Crossconnell () is a townland in the Urris Valley, located in the north-west corner of the
Inishowen Peninsula
Inishowen () is a peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. Inishowen is the largest peninsula on the Ireland, island of Ireland.
The Inishowen peninsula includes Ireland's most northerly point, Malin Head. The Grianan of Aileach, a ...
in Ireland. It is in the Electoral Division of
Dunaff, in Civil Parish of
Clonmany
Clonmany () is a village and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in north-west Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland. The Urris valley to the west of Clonmany village was the last outpost of the Irish language in Inishowen. In the 19th centur ...
, in the Barony of
Inishowen East, in
County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small b ...
. It borders the following other townlands: Binnion to the east; Straid to the south; Tullagh to the West. It contains the subtownland of Crocklacky.
Crossconnell has an area of 115.14 hectares (284 acres, 2 roods and 4 perches).
Etymology
The name Crossconnell is from the Irish: Crois Chonaill meaning "Cross of Connell".
History
Crossconnell was mapped in the Parsons Hollar Map of 1662, albeit under the name Rosconnel. The townland is referenced in
Griffith Valuation, a land valuation survey prepared in the 1850s. A total of 21 households are recorded.
On 28 May 1892, Crossconnell experienced heavy flooding after an unusual rainfall. The storm led to a heavy loss of crops and livestock.
Places of interest
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. It was closed in the late 1960s, following a decline in the rural population.
Bunacrick traditional thatched cottage - Located on the road between Clonmany and Urris, the house was constructed around 1820. It is an 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.
Gallery
File:Crossconnell.jpg, Crossconnell school, early 1900s
File:Crossconnell 1.jpg, Last Crossconnell school photo, taken in 1966
File:Plaque, Crossconnell old school - geograph.org.uk - 1390810.jpg, Plaque from Crossconnell school
File:Old National School at Crossconnell - geograph.org.uk - 1390808.jpg, Crossconnell school, circa 2020
References
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Townlands of County Donegal