Inver, County Donegal Explained

Inver
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ulster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Donegal
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:54.66°N -8.299°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Inver [1] is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland.

The village lies on the N56 National secondary road midway between Donegal town to the east and Killybegs to the west. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Banagh.[2]

History

St Natalis (or Naail), who died in 563, was the abbot of a monastery in Invernayle (Inver).[3]

In the 1460, a Franciscan monastery was founded on the same site.

The graveyard dates back to 1731.[4]

A Church of Ireland Anglican church was built in 1622, with a new building completed in 1807.[5]

There was a recognised settlement in Inver in 1837.[6] At that time it was noted that 11,785 people lived there, with five schools teaching 360 children.[7]

Inver was an important whaling post in the past, with a whaling station in the Port of Inver, 3km (2 miles) from the town. Its ruins can still be seen in the port to this day. Today there are 24 main species of whale and dolphin in the waters off Ireland's West Coast, and whale and dolphin spotting is very popular with locals and tourists.[8]

Facilities

Inver has three churches, Catholic, Anglican and Methodist.[9]

The village has a football pitch which hosts Eany Celtic in the Donegal League.

There is one shop and sub-post office in the village.

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota may be named after Inver.[10]

Transport

Inver railway station opened on 18 August 1893 and closed on 1 January 1960.[11]

Civil parish of Inver

The civil parish contains the villages of Inver, Frosses and Mountcharles.[2]

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inbhear/Inver . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 20 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Inver. IreAtlas Townlands Database. 6 May 2015.
  3. https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/I/Inver-Bannagh-Donegal.php Library Ireland website
  4. http://www.donegalgenealogy.com/oldinverGY.htm Donegal Genealogy website
  5. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40909214/inver-glebe-inver-co-donegal Buildings of Ireland website
  6. https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/timeline/county-donegal-1830s-ireland Ireland XO website
  7. http://www.donegalgenealogy.com/inverproj.htm#:~:text=INVER%2C%20a%20parish%2C%20in%20the,own%20head)%2C%2011%2C785%20inhabitants. Donegal Genealogy website
  8. https://www.irelandnorthwest.ie/Destinations/Donegal/Inver/ Ireland North West website
  9. Web site: Cassidy Genealogy - the Port .
  10. Web site: About us. City of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. 2008-09-15. From 1858 until 1880, hundreds of settlers were attracted to the township that was named after an Irish fishing village, "Inver" and commemorating the homeland of the German settlers, "Grove.".
  11. Web site: Inver station. Railscot - Irish Railways. 2007-10-16.

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