KIincasslagh, Co. Donegal - Viking House Hotel - postcard

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Daniel O'Donnell's, Viking House, Hotel, Kincasslagh, Co. Donegal, Ireland
• Publisher:  probably the hotel / printed by Browne Printers, Letterkenny
• Postally used:  no
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Cionn Caslach or Ceann Caslach^[1] (anglicised as Kincasslagh) is a small Gaeltacht seaside village in the Rosses area of County Donegal, Ireland. Despite only having a population of just over 40 people, the village has attracted much international attention due to the success of local singer Daniel O'Donnell.^[2]

The Irish and official name for Kincasslagh is Cionn Caslach or Ceann Caslach, which means head of the small inlet. Due to its status as a Gaeltacht village, all roadsigns to and in the village itself are in the Irish language.

Kincasslagh is in the Gaeltacht region which means the official language of the area is Irish. However, the use of the language has been in decline since the 1950s.^[3] There are very few Irish-speakers in Kincasslagh today, much like neighbouring villages Mullaghduff and Burtonport.

Kincasslagh has a long history of emigration, much like the rest of West Donegal.^[4] In the 1950s and 1960s, a large number of locals left the area to work in countries such as England, USA, Australia, and especially Scotland.

The local primary school is Scoil Náisiúnta Béal na Cruite with 49 pupils,^[5] and the nearest secondary school is Rosses Community School in Dungloe.^[6]

There is only one public house in the village Iggy's, and the one grocery shop, The Cope, is part of a co-operative retail chain indigenous to the area. The Viking House is the nearest hotel to the village, which was once owned by singer Daniel O'Donnell. Kincasslagh is also the nearest village to Cruit Island, which boasts a very popular golf course.^[7]

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: ireland

sub-theme=ireland

county/ country=donegal

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

postage condition=unposted