 An Fál Carrach, the official name, originally referred to a little hamlet south-east of the present town, at the foot of Falcarragh hill - but gradually houses were built at the crossroads, mainly for the workers and tradespeople employed on the Olphert Estate in Ballyconnell.The first recorded reference to Falcarragh appears in a report written by William Wilson, Raphoe in 1822.Wilson was the Protestant Bishop’s stewart responsible for the collection of tithes to support the Protestant clergy.