Carndonagh
Carndonagh is a town on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, close to Trawbreaga Bay. It is the site of the Donagh 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 Romanesque Revival Catholic chapel. It is home to national schools such as both St. Patrick's GNS and BNS and Carndonagh Community School, formerly the largest community school in the Republic of Ireland. Carndonagh is home to a number of musicians, artists and writers and to the Inishowen Carnival Group and the Inishowen Gospel Choir.Transport
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 Gaelic football club which participates in the AllSportStore.com Division 4.
- Carndonagh F.C. - the local soccer club, participating in the Inishowen Football League.
People
- Tommy Tiernan, comedian
- John Pitt Kennedy, engineer
- Keith McErlean, actor
- Gary Doherty, footballer
- Damien Faulkner, racing driver
- John Wallace Crawford, adventurer, educator, and author
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