The areas of Donegal with the highest percentage of Protestants are The Laggan area of East Donegal around Raphoe, the Finn Valley and areas around Ramelton, Milford and Dunfanaghy – where their proportion reaches up to 30–45 percent. The existence of a border cutting Donegal off from her natural hinterlands in Derry City and West Tyrone greatly exacerbated the economic difficulties of the county after partition. Dún na nGall = Fort of the Englishman A good guess would be that it was originaly "Tír Chonaill" and was changed to "Dún na nGall" when the English came. Tun in turn came from Proto-Germanic *tunaz, meaning “fortified place”, and was an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *dūnon. Ba iad Dún na nGall an fhoireann dheireanach leis an gceann is fearr a fháil ar na Dubs sa gCraobh, thiar sa mbliain 2014. RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Doirí Beaga, Gaoth Dobhair, Dún na nGall.jpg 876 × 568; 81 KB Slieve League 122012.JPG 3,230 × 4,426; 7.54 MB Small lake at Lettertreane - geograph.org.uk - 1297614.jpg 640 × 360; 55 KB Jump to navigation Jump to search. Letterkenny and the nearby city of Derry form the main economic axis of the northwest of Ireland. Donegal gave its name to County Donegal, although Lifford is now the county town. The events that occurred during this decade transformed the island of Ireland and have had a lasting legacy on Irish politics and society up to the present day. For 1653 and 1659 figures from Civil Survey Census of those years, Paper of Mr Hardinge to Royal Irish Academy 14 March 1865. Elections to the County Council take place every five years. The Irish philosopher John Toland was born in Inishowen in 1670. At various times in its history, it has been known as County Tirconaill, County Tirconnell or County Tyrconnell (Irish: Tír Chonaill). Ulster Qualifying League Three sides include Ballyshannon RFC, Donegal Town RFC and Inishowen RFC. The modern town’s name is an Anglicisation. Sa Ríocht Aontaithe tá ar thithe tábhairne druidim uair an chloig níos luaithe agus moltar gur chóir daoine oibriú ón bhaile más féidir, ach deir comhairleoirí eolaíochta nach leor é agus go bhfuil sé rómhall. There are eight historic baronies in the county: The county may be informally divided into a number of traditional districts. Cricket is chiefly confined to The Laggan district and the Finn Valley in the east of the county. Dún na nGall. Muine Acháin: hilly or bushy field The Old links was ranked 28th, Murvagh 36th and Sandy Hills 38th. Thirty seven councillors are elected using the system of proportional representation-single transferable vote (STV). The nearest main international airport to the county is Belfast International Airport (popularly known as Aldergrove Airport), which is located to the east at Aldergrove, near Antrim Town, in County Antrim, 92 km (57 mi) from Derry City and 127 km (79 mi) from Letterkenny. Until 2014, there were also Town Councils in Letterkenny, Bundoran, Ballyshannon and Buncrana. Voters have a reputation nationally for being "conservative and contrarian", the county having achieved prominence for having rejected the Fiscal Treaty in 2012 and both the Treaty of Lisbon votes. This article is about the Irish county of Donegal. He was thought of as the original freethinker by George Berkeley. Many Donegal students also attend the Limavady Campus of the North West Regional College (popularly known as Limavady Tech) and the Omagh College of Further Education of South West College (popularly known as Omagh Tech or Omagh College). [31] Today, the closest railway station to the county is Waterside Station in the City of Derry, which is operated by Northern Ireland Railways (N.I.R.). The Donegal Gaeltacht has traditionally been a very popular destination each summer for young people from Northern Ireland. 3. Parents' Association. Calendar. Finn Harps are Donegal's only League of Ireland club, with the county's other clubs playing in either the Ulster Senior League or the local junior leagues. Eclipsis. It is named after the town of Donegal (Dún na nGall, meaning 'fort of the foreigners') … In modern Irish, Donegal has produced a number of (sometimes controversial), authors such as the brothers Séamus Ó Grianna and Seosamh Mac Grianna from The Rosses and the contemporary (and controversial) Irish-language poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh from Gortahork in Cloughaneely, and where he is known to locals as Gúrú na gCnoc "Guru of the Hills". The Earagail Arts Festival is held within the county each July. