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Letterkenny (LLS) railway station served the town of Letterkenny in County Donegal, Ireland.
Inishsirrer (Irish: Inis Oirthir, meaning 'outer island') is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.
Letterkenny Regional Sports and Leisure Complex is a sports complex located in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. Located near O'Donnell Park, RTÉ Television has broadcast live from the venue on several occasions.
Main Street (Irish: An Phríomhshráid) is an important thoroughfare in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. Sometimes claimed to be the longest street in Ireland, it is divided into two sections, with Lower Main Street (the south end) running from the junction at Oldtown Road to the Market Square and Upper Main Street (the north end) running from the Market Square to the junction at Crossview House. Traffic flows in a one-way system from Crossview House southwards.
Kilmacrenan (Irish: Cill Mhic Réanáin), sometimes spelled Kilmacrennan, is a barony in County Donegal, Ireland. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units, which acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by higher units under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. Kilmacrenan is the largest barony in Ireland by land area.
Letterkenny (CDR) railway station served the town of Letterkenny in County Donegal, Ireland.
Inishdooey (Gaeilge: Inis Dúiche, although local Gaelic speakers know it as Oileán Dúiche, retaining the element ‘Inis’ only for the two nearby islands on either side of it) is a privately owned 96-acre island just off the north-west coast of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The island is situated 1 km north of Inishbofin, near Machaire Rabhartaigh (Magheroarty).
Lough Nacung Upper (Irish: Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach, meaning 'upper narrowness lake' or 'upper lake of the isthmus'), also known as Upper Lough Nacung, is a lake in Gweedore, a district in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. It connects Lough Dunlewey to Lough Nacung Lower, which drains into the Clady River. Lough Nacung is a Special Area of Conservation.
Portsalon (Irish: Port an tSalainn) is a coastal townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the scenic Lough Swilly and it is known for its beach, which was deemed to be the second most beautiful beach in the world by The Observer newspaper.
Horn Head (Irish: Corrán Binne, meaning 'point of the cliff') is a peninsula in northwest County Donegal, Ireland, close to Dunfanaghy. It forms part of Sheephaven Bay.
The Flight of the Earls (Irish: Imeacht na nIarlaí) took place on 14 September [O.S. 4 September] 1607, when Irish earls Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, permanently departed Rathmullan in Ireland for Catholic Europe during a period of extreme political tension with the English Crown. The Flight's exact motivation is unclear and the subject of debate. They were accompanied by their extended families, retinue, followers and fellow nobility, numbering about 100 people. The earls were patriarchs of the two most powerful clans in Ulster—the O'Neill and O'Donnell clans—and their emigration is considered to symbolise the end of Gaelic Irish society. The earls' lands were later escheated and settled by British Protestants as part of the Plantation of Ulster.
Ranafast or Rinnafarset, officially only known by its Irish name Rann na Feirste (IPA: [ˌɾˠaːn̪ˠ n̪ˠə ˈfʲɛɾˠʃtʲə]), is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the Rosses district in the west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.
Fanad United Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Fánaid Aontaithe) is an Irish association football club based in Fanad in the north of County Donegal. Their senior men's team currently plays in the Donegal Junior League. In 1986–87 they were both founding members and inaugural champions of the Ulster Senior League. They remain the USL's most successful club, having won fourteen titles. They also field teams in both the Donegal Youth League and the Donegal Women's League. They have previously fielded teams in both the A Championship and the League of Ireland U19 Division. They have also played in the FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Cup and the FAI Intermediate Cup. They have won the latter competition on two occasions, in 1987–88 and 1994–95. In September 2020 the club made the decision to Leave the USL and Intermediate Football and return to Junior Football in the Donegal League.
The R940 road is a short regional road in Ireland, located in Letterkenny, County Donegal.
The R248 road is a short regional road in Ireland, located in County Donegal.
The R257 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in County Donegal. It is a scenic route, skirting around the edge of the Bloody Foreland.
The R256 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in northwest County Donegal.
The R268 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in County Donegal, on the west bank of Lough Swilly.
The R249 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in County Donegal.
The R247 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in Fanad, County Donegal.
The R255 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in County Donegal.
Portnablagh (Irish: Port na Bláiche, meaning, depending on translation, either 'Port of the Flowers' or 'Harbour of the Buttermilk', possibly from the rough seas in the area) is a small village in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Portnablagh (also written in English as Port-na-Blagh) is located on the northwest coast of County Donegal, specifically the west side of Sheephaven Bay. It is on the N56 road.
