River Swilly
The River Swilly is a river in County Donegal, Ireland, which flows in an eastern direction through Letterkenny. Letterkenny, the largest town in County Donegal, is built on the river and became the first crossing point on the river in the 17th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ireland
- Also known as: “Swilly”
Places of Interest
Highlights include An Grianán Theatre and Donegal County Museum.
An Grianán Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Paul McGuckin, CC BY 2.0.
An Grianán Theatre is the largest theatre in County Donegal. Located in Letterkenny's Port Road district, its current director is Patricia McBride. With a seating capacity of 383, the theatre provides a range of programming including drama, comedy, music, pantomime, and family shows as well as workshops and classes. An Grianán Theatre is situated 3½ km west of River Swilly.
Donegal County Museum
Museum
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Donegal County Museum is a county museum in County Donegal in Ireland. Located on the High Road in Letterkenny, the museum building was completed in 1843 as the Warden's House of the Letterkenny Workhouse. Donegal County Museum is situated 3½ km west of River Swilly.
Letterkenny bus station
Bus station
Letterkenny bus station is a Bus Éireann station serving the County of Donegal in Ireland. It is located in the Cathedral Town of Letterkenny. It is a particularly important transport hub in the county, as there are no rail services in the area. Letterkenny bus station is situated 3½ km west of River Swilly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manorcunningham and Letterkenny.
Manorcunningham
Village
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Manorcunningham, or Manor is a village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located 7 km from Letterkenny on the main road to Derry. It is known locally and throughout Donegal as just Manor. Manorcunningham is situated 3½ km east of River Swilly.
Letterkenny
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Letterkenny is the largest town in County Donegal, with a population of 22,500 in 2022. It's a workaday place, frankly not scenic, but with lots of accommodation and other visitor amenities.
Rathmelton
Town
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Ramelton, also Rathmelton, is a town and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. As of 2022, its population was 1,288. Rathmelton is situated 9 km north of River Swilly.
River Swilly
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Swilly from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Russian—“River Swilly” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Swilly”
- Basque: “Swilly ibaia”
- Cebuano: “River Swilly”
- Chuvash: “Суилли”
- Danish: “Swilly”
- Dutch: “River Swilly”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سويلى”
- French: “Swilly (rivière)”
- French: “Swilly”
- Galician: “Río Swilly”
- German: “River Swilly”
- German: “Swilly”
- Hausa: “Kogin Ruwa”
- Irish: “An tSúileach”
- Lithuanian: “Svilis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “An Súileach”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Swilly”
- Russian: “Суилли (река)”
- Russian: “Суилли”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Irineragh and Dromore.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Letterkenny Aerodrome and Tropical World.
County Donegal: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Gweedore, Letterkenny, Donegal Town, and Ballyshannon.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Swilly”. Photo: TheBigDirtyBastard, Public domain.