TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF COUNTY DONEGAL, IRELAND

County Donegal is a large county, the fourth largest in Ireland, and is divided into areas, mainly different peninsulas: Inishowen, Rosguile, Fanad, Then we have south, south west and central Donegal.  We have added a list of each place under the headings of their area at the end of this page.  

But first, here is an alphabetical list of the towns, villages, and areas of County Donegal together with a map showiing the location of each.  

To read more about any place and view more photographs just click on the 'About ... & photographs' in the relevant section below.

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ANNAGRY

ANNAGRY
Anagaire ~ Meaning ‘Ford of the cauldron/whirlpools’.

About Annagry & photographs

ARDARA

ARDARA
Ard an Rátha ~ Meaning 'Height of the fort'.

About Ardara & photographs

St. Brigid's Church, Balldrait

BALLINDRAIT
Baile an Droichid ~ Meaning 'Town of the bridge'

About Ballindrait & photographs

BALLINTRA

BALLINTRA
Baile an tStratha ~ Meaning 'Town of the stream​'.

About Ballintra & photographs

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BALLYBOFEY

BALLYBOFEY
Bealach Féich ~ Meaning 'Fiach's pass'. 

​About Ballybofey & photographs

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BALLYLIFFIN: Pollan Beach

BALLYLIFIN, Inishowen
Baile lia Finn ~ Meaning 'Finn's pillar town'
Or: Baile Leith Bheann ~ Meaning 'Town beside the hill'. 

About Ballyliffin & photographs

BALLYSHANNON

BALLYSHANNON
Béal Átha Seanaidh ~ Meaning 'The Mouth of Seannach's Ford'
(Seannach was a 5th century warrior who was slain there).

About Ballyshannon & photographs

BRIDGEND

BRIDGEND​, Inishowen
Ceann an Droichid ~ Meaning 'Head of the bridge'.

​About Bridgend & photographs

BRUCKLESS PIER

BRUCKLESS
An Bhroclais ~ Meaning 'Badger's den'.

About Bruckless & photographs

BUNBEG, Gweedore

BUNBEG, Gweedore
An Bun Beag - Meaning 'The small river mouth'.
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About Bunbeg and photographs

BUNCRANA, Inishowen

BUNCRANA, Inishowen
Bun Crannach ~ Meaning 'bottom of the Crana', the Crana is the river that runs beside Buncrana.

About Buncrana & photographs

BUNDORAN

BUNDORAN 
Bun Dobhráin ~ Meaning 'The foot of the little water'.

About Bundoran & photographs

BURNFOOT

BURNFOOT, Inishowen
Bun na hAbhann ~ Meaning 'Foot of the river'.

About Burnfoot & photographs

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BURT CASTLE, Inishowen

BURT, Inishowen
An Bheart ~ Meaning 'The Measure'

​About Burt & photographs

BURTONPORT

BURTONPORT
Ailt an Chorráin ~ Meaning 'Curved ravine'.

About Burtonport & photographs

CARNDONAGH, Inishowen

CARNDONAGH, Inishowen
Carn Domhnach ~ Meaning ~  'The Cairn of the church' or 'Burial mound of the church'.

About Carndonagh & photographs

CARRICK

CARRICK
An Charraig ~ Meaning 'the rock'

​About Carick & photographs

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CARRIGANS (Monreagh Centre)

CARRIGANS
An Carraigín ~ Meaning 'little rock'.

​About Carrigans & photographs

CARRIGART

CARRIGART
Carraig Airt or Ceathru Fhiodhghoirt ~ Meaning 'Quarterland of the wood of the field'.

About Carrigart & photographs

CASTLEFINN

CASTLEFINN
Caisleán na Finne ~ Meaning 'castle of the (river) Finn'.

About Castlefinn & photographs

CHURCH HILL

CHURCH HILL/CHURCHILL
Mín an Lábáin ~ Meaning '

About Church Hill & photographs
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CLOGHAN: Reelin River

CLOGHAN
An Clochán ~ Meaning 'stepping stones

About Cloghan & photographs

CLONMANY

CLONMANY
Cluain Maine ~ Meanig ‘Meadow of St Maine’.

About Clonmany & photographs

CONVOY

CONVOY
Conmhaigh ~ Meaning ‘Plain of hounds’.

CRANFOR PIER and Mulroy Bay

CRANFORD 
Creamhghort ~ Meaing ‘field of wild garlic’. 

CREELOUGH

CREELOUGH
An Craoslach ~ Meaning ‘Throat lake or Gullet lake’.

About Creeslough & photographs

CROLLY: View to Errigal

CROLLY
Croithlí ~ Meaning ‘Quagmire or shaking dog’.

About Crolly & photographs

CULDAFF

CULDAFF, Inishowen
Cúil Dabhcha ~ Meaning 'Nook of the sandhills'.

