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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Curtis Stigers performed in the city earlier this week, so too Donegal blues guitarist Muireann Bradley.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Mark Hegarty helped organise a large protest in Bridgend, County Donegal on Thursday evening, where he said "hundreds and hundreds of lorries, tractors, vans and cars" blocked the road.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

County Londonderry hotel owner Selina Horshi said "it is really challenging" especially as her "international competitors are actually only three miles down the road" in Donegal.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Antoin Duffy, with an address at Braade, Kincasslagh, County Donegal, was extradited from Scotland and arrested at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnell in Dublin.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In a week we arrived at Moville, County Donegal, where we took a bus to Belfast and from there another bus to Toome in County Antrim.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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