Hide

INISHKEEL

hide
Hide

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

In 1868, the parish of Inishkeel contained the following places:

"INISHKEEL, (and Islands) a parish in the baronies of Banagh and Boylagh, county Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland. Ardara is its post town. It is 24 miles long by 8 broad. The surface is broken and mountainous, the principal summits being Rochrow, 1,649 feet, and Aughta, 1,958 feet. Numerous lakes occupy a considerable area; among them may be mentioned Nalughraman and Finn. The river Guibarra flows through part of the parish. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Raphoe, value £455, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected in 1825. There are two Roman Catholic chapels, also a Methodist meeting-house. There are public, parochial, and two private schools. The island of Inniskeel, or Inns-Coel, was so called from a monastery which was, founded on it in the end of the 6th century by St. Conald Coel. The isle lies about 1 mile off the mainland, and has a good harbour on the E. side called Churchpool.

"GLENTIES, a post village in the parish of Inishkeel, barony of Bannagh, county Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, 23 miles S.W. of Letterkenny. It is situated in a valley in the midst of a bleak and dismal hilly district. In the neighbourhood is the residence of Lord A. Hill, the proprietor. Glenties gives name to a Poor-law Union, with 13 electoral divisions, in the county of Donegal. Fairs are held on the 17th March, 19th June, 27th July, 12th August, 12th September, and 28th December."

"NARAN, a hamlet and seat of a post-office in the parish of Inishkeel, barony of Boylagh, county Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Ardara. It stands on the coast of Gweebarra Bay, opposite to the island of Iniskeel. It is a poor fishing hamlet, and contains a church and Methodist meeting-house."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018