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Fahan

Fahan is a district of in the north of , Ireland, located 5 km south of . In Irish, Fahan is named after its patron saint, Saint Mura, first abbot of Fahan, an early Christian monastery.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mura’s Church of Ireland and Inch Fort.

Church
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Castle
Photo: Daragh McDonough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, , , was built between 1812 and 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. It had positions for nine guns, six in an open battery and a further three in a blockhouse. is situated 2½ km west of Fahan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rathmullan and Buncrana.

Village
Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a seaside village and townland on the Peninsula in , . It is situated on the western shore of , 11 kilometres north-east of and 12 km east of . is situated 4 km west of Fahan.

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is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in , on the shores of Lough Swilly. The main reason to come is to explore Inishowen Peninsula, the northern tip of the Irish mainland.

Village
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is a small village on the peninsula in , . It lies within the townland of Ballyderowen. It has a few local shops and a pub. As of 2022, the population was 413. is situated 6 km southeast of Fahan.

Fahan

Latitude
55.08861° or 55° 5′ 19″ north
Longitude
-7.47417° or 7° 28′ 27″ west
Population
588
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
9C7J3GQG+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52243225
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2964376
Wiki­data ID
Q2563699
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Fahan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fahan”
  • Bulgarian: “Фахан”
  • Cebuano: “Fahan”
  • Dutch: “Fahan”
  • German: “Fahan”
  • Irish: “Fathain Mura”
  • Irish: “Fathain”
  • Polish: “Fahan”
  • Russian: “Фон”
  • Spanish: “Fahan”
  • Swedish: “Fahan”
  • Urdu: “فاہان”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Mura’s and Fahan Holy Well.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Fahan”. Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.