Creeslough

Creeslough (/ˈkrsˌlɒx/; Irish: An Craoslach [ə ˈkˠɾˠiːsˠˌlɑx], meaning ‘The Gorge’ or ‘Throat Lake’) is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, which is located 12 km south of Dunfanaghy on the N56 road, 54 m above sea level and overlooking an arm of Sheephaven Bay. It is a small village, with the population of the surrounding area engaged mainly in agriculture, mostly livestock rearing, as little of the surrounding land is suitable for tillage.

Creeslough

An Craoslach
Village
A view of Creeslough village, taken in 2008
Creeslough
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°07′20″N 7°54′22″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total393
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceC055307
Websitewww.creeslough.com
Muckish Mountain in the Derryveagh range, near Creeslough, Co. Donegal
St. Michael's Church, designed by Liam McCormick in 1971

Places of interest

Nearby attractions include:

Transport

Creeslough railway station opened on 9 March 1903, closed for passenger traffic on 3 June 1940, and finally closed altogether on 6 January 1947.[7]

Education

A view of the countryside around Creeslough with Muckish mountain in the background.

Creeslough supports three primary schools:

  • Scoil Mhuire (142 pupils, 2011 figures,[8] Roman Catholic)
  • Creeslough National School (20 pupils, 2011 figures,[9] Church of Ireland)
  • Glassan National School (29 pupils, 2011 figures,[10] Roman Catholic), Glassan National School is located 5 km to the west of Creeslough village.
Clonmass Bay at Ards Forest Park, Creeslough.

People

See also

References

  1. "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Creeslough". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. "THE MASSROCK". www.creeslough.com. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  3. "Walking Ireland's Iconic Mountains – Number 2: Muckish". January 20, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  4. The Glover Highlander Walk
  5. "St. Michael's Church". www.dunfanaghy.info. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  6. "Liam McCormick - Father of modern Irish church architecture". www.culturenorthernireland.org. April 7, 2006. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  7. "Creeslough station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  8. Zibart, Eve (2000). "No News At Throat Lake BookPage review". www.bookpage.com. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  9. Sheridan, Kathy (November 9, 1996). "Flamboyant life and death of a billionaire butler". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  10. Gallagher, Bridie. "Noreen Bawn". www.youtube.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  11. McNulty, Chris (6 March 2019). "All-Ireland winner Martin McElhinney pulls out of Donegal panel". Retrieved 6 March 2019. ...the 30-year-old Creeslough man said in January.
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