Convoy, County Donegal
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Convoy Conmhaigh |
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The old Convoy Woolen Mill
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 Convoy
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| Coordinates: 54°50′08″N 7°28′40″W / 54.835599°N 7.477913°WCoordinates: 54°50′08″N 7°28′40″W / 54.835599°N 7.477913°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Dáil Éireann | Donegal (formerly Donegal North-East) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,438 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | C213015 |
Convoy (Irish: Conmhaigh, "plain of hounds") is a village in the east of County Donegal, Ireland, being located in the Finn Valley district. It is part of the Barony of Raphoe. It is situated on the Burn Deele, and on the road from Stranorlar to Raphoe, from which latter parish it was separated in 1825, and formed into a distinct parish. At its north-western extremity is the mountain of Cark, 1198 feet above the level of the sea.
Convoy has a total population of 1,438 according to the 2011 census. Like many other towns in the vicinity, it has its origins in the Plantation of Ulster. Convoy is home to a mixed religious community which is reflected in the schools and churches in the town.
There is a Catholic and a mixed primary school in the town. There is also a Catholic church (popularly known as 'the Chapel'), a Church of Ireland church and a Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster church or 'kirk' (which was opened by the Church's founder, The Rev. Ian Paisley) in the town. There are no secondary schools in Convoy and local children tend to travel to Raphoe or Stranorlar for second level education.
The Burn Deele (Irish: An Daoil; also spelled in English as the Burn Dale) is a burn (a small river) that flows along the southern edge of Convoy.
Convoy once had a woollen mill located on the banks of the Burn Deele (also spelled as the Burn Dale), but this closed in the early 1980s with the resultant loss of many local jobs. Most people who lived in Convoy worked in the Convoy Woollen Mill and what economy there was managed to sustain a couple of shops and the Post Office. If one did not work in the Mill or manage to get casual labouring jobs in one of the farms outside the village, one had little choice but to emigrate, to either building work in England or Scotland or to the promise of something better in America. The woollen mill is now host to a business area that has been promoted and assisted by the state development body FÁS.
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