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An Fál Carrach

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Also known as Falcarragh

An Fál Carrach (anglicised as Falcarragh), sometimes called '''''' ('the Crossroads'), is a small Gaeltacht town and townland in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. The settlement is in the district and old parish of Cloughaneely.

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It sits within the topics Cloughaneely, Gaeltacht places in County Donegal and Gaeltacht towns and villages.

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Place details

Region
Ulster
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
860
Timezone
Europe/Dublin

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Key facts

Settlement.other_name
Falcarragh
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Falcarraghcrossroads.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
The crossroads on Main Street
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Ulster
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
County Donegal
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Barony
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Kilmacrenan
Settlement.subdivision_type4
District
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Cloughaneely
Settlement.leader_title1
Dáil Éireann

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
Gaeltacht
Official name
An Fál Carrach
Located in
County Donegal
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Image
Falcarraghcrossroads.JPG
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Commons category
Falcarragh
Irish Grid Reference
B952329
native label
An Fál Carrach
historic county
County Donegal
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Irish language
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Landlords
  • Transport
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

An Fál Carrach (anglicised as Falcarragh), sometimes called '''''' ('the Crossroads'), is a small Gaeltacht town and townland in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. The settlement is in the district and old parish of Cloughaneely.

==Irish language== According to the 2016 census, of the 1,329 people over the age of 3 living in electoral division, 70% of the population are able to speak Irish while 34% claim to speak the language on a daily basis outside the education system.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “An Fál Carrach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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