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Doochary

An Dúbh Choraidh or An Dúcharaidh, meaning "the black weir", is a small village in the Rosses district in the west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Doochary is within the Gaeltacht, meaning the Irish language is the main language used there. Doochary was awarded the Tidy Towns award in 1997.

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An Dúbh Choraidh
Doochary
Village
An Dúbh Choraidh
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°54′22″N 8°12′29″W / 54.906°N 8.208°W / 54.906; -8.208
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
BaronyBoylagh
DistrictThe Rosses
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
An Dúbh Choraidh is the only official name. The anglicised spelling Doochary has no official status.

An Dúbh Choraidh or An Dúcharaidh (anglicised as Doochary),1 meaning "the black weir", is a small village in the Rosses district in the west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Doochary is within the Gaeltacht, meaning the Irish language is the main language used there. Doochary was awarded the Tidy Towns award in 1997.2

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  1. "An Dúchoraidh / Doochary". logainm.ie. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. "Doochary". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via webcitation.org.