St. Charles Sister Cities is proud of our new sister city – Carndonagh (Irish: Carn Domhnach). Carndonagh is a town on the Insihowen Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. The town is located near Malin Head, the most northerly point of Ireland and lies close to the shores of Trawbeaga Bay. Carndonagh is the main market town on the peninsula and is the site of the Donagh Cross, which belonged to an early Christian monastery frounded by St. Patrick for Bishop MacCairthan, a brother of the bishop of Clogher. The orginal Irish name, Carn Domhnach, means the burial mound of the church. The town is laid our around a central square, or Diamond, and is dominated by its Italianate Catholic church. It is also home to Carndonagh Community School, formerly the largest community school in Ireland. It is a small but pretty town consisting of cafes, pubs, a variety of shops and a nightclub. Carndonagh has a community of active muscians, artists and writers and is home to the Inishowen Carnival Group and the Inishowen Gospel Choir (both international performers). In the 2006 census the population of Carndonagh was listed at 1,923. The population of the Inishowen area is approximately 30,000.