Dún Lúiche

Dún Lúiche, known in English as Dunlewey or Dunlewy, is a small Gaeltacht village in the district in the north-west of in , the northern province in Ireland.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 3,400 residents
  • Description: village in County Donegal, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Dunlewey” and “Dunlewy”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Errigal Mountain and Mackoght.

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Photo: Patrice78500, Public domain.
Errigal is a 751-metre mountain near in , Ireland.

Peak
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or Macoght, also called Little Errigal or Wee… is situated 2½ km northeast of Dún Lúiche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gweedore.

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Gaoth Dobhair or is an Irish-speaking area on the northwest corner of .

Dún Lúiche

Latitude
55.02084° or 55° 1′ 15″ north
Longitude
-8.11233° or 8° 6′ 44″ west
Population
3,400
Elevation
111 metres (364 feet)
Open location code
9C7H2VCQ+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9805905051
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2964503
Wiki­data ID
Q5315434
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Dún Lúiche” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Dún Lúiche”
  • Cebuano: “Dunlewy”
  • Dutch: “Dunlewey”
  • French: “Dunlewey”
  • Irish: “Dún Lúiche”
  • Russian: “Дун Лухе”
  • Swedish: “Dunlewy”
  • Turkish: “Dunlewey”
  • “Dún Lúiche”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Croaghnashahida and Dunlewy.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dunlewey Church of Ireland and Dermot & Grania’s Bed.

County Donegal: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Gweedore and Letterkenny.

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