Cloughaneely
Cloughaneely is a district in the west of County Donegal. This is a mainly coastal area with a population of over 4,000 centred on the towns of Falcarragh and Gortahork.
It is a Gaeltacht area, meaning the Irish language is spoken prominently. Cloughaneely, The Rosses and Gweedore, known locally as "the three parishes", have 16,000 Irish speakers, and together form a social and cultural region different from the rest of the county, with Gweedore serving as the main centre for industry.
Places of interest include Cnoc na Naomh, considered to be a mountain with religious significance.[1]
Name
The name 'Cloich Cheann Fhaola, also written Cloich Chionnaola, means "the Stone of Feeley's Head": this comes from a story which tells of the killing of McFeeley. The story says that Balor of the Evil Eye beheaded him on a rock because he had stolen the Cow of Plenty that Balor had on the island of Toraigh (Tory Island) from Balor's grasp and brought it back to the mainland.
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Townlands in Cloughaneely
- Location map: 55°7’30"N, 8°7’30"W
- OS map: B847228
- Ballyness (Baile an Easa)
- Ballingat (Baile an Gheata)
- Ballyconnell (Baile Chonaill)
- Ballytemple (Baile an Teampaill)
- Caoldroim Íochtarach (Lower Keeldrum)
- Caoldrum lar (Middle Keeldrum)
- Caoldrum Thuas ( Upper Keeldrum)
- Derryconnor (Doire Chonaire)
- Falcarragh (An Fál Carrach)
- Gortahork (Gort an Choirce)
- Killult (Cill Ulta)
- Magheroarty (Machaire Rabhartaigh)
- Meenlaragh (Mín Lárach)
- An Sruthán Riach
Islands
- Inishbofin (Inis Bó Finne)
- Tory Island (Oileán Thoraigh)
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References
- ↑ "Christine's Faery List: Coll". www.tartanplace.com. http://www.tartanplace.com/faery/gods/coll.html.