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. Scoil Náisiúnta Árainn Mhór (1) (G) Nollaig 11, 2014 . See also: abu, Abu, .abu, a bu. Donegal music has also influenced people not originally from the county including folk and pop singers Paul Brady and Phil Coulter. The climate is temperate and dominated by the Gulf Stream, with warm, damp summers and mild wet winters. [36] Scuba diving is also very popular with a club being located in Donegal Town. also ran a line from Strabane through The Laggan, a district in the east of the county, along the River Foyle into Derry. in the playoff final. Two permanently inhabited islands, Arranmore and Tory Island, lie off the coast, along with a large number of islands with only transient inhabitants. The English town comes from Old English tun, meaning “an enclosure; homestead” and later “a group of houses, village”. Popular music is also common, the county's most acclaimed rock artist being the Ballyshannon-born Rory Gallagher. Aontruim: lone ridge, or Aontreibh, lone dwelling. Dún na nGall abú! Donegal forever! Alternative forms. 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Coláiste Chara, Dún Na Ngall, Donegal, Ireland. translation and definition "Donegal", English-Irish Dictionary online. Until around 1600, the O'Donnells were one of Ireland's richest and most powerful native Irish ruling families. He was born in nearby Ramelton. In May 1991, the prominent Sinn Féin politician Councillor Eddie Fullerton was assassinated by the PIRA's opponent, the Ulster Defence Association at his home in Buncrana. dune (meaning “from the hill”). The Slieve League cliffs are the sixth-highest sea cliffs in Europe, while Malin Head is the most northerly point on the island of Ireland. For several centuries the O'Donnells ruled Tír Chonaill, a Gaelic kingdom in West Ulster that covered almost all of modern County Donegal. Such people include Daniel O'Donnell, Phil Coulter, Shay Given, Packie Bonner, Pat Crerand, Seamus Coleman and the Brennan family. The Glashedy Links has been ranked 6th in a recent ranking taken by Golf Digest on the best courses in Ireland. As a result of famine and emigration, the population had reduced by 41,000 by 1851 and further reduced by 18,000 by 1861. Donegal County Council (which has officially been in existence since 1899) has responsibility for local administration, and is headquartered at the County House in Lifford. Donegal is bounded on the west and north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by Lough (lake) Foyle and Northern Ireland, and on the south by Northern The Four Comely Saints, or an Ceathrar Álainn, was a collective name for Fursey, Brendan of Birr, Conall, and Berchán, four saints in the early Irish Christian church reported to have been buried on Inishmore. [30] In 2018, Donegal was the only county in Ireland to vote against the repeal of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution which had acknowledged the right to life of the unborn. Partition also meant that County Donegal was now almost entirely cut off from the rest of the jurisdiction in which it now found itself, the new dominion called the Irish Free State, which in April 1949 officially became the Republic of Ireland. 25 - 9 Eanáir 2020 (Tír Eoghain) Sat, 09 Jan 2021. For general elections, the county-wide constituency elects five representatives to Dáil Éireann. Looking at the definition of Proto-Indo-European *dheue, I would suggest a relation also between both dún (fort, enclosure) and dún (close). Fear Manach: men of Manach. 24 - 1 Eanáir 2021 (Ciarraí) Sat, 02 Jan 2021. Map of Donegal Gaeltacht areas. The O'Donnells were Ulster's second most powerful clan or ruling-family from the early 13th century through to the start of the 17th century. Bíonn clúdach cuimsitheach ar gach cinéal ábhar a bhaineann le pobal Dhún na nGall sa bhaile agus i gcéin ar Barrscéalta, mar aon le scéalta as Na Sé Chontae, an Cabhán agus Muineachán. Zu weiteren Bedeutungen siehe Donegal (Begriffsklärung). Donegal County Council is the local council and Lifford the county town. Tun in turn came from Proto-Germanic * tunaz, meaning “fortified place”, and was an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic * dūnon. In 2007, Donegal won only their second national title by winning the National Football League. Like all narrow gauge railways this became a major handicap after World War 1 when road transport began to seriously erode the railways goods traffic. The head of the O'Donnell family had the titles An Ó Domhnaill (meaning The O'Donnell in English) and Rí Thír Chonaill (meaning King of Tír Chonaill in English). Donegal emerged victorious from the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on 23 September 2012 to take the Sam Maguire Cup for only the second time, with early goals from Michael Murphy and Colm McFadden setting up victory of 2–11 to 0–13 over Mayo. County Donegal is served by both Donegal Airport, located