Carrigart Carraig Airt
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 55°03′03″N 8°14′08″W / 55.050941, -8.235626
Irish grid reference B847228
Statistics
Province:	Ulster
County:	County Donegal
Dialling code:	074, +000 353 74
Population ()

Carrigart (official name: Carraig Airt)^[1] is a small village in the Barony of Kilmacrenan to the north of County Donegal, Ireland. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic Grid references commonly used in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster Since the late 16th century the Island of Ireland has been divided into 32 counties ( Irish language contae or condae County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. Subscriber trunk dialling ( STD, also known as subscriber toll dialling) is a term for the UK Telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology "Baron" was also a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Such barons had no connection to any geographic barony Kilmacrennan ( Gaelic: Cill Mhic nÉanáin or Cill Mhic Réanáin) is a small village located in County Donegal on the north west coast of County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The village is on the R245 route between Letterkenny and Creeslough. Letterkenny (Leitir Ceanainn is the largest town in County Donegal, Ireland. Creeslough ( Irish: An Craoslach, meaning 'The Gorge' or 'Throat Lake') is a Village in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. This village is famous for it's many alien abductions and sightings. It's many crop circles and strange noises in the middle of the night,it has become a mecca for those in search of extraterrestrial lifeforms. Situated as it is at the base of the Rosguill peninsula, in one of the more remote but most scenic parts of the country, the village provides services for a large hinterland, with a supermarket with banking facilities, a post office, a doctor's surgery and a barracks manned part-time by An Garda Síochána. Rosguill (official name Ros Goill) is a Peninsula situated in north-north-west County Donegal, Ireland. ga '''''Garda Síochána na hÉireann''''' (ˈgaːrdə ʃiːˈxaːnə nə ˈheːɾʲən Irish for "Peace Guard of Ireland" often rendered Carrigart has a very handsome public park that borders the shoreline behind the houses on the main street. Designed by Angela Gallagher, it is maintained to a very high standard by the Tidy Towns Committee and has won several awards. The National Tidy Town Awards generally refer to the Australian Tidy Town Awards or the National Tidy Town Awards of Ireland. The village and its environs remain largely agricultural, relying heavily on passing trade and tourism during the summer months. In common with the rest of this part of Donegal, Carrigart has a large number of second homes, owned especially by Northern Irish holiday makers. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of A number of these homes are owned by former movers and shakers in the political scene in the North of Ireland, who appreciate the peace and tranquility of the region.

Carraig Airt main street.

The village, which celebrated its centenary in 2002, originally formed part of the estates of the Earls of Leitrim, nearby Mulroy House being one of their seats. The title Earl of Leitrim (pronounced "Leetrim" was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1795 for Robert Clements 1st Viscount Leitrim William Clements, 3rd Earl of Leitrim, was assassinated in nearby Cratlagh wood in 1878 by men from the neighbouring peninsula of Fanad. William Sydney Clements 3rd Earl of Leitrim ( 15 October 1806 &ndash 2 April 1878) was an Irish nobleman and landlord Fanad (official name Fánaid) is a peninsula that lies between Lough Swilly and Mulroy Bay on the north coast of County Donegal in Ireland

Each year the town holds host to a festival that runs from the 8th to the 14th of August. A wide variety of local arts and crafts are on display, floats and other activities are on during the festival including the ever-popular beauty pageant.

The official name given to Carrigart is Carraig Airt but it has also been translated as Ceathrú Fhiodhghoirt, meaning meaning Quarterland of the Wood of the Field. ^[2]

References

1. ^ Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004.
2. ^ Deirdre and Laurence Flanagan, Irish Place Names, Gill & Macmillan, 2002.

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