Annagry

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Anagaire

Annagry
Village
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Anagaire is located in Ireland
Anagaire
Anagaire
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°01′09″N 8°18′44″W / 55.01919°N 8.312101°W / 55.01919; -8.312101Coordinates: 55°01′09″N 8°18′44″W / 55.01919°N 8.312101°W / 55.01919; -8.312101
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Government
 • Dáil ÉireannDonegal
Elevation70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total236
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area codes074 95, +000 353 74 95
Irish Grid ReferenceB808187
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]

Name[]

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

Language[]

There are 2,354 people living in the Anagaire ED and 5% of them are native Irish speakers. Annagry should not be in the Gaeltacht region which means the official language of the area should be Irish. However, the use of the language has been in decline since the 1930s.[4] 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.[5]

History[]

Annagry has a long history of emigration, much like the rest of County Donegal.[6] 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,[7] and the nearest secondary school is Rosses Community School in Dungloe.[8]

Sport[]

The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) team is Naomh Mhuire CLG which serves the greater Lower Rosses area.[9] Football (also known as soccer) is also popular in the village.[citation needed]

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, both of which are operated by Aer Lingus.

Amenities[]

In the first week of June, the Annual Festival takes place. Sharkey's Bar has been run by the Sharkey family since 1888.[citation needed] Caisleáin Óir hotel (formerly Jack's Bar) and Duffy's are also public houses in Annagry.[citation needed]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Annagary, Ireland
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Anagaire". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004.
  4. ^ "An Staidéar Teangeolaíochta ar an nGaeilge sa Ghaeltacht".
  5. ^ http://www.cnr.ie/[bare URL]
  6. ^ "An Staidéar Teangeolaíochta ar an nGaeilge sa Ghaeltacht". anghaeltacht.net. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Scoil Naomh Dúigh, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie".
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Scoil Naomh Dúigh, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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