Crossconnell (Irish: Crois Chonaill) is a townland in the Urris Valley, located in the north-west corner of the Inishowen Peninsula.
Crossconnell | |
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Townland | |
Coordinates: 55°16′31″N 7°26′35″W / 55.27528°N 7.44306°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Area | |
• Total | 115 ha (284 acres) |
It is in the Electoral Division of Dunaff, in Civil Parish of Clonmany, in the Barony of Inishowen East, in County Donegal. It borders the following other townlands: Binnion to the east; Straid to the south; Tullagh to the West. It contains the subtownland of Crocklacky.
It has an area of 115.14 hectares. This is the equivalent of 284 acres, 2 roods and 4 perches.[1]
Etymology edit
The name Crossconnell is from the Irish: Crois Chonaill meaning "Cross of Connell".[2]
History edit
Crossconnell was mapped in the Parsons Hollar Map of 1662, albeit under the name Rosconnel.[3] The townland is referenced in Griffith Valuation, a land valuation survey prepared in the 1850s. A total of 21 households are recorded.[4]
On 28 May 1892, Crossconnell experienced heavy flooding after an unusual rainfall. The storm led to a heavy loss of crops and livestock.[5]
Places of interest edit
Crossconnell National School - A good example of a two-classroom rural national school, the school was built in 1928, using a standard plan adapted to local conditions. The school was closed in the late 1960s with the decline in the rural population.[6]
Bunacrick traditional thatched cottage - Located on the road between Clonmany and Urris, the house was constructed around 1820. It is a prime example of traditional architecture. The thatched roof uses latticed restraining ropes and cast-iron stays. The walls of the house are made of random rubble stone. Historical records from the Ordnance Survey first edition map of approximately 1837 confirm the presence of a house on the site.[7]
Gallery edit
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Crossconnel school - early 1900s
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Last Crossconnell school photo, taken in 1966
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Plaque from the Crossconnell National School
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Crossconnell school, circa 2020
References edit
- ^ "Crossconnell Townland, Co. Donegal".
- ^ Mason, W. S. (1814). A Statistical Account, Or Parochial Survey of Ireland. Ireland: J. Cumming and N. Mahon.
- ^ "Parsons Hollar Map, British Museum". The British Museum. 1662. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Griffith's Valuation". Ask Ireland. 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Great floods in Inishowen". The Derry Journal. 30 May 1892.
- ^ "National Inventory of Architectural Heritage".
- ^ "Bunacrick or Foxtown, CROSSCONNELL, DONEGAL". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 19 May 2023.