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Dungloe
An Clochán Liath, known in English as Dungloe (sometimes misspelled as Dunglow; /dʌnˈloʊ/ dun-LOH), is a town on the west coast of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is the main town in The Rosses and the largest in the Donegal Gaeltacht. Dungloe developed as a town in the middle of the 18th century, and now serves as the administrative and retail centre for the west of County Donegal, and in particular The Rosses, with the only mainland secondary school for the area.
There is a river at the bottom of the town and years ago the only crossing was over a grey granite slab lying in the riverbed, hence the Irish name of the town, An Clochán Liath, which means the grey stepping-stone. The bridge was built in 1782.
The name An Clochán Liath was formerly anglicised as Cloghanlea. The name Dungloe or Dunglow is believed to come from the Irish Dún gCloiche. This name came into common English usage in the later years of the 18th century when the monthly fair, formerly held at Dún gCloiche (five miles north of the nascent town), was transferred to An Clochán Liath. In time, the name of the fair and that of the town were subsumed. Today, An Clochán Liath is the only officially recognised name of the town.
The Comprehensive Linguistic Survey of the Gaeltacht (revised) found that only 21.4% of the population of the area spoke Irish on a daily basis. Despite being officially within the Gaeltacht, Irish is not the everyday language of the majority of residents of Dungloe. Just over one-fifth of the population are daily Irish speakers. Nevertheless, there are Irish-speaking areas outside the town, and Irish is to be heard regularly in the town.
Dungloe is home to the Dungloe District Court, which covers the west and south-west areas of County Donegal. The local council offices are situated in the Public Services Centre on the Gweedore Road, including an Intreo centre, Citizens Information centre and Donegal County Council office.
There is a Garda station, Donegal County Council office, and a fire station, located on the Main Street. Also, there are several convenience stores, supermarkets, cafes, pubs and restaurants. The town is the headquarters of The Rosses' indigenous supermarket chain, The Cope.
The Dungloe Community Hospital campus also contains a hospital, mental health services and a day centre for the elderly.
A visitor centre to Daniel O'Donnell was opened in 2012 in the town's former National Irish Bank building. The visitor centre closed in 2019.
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Dungloe
An Clochán Liath, known in English as Dungloe (sometimes misspelled as Dunglow; /dʌnˈloʊ/ dun-LOH), is a town on the west coast of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is the main town in The Rosses and the largest in the Donegal Gaeltacht. Dungloe developed as a town in the middle of the 18th century, and now serves as the administrative and retail centre for the west of County Donegal, and in particular The Rosses, with the only mainland secondary school for the area.
There is a river at the bottom of the town and years ago the only crossing was over a grey granite slab lying in the riverbed, hence the Irish name of the town, An Clochán Liath, which means the grey stepping-stone. The bridge was built in 1782.
The name An Clochán Liath was formerly anglicised as Cloghanlea. The name Dungloe or Dunglow is believed to come from the Irish Dún gCloiche. This name came into common English usage in the later years of the 18th century when the monthly fair, formerly held at Dún gCloiche (five miles north of the nascent town), was transferred to An Clochán Liath. In time, the name of the fair and that of the town were subsumed. Today, An Clochán Liath is the only officially recognised name of the town.
The Comprehensive Linguistic Survey of the Gaeltacht (revised) found that only 21.4% of the population of the area spoke Irish on a daily basis. Despite being officially within the Gaeltacht, Irish is not the everyday language of the majority of residents of Dungloe. Just over one-fifth of the population are daily Irish speakers. Nevertheless, there are Irish-speaking areas outside the town, and Irish is to be heard regularly in the town.
Dungloe is home to the Dungloe District Court, which covers the west and south-west areas of County Donegal. The local council offices are situated in the Public Services Centre on the Gweedore Road, including an Intreo centre, Citizens Information centre and Donegal County Council office.
There is a Garda station, Donegal County Council office, and a fire station, located on the Main Street. Also, there are several convenience stores, supermarkets, cafes, pubs and restaurants. The town is the headquarters of The Rosses' indigenous supermarket chain, The Cope.
The Dungloe Community Hospital campus also contains a hospital, mental health services and a day centre for the elderly.
A visitor centre to Daniel O'Donnell was opened in 2012 in the town's former National Irish Bank building. The visitor centre closed in 2019.
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