireland), electoral division of Killygordon on ...

. The chapel has a graveyard and a spire. Saint Anne's Church is a

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church located in Dromore townland in Gleneely. Built in 1830, it is within Donaghmore parish along with Carnowen (Raphoe) and Donoughmore (Liscooley). The church is the Church of Ireland church for the Crossroads and Killygordon areas.

Geography

The townlands in the Crossroads area, and the electoral divisions in which they lie, include: There is one housing estate in Crossroads, Dromore Park, which is located within Dromore townland.

Education

Crossroads has two primary schools, Dromore National School located at Dromore, Killygordon and Gleneely National School located at Gleneely, Killygordon. Some pupils attend Finn Valley College or Saint Columba's College in

Stranorlar Stranorlar () is a town, townland and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the River Finn (County Donegal), Finn Valley of County Donegal, in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River F ...

for their secondary education.

References

{{County Donegal Towns and villages in County Donegal