The Derryveagh Mountains (Irish: Cnoic Dhoire Bheatha) are the major mountain range in County Donegal, Ireland. It makes up much of the landmass of the county and is the area of Ireland with the lowest population density. The mountains separate the coastal parts of the county, such as Gweedore and Glenties, from the major inland towns such as Ballybofey and Letterkenny. Its highest peak is Errigal.
Kerrykeel (Irish: An Cheathrú Chaol, meaning 'the narrow quarter'; historically and in census returns Carrowkeel) is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies between Knockalla Mountain and Ranny Hill and is on the shores of Mulroy Bay. Kerrykeel is accessible via the R245 and R247 roads which converge in the centre of the village. Kerrykeel is also in close to the tourist area of Portsalon.
The Poisoned Glen (Irish: Cró Nimhe) is a glen or valley located near Dunlewey in Gweedore, a district in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. It is located beside Errigal and extends beyond Glenveagh National Park, facing Loch Altan. The Poisoned Glen is situated approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Letterkenny. The Cronaniv Burn flows through the glen.
St Eunan's College ( YOO-nən; Irish: Coláiste Adhamhnáin), known locally as The College to distinguish it from the cathedral and GAA club, is a voluntary Roman Catholic all-male, English-medium secondary day school (and former boarding school) in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located upon Sentry Hill in Letterkenny. Named after Adomnán or Eunan (the Abbot of Iona who was native to Tír Chonaill, mainly modern County Donegal, and is patron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe), the school's foundation stone was laid on the patron saint's feast day of 23 September.
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Cloughaneely (official name: Cloich Cheann Fhaola) is a district in the north-west of County Donegal in Ireland. This is a mainly coastal area with a population of over 4,000 centred on the towns of Falcarragh (An Fál Carrach) and Gortahork (Gort an Choirce). It is a Gaeltacht area, meaning the Irish language is spoken as the primary language. Cloughaneely includes the secondary school Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola, with just under 500 students. Places of interest include Cnoc na Naomh, considered to be a mountain with religious significance. Cloughaneely, The Rosses (Na Rosa) and Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), known locally as "the three parishes" with 16,000 Irish speakers, together form a social and cultural region different from the rest of the county, with Gweedore serving as the main centre for industry.
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada (pronounced [ˌpˠaːɾʲc ˈʃaːn̪ˠ mˠək ˈdʲiəɾˠmˠəd̪ˠə]) is a GAA stadium in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland. It is the home of Leitrim GAA's football and hurling teams. It was named for the Irish revolutionary Seán Mac Diarmada, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. (As there was in the early 1960s some debate among Irish scholars as to whether the genitive case should be used in commemorative namings, the nominative form was used and has been retained, rather than what would now be generally regarded as the grammatically correct form, Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada.)
Ballyraine (Irish: Baile Raithin) is a district of Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland, located in the parish of Aughaninshin. Ballyraine Linear Park is found here. Ballyraine National School, a co-educational primary school which is under joint management of the Church of Ireland and Presbyterian Church, is also located in the area.
St Conal's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Conaill) was a psychiatric hospital located in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. Opened in 1866 (as the Donegal District Lunatic Asylum), it had people work on its farm as recently as 1995. The building is still extant.
O' Donnell Park (Irish: Páirc uí Dhomhnail) is a GAA stadium in County Donegal, Ireland. The home ground of the St Eunan's club, it is situated between the Letterkenny Regional Sports and Leisure Complex and Ballymacool Park on the outskirts of the town. The Donegal county football team uses O'Donnell Park as a venue for matches (as does the county hurling team).
Dunfanaghy Road railway station served the village of Dunfanaghy in County Donegal, Ireland.
Downings or Downies (Irish: Na Dúnaibh) is a Gaeltacht village and townland on the Rosguill peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. The village is on the shores of Sheephaven Bay on the north coast of Ireland.
Loch an Iúir (Irish for 'lake of the yew'; pronounced [ˌl̪ˠɔx ən̠ʲ ˈuːɾʲ]), anglicised as Loughanure, is a village and townland in The Rosses, a district in the west of County Donegal in Ireland. The village is in the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region), being halfway between Gweedore and Dungloe, with the N56 road passing through the village. According to the 2016 census, 37% of the population spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. The village of Loughanure lies within the Barony of Boylagh.
