Fahan
Fahan is a district of Inishowen in the north of County Donegal, Ireland, located 5 km south of Buncrana. In Irish, Fahan is named after its patron saint, Saint Mura, first abbot of Fahan, an early Christian monastery.
- Village with about 590 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- Description: district of Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland
Places of Interest
Discover Inch Fort.
Inch Fort
Inch Fort, Lough Swilly, Inishowen, County Donegal was…
2½ km west of Fahan
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rathmullan and Buncrana.
Rathmullan
Rathmullan is a seaside village and townland on the Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland.
4 km west of Fahan
Buncrana
Buncrana is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, on the shores of Lough Swilly.
Burnfoot
Burnfoot is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.
6 km southeast of Fahan
Fahan
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Latitude
55.08861° or 55° 5′ 19″ north
Longitude
-7.47417° or 7° 28′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C7J3GQG+C8
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Fahan” goes by many names.
Localities with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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