about the Republic of Ireland Irish town of Donegal the county County Donegal other uses Donegal disambiguation Infobox Place Ireland name Donegal gaeilge D n na nGall crest image Donegal Town COA 3d.svg map image Ireland map County Donegal Magnified.png pin coords left 58px top 100px north coord 54.650 west coord 8.117 irish grid G924789 area km2 elevation m 32 county County Donegal province Ulster dailconstituency Donegal South West D il ireann constituency Donegal South West EU constituency North ... Donegal , usually referred to as Donegal Town pron en d n l , IPA en d n l Irish place name D n na nGall ref http www.donegaltown.ie Welcome to the Official Donegal Town Website for Hotels and Businesses Bot generated title ref is a town in County Donegal , Republic of Ireland Ireland ... Irish as stronghold of the foreigners i.e. the Vikings . Donegal gave its name to County Donegal, although ... . Donegal town sits at the mouth of the River Eske and Donegal Bay , which is overshadowed by the Bluestack ... Donegal stadsgezicht.jpg 250px thumb left Donegal Town. There is evidence for settlements around the town ... of arms for the clan but also for County Donegal. There is a record of an early fortress being ... in Ireland. Citation needed date March 2010 File Donegalcastle.jpg 250px thumbnail left Donegal castle ... after the subjugation of the clans. Donegal Town itself is famous for being the former center of government .... The town itself contains Donegal castle , on the banks of the River Eske and the remains of a Franciscan ... Disney Company Disney s http www.imdb.com title tt0060408 The Fighting Prince of Donegal 1966 ... 20th centuries, Donegal Town formed part of the vast estates of the Gore family from 1762 Earls ... date December 2009 Donegal Borough Parliament of Ireland constituency Donegal Borough returned two ... in Donegal There are many sandy beaches in the area of Donegal, such as Murvagh beach, and some boasting good surfing conditions, such as Rossnowlagh . Donegal is also used as a base for hill walking ... more details
Donegal may refer to County Donegal , a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster Donegal , a town in County DonegalDonegal, Perth County, Ontario Donegal, Renfew County, Ontario Donegal is another term for the chin curtain beard Donegal Carpets a brand of hand made wool carpets There are various municipalities in the United States that include the word DonegalDonegal, Pennsylvania , Borough of Donegal in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, not to be confused with Donegal Township in the same county Donegal Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Donegal, Pennsylvania , a borough in the same county East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania geodis br Donegal bg de Donegal Begriffskl rung it Donegal disambigua pl Donegal ujednoznacznienie ru sl Donegal razlo itev ... more details
West Donegal or Donegal West may refer to The Western part of County Donegal , in Ireland Two parliamentary constituencies West Donegal UK Parliament constituency , 1885&ndash 1922 Donegal West D il ireann constituency , 1937&ndash 1961 In the United States West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania geodis ... more details
Donegal East or East Donegal may refer to East Donegal UK Parliament constituency 1885 1922 Donegal East D il ireann constituency 1937 1961 disambig ... more details
The Hills of Donegal may refer to The Hills of Donegal film The Hills of Donegal film , a 1947 British film Las Vegas In the Hills of Donegal , a song by Irish group Goats Don t Shave disambig ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Donegal on Sunday image Image Donegal on Sunday.JPG 200px type Weekly newspaper format Tabloid foundation March 2004 price 1.10, 0.80p owners Derry Journal Newspapers headquarters Letterkenny , County Donegal political editor Connie Duffy circulation 6,691 Jan Jun 2007 ref http abcpdfcerts.abc.org.uk pdf certificates 14413838.pdf Audited Bureau of Circulations ref website http www.donegalonsunday.com www.donegalonsunday.com Donegal on Sunday is a local tabloid newspaper published in County Donegal , Ireland that was launched in March 2004 as an edition of the Sunday Journal published by the Derry Journal . It was originally called the Sunday Democrat and is based in Letterkenny. It is part of the only local paper in Ireland to be published on a Sunday with a current circulation of 6,691 ref http www.abc.org.uk cgi bin gen5 ABC Profile on Sunday Journal incorporating Donegal on Sunday ref figures for Sunday Journal incorporating Donegal on Sunday . Both the Donegal Democrat and the Donegal People s Press are sister papers of Donegal on Sunday through Derry Journal Newspapers , a holding company of Johnston Press . References Reflist Letterkenny Media in County Donegal Irish national newspapers Irish Newspapers owned by Johnston Press Category Letterkenny Category Newspapers published in Ireland Category Weekly newspapers published in Ireland Category Media in County Donegal Ireland newspaper stub ... more details
