Keadue, County Donegal
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Keadue Céideadh
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Keadue Strand
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 Keadue
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| Coordinates: 54°59′49″N 8°25′11″W / 54.99689189999999°N 8.419645400000036°WCoordinates: 54°59′49″N 8°25′11″W / 54.99689189999999°N 8.419645400000036°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M835815 |
Keadue, (Irish: Céideadh), is a townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is in the Rosses region of northwest County Donegal, on the R259 road on the Wild Atlantic Way, about halfway between the fishing villages of Burtonport and Kincasslagh on the Atlantic coast.
Keadue is most well known for its football team, Keadue Rovers, who play their home games at Central Park in Keadue. Ireland goalkeeper, Packie Bonner, from nearby Cloughglass, started his career at Keadue.
The local GAA team is Dungloe GAA, who play 8 km away in Dungloe. Gaelic Football All-Star, Tony Boyle, member of the 1992 Donegal All-Ireland winning team was born in Keadue.
UFC mixed martial artist, Joseph Duffy is from Meenbanad, the bordering townland.
Keadue is in the Gaeltacht region, which means the official language of the area is Irish. However, the use of Irish has been in decline since the 1950s.
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