Letterkenny (Leitir Ceanainn in Irish) is the largest town in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, located 35 miles north of Donegal Town and 20 miles west of Derry in Northern Ireland. Its name is an anglicisation of the Irish language name, which, translated literally, means “The Slope of the Cannon Family.”
The current population of Letterkenny is approximately 12,000, and the total population of the areas surrounding it is estimated to be 25,000-30,000 people. Despite its size, it is not the administrative center of Donegal, which is Lifford. It is situated at the base of the picturesque Lough Swilly.
Some prominent buildings in Letterkenny include St. Eunan’s Cathedral, St. Eunan’s College, the Workhouse (now functioning as the town’s museum), and St. Conal’s Hospital. Letterkenny Institute of Technology is a higher education institution in the town.
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Stranorlar (Srath an Urláir in Irish) is a small town in County Donegal which forms one of the "twin towns" of Stranorlar/Ballybofey on either side of the River Finn.
Finn Valley Athletics Club have their track in the town.
For nearly 100 years, Stranorlar was the headquartes of the County Donegal Railway system (originally, the Finn Valley Railway), with services to Derry and Letterkenny via Strabane, to Ballyshannon and Killybegs via Donegal, and to Glenties. At its peak the railway had 130 employees. The last train ran from Stranorlar in 1959.