File Donegal Bay.PNG 300px right Donegal Bay B Dh n na nGall in Irish language Irish is an inlet or bay in the northwest of Ireland . Three Counties of Ireland counties &ndash County DonegalDonegal to the north and west, County Leitrim Leitrim and County Sligo Sligo to the south &ndash have shorelines on the bay, which is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean . The town of Donegal and the River Eske lie at the head of the bay. Donegal Bay is Ireland s largest bay, and also contains Ulster s highest and Europe s sixth highest sea cliff s at Slieve League , which tower 1972 ft 601 m above sea level . Donegal Bay s beach es have some of Europe s finest surfing , caused by a combination by a direct west facing location and the funnel shape of Donegal Bay the westerlies of the Atlantic Ocean get funnelled into a relatively small area , which increases the size of the swell . Rossnowlagh and Bundoran are recognised by the European surfing community as among Ireland s finest surf beaches with good facilities and excellent water quality . Towns on the Bay File Donegalbaycloseup.png right thumb 350px Donegal Bay on Ireland s west coast Ballyshannon Bundoran Coolmore Donegal Killybegs Mountcharles Mullaghmore, County Sligo Mullaghmore Rossnowlagh Tullaghan Rivers that empty into the bay River Drowes between Bundoran and Tullaghan River Erne at Ballyshannon River Eske at Donegal ... 54 40 N 54.67 Longitude 9 04 W 9.07 NWS buoy 62093 M4 External links http www.donegalbay.com Donegal Bay Visitors site http www.ndbc.noaa.gov station page.php?station 62093 Donegal Bay Weather Buoy ... cliffs coord 54 32 N 8 30 W region IE type waterbody display title Donegal geo stub Category Bays of County Donegal Category Bays of County Sligo Category Landforms of County Leitrim de Donegal Bay es Bah a de Donegal fr Baie de Donegal it Baia di Donegal lt Donegalo lanka nl Donegal Bay no Donegalbukten nn Donegal Bay ru sk Donegalsk z liv ... more details
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named Her Majesty s Ship HMS Donegal , after the failed Battle of Tory Island French attempt to land in County Donegal in 1798 ref http www.battleships cruisers.co.uk name histories d.htm Name histories ref HMS Donegal 1798 HMS Donegal was a 76 gun third rate , previously the French ship Barra 1794 French ship Hoche . She was captured in 1798 and commissioned into the Navy as HMS Donegal . She was broken up in 1845. ref Lyon p 41 ref HMS Donegal 1858 HMS Donegal was a 101 gun first rate Conqueror class ship of the line Conqueror class ship of the line launched in 1858. She became part of the torpedo and mining school ship HMS Vernon shore establishment HMS Vernon in 1886 and was sold in 1925. ref Lyon p 189 ref HMS Donegal 1902 HMS Donegal was a Monmouth class cruiser Monmouth class armoured cruiser launched in 1902. She served in the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1920. References reflist 2 Colledge Lyon, D. & Winfield, R. The Sail & Steam Navy List , London 2004 Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1 86176 032 9 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Donegal, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2008 Infobox Newspaper name Donegal Times image caption type Community Newspaper Published Fortnightly format Tabloid foundation 24 March 1989 owners Liam Hyland political headquarters Donegal Town editor Liam Hyland website http www.donegaltimes.com www.donegaltimes.com The Donegal Times is a local newspaper in County Donegal , Ireland . The paper is based in Donegal Town . The paper acts like a newsletter, covering mainly community and social issues affecting the Town and its immediate environs. It was first printed in March 1989 as a special supplement in the Donegal Democrat , but is now a stand alone publication, ordinarily published on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Only one edition is published in December. The Donegal Times is one of three papers that has a base in Donegal Town, the other two being the Donegal Democrat and the Donegal Post . The paper has stopped updating it s website with stories and now acts only as an archive of older articles. It uses a sketch of Donegal Castle as its logo. The paper regularly takes a stance on issues which have polarized the community. High profile example are rows which erupted over reports on the Donegal Town Mart and the Donegal Bay Waterbus . Popular additions to the paper are comment pieces the Editor s Diary which started in 2010 and JR s Diary which has resumed after many years of absence. Media in County Donegal Irish national newspapers Category Newspapers published in Ireland Category Media in County Donegal Ireland newspaper stub ... more details
