Mountcharles
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| Mountcharles Tamhnach an tSalainn |
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Mountcharles (Tamhnach an tSalainn in Irish) is a village in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies 6 km from Donegal town on the Killybegs road.
[edit] Name
The village is named for its founder, Charles Conyngham, an ancestor of Lord Henry Mountcharles of Slane Castle, County Meath. Conyngham is credited with building the village in the 17th century. The Conyngham estate and its large estate house (Hall Demesne), close to the village, are now unoccupied.
The village's Irish name, Tamhnach an tSalainn (salt hill), refers to the salt works (also in the grounds of the Conyngham estate), which provided employment to local people during the 18th century.
[edit] Transport
Mountcharles railway station opened on 18 August 1893 and finally closed on 1 January 1960.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Mountcharles station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
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