Kerrykeel
An Cheathrú Chaol | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 The R247 passes through Kerrykeel | |
  Kerrykeel Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 55°08′19″N 7°39′46″W / 55.138731°N 7.662792°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| Population | 389 |
| Area code(s) | 074, +353 74 |
| Irish Grid Reference | B847228 |
Kerrykeel (Irish: An Cheathrú Chaol, meaning 'the narrow quarter';[2] historically and in census returns Carrowkeel) is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies between Knockalla Mountain[3] and Ranny Hill and is on the shores of Mulroy Bay.[4] Kerrykeel is accessible via the R245[5] and R247 roads which converge in the centre of the village. Kerrykeel is also in close to the tourist area of Portsalon. Portsalon serves as the gateway to the Fanad Peninsula.[citation needed]
- ^ "Census Interactive Data - Towns: Carrowkeel - Population Snapshot". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "An Cheathrú Chaol/Kerrykeel". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
An Cheathrú Chaol [..] Carrowkeel [..] Other names: Kerrykeel [..] local name
- ^ Patrick Żerkowski (1 December 2014), Knockalla Mountain, retrieved 22 June 2019
- ^ "DisplayPlace". www.discoverireland.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2006.
- ^ "R246 · Co. Donegal, Ireland".