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An Charraig (Carrick)
is a village in the heart of the South-west Donegal Gaeltacht, on
the road between Cill Chartha (Kilcar) and Gleann Cholm Cille. It is
an attractive little town well located in the beautiful countryside
which surrounds it. To the west of Teelin Bay rise the immense sea
cliffs of Sliabh League, while one can trace both the Owenwee and
Glen rivers as they make their way from the high ground into the
Bay. The Catholic church of Naomh Columba is the most prominent
sight in the little town, a structure built in 1862. Before that
date local people worshipped at a scalán or mass house, and
tradition has it that they brought stones with them on their way to
Sunday mass to build the church. Naomh Columba’s is the parish
church of the area which includes the western end of the Sliabh Liag
peninsula, including Gleann Cholm Cille and Teileann, and An
Charraig is a good place to base oneself when touring the area. A
trip by boat down Teelin Bay and along the cliffs is a must for
visitors, and until 1824 a boat trip was the easiest way to get to
An Charraig. It was in that year that the bridge in the middle of
the town was built. The building of the bridge was to a large extent
the making of the town, as soon after the authorities built a Post
Office, an RIC barracks and a Revenue station, thus establishing it
as the focus of the peninsula. |
Carrick Holiday Homes - Donegal, Ireland