Back Convoy (lungsod sa Irland) CEB Convoy (County Donegal) German Convoy (Donegal) Spanish Convoy Basque Conmhaigh Irish Conmhaigh GV Convoy (Irlanda) Italian Конвой (Ирландия) Russian Convoy, Irland Swedish
Convoy
Conmhaigh | |
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Village | |
 Convoy's main street | |
  Convoy Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°51′36″N 7°39′50″W / 54.859998°N 7.663976°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Barony | Raphoe South |
| Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population | 1,702 |
| Irish Grid Reference | C216014 |
Convoy (Irish: Conmhaigh, "plain of hounds")[2] is a village and civil parish in the east of County Donegal, Ireland. The village is located in the Finn Valley district and is part of the Barony of Raphoe South. It is situated on the Burn Dale (also known as the Burn Deele), and is located on the R236 road to Raphoe.[3]
Convoy had a total population of 1,702 according to the 2022 census.[1] 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, a Presbyterian Church, a Reformed Presbyterian Church and a Free Presbyterian Church (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 Dale (also known in English as the Burn Deele) is a burn (a small river) that flows along the southern edge of Convoy.
- ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Convoy". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Conmhaigh/Convoy". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Convoy, Donegal". Topographical Dictionary of Ireland: Samuel Lewis, 1837. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.