Loch an Iúir

Loch an Iúir
Loughanure
Village
Loch an Iúir is located in Ireland
Loch an Iúir
Loch an Iúir
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°59′53″N 8°17′29″W / 54.9981521°N 8.2915053°W / 54.9981521; -8.2915053
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
BaronyBoylagh
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
412
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceB810169
Loch an Iúir (Lake of the Yew Tree), with Oilean Iúir island at left

Loch an Iúir (Irish for 'lake of the yew'; pronounced [ˌl̪ˠɔx ən̠ʲ ˈuːɾʲ]), anglicised as Loughanure, is a village and townland in The Rosses, a district in the west of County Donegal in Ireland. The village is in the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region), being halfway between Gweedore and Dungloe, with the N56 road passing through the village. According to the 2016 census, 37% of the population spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. The village of Loughanure lies within the Barony of Boylagh.

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. There is also a petrol service station with a convenience store opposite the Coláiste Mhuire Irish language college building. The Donegal Pens (a pen maker), featured on Dragon's Den, also operates in the village.

During the summer months, an Irish language college operates allowing youths to stay in or near the village and learn Irish for two weeks (Course A) or three weeks (Course B & C).

Education

The local primary school is a gaelscoil (Irish language school) called Scoil Eoin Pol with 20 pupils. The nearest secondary school is Rosses Community School in Dungloe. There is also a school for secondary school students in the summer called Colaiste Mhuire Loch an Iuir formed in 1945.

On 19 April 2024, Scoil Eoin Pol was given the green light to provide additional classrooms for special needs.

Transport

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

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Loch an Iúir". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  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. 1 2 Townlands.ie: Loughanure Townland, Co. Donegal. https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/boylagh/templecrone/annagary/loughanure/
  5. ↑ "Irish Language and the Gaeltacht". CSO - Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Home". Casadh an tSugain. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Petrol station at Loughanure, Annagry, Ireland | Circle K". www.circlek.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Coláiste Mhuire, Loch an Iúir, Summer Teenage Courses | Líofa". www.liofa.eu. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Find Us". Donegal Pens. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Scoil Naisiunta Loch An Iubhair, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rosses Community School > Home". www.rossescommunityschool.ie. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "WEST DONEGAL SCHOOL GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR SPECIAL CLASSROOM". Donegal Daily. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "117431 SITT TT Burtonport to Letterkenny 4pg DL" (PDF). Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "109456 SITT TT Crolly to Dungloe 4pg DL" (PDF). Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "109452 SITT TT 966 Falcarragh Dungloe" (PDF). Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim. October 2020 [June 2019].
  16. ↑ "Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill)". www.teanglann.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2024. Ó Dónaill's Irish-English Dictionary ... was first published in 1977 ... Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla has been the primary orthographical source for the spelling of the language since it was published and provides the most comprehensive coverage of the grammar and other aspects of words in Irish.