at Carrickfinn in The Rosses in the west of the county, and by City of Derry Airport, located at Eglinton to the east. Donegal, most northerly county of Ireland, in the historic province of Ulster. The Partition of Ireland in the early 1920s had a massive direct impact on County Donegal. ; popularly known locally as 'the Regional'), established in the 1970s in Letterkenny. These include Ulster Qualifying League Two side Letterkenny RFC, whose ground is named after Dave Gallaher, the captain of the 1905 New Zealand All Blacks touring team, who have since become known as The Originals. with harps, synth-drums, synthesizers, choir My music is also available on streaming services like Spotify, Deezer, iTunes, etc. This meant that all goods had to be transhipped at Derry and Strabane. County Donegal has a long literary tradition in both Irish and English. *Tír Chonaill means land of Conall GulbanAn Dúin: from Dún ná Lethglas, fort of the side of the stream Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. Mura bhfuil cónaí ort i nDún na nGall Má thugann tú cuairt orainn nó má tá dúchas agat anseo, is féidir leat giolcanna a scríobh faoi na rudaí i nDún na nGall a thaitníonn go mór leat, eg na háiteanna, na daoine, agus rudaí le déanamh. According to the 1841 Census, County Donegal had a population of 296,000 people. The Irish navvy-turned-novelist Patrick MacGill, author of many books about the experiences of Irish migrant itinerant labourers in Britain at around the start of the 20th century, such as The Rat Pit and the autobiographical Children of the Dead End, is from the Glenties area. The MacGill Summer School in Glenties is named in his honour, and attracts national interest as a forum for the analysis of current affairs. Jim MacLaughlin and Seán Beattie (Editors). The English town comes from Old English tun, meaning “an enclosure; homestead” and later “a group of houses, village”. Copy to clipboard; Details / edit; en.wiktionary.org. The Donegal Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking district) also attracts young people to County Donegal each year during the school summer holidays. O'Donnell royal or chiefly power was finally ended in what was then the newly created County Donegal in September 1607, following the Flight of the Earls from near Rathmullan. This is "Dún na nGall Abú!" The modern County Arms of Donegal (dating from the early 1970s) was influenced by the design of the old O'Donnell royal arms. Plughoge and Leabrannagh Mountain North, a townland in Barony, Co. Donegal tops the list for the longest multi-word place name in Ireland. A general survey of the marine algae of Mulroy Bay, Co. Donegal. Tá imreoirí iontacha acu i gcónaí – muintir McHugh, muintir McBrearty, Odhrán Mac Niallais agus Michael Murphy ach go háirithe. Calgach may have been Calgacus, which may in turn have come from Proto-Celtic meaning Possessing a Blade or Possessing a Penis*most of it consists of ex-county Harps' main rivals are Derry City F.C., with whom they contest Ireland's North-West Derby. Dún na nGall { proper masculine } county. They retained their status in the Premier Division in the 2016 season. If you remember the post or know this place, you’ll know it’s in Galway. Unfortunately, I can’t find further evidence confirming this. The small village of Lifford in eastern Donegal is the county seat. Dhún na nGall. In the east of the county lies the Finn Valley (centred on Ballybofey) and The Laggan district (not to be confused with the Lagan Valley in the south of County Antrim), which is centred on the town of Raphoe. The period 1912 – 1923 is perhaps one of the most important in Irish history. Magairlí an Deamhain: demon’s testicles (Devilsmother, Galway)Más Ramhar: fat butt (Mausrawer, Kerry) Train services along the Belfast–Derry railway line run, via Coleraine railway station, to Belfast Lanyon Place and Belfast Great Victoria Street railway stations. Seachtain na Gaeilge. [2], In terms of size and area, it is the largest county in Ulster and the fourth-largest county in all of Ireland. The county is the most mountainous in Ulster consisting chiefly of two ranges of low mountains; the Derryveagh Mountains in the north and the Blue Stack Mountains in the south, with Errigal at 749 metres (2,457 ft) the highest peak. The County Donegal lasted until 1960 as it had largely dieselised its passenger trains by 1951. Within Ulster, only the Uí Néill (known in English as the O'Neill Clan) of modern County Tyrone were more powerful. Radical. Teachta Dála; Meán Fómhair 8, 1933 - Meitheamh 14, 1937 District: Dún na nGall. The population of the county was 161,137 according to the 2011 census. 