Keadue () is a

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. It is in the

Rosses The Rosses (officially known by its Irish language name, ''Na Rosa''; in the genitive case ''Na Rosann'') is a traditional 'district' in the west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The Rosses has a population of over ...

region of northwest

, on the R259 road on the

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, about halfway between the fishing villages of

Burtonport or ( English name: Burtonport) is a fishing village about northwest of Dungloe in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland. The main employers in the village were the Burtonport Fishermen's Co-op and the ''Bord Iascaigh Mhara'' (BIM; I ...

and

Kincasslagh Cionn Caslach (anglicised as Kincasslagh) is a small Gaeltacht seaside village in the Rosses area of County Donegal, Ireland. Despite only having a population of just over 40 people, the village has attracted much international attention due to ...

on the

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coast.

Sport

Keadue is most well known for its

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team, Keadue Rovers, who play their home games at Central Park in Keadue. Ireland goalkeeper,

Packie Bonner Patrick Joseph Bonner (born 24 May 1960) is an Irish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper and spent his entire senior career at Celtic. He earned 80 caps for the Republic of Ireland after making his debut on his 21st birthday. Commonly ...

, from nearby Cloughglass, started his career at

Keadue Keadue, officially Keadew (), is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is on the R284 and R285 regional roads close to the borders of County Leitrim and County Sligo. Keadue is the burial place of the great Irish harper, Turlough O'Ca ...

. The local

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team is

Dungloe GAA CLG An Clochán Liath is a GAA club based in Dungloe, a Gaeltacht town along the Wild Atlantic Way in west County Donegal, Ireland. The club fields both men's and ladies' teams at all age grades in Gaelic Football, Hurling, and Camogie. Histor ...

, who play 8 km away in

Dungloe ''An Clochán Liath'', known in English as Dungloe (sometimes misspelled as Dunglow; ), is a town on the west coast of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is the main town in The Rosses and the largest in the Donegal ...

. Gaelic football All-Star, Tony Boyle, member of the 1992 Donegal

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winning team, was born in Keadue. Former

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Joseph Duffy is from Meenbanad, the bordering townland.

Language

Keadue is in the

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region, which means the official language of the area is Irish. However, the use of Irish has been in decline since the 1950s.

Education

The local national school is ''Keadue National School ()'' with 20 pupils, and the nearest

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is ''Rosses Community School'' in

Music

Since 1888, Keadue has been home to ''The Keadue Band'', one of many marching fife and drum bands from the area.

Transport

Keadue is situated 10 km from Donegal Regional Airport which is serviced by daily

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flights to

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and also does a flight to

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. The region has one bus stop run by

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, 961

Crolly ''Croithlí'' or ''Croichshlí'' (anglicised as Crolly) is a village in the ''Gaeltacht'' parishes and traditional districts of Gweedore (''Gaoth Dobhair'') and The Rosses (''Na Rossan'') in the west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern Pro ...

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( , meaning "hillside of the O'Cannons"), nicknamed the Cathedral Town, is a large town in County Donegal, Ireland, on the River Swilly in the north-west of Ulster. Along with the nearby city of Derry, Letterkenny is a regional eco ...

runs to Keadue

References

{{County Donegal Townlands of County Donegal