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

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

Read about Ballintra ... 
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BALLYBOFEY
BALLYBOFEY
Bealach Féich ~ Meaning 'Fiach's pass'.

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


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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'. 

Read about Ballyliffin ...
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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).

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

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


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BUNBEG, Gweedore
BUNBEG
An Bun Beag
- Meaning 'The small river mouth'.
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Read about Bunbeg ...

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

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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'.

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

Read about Carrigart ...
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CHURCHILL
CHURCHILL
Mín an Lábáin ~ Meaning '
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CULDAFF
CULDAFF, Inishowen
Cúil Dabhcha ~ Meaning 'Nook of the sandhills'.

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

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GLENCOLMCILLE
GLENCOLMCILLE
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GLENTIES
GLENTIES
Na Gleannta
~ Meaning 'The glens'.

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

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KILLYBEGS
KILLYBEGS
Na Cealla Beaga
~ Meaning 'Little cells'.
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KILMACRENNAN
KILMACRENNAN
Cill Mhic nÉanáin
or Cill Mhic Réanáin ~ Meaning 'The church of the sons of Éanán'.

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



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