TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF COUNTY DONEGAL, IRELAND

Here is a list of the towns and villages 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 'Read about ...' link beside each place.

ARDARA

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

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BALLINTRA

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

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BALLYBOFEY

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

(Also known as one of the 'Twin Towns' with Stranorlar).

BALLYLIFFIN: Pollan Beach

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

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BALLYSHANNON

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

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

BRUCKLESS PIER

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

BUNBEG, Gweedore

BUNBEG
An Bun Beag - Meaning 'The small river mouth'.
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BUNCRANA, Inishowen

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

​Read about Buncrana ...

BUNDORAN

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

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

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BURTONPORT

BURTONPORT
Ailt an Chorráin ~ Meaning 'Curved ravine'.

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CARNDONAGH, Inishowen

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

​Read about Carndonagh ...

CARRIGART

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

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CHURCHILL

CHURCHILL
Mín an Lábáin ~ Meaning '
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CULDAFF

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

DONEGAL TOWN

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

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DOOCHARY

DOOCHARY
An Dúcharaidh ~ Meaning ‘Black weir’.

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DOWNINGS

DOWNINGS
Na Dúnaibh ~ Meaning 'Forts'.
 

DUNFANAGHY

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

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ST. JOHN'S POINT

DUNKINEELY
Dún Cionnaola ~ Meaning 'Kinealy's fort'.
St. John's Point is the peninsula running from the village of Dunkineely (see map to right here).

FINTOWN

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

GLENCOLMCILLE

GLENCOLMCILLE

GLENTIES

GLENTIES
Na Gleannta ~ Meaning 'The glens'.

GREENCASTLE

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

KILLYBEGS

KILLYBEGS
Na Cealla Beaga ~ Meaning 'Little cells'.

KILMACRENNAN

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

LAGHEY

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