Castlefin

Castlefinn
Caisleán na Finne
Town
The Diamond
The Diamond
Castlefinn is located in Ireland
Castlefinn
Castlefinn
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°48′11″N 7°35′48″W / 54.8030°N 7.5966°W / 54.8030; -7.5966
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Population730
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Castlefin (Irish: Caisleán na Finne, meaning 'castle of the (river) Finn'),[2] sometimes spelt Castlefinn, is a market town and townland in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, Ireland. It is located between Stranorlar and Lifford in East Donegal. As of 2022, the population was 730.[1] The River Finn flows by the town. The town is located in along the main N15 national primary road, which runs from Bundoran to Lifford. The town lies 6 miles from Lifford and 8 miles from the twin towns of Ballybofey and Stranorlar. It has close links to Letterkenny, to the twin towns of Ballybofey and Stranorlar, and to West Tyrone in Northern Ireland, especially with the towns of Strabane and Castlederg.

  1. ^ a b "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Castlefinn". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Caisleán na Finne/Castlefin". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 16 April 2022.