Carndonagh


Carndonagh is a town on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, close to Trawbreaga Bay. As of the 2022 census, Carndonagh had a population of 2,768.

History

The town is the site of the Carndonagh stones, a series of five sculpted stones which are dated to between the 7th and 9th centuries. Other evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, souterrain, chambered cairn and standing stone sites in the townlands of Ballylosky, Churchland Quarters and Tullanree.
Carndonagh's Church of Ireland church was built, the Weslyan chapel dates to 1867, the Presbyterian church to 1886, and the Catholic church was completed in 1945.
Carndonagh railway station, which opened in July 1907, was closed in December 1935.

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 6 national schools including St. Patrick's GNS and BNS, Glentogher NS, Craigtown NS, Donagh NS, St. Bridget's NS and Carndonagh Community School, formerly the largest community school in the Republic of Ireland. Carndonagh is also home to a number of musical groups.

Transport

, runs a number of public transport routes for the area: 952, 954, 955, 2529, 7748 and 7749.
There are private coach services from the town to Derry and Dublin.
Carndonagh is on the R238, R240 and R244 regional roads.

Sport

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Carndonagh GAA, fields Gaelic football teams in the AllSportStore.com Division 4 championship.
Carndonagh F.C., the local association football club, participates in the Inishowen Football League.

People