22 - 19 Nollaig 2020 (Tiobraid Árann) Sat, 19 Dec 2020. Derry, together with west Tyrone, was henceforward in a new, different jurisdiction remaining apart of the United Kingdom, officially called Northern Ireland. Catriona J. McKenzie, Eileen M. Murphy and Colm J. Donnelly (Editors), This page was last edited on 28 February 2021, at 02:57. Other Irish-speaking areas include Gaeltacht an Láir: Glencolmcille, Fintown, Fanad and Rosguill, the islands of Arranmore, Tory Island and Inishbofin. Abuse it. 27 - 23 Eanair 2021 (Baile Átha Cliath) Sat, 23 Jan 2021. County Donegal is known for its textiles, whose unique woolen blends are made of short threads with tiny bits of colour blended in for a heathered effect. a track in a celtic style. The marine macroalgae of County Donegal, Ireland. Next Page » Archives. Donegal County Council is the local council for the county and Lifford serves as the county town. Donegal's inter-county football team have won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title twice (in 1992 and 2012) and the Ulster Senior Football Championship ten times. ), Ulster University at Jordanstown (U.U.J. The Gaelic Athletic Association (G.A.A.) What became the City of Derry was officially part of County Donegal up until 1610.[11]. Scoil Náisiúnta Mhín Teineadh Dé (G) Nollaig 12, 2014 . 17 Likes, 0 Comments - sam mccreedy (@sammccreedy) on Instagram: “Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall, meaning fort of the foreigners) in the south of the county.” Donegal . Toland was also instrumental in the spread of freemasonry throughout Continental Europe. There is also a large Protestant population between Donegal Town and Ballyshannon in the south of the county. Partition cut the county off, economically and administratively, from Derry, which had acted for centuries as the county's main port, transport hub and financial centre. An extensive rail network used to exist throughout the county and was mainly operated by the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee and the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company (known as the L. & L.S.R. DÚN NA NGALL 1919-1925 Ó CHOIMHLINT GO DEIGHILT DÚN NA NGALL 1919-1925. Ard Mhacha: Macha’s height. Here’s where it gets interesting: there is also dún, meaning “to close”. There are several rugby teams in the county. The Church of Ireland is the largest Protestant denomination with Presbyterianism in second. Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile: ridge shaped like a pig’s back between two expanses of briny water (Muckanaghederdauhaulia, Galway) Today, it is seen in several placenames, most notably Dún na nGall and Dún Garbhán. Hurling (often called 'hurley' within County Donegal), handball and rounders are also played but are less widespread, as in other parts of western Ulster. 1 was here. Any more thoughts? Donegal is also well known for its songs which have, like the instrumental music, a distinctive sound. Cúil Rathain, nook of the ferns Anois tá Dún na nGall ar Leibhéal 3 le Baile Átha Cliath, gan cead ag muintir na gceantar sin an contae a fhágáil nó bualadh le grúpa mór daoine. [24] This is in reference to both the old túath of Tír Chonaill and the earldom that succeeded it. Donegal ist eine von drei Grafschaften, die in der Provinz Ulster liegen, ohne Nordirland anzugehören. World Book Day. For the purpose of elections the county is divided into 5 Municipal Districts comprising the following local electoral areas: Donegal (6), Glenties (6), Inishowen (9), Letterkenny (10) and Stranorlar (6). The River Foyle separates part of County Donegal from parts of both counties Londonderry and Tyrone. Only a few miles of the county is physically connected by land to the rest of the Republic. Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In 2009 the members of the 28th Infantry Battalion of the Irish Defence Forces were also awarded the Freedom of the County from Donegal County Council "in recognition of their longstanding service to the County of Donegal". [18] As of 2016[update], the county's population was 159,192.[2]. na gCealla Beaga, CLG na gCeithre Máistrí, Dún na nGall, CLG Charn Domhnaigh, CLG Chill Chartha, CLG an Chlocháin Léith, CLG Chloch Cheann Fhaola, CLG na nDúnaibh, CLG Ghaoth Dobhair, CLG Ghaeil Fhánada, CLG Ghaeil Leitir Ceanainn, CLG Ghleann Fhinne, CLG Ghleann tSúilí, CLG Iorrais, CLG Mhálainne, CLG Naomh Adhamhnán, Leitir Ceanainn, CLG Naomh Bríd, Baile an … For the town, see, The O'Donnell County, The Forgotten County, Location in Ireland, indicated in darker green. [20] The survey was compiled using the algal records held in the herbaria of the following institutions: the Ulster Museum, Belfast; Trinity College, Dublin; NUI Galway, and the Natural History Museum, London. The poet William Allingham was also from Ballyshannon. [10] Indeed, what became the City of Derry was officially part of County Donegal up until 1610.