Coord 54 39 13.82 N 8 6 35 W region IE display title Magee of Donegal is a clothing manufacturer and retailer based in Donegal , a town located in the south of County Donegal in the Province of Ulster in Ireland . The company is best known for their world famous whom? date December 2010 Donegal tweed , but also manufactures items from linen , wool and other materials. The company traces its origins to 1866 ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Magee to end production in Donegal work publisher RT date 2006 02 16 url http www.rte.ie news 2006 0217 jobs2 business.html doi accessdate 2007 09 04 ref , when the founder, John Magee, opened a clothing shop in DonegalDonegal Town . The company has supplied cloth for the uniforms of Ireland s state airline, Aer Lingus . External links http www.mageeireland.com Magee Clothing References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Magee Of Donegal Category Companies of Ireland Category County Donegal Ireland stub ... more details
Donegal Carpets is a trademark brand of hand made wool carpets produced in Killybegs , a town in County Donegal , Ireland . Donegal Carpets can be found in Dublin Castle , the Royal Pavilion of Brighton , Eltham Palace , and the U.S. White House as well as many other parts of the world. History Although making carpets in Donegal is an ancient tradition, the company Donegal Carpets is over 100 years old and was founded in 1898 by Scottish people Scottish textile manufacturer Alexander Morton. Before establishing Donegal Carpets, Morton had first established a carpet crafting house on the west coast of Ireland and put to practice the techniques of the Donegal people who had been working with wool for generations. The Mortons sold the company to a consortium called Donegal Carpets Ltd. in 1957. There were four manufacturing houses at one time in County Donegal but three of the four facilities closed during The Great Depression and in 1987 the last facility closed. Local Donegal people petitioned the government to help re open them in 1997 and in 1999 they were making carpets again for places such as ras an Uachtar in , Dublin Castle and the University of Notre Dame . External links http www.donegalcarpets.eu Donegal Carpets home page http www.donegalcarpets.com Home page for USA Donegal Carpets http www.visitkillybegs.com carpets.php Killybegs Maritime and Heritage center located at the Donegal carpets building Category Companies of the Republic of Ireland furniture stub ... more details
month period to June 2008. The Donegal Post is one of four papers in the Rivermedia group that circulate in the county of Donegal. The others include the Letterkenny Post , the Finn Valley Post and the Inish ... Post. External links http www.donegalpost.com Donegal Post official site http www.abc ireland.ie ABC audited figures Notes Reflist Category Newspapers published in Ireland Category Media in County Donegal Media in County Donegal Irish national newspapers ireland stub ... more details
Infobox Place Ireland name County Donegal gaeilge Contae Dh n na nGall crest image Donegalcocologo.png ... Donegal North East D il ireann constituency Donegal North East , Donegal South West D il ireann constituency Donegal South West code DL population 147264 population note List of Irish counties by population 12th census yr 2006 province Ulster web www.donegal.ie County Donegal pron en d n l ... . It is the northernmost county in Ireland and is named after the town of Donegal . The population ... 1922 by resolution of the county council. Place Name Confusion ndash Donegal or Tirconaill , The Irish ... territory of Tirconaill did not include the whole county, the name Donegal was re adopted in 1927 Back to Donegal , The Irish Times, 22 November 1927 . ref This is in reference to both the old t ath of Tyrconnell T r Chonaill and the Earl of Tyrconnell earldom that succeeded it. Uniquely, County Donegal ... 