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The then British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, said she was "shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of life in Donegal". [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] A Vatican City letter to bishop Alan McGuckian said Pope Francis "implores the divine blessings of consolation and healing upon the injured, the displaced and the families coping with pain of loss".
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.
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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.
Dunkineely (Irish: Dún Cionnaola, meaning 'Kinealy's fort') [2] is a small village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated 11 miles (18 km) from the town of Donegal and 6 mi (10 km) from Killybegs on the N56 National secondary road. It is a small single street village with a population of around 350. [1]
It is the home ground of the Seán MacCumhaills club and Donegal's Gaelic football and hurling teams. [ citation needed ] The ground is named after Seán MacCumhaill and had a capacity of 13,000, but that was reduced to 12,250 after a safety audit report was released in February 2012. [ 2 ]
No News at Throat Lake is a memoir by Lawrence Donegan about his year living in Creeslough as a reporter for the bi-weekly newspaper, Tirconaill Tribune. [ 26 ] The area has featured in a number of Irish folk songs , including " Cutting the Corn in Creeslough " which has been covered by Daniel O'Donnell and Creeslough native Bridie Gallagher.
Muckross Peninsula, County Donegal. Muckross Head is a small peninsula in the parish of Kilcar about 10 km west of Killybegs , County Donegal , in north-western Ireland. It contains a popular rock-climbing area, noted for its unusual horizontally layered structure.