Loch an Iúir

Loch an Iúir
Village
Loch an Iúir
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°00′04″N 8°16′12″W / 55.001°N 8.27°W / 55.001; -8.27Coordinates: 55°00′04″N 8°16′12″W / 55.001°N 8.27°W / 55.001; -8.27
Country Ireland
Province Ulster
County County Donegal
Population (2016)[1]
 • Urban 313
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference B810169
Loch an Iúir or "Lake of the Yew Tree", with Oilean Iúir clearly visible

Loch an Iúir (Irish: lake of the yew) Irish pronunciation: [lˠɔx.ə ˈɲuːɾʲ], anglicised as Loughanure,[2][3] is a village in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. It is halfway between Gweedore and Dungloe, on the N56 road, in the Gaeltacht area of the Rosses.

Notable people

  • Niall Ó Dónaill, (1908 - 1995) Irish-language lexicographer. His Dictionary 'Fhoclóir Gaeilge/Béarla' (1977)is consulted by language students worldwide as the bible of the native tongue. Other books by the same writer : 'Bruighean Feille' and 'Na Glúnta Rosannacha' (1952) a history of the Rosses from the Dark Ages. Niall was born in 'Barr na hAilte' Loch an Iúir in 1908 and died in 1995. He is revered with pride in his native Donegal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Loch An Iúir". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  2. ↑ Loch an Iuir, Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved: 2010-08-17.
  3. ↑ Ionstraimí Reachtúla Uimhir 872 de 2004, An Coimisinéir Teanga (commissioner.ie). Retrieved: 2010-08-17.
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