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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.
Firstly, 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 ... & phoitographs' below.
Firstly, 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 ... & phoitographs' below.
ARDARA
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ARDARA / Ard an Rátha
Meaning 'Height of the fort'. |
BALLINTRA
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BALLINTRA / Baile an tStratha
Meaning 'Town of the stream'. About Ballintra & photographs. |
BALLYBOFEY
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BALLYBOFEY / Bealach Féich ~ Meaning 'Fiach's pass'.
(Ballybofey is known as one of the 'Twin Towns' with Stranorlar). About Ballybofey and photographs. |
BALLYLIFFIN: Pollan Beach
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BALLYLIFIN, Inishowen
Baile lia Finn ~ Meaning 'Finn's pillar town' Or: Baile Leith Bheann ~ Meaning 'Town beside the hill'. Read about Ballyliffin ... |
BALLYSHANNON
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BALLYSHANNON
Béal Átha Seanaidh ~ Meaning 'The Mouth of Seannach's Ford' (Seannach was a 5th century warrior who was slain there). Read about Ballyshannon ... |
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BRIDGEND
Ceann an Droichid ~ Meaning 'Head of the bridge'. |
BRUCKLESS PIER
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BRUCKLESS
An Bhroclais ~ Meaning 'Badger's den'. |
BUNBEG, Gweedore
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BUNCRANA, Inishowen
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BUNCRANA, Inishowen
Bun Crannach ~ Meaning 'bottom of the Crana', the Crana is the river that runs beside Buncrana. Read about Buncrana ... |
BUNDORAN
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BURNFOOT
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BURNFOOT, Inishowen
Bun na hAbhann ~ Meaning 'Foot of the river'. |
BURTONPORT
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CARNDONAGH, Inishowen
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CARNDONAGH, Inishowen
Carn Domhnach ~ Meaning 'The Cairn of the Church' or 'Burial mound of the church'. Read about Carndonagh ... |
CARRIGART
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CARRIGART
Carraig Airt or Ceathru Fhiodhghoirt ~ Meaning 'Quarterland of the wood of the field'. Read about Carrigart ... |
CHURCHILL
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CHURCHILL
Mín an Lábáin ~ Meaning ' |
CULDAFF
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CULDAFF, Inishowen
Cúil Dabhcha ~ Meaning 'Nook of the sandhills'. |
DONEGAL TOWN
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DONEGAL TOWN
Dún na nGall ~ Meaning 'Fort of the foreigners'. |
DOOCHARY
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DOOCHARY
An Dúcharaidh ~ Meaning ‘Black weir’. |
DOWNINGS
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DOWNINGS
Na Dúnaibh ~ Meaning 'Forts'. |
DUNFANAGHY
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DUNFANAGHY
Dún Fionnachaidh ~ Meaning 'Fort of the fair field'. |
ST. JOHN'S POINT
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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
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FINTOWN
Baile na Finne ~ Meaning ‘Town of Finn’. |
GLENCOLMCILLE
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GLENCOLMCILLE
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GLENTIES
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GLENTIES
Na Gleannta ~ Meaning 'The glens'. |
GREENCASTLE
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GREENCASTLE, Inishowen
An Caisleán Nua ~ Meaning 'New castle'. |
KILLYBEGS
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KILLYBEGS
Na Cealla Beaga ~ Meaning 'Little cells'. |
KILMACRENNAN
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KILMACRENNAN
Cill Mhic nÉanáin or Cill Mhic Réanáin ~ Meaning 'The church of the sons of Éanán'. |
LAGHEY
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LAGHEY
An Lathaigh or Lachach ~ Meaning ‘Mire or the muddy place’. |
TOWNS, VILLAGES, ETC. DIVIDED INTO PENINSULAS AND AREAS OF COUNTY DONEGAL
AREAS OF COUNTY DONEGAL:
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CENTRAL & EAST
~ Letterkenny
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GWEEDORE
~ Annagry
~ Bloody Foreland ~ Bunbeg ~ Derrybeg ~ Dunlewey & The Poisoned Glen ~ Errigal Mountain |
SOUTH
~ Ballyshannon
~ Bundoran |
SOUTH WEST
~ Dunkineely & St. John's Point
~ Frosses ~ Killybegs ~ Mountcharles |
PENINSULAS OF COUNTY DONEGAL:
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FANAD
~ Fanad Head
~ Portsalon ~ Rosnakill ~ Tamney |
HORN HEAD
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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 |
ROSUILL
~ Carrigart
~ Downings ~ Glen |