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Kerrykeel

Village in County Donegal, Ireland

Summary

Village in County Donegal, Ireland

Field	Value
name	Kerrykeel
native_name	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Kerrykeel.JPG
image_caption	The R247 passes through Kerrykeel
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Ulster
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	County Donegal
leader_title1	Dáil Éireann
leader_name1	Donegal
unit_pref	Metric
population_as_of	2022
population_footnotes
population_total	389
population_density_km2	auto
coordinates
area_code	074, +353 74
blank_name	Irish Grid Reference
blank_info

Kerrykeel (; historically and in census returns Carrowkeel) is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies between Knockalla Mountain and Ranny Hill and is on the shores of Mulroy Bay. Kerrykeel is accessible via the R245 and R247 roads which converge in the centre of the village. Kerrykeel is also in close to the tourist area of Portsalon. Portsalon serves as the gateway to the Fanad Peninsula.

Amenities

Amenities include Saint Colmcille primary school, a Garda station, Roman Catholic and Presbyterian churches, a post office, a grocery shop, butchers, and several takeaways and restaurants.

Every Saturday morning the Kerrykeel Country Market takes place. During the summer period Kerrykeel sees an increase of tourists, with some staying in holiday rental homes in the area.

A 'Tidy Towns' committee was set up with the vision of improving the overall look of the village. This has included the addition of seasonal flower beds, green areas along the roads leading into the village and improvements to the pier and lay-by along the Milford to Kerrykeel road.

In 2013, Kerrykeel was mistakenly named the 'crime capital of Ireland' after a computer glitch at the Central Statistics Office. With a population of approximately 400 people, Kerrykeel was said to have an increase in sexual assaults, burglaries and theft. Later the CSO stated that Kerrykeel was mixed up with Kevin Street. The error was later rectified.

Gallery

File:Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kerrykeel - geograph.org.uk - 910470.jpg|Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic church File:Garda Station, Kerrykeel - geograph.org.uk - 910437.jpg|Kerrykeel Garda station File:Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Kerrykeel - geograph.org.uk - 910413.jpg|The Presbyterian Church in Kerrykeel

Notable people

Billy Gillespie, footballer, born Kerrykeel
John Kerr, ballad singer

References

"Census Interactive Data - Towns: Carrowkeel - Population Snapshot". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)]].
"An Cheathrú Chaol/Kerrykeel". Placenames Database of Ireland.
Patrick Żerkowski. (2014-12-01). "Knockalla Mountain".
"DisplayPlace".
"R246 · Co. Donegal, Ireland".
"Kerrykeel Country Market".
"Kerrykeel Tidy Towns".
(2013-09-25). "Donegal village {{sic". bbc.com.

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