County Donegal information

County Donegal

*Contae Dhún na nGall*
Tyrconnell
County Donegal Contae Dhún na nGall Tyrconnell
County
	Coat of arms
	Nickname(s): The O'Donnell County, The Forgotten County
	Motto(s): Mutuam habeatis caritatem (Latin); "Have love for one another"
	Location in Ireland, indicated in darker green
	Coordinates: 54°55′N 8°00′W / 54.92°N 8.00°W
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
Region	Northern and Western
Established	1585
County town	Lifford
Largest settlement	Letterkenny
Government
• Local authority	Donegal County Council
• Dáil constituency	Donegal
• EP constituency	Midlands–North-West
Area
• Total	4,860 km2 (1,880 sq mi)
• Rank	4th
Highest elevation (Errigal)	751 m (2,464 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	167,084
• Rank	13th
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys	F92, F93, F94
Telephone area codes	074 (primarily)
Vehicle index; mark code	DL
Website	www.donegal.ie
	Coontie Dunnygal is an Ulster Scots spelling.

County Donegal (/ˌdʌniˈɡɔːl, ˌdɒn-/ DUN-ee-GAWL, DON-; Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall)^[6] is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. 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 historic territory. Donegal County Council is the local council and Lifford is the county town.

The population was 167,084 at the 2022 census.^[3]

^ "County Donegal – Welcome To Ireland – History of Ireland". Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
^ "County Profiles – Donegal". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Census Mapping – Donegal County Concil". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ "2006 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). North-South Ministerial Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013.
^ "2002 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). North-South Ministerial Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2011.
^ "Dún na nGall/Donegal". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland – Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[1] "County Donegal – Welcome To Ireland – History of Ireland". Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

[WDC-2] "County Profiles – Donegal". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[cso2022-3] "Census Mapping – Donegal County Concil". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[4] "2006 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). North-South Ministerial Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013.

[5] "2002 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). North-South Ministerial Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2011.

[logainm-6] "Dún na nGall/Donegal". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland – Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

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County Donegal Contae Dhún na nGall Tyrconnell
County
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): The O'Donnell County, The Forgotten County
Motto(s): Mutuam habeatis caritatem (Latin) "Have love for one another"
Location in Ireland, indicated in darker green
Coordinates: 54°55′N 8°00′W / 54.92°N 8.00°W / 54.92; -8.00
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
Region	Northern and Western
Established	1585^[1]
County town	Lifford
Largest settlement	Letterkenny
Government
• Local authority	Donegal County Council
• Dáil constituency	Donegal
• EP constituency	Midlands–North-West
Area ^[2]
• Total	4,860 km² (1,880 sq mi)
• Rank	4th
Highest elevation (Errigal)	751 m (2,464 ft)
Population (2022)^[3]
• Total	167,084
• Rank	13th
• Density	34/km² (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys	F92, F93, F94
Telephone area codes	074 (primarily)
Vehicle index mark code	DL
Website	www.donegal.ie

Coontie Dunnygal^[4]^[5] is an Ulster Scots spelling.