Quigley's Point Explained

Quigley's Point
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 As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:213
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:55.1249°N -7.1971°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Quigley's Point [2] is a village in County Donegal, Ireland. Located on the eastern shores of Inishowen and overlooking Lough Foyle, the village is sometimes known locally as "Carrowkeel" (or "Carowkeel") as it is in a townland of that name.[3] To the south is the city of Derry and to the north lie the villages of Moville and Greencastle. A car ferry links Greencastle with Magilligan during the summer. The river Cabry, which flows through the area,[4] is spanned by a late-18th century bridge at Quigley's Point.[5]

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a standing stone site in Cabry townland, and a reputed former cromlech site (since removed) in Carrowkeel townland.[6]

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has a church at Greenbank near the village. Greenbank Presbyterian Church was built in 1862 in a "Gothic influenced" style.[7] The nearby Presbyterian church hall, which was gutted by fire following an apparent arson attack in 2003,[8] [9] was subsequently restored.[10]

Quigley's Point had a population of 213 people at the time of the 2022 census, down slightly from 227 in the 2011 census.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Interactive Map - Towns: Quigleys Point - Population Snapshot . visual.cso.ie . . 25 August 2024 .
  2. Web site: Rinn Uí Choigligh / Quigley's Point . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 29 October 2021 .
  3. Web site: Carrowkeel Townland, Co. Donegal . townlands.ie . 29 October 2021 .
  4. Web site: Donegal bridges gaps after 'all hands on deck' flood response . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 2 September 2017 . 29 October 2021 .
  5. Web site: Carrowkeel, Carrowkeel (Carrowkeel), Quigley's Point, Donegal . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 29 October 2021 . Triple-arch road bridge spanning the Cabry River, built c. 1780 .
  6. Book: Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal . Cody, Eamon . Dublin . Government Stationery Office . 2002 . Megalithic tomb - unclassified [..] Carrowkeel [..] This feature is named 'Cromlech' on the original OS 6-inch map (1833-4). There are no visible remains at the site [..] Whatever the nature of this feature, it had apparently been removed by 1848, as it is named 'Site of Cromlech' on the OS 6-inch map of that date.
  7. Web site: Greenbank Presbyterian Church, Carrowkeel, Tromaty, Quigley's Point, Donegal . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 29 October 2021 .
  8. Web site: Police suspect gang of arson attacks . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 15 July 2003 . 29 October 2021 . Greenbank Presbyterian church hall at Quigleys Point, Co Donegal, was destroyed in an early morning fire yesterday. The building, which is over 150 years old, was used as a social, community and badminton hall .
  9. Web site: Arson attacks on church and masonic halls 'linked' . Independent News & Media . independent.ie . 15 July 2003 . 29 October 2021 .
  10. Web site: Greenbank Presbyterian Church . inishowen4pc.com . 29 October 2021 . The church hall was subject to an arson attack in 2003 but Greenbank rose up from the ashes with a wonderful new hall .
  11. Web site: Quigleys Point (Ireland) Census Town . City Population . 25 August 2024 .

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