Raphoe
Ráth Bhoth | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The Diamond, Raphoe, in 2008 | |
  Raphoe Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°52′26″N 7°36′02″W / 54.873923°N 7.600486°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Barony | Raphoe North |
| Government | |
| • Dáil constituency | Donegal |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,089 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Raphoe (/rəˈfoʊ/ rə-FOH; Irish: Ráth Bhoth) is a small town in County Donegal in the north-west of Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan, as well as giving its name to the Barony of Raphoe, which was later divided into the baronies of Raphoe North and Raphoe South, as well as to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe and the Church of Ireland (Anglican) Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. There is also a civil parish of Raphoe.[2]
The Burn Dale (also known in English as the Burn Deele) is a burn (a small river) that flows a short distance to the south of Raphoe. The Burn Dale eventually flows, via the village of Ballindrait, into the River Foyle just north of Lifford.
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Raphoe". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland Archived 2 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (see archival records)