Annagry Explained

Anagaire (anglicised as Annagry) is a village in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland., the population was 309.^[1]

Name

The Irish and official name for Annagry is Anagaire, which in turn derives from Áth na gCoire meaning "ford of the cauldrons".^[4]

Language

There are 2,354 people living in the Anagaire ED and 55% of them are native Irish speakers.Annagry is in the Gaeltacht region which means the official language of the area is Irish. However, the use of the language has been in decline since the 1930s.^[5] Despite this, it has an Irish language college in the summer months which runs courses for students from English-speaking areas of the country, Coláiste na Rosann.^[6]

History

Annagry has a long history of emigration, much like the rest of County Donegal.^[7] In the 1950s, a large number of locals left the area to work in other countries.

Education

The local primary school is Scoil Náisiúnta Dhubhthaigh with 144 pupils,^[8] and the nearest secondary school is Rosses Community School in Dungloe.^[9]

Sport

The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) team is Naomh Mhuire CLG which serves the greater Lower Rosses area.^[10] Football (also known as soccer) is also popular in the village.^[11]

Transport

Annagry is one mile from Donegal International Airport (Carrickfinn Airport) which has daily flights to Dublin Airport and four flights a week to Glasgow International Airport, which are operated by Aer Lingus and Loganair respectively. Annagry is also serviced by a TFI Local Link route from Crolly to Dungloe (Route 992^[12]).

Amenities

In the first week of June, the annual 'Annagry Festival' takes place.^[13] Sharkey's Bar has been run by the Sharkey family since 1888.^[14] The Caisleáin Óir hotel (formerly Jack's Bar)^[15] and Duffy's Bar^[16] are also public houses in Annagry. There is also a branch of the Cope supermarket chain in the village.^[17]

There is also a business centre in Annagry that contains a pharmacy,^[18] Post Office,^[19] and a hair salon, alongside some office spaces located above.

The local chapel for the Annagry parish is the Saint Mary's Star of the Sea church, located near Caisleáin Óir.^[20]

See also

• List of populated places in the Republic of Ireland
• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland

External links

• Anagaire Pop stats 2006

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census Interactive Map – Towns: Anagaire . . . 17 October 2024.
2. Web site: Maps, Weather, Videos, and Airports for Annagary, Ireland. 2021-09-17. www.fallingrain.com.
3. Web site: 2009-03-26. Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004. live. 2021-09-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20090326014531/https://www.commissioner.ie/downloads/An_tOrdu_Logainmneacha_(Ceantair_Ghaeltachta)_2004.pdf. 26 March 2009.
4. Book: Coyle, Cathal . The Little Book of Donegal . The History Press Ireland . Illustrated by Adam Kee . 2016 . 9780750969215 . Annagry (Áth na gCoire, or 'Ford of the cauldron').
5. Web site: An Staidéar Teangeolaíochta ar an nGaeilge sa Ghaeltacht (in Irish). live. 2021-09-17. anghaeltacht.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513054655/http://anghaeltacht.net:80/ctg/080323foinse.html . 13 May 2008 .
6. Web site: Cnr.ie Irish Summer School. 2021-09-17. en-GB.
7. Web site: An Staidéar Teangeolaíochta ar an nGaeilge sa Ghaeltacht. 2021-07-21. anghaeltacht.net.
8. Web site: Scoil Naomh Dúigh, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie. 2021-09-17. www.schooldays.ie.
9. Web site: Rosses Community School . Dungloe . County Donegal . 2015-12-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912083919/http://www.rossescommunityschool.ie/index.html . 2015-09-12 .
10. Web site: Scoil Naomh Dúigh, Donegal West on SchoolDays.ie. 2021-07-21. www.schooldays.ie.
11. Web site: McLaughlin . Gerry . 2021-04-14 . INTERVIEW: Owenie McGarvey - the bounding boy from Ranafast . 2024-03-21 . www.donegallive.ie . en . There was a soccer club in Annagry for a good few years, and that tradition came from Scotland and with Celtic winning the European Cup in 1967, the links grew even stronger and when people came home they were inspired to start soccer clubs.
12. Web site: 109456 SITT TT Crolly to Dungloe 4pg DL . 16 August 2023 . Transport for Ireland .
13. Book: Gray, Paul . The Rough Guide to Ireland . Rough Guides . 2011 . 9781405389167 . 10th . en . Annagry's festival at the beginning of June is one of the biggest in the Rosses..
14. Web site: Sharkey's Bar : About LinkedIn . 2024-03-21 . LinkedIn . en-US . Traditional Irish bar founded in 1888 still run by the Sharkey family in the small Gaeltacht village of Annagry in County Donegal..
15. Web site: About Us . 2024-03-21 . Caisleáin Óir Hotel . en.
16. Web site: 2022-05-29 . Local bar and Tidy Towns group combine to provide defibrillator . 2024-03-21 . Donegal Daily . en-US . The idea is being driven by Duffy’s Bar and the Annagry Tidy Towns committee..
17. Web site: ABOUT US — The Cope . 2024-03-21 . The Cope . en . The Cope is a multi-location co-operative with businesses in: Dungloe, Annagry, Kincasslagh & Falcarragh..
18. Web site: Annagry totalhealth Pharmacy - Donegal . 2024-03-21 . www.totalhealth.ie.
19. Web site: Post Office Locator An Post - Anagaire . 2024-03-21 . www.anpost.com . en-IE.
20. Web site: St. Mary Star of the Sea . 2024-03-21 . Diocese of Raphoe Letterkenny Co. Donegal . en-US.