A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
Anagaire· Irish · main form · validated name
Annagary· English · main form
Annagry· English · main form · local name
Place & story
Saint Mary Star of the Sea
Saint Mary Star of the Sea dates from about 1858. Its long nave, gabled entrance porch and pointed windows belong to the Gothic Revival, with a rose window marking the western end. Inside, exposed timber roof trusses span the church, and cast-iron columns support a gallery dating from around 1903. The architectural inventory records a comparatively restrained sanctuary. These features show both the nineteenth-century building and a later addition made as the church continued to serve its congregation.[2]
People & connections
Máire na Feadóg’s family business
The Caisleáin Óir Hotel traces its origins to Máire na Feadóg, remembered in the family’s account as a tin-whistle player. Her son Jack McCloskey succeeded her, and his name survives in the hotel bar. Anne and Dom McDevitt bought the property from Jack in January 1978; a later generation developed the hotel in 2002. Its name honours Séamus Ó Grianna’s novel Caisleáin Óir, connecting the business with the Irish-language literary culture of the neighbouring Rosses communities.[3]
Folklore & tradition
An Easter Monday tradition
Annagry’s community notes in February 2016 announced an Easter Monday band parade through the village for the centenary of the Rising. The notice explicitly placed it within an existing parish Easter tradition and invited former band members to return, alongside other local bands. The same notes advertised a céilí and set-dancing classes at Annagry Hall. They preserve a dated record of organised music and dance within the village’s social calendar, rather than evidence that every listed event continues unchanged today.[4]
Both counts use the 2016 settlement boundary, allowing like-for-like comparison. CSO supplies the 2022 count on this older boundary for comparison only. The official 2022 Built Up Area has different boundaries.
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Anagaire — Census 2016 settlement footprint — census population
These are the historical areas published in the 2006 census report. Boundaries may differ between censuses and from modern settlements. Legal towns, environs and suburbs are shown separately; none has been combined into a modern settlement total.
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Anagaire, Donegal — Census town, CSO 2006 report — census population
These are the historical areas published in the 1996 census report. Boundaries may differ between censuses and from modern settlements. Legal towns, environs and suburbs are shown separately; none has been combined into a modern settlement total.
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Anagaire, Donegal — Census town, CSO 1996 report — census population
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Anagaire, Donegal
Published census settlement populations
236people · 2016
Settlement boundaries changed during this period. Differences may reflect boundary changes as well as population change. Where a 2011 legal-town-and-environs count is shown, it has not been recalculated onto the 2016 settlement boundary.
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