4 ref has led to Donegal people maintaining a distinct cultural identity ref http www.donegal.ie library ... news 2010 04 21 donegal disappears from crisis response maps Donegal disappears from crisis response ... thumb left 220px Donegal Castle , seat of the O Donnell dynasty O Donnells . Image KilclooneyDolmen1986.jpg thumb 220px Kilclooney dolmen near Ardara . County Donegal is famous for being the home of the once ... Ulster that covered almost all of modern County Donegal. The head of the O Donnell family had ... Chonaill in English . Based at Donegal Castle in D n na nGall modern DonegalDonegal Town , the 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 . The modern County Arms of Donegal ... Arms is the official coat of arms of both County Donegal and Donegal County Council. The modern County Donegal was shire d ref name Connolly2002pg129 Connolly, S.J., Oxford Companion to Irish History ... Battle of Kinsale in 1602. Full control over the new County Donegal was only achieved after the Flight ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Donegal News image Image Donegal News Friday Tabloid.JPG 200px caption Friday ... West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company headquarters Letterkenny , County Donegal political ... to June 2010 website http www.donegalnews.com www.donegalnews.com The Donegal News also known as Derry People Donegal News and formerly Derry People is a twice weekly local newspaper in the northwest ... across the border to Letterkenny , County Donegal , at the beginning of World War II and took on more of a Donegal focus. It is owned by the North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company ... accounting for most of the figure. Its main competitors are the Donegal Democrat and Derry Journal ... the northern half of County Donegal as The Derry People . History The paper was first published in Derry ... across the border to Letterkenny , County Donegal, in an aim to avoid possible harsh censorship ... to attract readers from both County Donegal and the mostly nationalist city of Derry. The paper became ... in Republic of Ireland the Republic and gradually began to focus more on northern Donegal rather than its original Derry base. Derry has always been an important centre of employment for the north of Donegal with many Donegal families also moving across the border, which led to papers such as the Derry ... with all the weekend news and sport. Layout In 2002 the paper was renamed as the Donegal News , with the Derry ... of the paper. ref http www.nwipp newspapers.com DN free 292823838451705.php Donegal News revamp ... the number of pages of the publication, as well as the number of these in colour. The Donegal News mainly ... and local entertainment. The Monday edition of the newspaper features a comic strip, Donegal Danny ... 10 story651883728.asp Sunday Business Post, 2002 03 10 Derry People renamed Donegal News External links http www.donegalnews.com Donegal News Site http www.nwipp newspapers.com North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Letterkenny Media in County Donegal Newspapers Owned by North West of Ireland ... more details
Infobox Airport name Donegal Airport nativename Aerfort Dh n na nGall nativename a nativename r image DonegalAirport.png image width 200 caption IATA CFN ICAO EIDL center Location map Ireland width 200 float center caption mark Airplane silhouette.svg marksize 10 label CFN position right lat deg 55 lat min 02 lat sec 39 lat dir N lon deg 08 lon min 20 lon sec 28 lon dir W small Location of airport in Ireland small center type Public owner operator Airports Donegal city served Donegal location Carrickfinn elevation f 30 elevation m 9 coordinates Coord 55 02 39 N 008 20 28 W type airport region IE DL display inline,title name Donegal Airport website http www.donegalairport.ie www.donegalairport.ie ... Service AIS ref name AIP AIP IE EIDL name DONEGAL ref File DonegalAirport.jpg thumb Donegal Airport Donegal Airport lang ga Aerfort Dh n na nGall , is located convert 2 NM abbr on lk in ref name AIP southwest of Bunbeg An Bun Beag Bunbeg , near Carrickfinn on the west coast of County Donegal , Republic ... and assistance from the Government of Ireland , private investors, Donegal County Council, the International ... to Donegal Announced work F ilte Ireland date 2008 05 13 url http www.discoverbundoran.com Article Details.aspx?article id 57&tscategory id 39 accessdate 2009 08 03 ref File Donegal Carrickfin ... at Donegal Airport. Aer Arann announced in June, 2009 that it would be providing new connections to Cork Airport Cork from Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport. ref cite web last first title Editorial ... services between Donegal & Glasgow Prestwick, & re launching the service from Donegal to Glasgow International. ref http www.shephard.co.uk news laranews net aer arann to fly donegal glasgow drops ... File Donegal Airport CFN.jpg thumb The airport from a distance. Airport dest list Aer Arann ... MHz IFN , Localizer LLZ 110.3 MHz IFN References reflist External links http www.donegalairport.ie Donegal ... Donegal de Flughafen Donegal pl Port lotniczy Donegal ru ... more details