About Culdaff & photographs

DERRYBEG: Old St. Mary's Chapel

DERRYBEG, Gweedore
Doirí Beaga ~ Meaning 'Small oaks' (trees/groves)

About Derrybeg & photographs

DONEGAL TOWN

DONEGAL TOWN
Dún na nGall ~ Meaning 'Fort of the foreigners'.

About Donegal Town & photographs

DOOCHARY

DOOCHARY
An Dúcharaidh ~ Meaning ‘Black weir’.

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DOWNINGS

DOWNINGS
Na Dúnaibh ~ Meaning 'Forts'.

About Downing & photographs

DRUMKEEN: Famine Memorial Garden

DRUMKEEN 
Droim Caoin ~ Meaning 'Smooth ridge'.

​About Drumkeen & photographs

DUNFANAGHY

DUNFANAGHY
Dún Fionnachaidh ~ Meaning 'Fort of the fair field'.

About Dunfanaghy & photographs

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DUNGLOE

DUNGLOE 
An Clochán Liath ~ Meaning ‘Grey Stone’

About Dungloe & photographs

ST. JOHN'S POINT, Dunkineely

DUNKINEELY
Dún Cionnaola ~ Meaning 'Kinealy's fort'.
ST. JOHN'S POINT (the peninsula behind Dunkineely). 

About Dunkineely & St. John's Point & photographs

DUNLEWEY

DUNLEWEY 
Dún Lúiche ~ Meaning ‘Fort of Lugh’.

About Dunlewey & photographs

FAHAN

FAHAN, Inishowen
Fathain Mura~ Meaning 'little green/field of Mura' OR Fathain ~ Meaning ‘Burial place’.

About Fahan & photographs

FALCARRAGH: Drumnatinny Beach

FALCARRAGH 
An Fál Carrach ~ Meaning 'The stone wall/rugged hedge' also Na Crois Bhealaí ~ Meaning 'The Crossroads'.

About Falcarragh & photographs

FINTOWN

FINTOWN
Baile na Finne ~ Meaning ‘Town of Finn’.

​About Fintown & photographs

FROSSES

FROSSES
Na Frosa ~ Meaning ‘Showers’.  

GLEN

GLEN
 An Gleann - Meaning 'Valley or Glen'.

About Glen & photographs

GLENCOLMCILLE

GLENCOLMCILLE
Gleann Cholm Cille ~ Meaning 'Valley of Colm Cille'.

​About Glencolmcille & photographs

GLENTIES

GLENTIES
Na Gleannta ~ Meaning 'The glens'.

About Glenites & photographs

GORTAHORK

GORTAHORK
Gort an Choirce ~ Meaning 'Field of oats'.

About Gortahork & photographs
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GREENCASTLE

GREENCASTLE, Inishowen
An Caisleán Nua ~ Meaning 'New castle'.

About Greencastle & photographs

INVER

INVER 
Inbhear ~ Meaning 'Estuary'.
(And Inver Port)

​About Inver and Inver Port & photographs

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KILCAR

KILCAR
Cill Charthaigh ~ Meaning ‘Church of St. Cartha’.

KILLYBEGS

KILLYBEGS
Na Cealla Beaga ~ Meaning 'Little cells'.

About Killybegs & photographs

KILLYGORDON

KLLYGORDON 
Cúil na gCuirridín ~ Meaning 'The nook of the parsnips'.
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THE CROSS

(Killygordon) 
​THE CROSS/CROSSROADS
Na Croisbhealaí ~ Meaning 'The Crossroads'.
 
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KILMACRENNAN

KILMACRENNAN
Cill Mhic nÉanáin or Cill Mhic Réanáin ~ Meaning 'The church of the sons of Éanán'.

KINCASSLAGH

KINCASSLAGH 
Cionn Caslach ~ Meaning 'Head of the small inlet'.

LAGHEY

LAGHEY
An Lathaigh or Lachach ~ Meaning ​‘Mire or the muddy place’.

LETTERKENNY

LETTEREKNNY
Leitir Ceanainn ~ Meaning 'Hillside of the O'Cannons.'

About Letterkenny & photographs

LETTERMACAWARD
Leitir Mhic an Bhaird ~ ​Meaning: '​Hillside/Slope of the son of the Bard or Ward family'.

LIFFORD

LIFFORD
​Leithfearr ~ Meaning 'Half man' in folklore.

LOUGHANURE

LOUGHANURE 
Loch an Iúir ~ Meaning ‘lake of the yew (or yew tree)’.

MAGHEROARTY

MAGHEROARTY 
Machaire Rabhartaigh ~ Meaning 'The plain of the spring tide'.

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MAGHERY

MAGHERY 
An Machaire ~ Meaning 'The plain or the field'.