[11]. On 24 April 2011, Donegal added their third national title when they defeated Laois to capture the National Football League Division Two, they added another Division Two title in 2019. Likely derived from ul, meaning beard. I collect and curate information on the Irish language. [citation needed] The park is a 140 km² (about 35,000 acre) nature reserve with scenery of mountains, raised boglands, lakes and woodlands. Other acts to come out of Donegal include folk-rock band Goats Don't Shave, Eurovision contestant Mickey Joe Harte and indie rock group The Revs. Finn Harps play in the League of Ireland and won promotion to the Premier Division in 2015 following a 2–1 aggregate win over Limerick F.C. St Johnston Cricket Club play in the North West Senior League, while Letterkenny Cricket Club play in the Derry Midweek League.[38]. [28] There are three Irish-speaking parishes: Gweedore, The Rosses and Cloughaneely. The Irish dún (fort) and English town descend from a very fascinating Proto-Indo-European root word. by Meon Eile on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Úsáid an haischlib #DúnnanGallAbú County Donegal was the home of the once mighty Clann Dálaigh, whose best known branch were the Clann Ó Domhnaill, better known in English as the O'Donnell dynasty. Donegal Castle, a castle in Donegal Town in County Donegal. People from Donegal have also contributed to culture elsewhere. Donegal (ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl), (irisch Dún na nGal, (ˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ n̪ˠə ˈŋaɫ)), ist ein County im Nordwesten der Republik Irland in der Region Ulster. Science. The former was used as its official name during 1922–1927. County Donegal (/ ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl, ˌdɒn -, ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl, ˈdɒn -/ DUN-ig-AWL, DON-, -awl; Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster. Modern exponents include the Inishowen playwright and poet Frank McGuinness and the playwright Brian Friel. Dún na nGall / Donegal × Archival records. County in the Republic of Ireland. Records of flowering plants include Dactylorhiza purpurella (Stephenson and Stephenson) Soó. Today, it is seen in several placenames, most notably Dún na nGall and Dún Garbhán. Singer Daniel O'Donnell has become a popular ambassador for the county. (genitive singular abaithe, nominative plural-) Verbal noun of abaigh This geographic isolation from the rest of the Republic has led to Donegal people maintaining a distinct cultural identity[8] and has been used to market the county with the slogan "Up here it's different". At its heart is Glenveagh Castle, a late Victorian 'folly' that was originally built as a summer residence. Donegal Bay, an inlet in the northwest of Ireland bordering counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo. abó; Usage Placed after a noun to indicate support for that thing. It has a deeply indented coastline forming natural sea loughs, of which both Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle are the most notable. [citation needed]. Éire-tymology: Ulaid. Posted by Cormac Gaelscoileanna | Filed Under Dún na nGall | Leave a Comment . Vast swathes of the county were devastated, with many areas becoming permanently depopulated. The main population centre of Inishowen, Ireland's largest peninsula, is Buncrana. 2,402 likes. Es ist nach der in ihr gelegenen gleichnamigen Stadt benannt. The search page is super comprehensive. abú. However, the greater economic and administrative integration with Northern Ireland, following the Good Friday Agreement of April 1998 has been of benefit to the county. The variant of the Irish language spoken in County Donegal shares many traits with Scottish Gaelic. Vast numbers of County Donegal's people emigrated at this time, chiefly through Foyle Port. Latest News. To read about Ulster dialects, click here. Donegal Irish has a strong influence on learnt Irish across Ulster. Added to all this, in the late 20th century County Donegal was adversely affected by The Troubles in Northern Ireland. … The Freedom of Donegal is an award that is given to people who have been recognised for outstanding achievements on behalf of the people and County Donegal. The population was 159,192 at the 2016 census. Renamed "County Tirconaill" 1922 by resolution of the county council.(. [33] The novelist and socialist politician Peadar O'Donnell hailed from The Rosses in west Donegal. Morton, O. They are now: The first one, Ballán an Cheatrair Álainn means “bullaun of the Four Comely Saints”. Willie Cumming, Duncan McLaren and T.J. 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