The Homes of Donegal is an Ireland Irish ballad written by songwriter Se n McBride in 1955. It has been performed by many singers, most famously by Paul Brady . ref http www.paulbrady.com lyrics backcentre.asp ref McBride was a native of Cruit Island which is in the Rosses area of County Donegal . He was a school Teacher at St.Baithin s school in the Carrigans St.Johnston area East County DonegalDonegal for most of his life. He died at the age of 90 in August 1996 and is buried on his native Cruit Island. ref http www.tripatlas.com videoplay nJqoqHIAz M ref Se n only wrote the lyrics, the actual air itself may be 150 or more years old, there are many songs around using the same melody, the closest one is a song called The Faughan Side , This song was part of the Curriculum in national schools in East Donegal and as Se n was a Teacher in the Laggan Valley South Inishowen It seems prudent to many people to assume he got his inspiration for the Homes of Donegal from The Faughan Side . Lyrics I ve just called in to see you all, I ll only stay a while. I want to see how you re getting on, I want to see you smile. I m happy to be back again, I greet you big and small, For there s no place else on earth just like the homes of Donegal. I always see the happy faces, smiling at the door, The kettle ... from small, For your hearts are like your mountains, in the homes of Donegal. To see your homes ... of Donegal. I long to sit along with you and while away the night, With tales of yore and fairy ... for weary wanderers, in the homes of Donegal. Outside the night winds shriek and howl, inside ... of Donegal. A tramp I am and a tramp I ve been, a tramp I ll always he, Me father tramped, me mother ... I ll always find a welcome in the homes of Donegal. The time has come and I must go, I bid you all ... your voices call, And please God I ll soon return unto the homes of Donegal. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Homes of Donegal Category Irish songs Category Ballads Category Irish folk songs song stub ... more details
Image Donegalcastle.jpg thumbnail right 250px Donegal Castle showing keep, on right, and Jacobean wing Coord 54.655 8.111 display title Donegal Castle lang ga Caisle n Dh n na nGall is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal town, County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland . For most of the last two centuries, the majority of the buildings lay in ruins but the castle was almost fully restored in the late 1990s. The castle consists of a 15th century rectangular keep with a later Jacobean architecture Jacobean style wing. The complex is sited on a bend in the River Eske , near the mouth of Donegal Bay , and is surrounded by a 17th century boundary wall. There is a small gatehouse at its entrance mirroring the design of the keep. Most of the stonework was constructed from locally sourced limestone with some sandstone . The castle was the stronghold of the O Donnell clan, Lords of Tyrconnell T r Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries. History Unsourced image removed Image O Donnell Coat of Arms 1 .jpg thumb Coat of Arms of the O Donnell Clan Donegal Irish, D n na nGall , translates as Fort of the Foreigner possibly coming from a Viking fortress in the area destroyed in 1159. However, due to hundreds of years of development, no archaeological evidence of this early fortress has been found. The elder Sir Hugh O Donnell, wealthy chief of the O Donnell clan, built the castle in 1474. At the same time, he and his wife Nuala ... of Public Works . Restoration Image donnegalcastle1.jpg thumb left 250px center Donegal Castle .... References references External links http www.heritageireland.ie en North West DonegalCastle Donegal Castle on the Heritage Ireland website Historic Irish houses Category Castles in County Donegal Category National Monuments in County Donegal Category O Donnell dynasty Category Museums in County Donegal Category Historic house museums in the Republic of Ireland it Castello di Donegal ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Image Donegal Democrat Logo.png image type Twice weekly Newspaper format Broadsheet ... headquarters Letterkenny , County Donegal political Irish nationalism Nationalist editor Michael Daly ... for Donegal People s Press Donegal Democrat Tuesday ref Thursday 13,733 ref http abcpdfcerts.abc.org.uk pdf certificates 14412947.pdf ABC Certificate for Donegal Democrat Thursday ref website http www.donegaldemocrat.com www.donegaldemocrat.com The Donegal Democrat is a twice weekly local newspaper , covering County