File Inishowen.png thumb Location of Inishowen File Inishowen peninsula.PNG thumb Inishowen peninsula Inishowen Irish place name Inis Eoghain Island of Eoghan is a peninsula in County Donegal , and also the largest peninsula in Ireland . Towns of Inishowen The main towns and villages of Inishowen are Ballyliffin ... Head , Moville , Muff, Donegal Muff Newtowncunningham Redcastle Quigley s Point Geography Inishowen ... Foyle also forms part of Inishowen, the Foyle forming a natural border. Most of Inishowen s population ... peninsula, as well as the Urris Hills in west Inishowen. Due to its geography, Inishowen usually .... Image Inishowen head donegal.jpg thumb 450px center Looking across the mouth of Lough Foyle to Dunagree Point and Inishowen Head. Inishowen has several harbours, some of which are used for commercial ... small outlying islands off the Inishowen coast, most notably Inishtrahull and Glashedy islands .... Check out www.buncranamusicfestival.com Sport Inishowen Football League Inishowen Rugby History Image INISHOWENSUNSET.JPG thumb 250px Inishowen sunset Image Grainan of aileach.jpg thumb 250px The Grian n of Aileach is a stone fort on the Inishowen peninsula. Image Buncrana.jpg thumb 250px Buncrana is the largest town in Inishowen and second largest in Co. Donegal . Predating the formation ... of T r Conaill. Inishowen has many historical monuments, dating back to early settlements, and including ... wall. Among the main castle ruins of Inishowen are Carrickabraghey on the Isle of Doagh, the Norman ... of County Donegal Donegal was at his mercy. Two years later he returned to devastate Inishowen. ref ... Thames & Hudson location London pages 60 61 ref Demographics At the last Census of Ireland in 2006, Inishowen ... in Inishowen, with a 2006 population of 3,394 in its urban area. ref name census2006 Politics On a national level, Inishowen forms part of the constituency of Donegal North East, which elects three TDs to D il ireann , the Irish parliament. At the county level, Inishowen is itself an electoral area ... more details
Refimprove date March 2008 Infobox Newspaper name Inishowen Independent image caption type weekly community newspaper format Tabloid foundation March 2007 owners political headquarters Buncrana editor Damien Dowds website No Official Site The Inishowen Independent is a local newspaper in County Donegal , Republic of Ireland Ireland . The paper was launced in March 2007 and is printed on a Tuesday. The paper covers the Inishowen peninsula area in the north of the county and competes against the Inish Times and the Inishowen edition of the Derry Journal . The paper is the only paper on the peninsula that is 100 Inishowen owned . External links http www.craicon.com moville 1 inishowen independent v i.shtml Profile of The Inishowen Independent http inishowennews.com DOPhome.htm Media in County Donegal Category Newspapers published in Ireland Category Media in County Donegal ireland stub ... more details
Summary View from Magilligan Point, Co. Derry, across the mouth of Lough Foyle, to Dunagree Point and Inishowen Head, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Photo taken July 1988. Licensing PD self date November 2007 ... more details
Infobox Radio station name Inishowen Community Radio ICR FM slogan Your Community Your Radio airdate 2002 frequency 105 MHz Malin and 107.6 MHz Moville area Inishowen North County Donegal Donegal format Mixture of news music community programming owner Community Owned Broadcast hours Monday 7am 9pm Tuesday to Friday 8am 9pm Saturday 9am 10pm Sunday 10am 12pm Inishowen Community Radio ICR FM is a local radio station broadcasting on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland . The station is one of three in the county and is the only permanent community station in the north west of the Republic. The station was initially granted a five year licence which was renewed in September 2007 by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland for an additional ten years. ICR is based in Carndonagh and currently employs four full time staff as well as six part time in addition to unpaid volunteers. The station broadcasts for seven days a week and under the terms of its licence consists of 50 music and 50 talk, and like most community and local stations covers a wide range of music including dance, traditional and classical along with its own news team. ICR s main competitor is the local commercial station Highland Radio, which is based in Letterkenny and broadcasts throughout the north of the County. See also Radio in Ireland References http www.irtc.ie news information press153.html BCI Statement on ICR FM licence extension http www.icrfm.ie ICR FM Homepage Media in County Donegal Category Media in County Donegal ... more details
