Gleneely Explained

Gleneely [1] is a village and census town on the Inishowen peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 236 people (up from 166 as of the 2006 census).[2]

Gleneely's Church of Ireland church, All Saints Church in Aghaglassan townland, was built in 1856.[3] The nearest Catholic church, known locally as 'the Chapel', is in Culdaff parish. The local national (primary) school, Scoil Mhuire in Dristernan townland, had an enrollment of 125 pupils as of 2021.[4]

Local sports clubs include the Gleneely Colts association football (soccer) club, which fields teams in the Inishowen Football League.[5]

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55.2416°N -7.149°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gleann Daoile / Gleneely . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 10 October 2021 .
  2. Web site: Gleneely (Ireland) Census Town . City Population . 10 October 2021 .
  3. Web site: All Saints Church of Ireland Church, Aghaglassan, Gleneely, Donegal . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 10 October 2021 .
  4. Web site: Directory - Scoil Mhuire, Dristernan Gleneely Co. Donegal . Department of Education . gov.ie . 7 September 2021 . 10 October 2021 .
  5. Web site: Gleneely Colts . Inishowen Football League . inishowenfl.ie . 10 October 2021 .

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