Doochary

An Dúchoraidh
Village
An Dúchoraidh

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 54°54′22″N 8°12′29″W / 54.906°N 8.208°W / 54.906; -8.208Coordinates: 54°54′22″N 8°12′29″W / 54.906°N 8.208°W / 54.906; -8.208
Country Ireland
Province Ulster
County County Donegal
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
An Dúchoraidh is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Doochary has no official status.

An Dúchoraidh or An Dúcharaidh (anglicized as Doochary),[1] meaning "the black weir", is a small village in the Rosses area of County Donegal, Ireland. Doochary is within the Gaeltacht, meaning the Irish language is the main language used there. Doochary was awarded the Tidy Towns award in 1997.[2]

See also

References

  1. Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6587/Doochary.html&date=2009-10-25+07:35:14
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