Donegal

American

[don-i-gawl, don-i-gawl] / ˈdɒn ɪˌgɔl, ˌdɒn ɪˈgɔl /

noun

a county in the N Republic of Ireland. 1,865 sq. mi. (4,830 sq. km). Lifford.
Also called Donegal tweed. a plain or herringbone tweed with colored slubs.

Donegal British

/ ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl, ˈdɒnɪˌɡɔːl, ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl /

noun

a county in NW Republic of Ireland, on the Atlantic: mountainous, with a rugged coastline and many offshore islands. County town: Lifford. Pop: 137 575 (2002). Area: 4830 sq km (1865 sq miles)

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A community in Londonderry has been left "numb" and "in shock" following the deaths of two young friends in a crash across the border in Donegal, according to a grief counsellor.

From BBC

Now, he lives with wife Ruth in the seaside village of Fahan, County Donegal, just a few miles across the Irish border from Derry - and not far from the mother-and-baby home where he spent his first days.

From BBC

Donna Harper's 14-year-old daughter Leona was one of 10 people who died in the Creeslough explosion in County Donegal on 7 October 2022.

From BBC

In 2024, Donegal County Council passed a motion calling for a public inquiry.

From BBC

In a statement to BBC News NI, the Republic's Department of Justice said the Minister had met Leona's parents in December 2025 in Donegal.

From BBC

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