Downings

Downings
Na Dúnaibh
—  Village  —
Na Dúnaibh is located in Ireland
Na Dúnaibh
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°03′03″N 8°14′08″W / 55.050941°N 8.235626°W / 55.050941; -8.235626Coordinates: 55°03′03″N 8°14′08″W / 55.050941°N 8.235626°W / 55.050941; -8.235626
Country Ireland
Province Ulster
County County Donegal
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 - Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference B847228
Na Dúnaibh is the only official name. The anglicized spellings Downings and Downies have no official status.

Na Dúnaibh[1] (anglicized as Downings or Downies)[2] is a Gaeltacht townland and village on the Rosguill peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland.

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Name

The name is ambiguous and could refer to either the wealth of Hill forts in the area , or as a hibernicisation of the English to describe the sandy dunes connecting the peninsula to the mainland. Downings is in one of the most eastern of the Gaeltachtaí.

Economy

Downings used to be a significant fishing port with a substantial Herring fleet. Today however, the local economy survives on tourism, and only three Crab boats make a traditional living from the sea. Situated as it is, in one of the safest anchorages on the North west coast, Sheephaven Bay (whose name is derived from Ship-Haven), Downings has started to cater for International game fishermen, the North west of Ireland being on the migration route of the Bluefin Tuna and other game species.[citation needed]

History

In 2007 local Downings divers recovered a bow gun from the SS Laurentic (1908). This gun is now mounted beside Downings pier.

Recreation

The dunes that connect the Rosguill peninsula to the mainland are also home to the Rosapenna Links course designed by Old Tom Morris, and although the original hotel and clubhouse that was patronised by the likes of John Wayne and Errol Flynn burnt down in the sixties, the new buildings seek to emulate the charm.[citation needed]

Downings is the start and finish of the world famous Atlantic Drive, one of the most dramatic and glorious scenic routes in Ireland.[citation needed]

People

See also

References

  1. ^ Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004.
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland

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