Clondavaddog

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Clondavaddog is a parish in the Diocese of Raphoe. Clondavaddog is situated at the northern part of the Fanad peninsula in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland.

History[edit]

The most relevant event in Irish history to have happened locally was the killing of the pro-British local Protestant minister, The Rev. William Hamilton, in March 1797, by an angry mob. This was one of several precursors to the Irish Rebellion of 1798.[1]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Hamilton, William (1755-1797)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.