Rosguill (Irish language and official name: Ros Goill) is a peninsula situated in the north-north-west of County Donegal on the north coast of Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Lying between the peninsulae of Fanad to the east and Horn Head to the west, Rosguill is a dichotomy of heathland and ocean. Sheephaven Bay lies on the western side of the peninsula, while Mulroy Bay lies on the eastern side. Between, a mixture of bog, hill and pastureland, the ancient walls, remnants of cattle enclosures, and the various evidences of fortification are proof of the area's use since antiquity. The Parish of Rosguill is an alternative name for the Parish of Mevagh, which covers the peninsula and an equally sized hinterland.
Barnes Halt railway station served a location midway between Creeslough and Kilmacrenan in County Donegal, Ireland.
Gola (Irish: Gabhla or Oileán Ghabhla) is a small island off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. It was unpopulated from the 1960s until 2002, with more people recently returning to reside in the island. A ferry service operates during the summer holiday season and on request for the remainder of the year.
St Eunans GAA ( YOO-nən; or Naomh Adhamhnáin) is a dual club which plays hurling and Gaelic football. Its home ground is O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny. It fields 35 teams, making it the biggest club in its county.
Tranarossan House is an early 20th century building in Carrigart, County Donegal, Ireland. It was designed by Edwin Lutyens for Lucy Phillimore, wife of Robert Charles Phillimore. The Phillimores had bought the land on the Donegal coast in the 1890s and commissioned Lutyens to build a holiday home. The house is little documented and is not recorded in most studies of Lutyens. After her husband's death, Lucy Phillimore handed the house over to An Óige, the Irish Youth Hostel Association, in 1937. It still operates as An Óige's most northerly hostel and is a protected structure.
Gartan (Irish: Gartán) is a civil parish and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. The area is best known for being the birthplace of Columba, one of the three patron saints of Ireland and one of the most revered saints in the Christian world. Here he founded a monastery in 521. The popular song "Gartan Mother's Lullaby" comes from the area, and has been performed by many artists, including American actress Meryl Streep.
St Columba's Church, Glenswilly is a Catholic church which serves the parish of Glenswilly and Templedouglas in County Donegal, Ireland. The parish is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe.
The Bridge of Tears, or Droichead na nDeor or Droichead na Caointe is a stone bridge located near the towns of Dunfanaghy and Falcarragh, County Donegal, Ireland.
Convent Road (Irish: Bóthar an Chlochair) is located to the north of Letterkenny, County Donegal, in the parish of Conwal and Leck, Ireland.
Falcarragh railway station served the village of Falcarragh, 4 km (2.5 mi) away, in County Donegal, Ireland.
Conwal Cemetery (Irish: Reilig Conbháil) is a burial ground on the outskirts of Letterkenny in County Donegal. It serves the parish of Conwal and Leck. The Forglug Burn flows along the western boundary of the cemetery, flowing into the River Swilly a short distance to the south of the cemetery.
The Cronaniv Burn (Irish: Abhainn Chró Nimhe, meaning 'Poisoned Glen River'; the English name of the burn probably comes from the version Cró na Nimhe, meaning 'Hollow / Glen of the Poison') is a burn or small river that flows through the Poisoned Glen in Gaoth Dobhair, a district in the north-west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. In the Ulster Scots dialect, a 'burn' is a stream or small river.
The Creeslough explosion occurred on 7 October 2022 at an apartment above Applegreen petrol station in Creeslough, a village in north County Donegal, Ireland. It killed ten people and left eight hospitalised; the highest number of civilian casualties in the county in decades. Investigators suspected an accidental gas leak.
Kilmacrennan railway station served the village of Kilmacrennan in County Donegal, Ireland.
Leckview Park (Irish: Páirc Radharc Leac) is a football stadium in County Donegal, Ireland. Located on Leckview Lane, by the banks of the River Swilly in Letterkenny, it is the home ground of Letterkenny Rovers. It is also close to the county's largest multi-screen cinema complex at Leckview Lane on Letterkenny's Pearse Road.
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Street address: Donegal Central Library, Oliver Plunkett Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 R273, Ireland (from Wikidata)
Street address: Leabharlann Phobail Ghaoth Dobhair, Aislann Ghaoth Dobhair, Páirc Ghnó Ghaoth Dobhair, Doirí Beaga, Co. Donegal, F92 PT38, Ireland (from Wikidata)
Street address: Library Administration HQ, Rosemount Lane, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 KP90, Ireland (from Wikidata)
Street address: Falcarragh Taobh Tíre Centre, Main Street, Falcarragh, Co. Donegal, F92 YE2C, Ireland (from Wikidata)
Street address: Mevagh Family Resource Centre Taobh Tíre, Downings, Co. Donegal, F92 RX8C, Ireland (from Wikidata)
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