Crossroads, County Donegal

Crossroads
Na Croisbhealaí
The Cross
Hamlet
St Patrick's Catholic Church, Crossroads, Gleneely
St Patrick's Catholic Church, Crossroads, Gleneely
Map
Coordinates: 54°47′08″N 7°41′29″W / 54.78556°N 7.69139°W / 54.78556; -7.69139
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
RegionFinn Valley
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Crossroads (Irish: Na Croisbhealaí), sometimes spelt Cross Roads and known locally as The Cross,[1] is a hamlet south of the village of Killygordon in the Finn Valley in east County Donegal, Ireland.[2] Located between Ballybofey and Castlefin, it is in the civil parish of Donaghmore and the Catholic parish of Killygordon. Crossroads is located largely within the townlands of Ballynacor and Dromore.[1][3] The area takes its name from the junction of four local roads which lead variously to Gleneely, to Killygordon, to the town of Ballybofey and the town of Castlefin.[citation needed]

Places of interest

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Saint Patrick's Church is a Catholic church located in Ballynacor, Gleneely. Built in 1872 and then extended in 1893,[4] the church is within the parish of Killygordon in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry.[5] This parish spans Crossroads, Killygordon and Liscooley. The chapel has a graveyard and a spire.[4]

Saint Anne's Church of Ireland Church, Crossroads

Saint Anne's Church is a Church of Ireland church located in Dromore townland in Gleneely. Built in 1830, it is within Donaghmore parish along with Carnowen (Raphoe) and Donoughmore (Liscooley). The church is the Church of Ireland church for the Crossroads and Killygordon areas.[6]

Geography

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The townlands in the Crossroads area, and the electoral divisions in which they lie, include:

Townland Gaelige Electoral division Postal address
Ballynacor[3] Baile na Cora Gleneely ED Ballinacor, Killygordon
Dromore[7] Droim Mór Killygordon ED Dromore, Killygordon
Avaltygort[8] An tAbhallghort Gleneely ED Avaltygort, Killygordon
Ballyarrel[9] Baile Earrail Gleneely ED Ballyarrel, Killygordon
Drumfergus[10] Droim Fearghas Gleneely ED Drumfergus, Killygordon
Carn[11] An Carn Killygordon ED Carn, Ballybofey
Monellan[12] Maigh Nialláin Gleneely ED Monellan, Killygordon

There is one housing estate in Crossroads, Dromore Park, which is located within Dromore townland.[13][better source needed]

Education

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Crossroads has two primary schools, Dromore National School located at Dromore, Killygordon and Gleneely National School located at Gleneely, Killygordon.[14]

Some pupils attend Finn Valley College or Saint Columba's College in Stranorlar for their secondary education.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Na Croisbhealaí / Cross Roads". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Donegal Generations - Village of Crossroads, County Donegal". tomgallen.com. 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "Ballynacor Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Ballynacor, Cross Roads, Donegal". Buildings of Ireland. 2 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Parishes - Killygordon". derrydiocese.org. Retrieved 23 June 2025. Killygordon Parish [..] A country parish in Donegal [..] Pastoral Outreaches [..] St Patrick's Crossroads, Killygordon
  6. ^ "Saint Anne's Church (Donaghmore), Dromore (Gleneely), Cross Roads, Donegal". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  7. ^ "Dromore Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  8. ^ "Avaltygort Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  9. ^ "Ballyarrell Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  10. ^ "Drumfergus Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  11. ^ "Carn Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Archived from the original on 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  12. ^ "Carna/Carn". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  13. ^ "Ireland House". www.irelandhouse.ie. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  14. ^ "Dromore National School | Crossroads, Killygordon Co. Donegal". dromorenationalschool.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-30.