County Donegal
Contae Dhún na nGall Tyrconnell | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): The O'Donnell County, The Forgotten County | |
| Motto(s): | |
 Location in Ireland, indicated in darker green | |
| Coordinates: 54°55′N 8°00′W / 54.92°N 8.00°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| Region | Northern and Western |
| Established | 1585[1] |
| County town | Lifford |
| Largest settlement | Letterkenny |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Donegal County Council |
| • Dáil constituency | Donegal |
| • EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,860 km2 (1,880 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Highest elevation (Errigal) | 751 m (2,464 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 167,084 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | F92, F93, F94 |
| Telephone area codes | 074 (primarily) |
| ISO 3166 code | IE-DL |
| Vehicle index mark code | DL |
| Website | www |
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| Coontie Dunnygal[4][5] is an Ulster Scots spelling. | |
County Donegal (/ˌdʌniˈɡɔːl, ˌdɒn-/ DUN-ee-GAWL, DON-; Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall)[6] is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconnell or Tirconaill (Tír Chonaill), after the historic territory. Donegal County Council is the local council and Lifford is the county town.
The population was 167,084 at the 2022 census.[3]
- ^ "County Donegal – Welcome To Ireland – History of Ireland". Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "County Profiles – Donegal". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Census Mapping – Donegal County Concil". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "2006 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). North-South Ministerial Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013.
- ^ "2002 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). North-South Ministerial Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Dún na nGall/Donegal". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland – Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.