Carrick, County Donegal

Carrick An Charraig
Village
Carrick's main street
Carrick Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°39′28″N 8°38′00″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Government
• Dáil Éireann	Donegal
• EU Parliament	Midlands–North-West
Population  (2022)[1]	308
Irish Grid Reference	G591790

Carrick (Irish: An Charraig, meaning 'the rock')^[2] is a village located within the civil parish of Glencolmcille in County Donegal, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the population of the village was 308.^[1] Carrick is located between neighbouring towns Glencolmcille, Meenanary, Teelin and Kilcar. Nearby is Slieve League, the highest sea cliff in Europe.

Amenities

The village has a post office as well as a number of pubs, shops and coffee shops.^{[citation needed]} The Roman Catholic church in the village is dedicated to Saint Colm Cille, and was built in the 1850s.^[3] The local national school has an enrollment of approximately 80 pupils,^[4] and the secondary school had an enrollment of 214 students in 2019.^[5] Teams representing the secondary school, Coláiste na Carraige, have won a number of trophies in Gaelic football.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Census Interactive Map – Towns: An Charraig". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
2. "An Charraig / Carrick". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
3. "Eaglais Chaitliceach Naomh Colm Cille, An Charraig, County Donegal". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
4. "Scoil Naisiúnta Na Carraige (18611F)". education.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
5. "Subject Inspection Report - Coláiste Na Carraige, Carrick, Co. Donegal" (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.