DONEGAL FACTS & TRIVIA
Errigal, the highest mountain in Donegal
~ Donegal is Ireland's most northerly county (of all 32 counties)
~ The population of County Donegal (as of the 2011 Census) is 161,137
~ We are the only county of the 26 counties of Ireland that borders only one other county (Leitrim)
~ We border three northern Ireland counties: Tyrone, Derry, and Fermanagh
~ We have 3 peninsulae (Inishowen (the largest peninsula in Ireland), Fanad and Rosguill
~ Our highest mountain is Errigal (751 meters/2,464 ft)
~ Our longest river is the Erne (also the 2nd longest river in Ireland) which runs through Ballyshannon
~ Ballyshannon is the oldest town in Ireland
~ Tory Island, 11km/7 miles off the north coast of Donegal is the only place in Ireland which still has it's own king
~ Killybegs in south west Donegal is the largest fishing port in Ireland
~ The smallest fishing harbour in Europe can be found at Bunbeg in the Donegal Gaeltacht area of Gweedore, west Donegal
~ Donegal has won the All Ireland (GAA) Sam Maguire Cup twice: the first time in 1992 and the second in 2012
~ The population of County Donegal (as of the 2011 Census) is 161,137
~ We are the only county of the 26 counties of Ireland that borders only one other county (Leitrim)
~ We border three northern Ireland counties: Tyrone, Derry, and Fermanagh
~ We have 3 peninsulae (Inishowen (the largest peninsula in Ireland), Fanad and Rosguill
~ Our highest mountain is Errigal (751 meters/2,464 ft)
~ Our longest river is the Erne (also the 2nd longest river in Ireland) which runs through Ballyshannon
~ Ballyshannon is the oldest town in Ireland
~ Tory Island, 11km/7 miles off the north coast of Donegal is the only place in Ireland which still has it's own king
~ Killybegs in south west Donegal is the largest fishing port in Ireland
~ The smallest fishing harbour in Europe can be found at Bunbeg in the Donegal Gaeltacht area of Gweedore, west Donegal
~ Donegal has won the All Ireland (GAA) Sam Maguire Cup twice: the first time in 1992 and the second in 2012