Frosses
Frosses
Na Frosa | |
|---|---|
Village | |
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  Frosses Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:54°40′07″N8°14′36″W/ 54.6686°N 8.2434°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| •Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| Time zone | UTC+0(WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1(IST(WEST)) |
Frosses(Irish:Na Frosa)[1]is a small village inCounty Donegal,Ireland. It is situated in the south of the county on theR262regional road,7 miles (11 km) west ofDonegal Town.[2]The localCatholic Churchis St. Mary's, located on the main street.[3]
History
[edit]The name of the village is said to come from the Irish for "showers", which refers to food that fell from the sky and saved locals during the famine. The first chapel in the village was reportedly built in 1780, and completed in 1808.[4]The bell tower was added to the church in 1892.[5]
Amenities
[edit]The village contains a community hall, a montessori, grocery shop, hairdressers, coffee stall, printing shop, and a restaurant and B&B.
Transport
[edit]The village is served by the 490 bus.[6]
Notable people
[edit]Mary Coughlan,formerTánaiste,has lived in Frosses.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Na Frosa/Frosses".Placenames Database of Ireland(logainm.ie).Retrieved17 April2022.
- ^"Blue Stack Centre Hostel".An Oige. Archived fromthe originalon 17 September 2010.Retrieved30 April2009.
- ^"raphoediocese.com".www.raphoediocese.com.Retrieved3 August2021.
- ^"The Frosses Church".dúchas.ie.Retrieved6 January2023.
- ^FUSIO."St. Mary's Catholic Church, DRUMARD, Frosses, DONEGAL".Buildings of Ireland.Retrieved6 January2023.
- ^"buseireann.com".Bus Eireann.Retrieved6 December2022.
- ^Clancy, Paddy (10 May 2008)."There is just no place like home for Tanaiste Mary".Irish Independent.Retrieved28 February2023.
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