River Foyle
The River Foyle is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of the island of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ireland and UK
- Also known as: “an Feabhail” and “Foyle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium and Celtic Park.
Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
Stadium
The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium is a municipal football stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of League of Ireland team Derry City F.C., NIFL Championship team Institute, and also to NIWFA Championship Ladies Team Foyle Belles FC.
Celtic Park
Stadium
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Celtic Park is a GAA stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland. With a capacity of about 18,000, the ground is the primary home of Derry's hurling and Gaelic football teams.
St Columb’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Columb's Cathedral in the walled city of Derry, Northern Ireland, is the cathedral church and episcopal see of the Church of Ireland's Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brandywell and Derry.
Derry
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Derry or Londonderry is the second city of Northern Ireland, with a population of 85,000 in 2021. It's on the estuary of the River Foyle and historically within County Londonderry, which has been abolished as a unit of governance so the city is now part of Derry and Strabane District.
Altnagelvin
Suburb
Photo: Kay Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Altnagelvin is a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is also the name of an electoral ward in Derry and Strabane district. Formerly a small village, it has been absorbed into the Waterside neighbourhood of Derry.
River Foyle
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Foyle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“River Foyle” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Foyle”
- Asturian: “Ríu Foyle”
- Basque: “Foyle ibaia”
- Catalan: “an Feabhail”
- Catalan: “riu Foyle”
- Catalan: “Riu Foyle”
- Chinese: “福伊尔河”
- Chinese: “福伊爾河”
- Chuvash: “Фойл”
- Danish: “Foyle”
- Dutch: “Foyle”
- Esperanto: “Foyle”
- Finnish: “Foyle”
- French: “Foyle”
- Galician: “Río Foyle”
- Georgian: “ფოილი”
- German: “an Feabhail”
- German: “River Foyle”
- Hebrew: “נהר פויל”
- Irish: “An Feabhal”
- Irish: “An Fheabhail”
- Italian: “Foyle”
- Japanese: “フォイル川”
- Latvian: “Foila”
- Lithuanian: “Foilas”
- Manx: “An Feabhal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Foyle”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Foyle”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “River Foyle”
- Norwegian: “Foyle”
- Polish: “Foyle”
- Russian: “Фойл”
- Serbian: “Фојл”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Foyle”
- Slovenian: “an Feabhail”
- Slovenian: “Foyle”
- Spanish: “an Feabhail”
- Spanish: “Foyle”
- Spanish: “Rio Foyle”
- Spanish: “Río Foyle”
- Swahili: “Mto Foyle”
- Swedish: “Foyle”
- Ukrainian: “Фойл”
- Welsh: “Afon Foyle”
- Western Frisian: “Foyle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Foyle Hill and Bogside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Everglades Hotel and Heritage tower museum.
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