Clondavaddog

Not to be confused with the townland of Clondavaddog in Gartan parish, County Donegal.

All Saints church, in Portsalon is in the Church of Ireland parish of Clondevaddock

Clondavaddog (Irish: Cluain Dabhaodóg) is a civil parish in the northern part of the Fanad peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland.[1] It is in the historical barony of Kilmacrenan.[2] Clondavaddog is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe. Clondevaddock ("Christ The Redeemer") is also a parish in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.[3]

History

William Hamilton, who had been appointed the Protestant minister of Clondavaddog in 1790, was killed by an angry mob near Manorcunningham in March 1797. This was one of several precursors to the Irish Rebellion of 1798.[4]

Notable people

• Henry Maturin (1842–1920), Irish cricketer and physician

References

1. "Cluain Dabhaodóg / Clondavaddog". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
2. Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Clondevadock". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis – via libraryireland.com.
3. "Clondevaddock Christ The Redeemer". ireland.anglican.org. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
4. Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Hamilton, William (1755-1797)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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