Killybegs
Na Cealla Beaga | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Killybegs skyline | |
  Killybegs Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°38′10″N 8°26′40″W / 54.6361°N 8.4444°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 1,236 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G711767 |
Killybegs (Irish: Na Cealla Beaga)[2] is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the largest fishing port in the country and on the island of Ireland. It is located on the south coast of the county, north of Donegal Bay, near Donegal Town. Its Irish name Na Cealla Beaga means 'little cells', a reference to early monastic settlements.[2] The town is situated at the head of a scenic harbour and at the base of a vast mountainous tract extending northward.[3] In the summer, there is a street festival celebrating the fish catches and incorporating the traditional "Blessing of the Boats". As of 2016[update], the population was 1,236.[1]
- ^ a b "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Killybegs". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Na Cealla Beaga/Killybegs". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Samuel Lewis (1858), A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, p. 158, archived from the original on 1 January 2014, retrieved 23 July 2011