Creeslough
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Creeslough An Craoslach
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A view of Creeslough village, taken in 2008
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 Creeslough
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| Coordinates: 55°07′20″N 7°54′22″W / 55.122171°N 7.906036°WCoordinates: 55°07′20″N 7°54′22″W / 55.122171°N 7.906036°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 410 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | C055307 |
| Website | www |
Creeslough (/ˈkriːsˌlɒx/; Irish: An Craoslach [ə ˈkˠɾˠiːsˠˌlɑx], meaning ‘The Gorge’ or ‘Throat Lake’) is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, which is located 12 km south of Dunfanaghy on the N56 road, 54 m above sea level and overlooking an arm of Sheephaven Bay. It is a small village, with the population of the surrounding area engaged mainly in agriculture, mostly livestock rearing, as little of the surrounding land is suitable for tillage.
Nearby attractions include:
Creeslough railway station opened on 9 March 1903, closed for passenger traffic on 3 June 1940, and finally closed altogether on 6 January 1947.
Creeslough supports three primary schools:
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