Ulster . Teams from the Inishowen Football League have been competing in the cup for a long time ... by Inishowen Engineering . There are 9 clubs in the Jackie Crossan Premier, and 8 in the Strand ... celebrate after scoring a goal The players of the league consist of many people from around Inishowen ... more details
Summary Photograph taken by James Dawson at the Inishowen Gateway Hotel in Buncrana, Co. Donegal in 2005. Licensing PD self date December 2005 ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Clonglash Lang ga Cluan Glas is a townland some two miles 3 km east of Buncrana on the Inishowen Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal , Ireland . Clonglash is part of the Townland, Bauville, Keeloges and Clonglash. Dominant surnames in Clonglash include Doherty, McLaughlin, McDaid, McGee and Duffy. These are typical of Irish surnames found throughout Inishowen in Donegal. Coord missing County Donegal Category Townlands of County Donegal Donegal geo stub ... more details
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Orphan date February 2009 Image Kinnagoe Shore.jpg thumb right Kinnagoe bay Kinnagoe Bay is a secluded beach in Inishowen , County Donegal , Ireland . It is known for being the location of the wreck of the Spanish Armada ship Trinidad Valencera in 1588 in memory of which a plaque is mounted. The beach is accessible by a weaving road from the top of the hill. It is one of the places of interest on the Inishowen 100 scenic route. coord 55 15 N 7 00 W display title region IE type waterbody source GNS enwiki Donegal geo stub Category Bays of County Donegal nn Kinnagoe Bay ... more details
refimprove date March 2008 Infobox Newspaper name Image Inish Times Logo.PNG 250px image caption type Weekly Newspaper format Tabloid foundation 1999 owners River Media political headquarters Buncrana , County Donegal editor John Gill website http www.inishtimes.com www.inishtimes.com The Inish Times is a local Irish newspaper based in Buncrana in Donegal s Inishowen peninsula. It serves the Inishowen area and is also sold in nearby areas such as Derry and Letterkenny . The paper, which is published each Wednesday, was first started in 1999 and is now part of the River Media group of publications which include the Letterkenny Post and the Donegal Post . The editor is John Gill who has vast and virtually unmatched experience in the newspaper industry and he also has deep Inishowen connections and has done seminal volunteer work in the community. References Reflist External links http www.craicon.com moville 1 inishowen independent v i.shtml Profile of The Inish Times Infobox papernumbers image Image Inish Times Logo.PNG 100px cir 6,318 read time 2nd July to 30th September 2007 source Audit Bureau of Circulations UK Audit Bureau of Circulations Media in County Donegal Irish national newspapers Category Newspapers published in Ireland Category Media in County Donegal Ireland newspaper stub ... more details
, artists and writers and is home to the Inishowen Carnival Group and the Inishowen Gospel choir both ... football club. http www.carndonaghgaa.com Carndonagh F.C. the local soccer club, participating in the Inishowen Football League . Inishowen Rugby Club Promoted four seasons in a row and participating in an Ulster league. http www.inishowenrugby.com Inishowen Athletic Club http www.inishowenac.com Carndonagh Boxing Club Media Carndonagh is also the location of the studios of Inishowen Community Radio ... more details
File Burnfoot, Inishowen geograph.org.uk 126074.jpg thumb 250px Burnfoot village. Burnfoot Irish place name Bun na hAbhann is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal , Republic of Ireland Ireland . It lies within the townland of Ballyederowen. It has a few local shops and a pub. It has a population of 398 2006 census . There is a small industrial estate which, among other firms, houses E&I Engineering, a major local employer with over 300 employees. coord 55 03 27 N 7 24 15 W display title References GEOnet 1501219 Category Towns and villages in County Donegal Donegal geo stub County Donegal ga Bun na hAbhann ru ... more details
Bridgend may refer to Ireland Bridgend, County Donegal , a village in Inishowen Scotland Bridgend, Argyll and Bute Bridgend, Perth and Kinross Bridgend, Islay . a village in Argyll and Bute Bridgend, West Lothian Wales Bridgend , a town in Wales Bridgend UK Parliament constituency Bridgend Assembly constituency County Borough of Bridgend geodis cy Pen y bont ar Ogwr gwahaniaethu it Bridgend disambigua nl Bridgend ru ... more details
