Letterkenny

Letterkenny began as a market in the 17th century (thus starting before the Great Famine) and was the first crossing point of the River Swilly. Letterkenny achieved town status in the early 1920s following the partition of Ireland, when the Irish punt replaced the British Pound Sterling as the national currency of Ireland. This led to many Irish banks that had been previously located in the closest city, Derry (now in Northern Ireland), being forced to open branches in Co. Donegal, including in Letterkenny. Public services and industry followed the banks and led to Letterkenny being the fastest ...

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Starting in 1929, the company began to acquire bus assets throughout Donegal. Further expansion followed rapidly. It entered profitability in the early 1930s off the back of these ventures. Acquisition of freight operations followed, and this led to a reduction of rail services, and eventual closure of lines. The Carndonagh branch was closed circa 1935, with the Burtonport line closing entirely in 1940, with a section temporarily re-opening in 1941 to Gweedore, closing finally in 1947. The Buncrana section of the line lost its passanger service in 1948, with its fr ...

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Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway, Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway - History, Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway - Routes, Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway - Transfer to road operations, Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway - The end of rail operations

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Common words found in Irish place names include: Ard- ard - 'high' Ath- átha - 'ford' Bally- baile - 'town' Bel- béal - 'mouth' Carry/Carrick- carraig - 'rock' Clon- Cluain - a meadow Dun- dún - 'fort' Glas- glas - 'green' Glen- Gleann - a valley Kil- cill - church Knock- cnocSee also:

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O’Neill crossed into Tir Connell (O’Donnell territory) by crossing the River Swilly about a mile north of Letterkenny. O’Donnell attacked him at a place called Farsetmore. Both sides are estimated at about 2000 men and were composed of similar troops, Cavalry, composed of nobles, gallowglass mercenaries and clan levies. O’Donnell’s horsemen harassed O’Neill as his men were fording the river. Then, the two sides fought hand to hand combat. The O’Donnell horse got the better of O’Neill’s cavalry, precipitating a general retreat on behalf of O’Neill’s force. The O’Donnells pursued them back over ...

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Omagh - Omagh Bomb. The Real IRA bombed the town centre in August 1998, killing 29 people - 13 women, 9 children and 6 men. One of the women killed was pregnant with twins. See also: Omagh Bombing ...

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MacMahon’s inexperience was further exposed in how he drew up his troops for battle. He placed a small advance guard in front his army and positioned the rest of his troops in a huge solid mass, which meant that it would be very difficult to manoeuvre and very few units could actually engage the enemy, being stuck within the ranks of their own men. Coote, meanwhile, who had been fighting since 1641 and whose father had been a professional soldier, drew up his men in small flexible units – able to rein ...

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The lines controlled by the Joint Committee were: The Finn Valley Railway (FVR). This was the first railway in County Donegal, running 14 miles (22 km) from Strabane – on the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (L&ER) (later part of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland) – to Stranorlar. Built to the Irish standard gauge of 5 ft 3 in (1600 mm), it opened on 7 September 1863, with the L&ER supplying the rolling stock. (Original station stops: Strabane, Clady, Castlefin, Liscooly, Killygordon, Cavan, Town Bridge and St ...

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County Donegal Railways Joint Committee, County Donegal Railways Joint Committee - History of the Donegal Railways, County Donegal Railways Joint Committee - Statistics, County Donegal Railways Joint Committee - Closure

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Irish poetry - Yeats and modernism. In the 1910s, Yeats became acquainted with the work of James Joyce, and worked closely with Ezra Pound, who served as his personal secretary for a time. Through Pound, Yeats also became familiar with the work of a range of prominent modernist poets. He undoubtedly learned from these contacts, and from his 1916 book Responsibilities and Other Poems onwards his work, while not entirely meriting the label modernist, became much more hard-edged than it had been.

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The variant of the Irish language spoken in Donegal is distinctive, and shares traits with Scottish Gaelic. The Irish spoken in the Donegal Gaeltacht (Irish speaking area) is of the West Ulster dialect, while Inishowen, which became English-speaking in the early 20th century, used the East Ulster dialect. Scots is still spoken to a degree in the Laggan district of east Donegal. Donegal Irish has a strong influence on Irish speakers across Ulster, who find themselves speaking a language noticeably different (in p ...

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The Republic's motorway network is focused on Dublin, and is being extended to other major cities as part of the National Development Plan. Dublin has also been the focus of other major projects, such as the East-Link and West-Link bridges, as well as the Dublin port tunnel. Other cities and towns have however had bypass projects, some of which are still underway or in planning as of 2004. The Jack Lynch Tunnel under the River Lee (Ireland) in Cork was another major project outside Dublin, a ...