Donegal , part of the Province of Ulster , in the northwest of Ireland . The paper ... offices in Donegal Town southern edition and Letterkenny northern edition . The Donegal Democrat is the largest paper focused solely on County Donegal, and its current editor is Michael Daly. The paper was the only one published in south Donegal from the mid twentieth century on, and so has gained a reputation ... of the county are its stable mate, the Derry Journal as well as the Letterkenny Post , and the Donegal ... is now almost entirely integrated with the Donegal People s Press , a paper published on Tuesdays in a Compact newspaper Compact format. The People s Press was traditionally a north Donegal paper and so, with minor alterations, is published as a Tuesday edition of the Donegal Democrat in the south ... , it changed its name later that year to Donegal on Sunday and is still the only local newspaper published in Ireland on a Sunday. The Donegal Democrat group is owned by Johnston Press through the holding company Derry Journal Newspapers , who publish several other titles in counties Donegal and County ..., Jobs Today , Motors Today and Property Today . Tuesday The Tuesday edition available as the Donegal ... from Donegal County Council and a women s section compiled by the Donegal Women s Network . It also .... The Big Donegal Weekend was launched On 6 March 2008. This paper comes free with the Democrat ... GAA league and championship as well as Donegal s involvement in inter county competitions. Soccer ... more details
There are also three Donegal Township, Pennsylvania Donegal Townships in Pennsylvania. Infobox settlement official name Donegal, Pennsylvania other name native name nickname settlement type Borough motto image skyline Main Street Donegal Pennsylvania.jpg imagesize image caption Main Street image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem size pushpin map Pennsylvania pushpin label position right the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption pushpin mapsize Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 US state State subdivision name1 Pennsylvania subdivision type2 List of counties in Pennsylvania County subdivision name2 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Westmoreland government footnotes government type Borough Council leader title Mayor leader name leader title1 leader name1 leader title2 leader name2 leader title3 leader name3 leader title4 leader name4 established title Settled established date 1796 established title1 Incorporated established date1 August 20, 1867 area magnitude unit pref unit pref Imperial area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi 0.3 area land sq mi area water sq mi area water percent ... ft 1834 postal code type Zip code postal code 15628 area code website footnotes Donegal is a borough ... municipality from the adjacent Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Donegal Township . The population was 165 at the 2000 census. Donegal is best known as an exit on the Pennsylvania ... and county of Donegal in Ireland . Geography Donegal is located at coord 40 6 42 N 79 22 55 W city ... the age of eighteen and 17.1 of those sixty five or over. Education Donegal has an elementary school ... Pittsburgh metropolitan area ca Donegal Pennsilv nia es Donegal Pensilvania ht Donegal, Pennsilvani nl Donegal Pennsylvania pt Donegal Pensilv nia vo Donegal ... more details
For more details of Donegal GAA see Donegal Senior Football Championship or Donegal Senior Hurling Championship . Infobox GAA county county gaa Donegal GAA br D n na nGall crest Image Donegalcrest.jpg ... O Duffy Cup pattern la goldgreenborder pattern b donegal pattern ra goldgreenborder leftarm 008000 body FFD700 rightarm 008000 shorts 008000 socks 008000 The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association GAA lang ga Cumann L thchleas Gael Coiste Dh n na nGall or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 ... Donegal . The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter county teams. History Gaelic football is strongest in the North East of Donegal, and in the Inishowen area. The South West and South ... Senior Football Championship All Ireland title . Donegal also went to an All Ireland semi final in 2003 ... League title. Donegal overcame Mayo GAA Mayo at Croke Park on Sunday April 22, 2007 with a score ... at half time, Donegal 2007 League Champions were beaten by Derry GAA Derry 2008 League champions by 1 ... scored a penalty for Donegal in the first half. Gaelic football Image Francis McEldowney & David ... Donegal s greatest footballing accomplishment to date came on September 20, 1992 when they won ..., the senior team won this