Donegal or Donegal Town ( or ; Ireland: DÃÆ'ºn na nGallah , meaning "fortress of strangers") is a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. The name was historically written in English as 'Dunnagall' or 'Dunagall'. Donegal gave his name to County Donegal, though Lifford is now a county town. From the 1470s to the early seventeenth century, Donegal was the 'capital' of Tyrconnell (Ireland: TÃÆ'r Chonaill ), the Gaelic kingdom controlled by the O'Donnell Dynasty from UÃÆ' NÃÆ'Ã… © sick north. Donegal sits at the mouth of the Eske River and Donegal Bay, which is overshadowed by the Blue Stack Mountains ('the Croaghs'). The city is bypassed by roads N15 and N56. The city center, known as The Diamond, is central to music, poetry and cultural gatherings in the area.
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There is archaeological evidence for settlements around the city from prehistoric times, including remnants of ringfort and other defensive landworks.
Saint Patrick was captured by robbers from a clan ruled by Niall of the Nine Hostages, and this area was where Patrick returned, familiar with people, languages, customs, and lands. The first clan to convert to Christianity as a result of St Patrick's efforts was Clan Connaill (also known at one time as Clan DÃÆ'¡laigh: in English, this was pronounced Daley and it was translated as "one in leadership roles"). Connall is Niall's son of the Nine Hostages. As a result of their acceptance of Christianity, Patrick blessed the clan members; the sign of the cross appears in the tribal head shield and this becomes not only a heraldic device for the clan but also for County Donegal.
The town of Donegal itself is famous as the former center of the reign of the O'Donnell dynasty, a large royal Gaelic family who ruled TÃÆ'r Chonaill in western Ulster for centuries and who played a significant role in Irish history. Their native land is farther north in the Kilmacrennan area. From the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, they were an important part of the opposition to the Irish colonialism by the British. The city itself contains Donegal Castle, on the banks of the Eske River, and remains of the Donegal Monastery, a 15th century Franciscan monastery on the southern Gulf coast. The Annals of the Four Masters may have been partly written in an old monastery in the 1630s. The story of Hugh Roe O'Donnell ( Aodh Rua ÃÆ' "Domhnaill , also known as" Red "Hugh II), Lord of Tyrconnell, is the inspiration behind many books and movies, at least, Disney The Fighting Prince of Donegal .
In 1601 the Donegal Siege occurred during the Nine Years War. After Earls Flight from near Rathmullan in September 1607, his fort and his land were confiscated by the British Empire and given to an Englishman, Captain Basil Brooke, as part of the Ulster Plantation. Captain (later Sir) Basil Brooke (the ancestor of Viscounts Brookeborough) was given a castle around 1611 and he went on to do great reconstruction work and added wings to the castle in Jacobean style. The city's current plans are also laid out by Brooke, including the town square known as The Diamond . From the late 17th century until the beginning of the 20th century, the City of Donegal formed part of the Gore family's large estates (from 1762 Earls of Arran in the Peerage of Ireland) and during their ownership that the city took on its present appearance. Donegal Borough returned two members to the Irish House of Commons, the lower house of the Irish Parliament, until the Acts of Union 1800 entered into force in January 1801. Evidence of the Great Famine still existed, including the social house, whose building is now part of a local hospital, and many hungry cemeteries.
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Building notes
St. Patrick's Church of the Four Teachers
Dedicated to Saint Patrick and 'the Four Masters', the Catholic church was built in the early 1930s and completed in 1935. Known locally as 'Chapel' or 'the Town Chapel', it was designed by the famous Ralph Byrne, Dublin. architect, in neo-Irish style and neo-Gothic mix of neo-Irish.
Donegal Parish Church
The Church of Ireland was built in a simple Gothic style especially in the late 1820s and completed in 1828. The main church seems to have been designed by Mr. Graham from Donegal Town. A chancel was added in 1890. The 1890s Chancel was designed by J. Guy Ferguson's office in Derry and built in neo-Gothic style by builder James McClean of Strabane.