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In the course of a quarrel with his father and his half-brother Hugh, Calvagh sought aid in Scotland from the Campbells, who with access to Scottish royal artillery were able to assist him in deposing Manus and securing the now very divided lordship of Tyrconnel for himself. Hugh then appealed to Shane O'Neill, chief of the neighbouring O'Neill clan, to restore him at Calvagh's expense. Shane accordingly invaded Tyrconnel at the head of a large army in 1557, desiring to make himself supreme throughout Ulster, and encamped on the shore of Lou ...

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Calvagh O'Donnell, Calvagh O'Donnell - Life, Calvagh O'Donnell - Descendants, Calvagh O'Donnell - Reference

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The Local Government Act 2001 listed the Town Councils in Schedule 6, as follows: Former Urban Districts Arklow Athlone Athy Ballina Ballinasloe (Ballinasloe Town Council) Birr Bray Buncrana Bundoran Carlow Carrickmacross Carrick-on-Suir Cashel Castlebar Castleblayney Cavan Clonakilty Clones Cobh Dundalk Dungarvan Ennis ...

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The first railway to be built in Ireland was the Dublin and Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) Railway (D&KR), a distance of six miles. The contractor was one William Dargan, now known as the founder of railways in Ireland due to his participation in many of the main routes built on the island. The D&KR was notable in being one of the earliest dedicated commuter railways in the world. The planning undertaken is also noteworthy, a full traffic su ...

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The report of the Municipal Boundaries Commissioners (Ireland) in 1881 listed 102 towns in Ireland with commissioners: Town Commissioners - Towns governed under the 1854 Act. There were 76 such towns in 1881: Arklow, County Wicklow Athy, County Kildare Ardee, County Louth Athlone, County Roscommon and County Westmeath Antrim, County Antrim Aughnacloy, County Tyrone Bagenalstown, County Carlow Balbriggan, County Dublin Ball ...

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There is evidence for settlements around the town dating back to prehistoric times including the remains of round forts and other earth works. There is a record of an early Danish fortress being destroyed by Murtagh Mac Lochlainn, High King of Ireland in 1159. This Viking settlement is possibly the origin of the town's name. The town itself is famous for being the former home to the O'Donnell clan, who played a pivotal role in Irish History. From the 15th to the 17th century, they provided the main opposition to the colonisation of Ir ...

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Donegal, Donegal - History, Donegal - Industry & Tourism, Donegal - Sport & Media

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List of cathedrals - Hong Kong. St John's Cathedral (聖約翰座堂) (The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (香港聖公會) (Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopalian)) Immaculate Conception Cathedral, (聖母無原罪主教座堂) (Catholic) Roman Catholic Cathedral The Cathedral of St Luke the Evangelist (Russian Orthodox) List of cathedrals - Macau. A Sé Catedral (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Esperança de São Lázaro) (Catholic) See also:

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The first institutions formally opened their doors in 1970, and other colleges were added during the following decade. Some colleges developed from earlier institutions and colleges, involving amalgamation, but most were completely new institutions. A Regional Technical College for Limerick was cancelled after a National Institute for Higher Education was announced for the city. Finally, in 1993, an institution was created for Limerick. Two additional institutions h ...

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Although Shane had allied himself with the Scottish MacDonnell clan, who had settled in Antrim, against the English, Queen Elizabeth, on succeeding to the English throne in 1558, inclined to come to terms with Shane, who after his father's death functioned as de facto chief of the formidable O'Neill clan. She accordingly agreed to recognize his claims to the chieftainship, thus throwing over Brian O'Neill, son of the murdered Matthew, baron of Dungannon, if Shane would submit to her authority and that of her deputy. O'Neill, however, ...

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Shane O'Neill, Shane O'Neill - Feuding Within the O'Neill Lordship, Shane O'Neill - Relationship with the English, Shane O'Neill - War in Ulster, Shane O'Neill - Defeat and Death, Shane O'Neill - Reference

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The main roads in the north, which connect well with those in the south, are classified "M"/"A"/"B" as in Great Britain, though their numbering is separate from the British system. Roads in Ireland - Motorways. The most important roads are motorways, designated as in the Republic and Great Britain by the letter "M". The motorway network is focused on Belfast. M1 Belfast - Dungannon M2 Belfast - Antrim, plus unconnected Ballymena bypass further to the north M3 The Lagan Bridge ...

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Under Section 185 of the 2001 act, new Town Councils can be established in any town with a population of at least 7,500. The application must be made by at least 100 local government electors, or 10% of the electors of the proposed town, whichever is the greater. After a period of public consultation the application is considered by the County Council for the area in which the town is situated. The County Council’s recommendation is referred to the Local Government Commission. If the Commission approves the establishment of a Town Council, an order ...

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