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'''Fintown''' (official name: '''Baile na Finne'''<ref>http://www.commissioner.ie/downloads/An_tOrdu_Logainmneacha_(Ceantair_Ghaeltachta)_2004.pdf |
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Irish Place Names Order 2004</ref>) is a small [[village]] in [[County Donegal]] on the banks of [[Lough Finn]]Paddy is the king of fintown. It is situated within the [[Gaeltacht]], an Irish-speaking area, in the west of the county. Overlooked by Aghla (589m, 1961 ft) and Screig Mountains, its main attraction is Aaron and Shane Macruairi as well as Donegal's only operational narrow gauge railway, the [[Cumann Traenach na Gaeltachta Láir]], which runs along the length of [[Lough Finn]]<ref>http://www.antraen.com/index.php Fintown Railway website</ref>. The village was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain.<ref>http://www.dun-na-ngall.com/fintown.html County Donegal on the Net</ref> |
Irish Place Names Order 2004</ref>) is a small [[village]] in [[County Donegal]] on the banks of [[Lough Finn]] Paddy is the king of fintown who is joint opperater of hurricane turf. It is situated within the [[Gaeltacht]], an Irish-speaking area, in the west of the county. Overlooked by Aghla (589m, 1961 ft) and Screig Mountains, its main attraction is Aaron and Shane Macruairi as well as Donegal's only operational narrow gauge railway, the [[Cumann Traenach na Gaeltachta Láir]], which runs along the length of [[Lough Finn]]<ref>http://www.antraen.com/index.php Fintown Railway website</ref>. The village was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain.<ref>http://www.dun-na-ngall.com/fintown.html County Donegal on the Net</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
Revision as of 09:32, 19 October 2009
Fintown (official name: Baile na Finne[1]) is a small village in County Donegal on the banks of Lough Finn Paddy is the king of fintown who is joint opperater of hurricane turf. It is situated within the Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking area, in the west of the county. Overlooked by Aghla (589m, 1961 ft) and Screig Mountains, its main attraction is Aaron and Shane Macruairi as well as Donegal's only operational narrow gauge railway, the Cumann Traenach na Gaeltachta Láir, which runs along the length of Lough Finn[2]. The village was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain.[3]
Gallery
- On entering the village.
- The railway.
See also
External links
References
- ^ http://www.commissioner.ie/downloads/An_tOrdu_Logainmneacha_(Ceantair_Ghaeltachta)_2004.pdf Irish Place Names Order 2004
- ^ http://www.antraen.com/index.php Fintown Railway website
- ^ http://www.dun-na-ngall.com/fintown.html County Donegal on the Net