Bridge End is the name of several places the United Kingdom Bridge End, County Durham Bridge End, Northumberland Bridge End, Shetland Bridge End, Warwick Bridge End railway station , Belfast, Northern Ireland the Republic of Ireland Bridgend, County Donegal Bridge End, County Donegal , a village in Inishowen Other uses Bridge End Records , a record label See also Bridgend disambiguation geodis ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Carnamoyle is a townland in Inishowen , County Donegal , Republic of Ireland Ireland . Running inland from the outskirts of the village of Muff, County Donegal Muff to the slopes of the Inish owen hills the townland is agricultural in nature. Prominent names over the years include Gallagher, McKinney, McGowan, McColgan, Lynch and Doherty. Coord missing County Donegal Category Townlands of County Donegal Donegal geo stub ... more details
YearInIrelandNav 1587 Events Lord Deputy William FitzWilliam Lord Deputy William Fitzwilliam became head of the Irish Crown government at Dublin, succeeding John Perrot in that office. Births Cahir O Doherty , last Gaelic Lord of Inishowen d. 1608 in Ireland 1608 . Deaths Category 1587 in Ireland Category 1587 by country Ireland Category Years of the 16th century in Ireland ... more details
about the medieval Irish kingdom the royal fort of that kingdom Grianan of Aileach Image Griahan of aileach.jpg 300px thumb Exterior view of Grianan of Aileach situated in County Donegal the royal fort of the Kingdom of Aileach coord 55.023386 N 7.428509 W . Ailech modern Irish Aileach or Oileach was a medieval kingdom in Ireland , roughly centred on modern day County Tyrone and the Inishowen peninsula in Ulster . The Kings of Ailech belonged to the northern U N ill and took their name from the Grianan of Aileach Grian n of Ailech lang ga Grian n Ailigh , a hillfort on top of Greenan Mountain in modern County Donegal . The restored fort stands in a commanding position at the base of the Inishowen peninsula overlooking Lough Swilly to the west and Lough Foyle to the east. References Cenel nEogain Kings of Ailech 700 1185 , pages 194 195 in A New History of Ireland , volume IX, ed. Byrne, Martin, Moody, 1984. T. M. Charles Edwards, Early Christian Ireland Francis J. Byrne, Irish Kings and High Kings External links http www.griananailigh.ie Grianan of Aileach Visitor Centre Category Medieval Ireland ireland hist stub it Re di Ailech ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Lenan Head Fort , Lough Swilly , Inishowen , County Donegal was built in 1895, initially with 3 9.2 guns. It was refitted in 1911 with 2 newer 9.2 models. An unusual British fortified site because it was started so late, with concrete caponiers in an extensive ditch system that climbs the hill to the headland. Easy access to most of the site, and excellent views. Coord missing County Donegal Category Forts in Ireland Category Buildings and structures in County Donegal Ireland struct stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Ardagh House.jpg right thumb Part of the wall, ruined house at Ardagh Ardagh, Donegal Irish place name Ard th high field is a townland on the Inishowen peninsula near Ballyliffin in County Donegal , Ireland . It was the birth place of the philosopher John Toland 1670 1722 , a pantheism pantheist and anti Catholic polemicist. See also List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland List of towns and villages in Ireland Coord missing County Donegal ru sv Ardagh, Donegal Category Towns and villages in County Donegal ... more details
Other persons Frederick Young orphan date March 2010 refimprove date May 2009 Lieutenant Frederick Young 1786 1874 was the founder of the Sirmoor Battalion later 2nd King Edward VII s Own Gurkha Rifles The Sirmoor Rifles , the first Gurkha regiment to fight for the British. ref name empire Cite web title 2nd Gurkha Rifles The Sirmoor Regiment url http www.britishempire.co.uk forces armyunits gurkha 2ndgurkhas.htm work http www.britishempire.co.uk accessdate 2009 05 11 ref Young was born in Culdaff , Inishowen peninsula, in the north of County Donegal , Ireland . He belonged to an important landlord family which came to Culdaff in the 17th century. ref Young, p.3. ref Members of the family still reside in Culdaff House. His father was Rev. Gardiner Young who served as Rector in Moville and Coleraine . Frederick Young went to India at the age of 15, joined the army and became a general. ref Bonner, p.272. ref He founded the Ghurkha Regiment as a lieutenant, ref name empire shortly after