Annagry
Anagaire
Annagry | |
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Village | |
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  Anagaire Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:55°01′09″N8°18′44″W/ 55.01919°N 8.312101°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| •Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 236 |
| Time zone | UTC+0(WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1(IST(WEST)) |
| Area codes | 074 95, +000 353 74 95 |
| Irish Grid Reference | B808187 |
| Anagaireis the only official name. The anglicised spelling Annagry has no official status.[3] | |
Anagaire(anglicised asAnnagry) is a village inThe Rossesdistrict ofCounty Donegal,Ireland. As of 2016[update],the population was 236.[2]
Name
[edit]The Irish and official name for Annagry isAnagaire,which in turn derives fromÁth na gCoiremeaning "ford of the cauldrons".[4]
Language
[edit]There are 2,354 people living in theAnagaireED and 55% of them are native Irish speakers. Annagry is in theGaeltachtregion which means the official language of the area isIrish.However, the use of the language has been in decline since the 1930s.[5]Despite this, it has an Irish language college in the summer months which runs courses for students fromEnglish-speaking areas of the country,Coláiste na Rosann.[6]
History
[edit]Annagry has a long history of emigration, much like the rest of County Donegal.[7]In the 1950s, a large number of locals left the area to work in other countries.
Education
[edit]The local primary school isScoil Náisiúnta Dhubhthaighwith 144 pupils,[8]and the nearest secondary school is Rosses Community School inDungloe.[9]
Sport
[edit]The localGaelic Athletic Association(GAA) team isNaomh Mhuire CLGwhich serves the greaterLower Rossesarea.[10]Football(also known as soccer) is also popular in the village.[11]
Transport
[edit]Annagry is one mile fromDonegal International Airport(Carrickfinn Airport) which has daily flights toDublin Airportand four flights a week toGlasgow International Airport,which are operated byAer LingusandLoganairrespectively. Annagry is also serviced by aTFI Local Linkroute fromCrollyto Dungloe (Route 992[12]).
Amenities
[edit]In the first week of June, the annual 'Annagry Festival' takes place.[13]Sharkey's Bar has been run by the Sharkey family since 1888.[14]The Caisleáin Óir hotel (formerly Jack's Bar)[15]and Duffy's Bar[16]are also public houses in Annagry. There is also a branch ofthe Copesupermarket chain in the village.[17]
There is also a business centre in Annagry that contains a pharmacy,[18]Post Office,[19]and a hair salon, alongside some office spaces located above.
The local chapel for the Annagry parish is the Saint Mary's Star of the Sea church, located near Caisleáin Óir.[20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Maps, Weather, Videos, and Airports for Annagary, Ireland".fallingrain.Retrieved17 September2021.
- ^ab"Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Anagaire".Central Statistics Office (Ireland).Retrieved5 June2018.
- ^"Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004"(PDF).26 March 2009.Archived(PDF)from the original on 26 March 2009.Retrieved17 September2021.
- ^Coyle, Cathal (2016).The Little Book of Donegal.Illustrated by Adam Kee. The History Press Ireland.ISBN9780750969215.
Annagry (Áth na gCoire, or 'Ford of the cauldron')
- ^"An Staidéar Teangeolaíochta ar an nGaeilge sa Ghaeltacht (in Irish)".anghaeltacht.net.Archivedfrom the original on 13 May 2008.Retrieved17 September2021.
- ^"Cnr.ie | Irish Summer School".Retrieved17 September2021.
- ^"An Staidéar Teangeolaíochta ar an nGaeilge sa Ghaeltacht".anghaeltacht.net.Retrieved21 July2021.
- ^"Scoil Naomh Dúigh, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie".schooldays.ie.Retrieved17 September2021.
- ^"Rosses Community School. Dungloe. County Donegal".Archived fromthe originalon 12 September 2015.Retrieved29 December2015.
- ^"Scoil Naomh Dúigh, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie".schooldays.ie.Retrieved21 July2021.
- ^McLaughlin, Gerry (14 April 2021)."INTERVIEW: Owenie McGarvey - the bounding boy from Ranafast".donegallive.ie.Retrieved21 March2024.
There was a soccer club in Annagry for a good few years, and that tradition came from Scotland and with Celtic winning the European Cup in 1967, the links grew even stronger and when people came home they were inspired to start soccer clubs
- ^"109456 SITT TT Crolly to Dungloe 4pg DL"(PDF).Transport for Ireland.Retrieved16 August2023.
- ^Gray, Paul (2011).The Rough Guide to Ireland(10th ed.). Rough Guides.ISBN9781405389167.
Annagry's festival at the beginning of June is one of the biggest in the Rosses.
- ^"Sharkey's Bar: About | LinkedIn".LinkedIn.Retrieved21 March2024.
Traditional Irish bar founded in 1888 still run by the Sharkey family in the small Gaeltacht village of Annagry in County Donegal.
- ^"About Us".Caisleáin Óir Hotel.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^"Local bar and Tidy Towns group combine to provide defibrillator".Donegal Daily.29 May 2022.Retrieved21 March2024.
The idea is being driven by Duffy's Bar and the Annagry Tidy Towns committee.
- ^"ABOUT US — The Cope".The Cope.Retrieved21 March2024.
The Cope is a multi-location co-operative with businesses in: Dungloe, Annagry, Kincasslagh & Falcarragh.
- ^"Annagry totalhealth Pharmacy - Donegal".totalhealth.ie.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^"Post Office Locator | An Post - Anagaire".anpost.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^"St. Mary Star of the Sea".Diocese of Raphoe | Letterkenny | Co. Donegal.Retrieved21 March2024.
