Falcarragh (Irish: An Fál Carrach, meaning the stone wall) is a small town, in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... When under Gaelic rule, Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the túatha. ... This article is about the nine-county Irish province. ... For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist, while several county names have changed. ... Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... This article is about the current Irish body. ... Donegal South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the southern part of County Donegal. ... Subscriber trunk dialling (STD) (also known as Subscriber toll dialling) is an obsolete term for the UK telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk calls without operator assistance. ... Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ...

The settlement is in the old parish of Cloughaneely. It is within a Gaeltacht region, where the Irish Language as a spoken daily language is used. A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Gaeltacht regions in Ireland Gaeltacht (pronounced ; plural Gaeltachtaí) is an Irish word for an Irish-speaking region. ...

Etymology

The name Falcarragh (lit. An (the) Fál (Wall) Carrach (Stone) Stone Wall / Boundary) has been used since 1850, ascribed so by O' Donavan as he believed 'Na Crois Bhealaí', the Cross Roads, was too common in Ireland to allow distinction. Na Crois Bhealaí is still used by native speakers when referring to the town. John ODonovan (25 July 1806–10 December 1861), from Atateemore, County Kilkenny, and educated at Hunts Academy, Waterford, is recognised as one of Irelands greatest ever Irish scholars and first historic topographer. ...

History

From 1622 to 1921, the Olpherts were the main landlords in the district, Sir John Olphert being the last Olphert landlord, who died in 1917. Falcarragh has a rich history and culture and has among its many riches the highest celtic cross in Ireland at Ray. Celtic cross For Celtic Cross, the ambient/dub band see Celtic Cross (band) A Celtic cross is a symbol that combines the cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. ...