competition. Donegal overcame Mayo at Croke Park on Sunday 22 April 2007 with a score line of 0 13 to 0 10. Donegal teams won Ulster championships and had finished strongly .... Brian 1983 McEniff s Donegal, bolstered with the victorious 1982 under 21s, won the Ulster ... spell as Donegal manager in 1992 when he directed Donegal to the Sam Maguire cup. Donegal won ... at the end. Donegal contested five successive Ulster finals, one of them replayed, a unique achievement .... League Donegal s second greatest accomplishment was achieved on 22 April 2007, winning the Allianz National Football League Division 1 title. Donegal defeated Mayo, All Ireland finalists in 2006. On route to the final Donegal defeated Cork, Mayo, Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry, Fermanagh and Kildare ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Infobox football biography 2 playername Glen Donegal image fullname Glen Donegal dateofbirth 20 June 1969 cityofbirth Northampton countryofbirth England dateofdeath cityofdeath countryofdeath position Forward years1 1987 1989 clubs1 Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town caps1 20 goals1 3 years2 1989 1991 clubs2 Aylesbury United F.C. Aylesbury United caps2 goals2 years3 1991 1992 clubs3 Maidstone United F.C. 1897 Maidstone United caps3 14 goals3 1 years4 clubs4 Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds caps4 goals4 Glen Donegal born 20 June 1969 in Northampton , England is a former professional association football footballer who played in The Football League for Maidstone United F.C. 1897 Maidstone United and Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town . ref http www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com player3 glendonegal.htm ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Donegal, Glen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 20 June 1969 PLACE OF BIRTH Northampton , England DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Donegal, Glen Category English footballers Category Maidstone United F.C. players Category Northampton Town F.C. players Category The Football League players Category 1969 births Category Living people England footy striker 1960s stub ... more details
Infobox Place Ireland name Donegal Corridor gaeilge crest image motto map image Ireland map County Donegal Magnified.png pin coords left 51px top 112px north coord 54.5015 west coord 8.2018 irish grid G874616 county County Donegal dailconstituency EU constituency stdcode province Ulster web The Donegal Corridor was a narrow strip of Irish airspace linking Lough Erne to the international waters of the Atlantic Ocean through which the Irish Government permitted flights by British military aircraft during World War II . This was a contravention of Irish Neutral country neutral ity and was not publicised at the time. Background main Irish neutrality during World War II When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, Ireland was in no position to become involved. In fact some years beforehand the deValera led government had declared a policy of neutrality. This was supported by the opposition parties. The Battle of the Atlantic commenced soon after war was declared. German U boats attacked Allied shipping convoys in the Atlantic Ocean, where hundreds of ship were sunk and thousands of lives lost, resulting in a very serious situation for the Allied forces. In December 1940 a survey was carried out on Lough Erne with a view to having flying boat bases built there. This was the most ... in County Fermanagh to Ballyshannon in County Donegal and thereby gain access to the Atlantic Ocean ... sea rescue missions. This flight path became known as The Donegal Corridor . The original agreement ... coauthors title Plaques mark secret wartime air corridor in Donegal work publisher Irish Independent ... air corridor in donegal 44249.html doi accessdate 2008 09 04 ref Location Between Lough Melvin in Co Leitrim and the River Erne in Co Donegal , Co Donegal narrows and separates the Northern Irish Co Fermanagh from Donegal Bay and the Atlantic. The seven mile long Corridor was between Belleek and the coast ... boats based at Lough Erne. In 2007, memorial plaques were unveiled in Counties Donegal and Fermanagh ... more details
Donegal may refer to one of the former constituencies in Ireland Donegal Borough Parliament of Ireland constituency Donegal County Parliament of Ireland constituency disambig ... more details
Donegal Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Donegal Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Geodis Category Pennsylvania township disambiguation pages ... more details
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