Loch an Iúir
Loughanure
Village
Loch an Iúir is located in Ireland
Loch an Iúir
Loch an Iúir
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°00′04″N 8°16′12″W / 55.001°N 8.27°W / 55.001; -8.27
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
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 in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. It is halfway between Gweedore and Dungloe, on the N56 road, in the Gaeltacht area of the Rosses. According to the 2016 census, 37% of the population spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.[4]

Amenities

There is a traditional public house and restaurant known as "Casadh an tSúgáin" at the corner of the main road and the Annagry road.[5] There is also a petrol station with a XL convenience store opposite of the Coláiste Mhuire Irish language college building. The famed Donegal Pens, featured on Dragon's Den, also operate in the village.[6]

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).[7]

Education

The local primary school is a gaelscoil called Scoil Eoin Pol with 20 pupils.[8] The nearest secondary school is Rosses Community School in Dungloe.[9]

Transport

The village is serviced by TFI Local Link routes 271 Burtonport/Letterkenny,[10] 992 Crolly/Dungloe[11] and 966 Falcarragh/Dungloe.[12]

Notable people

  • Niall Ó Dónaill, (1908–1995) Irish-language lexicographer. His Dictionary Foclóir Gaeilge/Béarla (1977) is consulted by language students worldwide. Other books by the same writer: Bruighean Feille and Na Glúnta Rosannacha (1952) a history of the Rosses from the Dark Ages. Ó Dónaill was born in Barr na hAilte, Loch an Iúir in 1908 and died in 1995. He is revered with pride in his native Donegal.

See also

References

  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. ↑ "Irish Language and the Gaeltacht". CSO - Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Home". Casadh an tSugain. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Find Us". Donegal Pens. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Coláiste Mhuire, Loch an Iúir, Summer Teenage Courses | Líofa". www.liofa.eu. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Scoil Naisiunta Loch An Iubhair, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Rosses Community School > Home". www.rossescommunityschool.ie. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "117431 SITT TT Burtonport to Letterkenny 4pg DL" (PDF). Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "109456 SITT TT Crolly to Dungloe 4pg DL" (PDF). Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  12. ↑ [109452 SITT TT 966 Falcarragh Dungloe "109452 SITT TT 966 Falcarragh Dungloe"] (PDF). Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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