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County Donegal (/ ˌ d ʌ n ɪ ˈ ɡ ɔː l, ˌ d ɒ n-, ˈ d ɒ n ɪ ɡ ɔː l / DUN-ig-AWL, DON-, DON-ig-awl; [6] Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall) [7] is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region.
Donegal Bay, an inlet in the northwest of Ireland bordering counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo; Donegal County Council, the authority responsible for local government in County Donegal; Donegal Castle, a castle in Donegal Town in County Donegal; Donegal Airport, an airport in north-west County Donegal
Donegal is in South Donegal and is located at the mouth of the River Eske and Donegal Bay, which is overshadowed by the Blue Stack Mountains ("the Croaghs"). The Drumenny Burn, which flows along the eastern edge of Donegal Town, flows into the River Eske on the north-eastern edge of the town, between the Community Hospital and The Northern Garage.
Location of Donegal Bay. Donegal Bay (Irish: Bá Dhún na nGall) is an inlet (or bay) in the northwest of Ireland. Three counties – Donegal to the north and west, Leitrim and Sligo to the south – have shorelines on the bay, which is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The town of Donegal and the River Eske lie at the head of the bay.
Donegal Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún na nGall) is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The castle was the stronghold of the O'Donnell clan , Lords of Tír Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries.
Donegal is a parliamentary constituency which has been represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Donegal Borough was not represented in the Patriot Parliament [2] 1692 William Conolly: Whig: John Hamilton: 1695 William Gore: 1703 Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Bt: Whig: Richard Jones: 1713 Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt [note 2] Whig: George Macartney: 1715 Henry Maxwell: Whig: Robert Miller: 1725 Alexander Montgomery: 1727 Arthur Gore [note 3] 1730 John ...
The 4th Viscount Lifford, peer who once served as the Deputy Lieutenant of County Donegal. He also served as High Sheriff of Donegal, 1841–1845. Lord Lifford was also a prominent businessman in the county, serving as Chairman of the Finn Valley Railway c. 1860. [1] He also served as Chairman of the West Donegal Railway.