County Donegal

County Donegal

County Donegal ( DUN-ig-AWL, DON-ig-awl; Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small border with the rest of the Republic. It is named after the town of Donegal) in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconnell or Tirconaill (Tír Chonaill), after the historical territory on which it was based. Donegal County Council is the local council and Lifford is the county town.

County Donegal

The population was 167,084 at the 2022 census.

History

![Neolithic portal tomb at Kilclooney More](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/KilclooneyDolmen1986.jpg/250px-KilclooneyDolmen1986.jpg)

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