Meenlaragh
Meenlaragh is a village and townland located in County Donegal, Ireland. According to the 2016 census of Ireland, it has the highest proportion of Irish language speakers of any town in Ireland. Over 70% of the residents speak Irish on a daily basis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Inishbofin.
Inishbofin
Island
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inishbofin, also Inishbofinne, is an island and townland off the coast of Machaire Uí Rabhartaigh, County Donegal, Ireland. Inishbofin is situated 3½ km north of Meenlaragh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magheraroarty and Gortahork.
Magheraroarty
Hamlet
Photo: Sleepyhead2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Machaire Rabhartaigh, meaning "plain of the spring tide/plain of Roarty", is a Gaeltacht village and townland on the north-west coast of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.
Gortahork
Village
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falcarragh is in County Donegal, the largest of a straggle of villages along the coast road, with a population of 764 in 2016. This is a Gaeltacht area where 70% speak Irish and 34% have it as their main language. Gortahork is situated 4½ km southeast of Meenlaragh.
Falcarragh
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falcarragh is in County Donegal, the largest of a straggle of villages along the coast road, with a population of 764 in 2016. This is a Gaeltacht area where 70% speak Irish and 34% have it as their main language.
Meenlaragh
- Type: Locality with 442 residents
- Description: village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland
- Category: human settlement
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.14472° or 55° 8′ 41″ northLongitude
-8.18667° or 8° 11′ 12″ westPopulation
442Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
9C7H4RV7+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 52261501OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2962649Wikidata ID
Q26715517
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Meenlaragh” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Mín Lárach”
- Bulgarian: “Менларагх”
- Cebuano: “Meenlaragh”
- Dutch: “Meenlaragh”
- Irish: “Mín Lárach”
- Swedish: “Meenlaragh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Keadew and Bunahinver.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ionad Mhachaire Rabhartaigh and Maghroarty pier.
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