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Recorded forms
An Clochán Liath· Irish · main form · validated name
Dunglow· English · main form
Dungloe· English · main form · local name
Place & story
A festival takes shape
The festival that became Mary from Dungloe began in 1967, when Mrs Sweeney of Sweeney's Hotel brought together a local organising committee. Daniel Gallagher became its first director. The event acquired its familiar name after Emmet Spiceland's success with the song. RTÉ's 1992 visit recorded entrants arriving from Ireland, Britain and the United States, with the winner acting as an ambassador for a year. Daniel O'Donnell, who had attended since childhood, helped bring the celebration to a wider audience.[2]
People & connections
Peadar O'Donnell's Rosses upbringing
Peadar O'Donnell was born at Meenmore near Dungloe on 22 February 1893. His father combined farming, seasonal labour in Scotland and winter mill work, while his mother worked in a cooperative shop. Teaching brought Peadar back to the Rosses after training in Dublin: he worked on Inishfree and became head of Derryhenny school near Dungloe in 1915. He later became a trade-union organiser, socialist republican and writer, publishing novels including Islanders and helping establish the literary magazine The Bell.[3]
Remembering the Tunnel Tigers
The Tunnel Tiger memorial in the grounds of St Crona's Church was unveiled on 7 August 2019. Built by McGee Memorials with a local voluntary committee, it honours Donegal workers who died during tunnelling projects in Britain and farther afield. Seventy-seven names appear on its facade. An archway leads to seating and information about the projects, while a small tunnel, cart and equipment evoke the working environment. A hand-carved black-granite figure gives the monument its central human presence.[4]
An Clochán Liath — Census 2016 settlement footprint
Population within 2016 settlement boundaries
1,220people · 2022
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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An Clochán Liath — Census 2016 settlement footprint — census population
An Clochán Liath, Donegal — Census town, CSO 2006 report
2002–2006: census town
1,068people · 2006
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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An Clochán Liath, Donegal — Census town, CSO 2006 report — census population
An Clochán Liath, Donegal — Census town, CSO 1996 report
1991–1996: census town
1,042people · 1996
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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An Clochán Liath, Donegal — Census town, CSO 1996 report — census population
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An Clochán Liath, Donegal
Published census settlement populations
1,164people · 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.
Dungloe Catholic Church, County Donegal illustration: based on a Dungloe RC Church by Kenneth Allen. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
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