Creeslough

Creeslough
An Craoslach
Village
Creeslough's main street
Creeslough's main street
Creeslough is located in Ireland
Creeslough
Creeslough
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°07′19″N 7°54′25″W / 55.122°N 7.907°W / 55.122; -7.907
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
BaronyKilmacrenan
Population
 (2016)[1]
383
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceC059305
Websitewww.creeslough.com

Creeslough (/ˈkriːslɒx/ KREES-lokh,[2] locally /ˈkriːslɑː/ KREES-lah;[3] Irish: An Craoslach [ənˠ ˈkˠɾˠiːsˠˌl̪ˠax])[2] is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Dunfanaghy on the N56 road. The small village overlooks an arm of Sheephaven Bay, with the population of the surrounding area engaged mainly in agriculture, mostly livestock rearing.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference censuses was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "An Craoslach / Creeslough [town]". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ McKay, Patrick (1999). A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names. Belfast: The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast. p. 49.