Burtonport

Ailt an Chorráin or Ailt a' Chorráin is a Gaeltacht fishing village about 7 km northwest of in district of , Ireland. The main employers in the village were the Burtonport Fishermen's Co-op and the Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plant; but these have both since closed and their former premises were demolished in 2021 as part of a seafront environment upgrade scheme.
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  • Type: Village with 311 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Ailt an Chorráin”, “Ailt An Chorráin”, “Barton Port”, “Burtan Port”, and “Burton”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Rutland Island.

Island
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or Inishmacadurn is an island in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leabgarrow and Dungloe.

Village
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An Leadhb Gharbh is a Gaeltacht village on … is situated 5 km west of Burtonport.

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is a village on the west coast of .

Village
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Anagaire is a village in district in , Ireland. is situated 8 km northeast of Burtonport.

Burtonport

Latitude
54.9812° or 54° 58′ 52″ north
Longitude
-8.42254° or 8° 25′ 21″ west
Population
311
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
UN/LOCODE
IE BUR
Open location code
9C6HXHJG+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52219361
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2965896
Wiki­data ID
Q1016318
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Burtonport” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ailt an Chorráin”
  • Bulgarian: “Буртонпорт”
  • Catalan: “Ailt an Chorráin”
  • Cebuano: “Burtonport”
  • Dutch: “Burtonport”
  • Finnish: “Burtonport”
  • French: “Burtonport”
  • German: “Ailt an Chorráin”
  • German: “Burtonport”
  • Irish: “Ailt an Chorráin”
  • Italian: “Burtonport”
  • Japanese: “バートンポート”
  • Russian: “Бертонпорт”
  • Russian: “Бёртонпорт”
  • Spanish: “Ailt an Chorráin”
  • Swedish: “Burtonport”
  • Turkish: “Burtonport”
  • Ukrainian: “Альт ан Хоран”
  • Ukrainian: “Бьортонпорт”
  • Urdu: “برٹن پورٹ”
  • “Ailt an Chorráin”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Edernishfree and Meenanalbany.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Leckenagh Lough and Lough Ballyboy.

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