Industry and tourism
There are many sandy beaches in Donegal area, such as Murvagh beach, and some good surfing conditions, such as Rossnowlagh. Donegal is also used as a base for walking on the hill at the nearby Blue Stack Mountains. The city has many hotels catering for visitors, and nearby towns like Letterkenny offer public swimming pools, cinemas and large shopping centers.
Like most clothing factories in Ireland, the size of labor has declined over the years. Donegal also has a long carpet weaving tradition. Donegal rugs have been made at Killybegs for over a hundred years and have been found in the ÃÆ' races an UachtarÃÆ'¡in, the University of Notre Dame and the White House.
On December 1, 2016, National Geographic Traveler named Donegal as the number 1 coolest destination in 2017. According to Pat Riddell, editor of British magazine, "This is a warm place, but the desert always feels just a stone's throw, and it's a wilderness... a world-class wilderness, we think it's a big year. "
Transport
Bus service number ÃÆ' â € ° ireann 64 Derry/Galway route: this makes several other stops including Letterkenny and Sligo (which allow for rail connections by IarnrÃÆ'³d ÃÆ' â € ° ireann, from the Sligo Mac Diarmada train station in Sligo to the train station Dublin Railolly This route also allows for rail connections from Londonderry railway station to Belfast, via Coleraine.There are 30 Donegal Town/Dublin routes that make stops in other key cities such as Enniskillen (which provides connections to Belfast via Ulsterbus) Two private companies operate another route: 'McGeehan Bus' operates regular services, from Glencolumbcille and Dungloe in West Donegal to Dublin Airport and BusÃÆ'¡ras in Dublin, which passes through the city, while Feda O'Donnell Coaches (also known as Bus Feda) operate Regular Glenties/Galway Services that stop at Donegal.
Donegal railway station opened on 16 September 1889 and finally closed on 1 January 1960. The old station place is now used by CI â € ° as the bus depot while the actual building is the home of Donegal Train Center.
Sports
The town of Donegal is home to many amateur sports clubs. The most popular sports in this area are Gaelic football and the local GAA club is the Four Masters. The club has also developed throws. Other popular sports include football, rugby union, basketball and track and field.
Donegal Town hosted the final stage of the World Rally Championship on February 1, 2009 and is seen by 68 million people worldwide.
Media
The city is home to the regional newspapers of Donegal Democrat and Donegal Post and Donegal Times local newspapers. The regional newspaper Northwest Express is also distributed throughout the city and surrounding area, such as The Derry Journal . Ocean FM, an independent local radio station from Collooney in County Sligo, owns one of three studios in the city, which is broadcast to most of southern Donegal County. Radio Highland, based in Letterkenny, is also acceptable in the city.
Donegal Town hosted the final stage of the World Rally Championship on February 1, 2009 and is seen by 68 million people worldwide.
Famous people
- Karl Lacey, Gaelic footballer, and 2012 All Best Footballer of the Year
- Amybeth McNulty, Irish Irish actress - Anne CBC series is based on the 1908 Anne of Green Gables novel
- Colonel Robertson, warrior and philanthropist
- John White (died 1894), Conservative MP in the House of Commons of Canada
Last name
Nama keluarga paling umum di Donegal falls you get Sensus Britania Raya tahu 1901:
- 1. Martin
- 2. McGinty
- 3. Cassidy
- 4. Callaghan
- 5. Gallagher
- 6. Stevenson
- 7. Wray
- 8. Thomas
- 9. Morrow
- 10. Slevin
Iklim
The climate in this area has a mild difference between the altitude and the lowest, and there is sufficient rainfall throughout the year. The climatic classification subclass of KÃÆ'¶ppen for this climate is "Cfb" (Northwest Coastal Climate/Oceanic Climate).
See also
- List of cities and villages in the Republic of Ireland
- Vocational School of the Convent
- List of monastic houses in Ireland # County Donegal
References
Further reading
- Aldwell, B. 2003. A survey of butterfly locals in County Donegal. Bull. Ir. biogeog. Soc. 27. 202-226.
External links
- Official website
- Donegal Public Art
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