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Loch an Iúir

Coordinates: 54°59′53″N 8°17′29″W / 54.9981521°N 8.2915053°W / 54.9981521; -8.2915053
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Loch an Iúir
Loughanure
Village
Loch an Iúir is located in Ireland
Loch an Iúir
Loch an Iúir
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°59′53″N 8°17′29″W / 54.9981521°N 8.2915053°W / 54.9981521; -8.2915053
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
BaronyBoylagh
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Urban
313
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceB810169
Loch an Iúir or "Lake of the Yew Tree", with Oilean Iúir clearly visible

Loch an Iúir (Irish for 'lake of the yew'; pronounced [ˌl̪ˠɔx ən̠ʲ ˈuːɾʲ]), anglicised as Loughanure,[2][3] is a village and townland[4] in The Rosses, a district in the west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The village is in the Gaeltacht, being halfway between Gweedore and Dungloe, with the N56 road passing through the village. According to the 2016 census, 37% of the population spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.[5] The village of Loughanure lies within the Barony of Boylagh.[4]

Amenities

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There is a traditional public house and restaurant known as "Casadh an tSúgáin" at the corner of the main road and the Annagry road.[6] There is also a service station with a XL convenience store[7] opposite of the Coláiste Mhuire Irish language college building.[8] The famed Donegal Pens, featured on Dragon's Den, also operate in the village.[9]

During the summer months, an Irish language college operates allowing youths to stay in or near the village and learn Irish for 2 weeks (Course A) or 3 weeks (Course B & C).[8]

Education

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The local primary school is a gaelscoil called Scoil Eoin Pol with 20 pupils.[10] The nearest secondary school is Rosses Community School in Dungloe.[11]

On 19th of April 2024, Scoil Eoin Pol was given the greenlight to provide additional classrooms for special needs.[12]


Transport

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The village is serviced by TFI Local Link routes 271 Burtonport/Letterkenny,[13] 992 Crolly/Dungloe[14] and 966 Falcarragh/Dungloe.[15]

Notable people

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  • Niall Ó Dónaill, (1908–1995) Irish-language lexicographer. His Dictionary Foclóir Gaeilge/Béarla (1977) is consulted by language students worldwide.[16][17] Other books by the same writer: Bruighean Feille[18] and Na Glúnta Rosannacha (1952)[19] a history of the Rosses from the Dark Ages. Ó Dónaill was born in Barr na hAilte, Loch an Iúir, in 1908[20] and died in 1995.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Loch An Iúir". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ Loch an Iuir, Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved: 2010-08-17.
  3. ^ Ionstraimí Reachtúla Uimhir 872 de 2004, An Coimisinéir Teanga (commissioner.ie). Retrieved: 2010-08-17.
  4. ^ a b Townlands.ie: Loughanure Townland, Co. Donegal. https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/boylagh/templecrone/annagary/loughanure/
  5. ^ "Irish Language and the Gaeltacht". CSO - Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Home". Casadh an tSugain. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Petrol station at Loughanure, Annagry, Ireland | Circle K". www.circlek.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Coláiste Mhuire, Loch an Iúir, Summer Teenage Courses | Líofa". www.liofa.eu. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Find Us". Donegal Pens. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Scoil Naisiunta Loch An Iubhair, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Rosses Community School > Home". www.rossescommunityschool.ie. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  12. ^ "WEST DONEGAL SCHOOL GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR SPECIAL CLASSROOM". Donegal Daily. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  13. ^ "117431 SITT TT Burtonport to Letterkenny 4pg DL" (PDF). Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  14. ^ "109456 SITT TT Crolly to Dungloe 4pg DL" (PDF). Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  15. ^ "109452 SITT TT 966 Falcarragh Dungloe" (PDF). Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim. October 2020 [June 2019].
  16. ^ "Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill)". www.teanglann.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2024. This is a searchable electronic version of Ó Dónaill's Irish-English Dictionary which was first published in 1977; the original text of the dictionary is faithfully adhered to. Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla has been the primary orthographical source for the spelling of the language since it was published and provides the most comprehensive coverage of the grammar and other aspects of words in Irish.
  17. ^ "TV stars visit famed writers home". www.donegallive.ie. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2024. Ó Dónaill is most famous for his work as editor of the Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla dictionary, which is still widely used.
  18. ^ Ó Domhnaill, Niall (1934). Bruighean Feille [Treacherous Fight] (in Irish). Oifig Diolta Foillseachain Rialtais.
  19. ^ Ó Domhnaill, Niall (1952). Na Glúnta Rosannacha [The Generations of the Rosses] (in Irish). Oifig an tSoláthair.
  20. ^ "1656784.pdf" (PDF). civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. General Register Office. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  21. ^ Rua, Róise; Ua Cnáimhsí, Pádraig (2009). Róise Rua: An Island Memoir. Translated by Keaveny, J.J. Mercier Press. ISBN 9781856356244. Niall died on 13 October 1995
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