Pound Town
Pound Town is a locality in County Donegal, Ulster. Pound Town is situated nearby to the locality Fawnaboy Lower, as well as near Cashelnagor.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gortahork and Falcarragh.
Gortahork
Village
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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 3½ km north of Pound Town.
Falcarragh
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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.
Magheraroarty
Hamlet
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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. Magheraroarty is situated 6 km northwest of Pound Town.
Pound Town
Latitude
55.09035° or 55° 5′ 25″ northLongitude
-8.13004° or 8° 7′ 48″ westNamed after
animal pound is marked inside the Cashelnagor enclosure on 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. Presumably it was used as an animal enclosure.Open location code
9C7H3VR9+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 3761420567OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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