an incident involving Sir Rollo Gillespie during an invasion of Nepal . Referring to the establishment of the regiment, he said, I came there one man I came back three thousand . ref Young, p.109. ref He built a house at Mussuri and planted the first tea and potato ever grown in the Himalayas . He married Jeanette Bird in 1825 and had eight children. He settled in Ireland after he left the army and died in 1874. A memorial to the Young family can be seen in the village of Culdaff opposite the village church where members of the Young family are interred. ref Harkin, p.150. ref References reflist Amy Young, Three Hundred Years in Inishowen, Belfast, 1924 Brian Bonner, Our Inishowen Heritage, Dublin, 1972. Michael Harkin, Inishowen its History, Tradition and Antiquities, Carndonagh, 1935. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Young, Frederick ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1786 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1874 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Young, Frederick ... more details
of the McFall sept. Machtochair, in his book Inishowen, Its History, Traditions and Antiquities ... Inishowen was politically divided into three tuatha or districts. These were known as Aileach in the south ... one the most important families in Inishowen. The earliest historical mention of Carrickabraghy ... of Inishowen recounts a tale about a Viking raid on Donegal in the tenth century. Three princesses ... the period of Viking invasion in Inishowen the McFall sept maintained their control over ... risen into power in Inishowen and the Chief of the clan and Lord of Inishowen was Sean Og O Dochartaigh ... accessible at low tide. Sean Og O Dochartaigh died suddenly in 1601 and his successor as Lord of Inishowen ... rightfully installed as Lord of Inishowen in May 1601. He was just 14 years old, and he was to be the last ... when he agreed to install Cathaoir Rua as Lord of Inishowen. The battle took place on the sand plain ... was Lord of Inishowen from 1601, he did not take full control until he turned 18 in 1605. His rule ... more details
Summary This image is of Senator Joe McHugh, who is Fine Gael s candidate in Donegal North East in the forthcoming general election in the Republic of Ireland. This image is cropped from a photograph that was taken by me, James Dawson, in Letterkenny Vocational School at 3 10pm on the 24th November 2006 on an Olympus SP 320 digital camera. The original photograph also included Shane McEntee, TD, who was visiting the Donegal North East to attend a series of functions to promote road safety and also to attend a dinner dance in The Strand Hotel, Ballyliffin, organised by the Inishowen Executive of Fine Gael. This photograph was taken for promotional purposes, but has not been published in any other media. This file is not available elsewhere online. Tag PD self date November 2006 Licensing PD self date November 2006 ... more details
Infobox mountain name Slieve Snaght photo photo caption elevation m 615 elevation ref prominence location County Donegal , Ireland range coordinates grid ref Ireland C424390 type Slieve Snaght Irish place name Sliabh Sneachta Snow Mountain is a mountain in Inishowen , County Donegal , Ireland , not to be confused with the mountain of the same name in the nearby Derryveagh Mountains Derryveagh range. References http www.peakbagger.com peak.aspx?pid 8924 Listing at peakbagger.com http mountainviews.ie mv index.php?mtnindex 250 Listing at mountainviews.ie coord 55.196 N 7.334 W type mountain region IE display title Mountains and hills of County Donegal Category Mountains and hills of County Donegal Donegal geo stub ... more details
YearInIrelandNav 1608 Events Following the Flight of the Earls and angered by land confiscations for the plantation of Ulster , Cahir O Doherty sacked and burned Derry and killed the Governor. Cahir O Doherty was killed near Kilmacrenan following a skirmish with a force under Sir Richard Wingfield. ref http www.irishtimes.com focus earls theflight flight3.html ireland.com In Focus The Flight of the Earls Bot generated title ref His decapitated head was displayed in Dublin for some time afterwards. Original license to distil granted to the Old Bushmills Distillery by King James I of England King James I . Births Empty section date July 2010 Deaths Cahir O Doherty , last Gaelic Lord of Inishowen b. 1587 in Ireland 1587 . References reflist Category 1608 in Ireland Category 1600s in Ireland Category 1608 by country Ireland Category Years of the 17th century in Ireland ... more details
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