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Castlefinn
Caisleán na Finne | |
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Town | |
 The Diamond | |
  Castlefinn Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°48′11″N 7°35′48″W / 54.8030°N 7.5966°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Population | 705 |
| Time zone | UTC+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 in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is located between Ballybofey and Lifford in East Donegal and, as of 2016[update], the population was 705.[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.
- ^ a b "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Castlefin". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 17 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Caisleán na Finne/Castlefin". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 16 April 2022.