Fahan

Fahan
Fathain Mura
Village
Fahan from Inch Top
Fahan from Inch Top
Fahan is located in Ireland
Fahan
Fahan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°05′20″N 7°28′42″W / 55.089008°N 7.478457°W / 55.089008; -7.478457
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Population589
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Fahan (/fɔːn/; pronounced 'Fawn'. Irish: Fathain Mura, meaning 'little green/field of Mura') is a district of Inishowen in the north of County Donegal, Ireland, located 5 km (3 mi) south of Buncrana. In Irish, Fahan is named after its patron saint, Saint Mura, first abbot of Fahan, an early Christian monastery.

  1. ^ "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Fahan". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 1 November 2024.