County Donegal - Main Page

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This is the Umbrella Project Page for County Donegal - Ireland

People Connected to County Donegal

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• County Donegal Burials
  
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County Donegal

• Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall
• Administrative centre Lifford
• Province Ulster
• Area 4,841 km2 (1,869 sq mi)
• People from County Donegal are called -
• Motto Mutuam habeatis caritatem (Latin), '(Maintain among you) Mutual Love (or Charity)'

County Donega is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal (Dún na nGall) in the south of the county. Donegal County Council is the local council for the county and Lifford serves as the county town. It has also been known as (County) Tyrconnell (Tír Chonaill), after the historic territory of the same name.

Attractions

• Glenveagh National Park (formerly part of the Glenveagh Estate)
• Glenveagh Castle, a late Victorian 'folly' that was originally built as a summer residence.

Baronies

There are eight historic baronies in the county:

• Banagh
• Boylagh
• Inishowen East
• Inishowen West
• Kilmacrennan
• Raphoe North
• Raphoe South
• Tirhugh

Main Towns

For a full list see County Donegal, Ireland - Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards

• Ballybofey/Stranorlar
• Ballyshannon
• Bunbeg/Derrybeg
• Buncrana
• Bundoran
• Carndonagh
• Convoy
• Donegal Town
• Dungloe
• Killybegs
• Letterkenny
• Lifford
• Milford
• Moville
• Muff
• Newtowncunningham
• Ramelton
• Raphoe

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Parish Map

1. Aghanunshin
2. Allsaints
3. Aughnish
4. Barr of Inch
5. Burt
6. Clonca
7. Clondahorky
8. Clondavaddog
9. Clonleigh
10. Clonmany
11. Convoy
12. Conwal
13. Culdaff
14. Desertegny
15. Donagh
16. Donaghmore
17. Donegal
18. Drumhome
19. Fahan Lower
20. Fahan Upper
21. Gartan
22. Glencolumbkille
23. Kilbarron
24. Kilcar
25. Killaghtee
26. Killea
27. Killybegs Upper
28. Killybegs Lower
29. Killygarvan
30. Killymard
31. Kilmacrenan
32. Kilteevoge
33. Inch
34. Inishkeel
35. Inishmacsaint
36. Inver
37. Leck
38. Lettermacaward
39. Mevagh
40. Moville Lower
41. Moville Upper
42. Muff
43. Raphoe
44. Raymoghy
45. Raymunterdoney
46. Stranorlar
47. Taughboyne
48. Templecarn
49. Templecrone
50. Tullaghobegley
51. Tullyfern
52. Urney