Bruckless
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Bruckless
An Bhroclais | |
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| Area code(s) | 074, +000 353 74 |
| Irish Grid Reference | G711767 |
Bruckless (Irish: An Bhroclais, meaning "badger's den")[1] is a tiny village in southwest County Donegal, Ireland, with a population of around 69.[citation needed] It lies on the N56 national secondary road which links it to Donegal Town 20 km east and to Killybegs 7 km west. The village overlooks McSwyne's Bay, an inlet in Donegal Bay. Bruckless is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Killaghtee and the diocese of Raphoe. In the Church of Ireland, it is covered by the parish of Inver and the diocese of Derry and Raphoe.
The parish church, the Church of Saints Joseph and Conal, is noted for its
Bruckless railway station opened on 18 October 1893 on the Donegal Railway Company line from Donegal Town to Killybegs. It closed on 1 January 1960.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "An Bhroclais/Bruckless". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Bruckless station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
