Clonmany railway station

[1] The station played an important role in transporting troops to several British Army bases that were situated in the vicinity of Clonmany.

[4] A man from Rooskey - Hugh O'Donnell - was convicted in January 1925 of stealing 9 stone of coal from the railway company.

In his defence, O'Donnell said that he thought that the coal belonged to the British Military, who at the time, still occupied two forts nearby in Leenan and Dunree.

[5] In January 1935, a man named William McLaughlin, hailing from the Isle of Doagh, was apprehended at the railway station for carrying 3 1/2 pounds of yeast without a permit.

[6] In May 1901, local MP Mr. O'Doherty raised a parliamentary question regarding the search of William Gubbins' home in Clonmany.

The police conducted the search in hopes of finding a stolen wheelbarrow that belonged to the railway company and was believed to be in Gubbins' possession.

Notably, Gubbins was an evicted tenant, and the search warrant used was issued by his former landlord, Mr. John Loughrey, who also served as a local magistrate.

Mr. O'Doherty persisted in seeking further clarification in Parliament, specifically regarding the sequence of events leading to the issuance of the search warrant.

[7][8] On 20 July 1903 Michael Quigley, a porter at Clonmany station, broke his shin after his foot was caught between the platform and a train carriage footboard.

It then ran along the railway track and escaped onto the main street running through the village, causing panic among school children.

[13] In July 1933, a horse bolted as it was being used to load timber onto a railway carriage, causing planks to be scattered in all directions.

Remnants of railway platform
Water tower at Clonmany station
Writing on water tower
A railway ticket for travel between Clonmany and Carndonagh