Carndonagh

Carndonagh
Carn Domhnach
Town
Carndonagh is located in Ireland
Carndonagh
Carndonagh
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°15′N 7°16′W / 55.25°N 7.27°W / 55.25; -7.27
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Dáil ÉireannDonegal
EU ParliamentMidlands–North-West
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population2,768
Eircode routing key
F93
Telephone area code+353(0)74
Irish Grid ReferenceC467453

Carndonagh (karn-DUN-ah; Irish: Carn Domhnach)[2] is a town on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, close to Trawbreaga Bay. It is the site of the Carndonagh stones.[3] The Irish name, Carn Domhnach, means "the cairn or mound of the church".[4]

  1. ^ "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Carndonagh". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Carn Domhnach/Carndonagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland – Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Donagh Cross – Visit Carndonagh". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Visit Carndonagh, County Donegal". Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.