Articles of interest in Letterkenny
Glenveagh (from Irish Gleann Bheatha, meaning "glen of the birches") is the second largest national park in Ireland. The park covers 170 square kilometres of hillside above Glenveagh Castle on the shore of Lough Veagh (Loch Ghleann Bheatha), 20 km f…
St Columb's Cathedral in the walled city of Derry, Northern Ireland is the mother church of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry and Raphoe and the parish church of Templemore.
Lough Foyle, sometimes Loch Foyle (from Irish: Loch Feabhail, meaning "Feabhal's loch"), is the estuary of the River Foyle, situated between County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
The Rosses (officially known by its Irish language name, Na Rosa; in the genitive case Na Rosann) is a geographical and social region in the west of County Donegal, Ireland, with a population of over 7,000 centred on the town of Dungloe, which acts …
The Sperrins or Sperrin Mountains (from Irish Speirín, meaning "little pinnacle") are a range of mountains in Northern Ireland and one of the largest upland areas in Ireland. The range stretches the counties of Tyrone and Londonderry from south of S…
Magee College (Irish: Ollscoil Uladh ag Coláiste Mhig Aoidh) is a campus of Ulster University located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It opened in 1865 as a Presbyterian Christian arts and theological college.
European route E 16 is the designation of a main west-east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Sweden, from Derry to Gävle, via Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, previously by ferry to Bergen, Voss, through the Gudvanga Tunnel and the Lær…
The Brandywell Stadium (Irish: Tobar an Fhíoruisce1) is a municipal dual-use football and greyhound racing stadium located in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Muckish (Irish: Mucais / an Mhucais, meaning "[the] pig's back") is a distinctive flat-topped mountain in the Derryveagh Mountains of County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. At 666 metres (2,185 ft), it is the third-highest peak in the Derryveagh Mount…
The Guildhall in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, is a building in which the elected members of Derry City Council meet. It was built in 1890.
Donemana or Dunnamanagh (named after the townland of Dunnamanagh, from Irish Dún na Manach, meaning "stronghold of the monks") is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 7 miles or 11 kilometres north-east of Strabane, on the banks…
Doe Castle, or Caisleán na dTuath, at Sheephaven Bay near Creeslough, County Donegal, was historically a stronghold of Clan Suibhne (Clan Sweeney), with architectural parallels to the Scottish tower house. Built in the 16th century, it is one of the…
Claudy (from Irish: Clóidigh, meaning "the one who washes/the strong-flowing one") is a village and townland (of 1,154 acres) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the Faughan Valley, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Derry, where the Rive…
The Kings of Ailech belonged to the northern Uí Néill and took their name from the Grianan of Aileach (Irish: Grianán Ailigh), a hillfort on top of Greenan Mountain in western Ulster.
Londonderry Port is a port at Lisahally in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom’s most westerly port, it has capacity for 30,000-ton vessels and accepts cruise ships. The current port is on the east bank of the River Foyle at the…
The Foyle Bridge is a bridge in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Culmore (from Irish: Cúil Mhór/an Chúil Mhór, meaning "the great corner") is a townland in Derry City, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is at the mouth of the River Foyle.
The Craigavon Bridge is one of three bridges in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It crosses the River Foyle further south than the Foyle Bridge and Peace Bridge. It is one of only a few double-decker road bridges in Europe.
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