Loch an Iúir

Updated on Oct 10, 2024

Edit

Comment

Country Ireland Time zone WET (UTC+0) Local time Saturday 11:34 PM		County County Donegal Irish Grid Reference B810169 Province Ulster

Weather 9°C, Wind SE at 19 km/h, 79% Humidity

Loch an Iúir (Irish: lake of the yew) [lˠɔx.ə ˈɲuːɾʲ], anglicised as Loughanure, 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.

Map of Loughanure, Co. Donegal, Ireland

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.

References

Loch an Iúir Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA

Contents

Map of Loughanure, Co. Donegal, Ireland

Notable people

References