Annagry

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Anagaire
Annagry
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Anagaire
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°01′09″N8°18′44″W / 55.01919°N 8.312101°W / 55.01919; -8.312101
Country Ireland
Province Ulster
County County Donegal
Government
 •  Dáil Éireann Donegal
Elevation
[1]
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total236
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area codes 074 95, +000 353 74 95
Irish Grid Reference B808187
Anagaire is the only official name. The anglicised spelling Annagry has no official status. [3]

Anagaire (anglicised as Annagry) is a village in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland. As of 2016, the population was 236. [2]

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Name

The Irish and official name for Annagry is Anagaire, which in turn derives from Áth na gCoire meaning "ford of the cauldrons". [4]

Language

There are 2,354 people living in the Anagaire ED and 55% of them are native Irish speakers. Annagry is in the Gaeltacht region which means the official language of the area is Irish. 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 from English-speaking areas of the country, Coláiste na Rosann. [6]

History

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

The local primary school is Scoil Náisiúnta Dhubhthaigh with 144 pupils, [8] and the nearest secondary school is Rosses Community School in Dungloe. [9]

Sport

The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) team is Naomh Mhuire CLG which serves the greater Lower Rosses area. [10] Football (also known as soccer) is also popular in the village. [11]

Transport

Annagry is one mile from Donegal International Airport (Carrickfinn Airport) which has daily flights to Dublin Airport and four flights a week to Glasgow International Airport, which are operated by Aer Lingus and Loganair respectively. Annagry is also serviced by a TFI Local Link route from Crolly to Dungloe (Route 992 [12] ).

Amenities

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 of the Cope supermarket 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

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References

  1. ↑ "Maps, Weather, Videos, and Airports for Annagary, Ireland". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Anagaire". Central Statistics Office (Ireland) . Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004" (PDF). 26 March 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Coyle, Cathal (2016). The Little Book of Donegal. Illustrated by Adam Kee. The History Press Ireland. ISBN   9780750969215. Annagry (Áth na gCoire, or 'Ford of the cauldron')
  5. ↑ "An Staidéar Teangeolaíochta ar an nGaeilge sa Ghaeltacht (in Irish)". anghaeltacht.net. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Cnr.ie | Irish Summer School" . Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "An Staidéar Teangeolaíochta ar an nGaeilge sa Ghaeltacht". anghaeltacht.net. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Scoil Naomh Dúigh, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Rosses Community School . Dungloe . County Donegal". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Scoil Naomh Dúigh, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ↑ McLaughlin, Gerry (14 April 2021). "INTERVIEW: Owenie McGarvey - the bounding boy from Ranafast". www.donegallive.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2024. 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
  12. ↑ "109456 SITT TT Crolly to Dungloe 4pg DL" (PDF). Transport for Ireland. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Gray, Paul (2011). The Rough Guide to Ireland (10th ed.). Rough Guides. ISBN   9781405389167. Annagry's festival at the beginning of June is one of the biggest in the Rosses.
  14. ↑ "Sharkey's Bar : About | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 21 March 2024. Traditional Irish bar founded in 1888 still run by the Sharkey family in the small Gaeltacht village of Annagry in County Donegal.
  15. ↑ "About Us". Caisleáin Óir Hotel. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Local bar and Tidy Towns group combine to provide defibrillator". Donegal Daily. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024. The idea is being driven by Duffy's Bar and the Annagry Tidy Towns committee.
  17. ↑ "ABOUT US — The Cope". The Cope. Retrieved 21 March 2024. The Cope is a multi-location co-operative with businesses in: Dungloe, Annagry, Kincasslagh & Falcarragh.
  18. ↑ "Annagry totalhealth Pharmacy - Donegal". www.totalhealth.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "Post Office Locator | An Post - Anagaire". www.anpost.com. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  20. ↑ "St. Mary Star of the Sea". Diocese of Raphoe | Letterkenny | Co. Donegal. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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