Cloch Cheann Fhaola
Cloughaneely | |
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Parish and District | |
 Machaire Rabhartaigh beach in Cloughaneely | |
  Cloch Cheann Fhaola Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 55°07′30″N 8°07′30″W / 55.12500°N 8.12500°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Barony | Kilmacrenan |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| • EU Parliament | Midlands–North-West |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 4,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code(s) | 074 95, +000 353 74 95 |
| Irish Grid Reference | B847228 |
Cloughaneely (official name: Cloich Cheann Fhaola)[1] is a district in the north-west of County Donegal in Ireland. This is a mainly coastal area with a population of over 4,000 centred on the towns of Falcarragh (An Fál Carrach) and Gortahork (Gort an Choirce). It is a Gaeltacht area, meaning the Irish language is spoken as the primary language.[2] Cloughaneely includes the secondary school Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola, with just under 500 students. Places of interest include Cnoc na Naomh, considered to be a mountain with religious significance.[3] Cloughaneely, The Rosses (Na Rosa) and Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), known locally as "the three parishes" with 16,000 Irish speakers, together form a social and cultural region different from the rest of the county, with Gweedore serving as the main centre for industry.[4]
- ^ Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004. Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Places Archived 2005-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Christine's Faery List: Coll". www.tartanplace.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to…". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.