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Gleann Cholm Cille (anglicized as Glencolumbkille or Glencolmcille)〔(Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004 ).〕 is a coastal district in the southwest Gaeltacht of County Donegal, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Banagh.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ )〕 While Gleann Cholm Cille is still an Irish-speaking community, English has been steadily replacing Irish as the main language, with only 34% of the people speaking Irish on a daily basis in 2002.〔(Glencolmcille Parish Plan ).〕 Cashel (Irish: ''An Caiseal'') is the main village in the district. The name translates into English as "valley of Colm Cille". Saint Colm Cille, or Columba, is one of Ireland's three patron saints (along with Saint Patrick and Saint Brigid). Colm Cille and his followers lived in the valley for a time and the ruins of several of their churches can still be seen there. ==History== Between 4000 and 3000 B.C., farming people settled in the area. Excellently preserved examples of their court tombs can be seen at ''Mainnéar na Mortlaidh'' and ''An Clochán Mór''. Examples of the less-elaborate portal tombs, dating from about 2000 BC, can also be seen at ''Málainn Mhóir''. The district was once famous as being the parish of Father James McDyer (1910–1987), who championed the rights of rural people and helped establish community-based industries in the area. A parish council (''Comhairle Paróiste Ghleann Cholm Cille'') has been functioning in Glencolumbkille since the 1930s, to look after the interests and needs of the residents of Glencolumbkille. Members are elected to this body by the residents of the Glencolumbkille church area; elections are held every three years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glencolmcille」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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