MANOR/Manorcunningham

MANOR
(Manorcunnigham)
Mainéar Uí Chuinneagáin  ~ Meaning 'The manor of Fort Cownyngham'.

MILFORD

MILFORD 
Baile na nGallóglach ~ Meaning ‘Town of the gallowglasses’.

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MOUNTCHARLES

MOUNTCHARLES 
Tamhnach an tSalainn ~ Meaning 'The field of salt’.

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MUFF (IOSAS Centre)

MUFF 
Magh ~ Meaning 'Field' or 'Plain'.

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MULLINASOLE

MULLINASOLE 
Mullach na Sáile ~ Meaning 'The top or summit of salt water'.

NEWTOWN/Newtowncunningham

NEWTOWN (Newtowncunningham)
An Baile Nua ~ Meaning 'The new town'.


aka NEWTOWNCUNNINGHAM

PETTIGO

PETTIGO 
Paiteagó ~ Meaning (from the Latin), 'protection'.  This relates to it's earlier name An Tearmann meaning 'The place of sanctuary'.


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RAMELTON

RAMELTON 
Ráth Mealtain ~ Meaning 'Fort of Mealtain'.

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RAPHOE

RAPHOE 
Ráth Bhoth ~ Meaning ‘Ringfort of the huts’.

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RATHMULLAN

RATHMULLAN 
Ráth Maoláin ~ Meaning 'Maolán's ringfort'.

ROSSNOWLAGH

ROSSNOWLAGH 
Ros Neamhlach ~ Meaning 'heavenly headland'. 
It could also come from Nuala of the O'Donnell Clan, Nuala's peninsula'.
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ST. JOHNSTON

ST. JOHNSTON 
Baile Suingean ~ Meaning 'St. John's town'.

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PENINSULAS AND AREAS OF COUNTY DONEGAL

GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF COUNTY DONEGAL:

CENTRAL AND EAST DONEGAL

~ Ballybofey and      Stranorlar
​- Ballindrait
​- Carrigans 
- Castlefinn
- Church Hill (aka Churchill)
- Convoy
​- Doneyloop
​- Gleneely 
​- Killea 
- Killygordon and The Cross
- Letterkenny
- Lifford
- Manor /
Manorcunningham
- Newtown /  Newtowncunningham
- Ramelton.
- Raphoe
- Rathmullan
- St. Johnston
- Termon

NORTH and NORTH WEST DONEGAL

 - Cranford 
​- Creeslough
- Dunfanaghy
​- Falcarragh
- Fanad Peninsula (see below)
​- Gortahork 
- *Horn Head 
- Inishowen Peninsula (see below)
​- Magheroarty
​- Meenlaragh
- Milford 
​- Port na Blagh
- Ramelton
​- Rosguill Peninsula (see below)

SOUTH DONEGAL

- Ballintra
​- Ballyshannon 
- Bundoran 
- Donegal Town 
​- Laghey 
​- Mullinasole
- Pettigo 
​- Rossnowlagh​

SOUTH WEST DONEGAL

- Ardara
- Bruckless
​​~ Dunkineely & St. John's Point
​~ Frosses
​- Glenties
- Inver
​- Inver Port
~ Killybegs
~ Mountcharles

WEST DONEGAL

- Carrick
- Carrickfinn
- Crolly 
​- Dunlewey
- Fintown
​- Glencolmcille
- Gweedore (see below)
- Kilcar
- Narin
- Portnoo
​- Rosbeg
- Teelin
- The Rosses (see below)
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PENINSULAS AND AREAS OF COUNTY DONEGAL

FANAD

~ Fanad Head
~ Kindrum 
~ Portsalon
- Rathmullan
~ Rosnakill
​~ Tamney

GWEEDORE

~ Bloody Foreland
~ Bunbeg
​- Crolly (and The Rosses)
~ Derrybeg
~ Dunlewey & The  Poisoned Glen
~ Errigal Mountain 
​- Glenveagh

INISHOWEN

~ Ballyliffin
~  Buncrana
~ Bridgend
~ Burnfoot
~ Burt
~ Carndonagh
~ Carrowmenagh
~ Clonmany
~ Culdaff
~ Dunaff
~ Fahan
~ Glengad
~ Gleneely
~ Greencastle
~ Malin Town
~ Malin Head
~ Moville
~ Muff
~ Redcastle
~ Shroove (Stroove)
~ Quigley's Point
~ Urris

ROSGUILL​

- Carrigart 
- Downings 
​- Glen 

THE ROSSES

- Annagry 
- Belcruit
- Burtonport 
​- Crolly (and Gweedore)
​- Doochary 
- Dungloe 
- Keedue 
- Kincasllagh
​- Lettermacaward
- Loughanure 
- Maghery 
- Mullaghduff
​- Ranafast

*HORN HEAD is also a peninsula of County Donegal but there are not towns or villages on it.