Mountcharles

Mountcharles
Irish: Tamhnach an tSalainn
Village
Mountcharles is located in Ireland
Mountcharles
Mountcharles
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°39′N 8°12′W / 54.650°N 8.200°W / 54.650; -8.200
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Government
 • Dáil constituencyDonegal
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total484

Mountcharles (Irish: Tamhnach an tSalainn)[2][3][4] is a village and townland (of 650 acres) in the south of County Donegal, Ireland. It lies 6 km from Donegal Town on the Killybegs road (N56). It is situated in the civil parish of Inver and the historic barony of Banagh.[5] The village's name is usually pronounced locally as 'Mount-char-liss'.

  1. ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Mountcharles". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Mountcharles/Tamhnach an tSalainn
  3. ^ "TV Mountcharles". We Love Donegal. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ^ ""Tamhnach" translation in Irish English Dictionary Foclóir".
  5. ^ "Mountcharles". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 6 May 2015.