Crossroads, County Donegal
{{Short description|Hamlet in Ulster Ireland}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Crossroads
| native_name = na Croisbhealaí
| native_name_lang = ga
| settlement_type = Hamlet
| image_skyline = St Patrick's Church, Crossroads - geograph.org.uk - 646754.jpg
| image_caption = The Cross parish, Ballynacor, Gleneely.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Ireland
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = County Donegal
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Ulster
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = Finn Valley
| subdivision_type4 = Main settlement
| subdivision_name4 = Killygordon
| population_total = 716 (inlcuded with Killygordon)
| timezone_DST = GMT+1
| utc_offset_DST =
| postal_code = F93
}}
Crossroads ({{langx|ga|na Croisbhealaí}}) is a hamlet as a part of Killygordon in the Finn Valley of County Donegal.{{Cite web |last=tomgallen |date=2013-10-02 |title=Village of Crossroads, County Donegal |url=http://tomgallen.com/2013/10/village-of-crossroads-county-donegal/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=DONEGAL GENERATIONS |language=en-US}} It is in the civil and Catholic parish of Saint Patrick's Church, which is located at Ballynacor, Gleneely.{{Cite web |title=Ballynacor Townland, Co. Donegal |url=https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/raphoe-south/donaghmore/gleneely/ballynacor/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.townlands.ie}} Crossroads is locally known as 'The Cross' and gets its name from the cross-roads area that has one road going to Gleneely, one to Killygordon, one to the town of Ballybofey and one to the town of Castlefin, which has a junction to Liscooly around 3 miles in.
Places of interest
Saint Patrick's Church is a Catholic church located in Ballynacor, Gleneely. Built in 1872 and then extended in 1893, the church holds a parish for Catholics in Crossroads, Killygordon and Liscooley. The chapel has a graveyard and a spire that can be seen from miles away.{{Cite web |date=2 April 2008 |title=Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, BALLYNACOR,Cross Roads, DONEGAL |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/building/40839017/saint-patricks-catholic-church-ballynacor-cross-roads-donegal |website=NBHS}}
File:St Anne's Church of Ireland, Monnellan - geograph.org.uk - 689396.jpg
Saint Anne's Church, is a Church of Ireland church located at Ballynacor, Gleneely. Built in 1830, as apart of the Donaghmore parish along with Carnowen (Raphoe) and Donoughmore (Liscooley). The church is the Church of Ireland for Crossroads and Killygordon.{{Cite web |last=FUSIO |title=Saint Anne's Church (Donaghmore), DROMORE (GLENEELY), Cross Roads, DONEGAL |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40839020/saint-annes-church-donaghmore-dromore-gleneely-cross-roads-co-donegal |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Buildings of Ireland |language=en-US}}
Bradley's XL, is a small corner shop located in Dromore, Killygordon. It is Killygordon's only shop (since Byrne's closed in Liscooley).{{Cite web |date=2025-04-30 |title=Bradley's Xl Killygordon 🇮🇪 - WorldPlaces |url=https://ireland.worldplaces.me/review/85596362-bradley-s-xl.html |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=ireland.worldplaces.me |language=en}}
Townlands and electoral divisions
A list of townlands in the Crossroads and the electoral divisions they are in, this will be either Killygordon or Gleneely.
| class="wikitable"
|+Crossroads Townlands !Townland !Electoral Division |
| Ballynacor
|Gleneely ED |
| Dromore{{Cite web |title=Dromore Townland, Co. Donegal |url=https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/raphoe-south/donaghmore/gleneely/dromore/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.townlands.ie}}
|Killygordon ED |
| Avaltygort{{Cite web |title=Avaltygort Townland, Co. Donegal |url=https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/raphoe-south/donaghmore/gleneely/avaltygort/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.townlands.ie}}
|Gleneely ED |
| Ballyarrel{{Cite web |title=Ballyarrell Townland, Co. Donegal |url=https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/raphoe-south/donaghmore/gleneely/ballyarrell/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.townlands.ie}}
|Gleneely ED |
| Drumfergus{{Cite web |title=Drumfergus Townland, Co. Donegal |url=https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/raphoe-south/donaghmore/gleneely/drumfergus/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.townlands.ie}}
|Gleneely ED |
| Carn
|Killygordon ED |
Education
Crossroads has two primary schools, Dromore National School located at Dromore, Killygordon and Gleneely National School located at Gleneely, Killygordon.{{Cite web |title=Dromore National School {{!}} Crossroads, Killygordon Co. Donegal |url=https://dromorenationalschool.ie/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=dromorenationalschool.ie}}
Pupils will most likely attend Finn Valley College or Saint Columba's College in Stranorlar for their secondary education.
References
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