- Quigley's Point
Infobox Irish Place
name = Quigley's Point
gaeilge = Rinn Uí Choigligh
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pin coords = left: 120px; top: 39px
north coord = 55.2 | west coord = 6.9833 | irish grid = C648397
area = | elevation = 30 m
province =Ulster
county =County Donegal
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web =Quigley's Point (Irish:"Rinn Uí Choigligh")) is located on the eastern shores of
Inishowen and overlooks the wide expanse ofLough Foyle . To the south is the city ofDerry and to the north lie the villages ofMoville and Greencastle. A car ferry links Greencastle withMagilligan during the summer.The village of Quigley's Point is also known as "Carrowkeel" (pronounced "Kerrykeel" locally) as it is marked as such on Irish Ordnance Survey maps. However all local signage and the local post office give the name "Quigley's Point" to the village.
The two pubs in the village are Foody's Lodge and Callaghans (The Cabry House). Foody's Lodge also has a caravan park adjacent to it.
The
Presbyterian Church in Ireland has a church and Lecture Hall at Greenbank, near the village. Quigley's Point forms part of theRoman Catholic parish of Iskaheen and Upper Moville, and the nearest Church in the Parish is at Drung, approximately 3 km away towards Moville. The nearestChurch of Ireland Church is at Redcastle and there is aMethodist Church in Ireland Church at Whitecastle, approximately 2.5 km from the village just off the road to Moville.Nearby amenities include an interesting heritage centre at
Isle of Doagh which tells the story of the famine years in the area.
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