Donegal

[ don-i-gawl, don-i-gawl ]

/ ˈdɒn ɪˌgɔl, ˌdɒn ɪˈgɔl /

noun

a county in the N Republic of Ireland. 1865 sq. mi. (4830 sq. km). County seat: Lifford.

Also called Donegal tweed. a plain or herringbone tweed with colored slubs.

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Examples from the Web for donegal

And as the painful associations died away, we have long since returned to Donegal.
Kilgorman|Talbot Baines Reed
Two months passed, and Pat had wandered far and wide over the county Donegal, when he chanced to arrive at Raphoe during a fair.
Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry|William Butler Yeats
Good tweed, twenty-seven inches wide, may be bought in Donegal for a shilling a yard, and stout twills for one-and-sixpence.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
She had, however, one living tie with Donegal at her side, for Dermod's old collie dog had become her inseparable companion.
The Four Feathers|A. E. W. Mason

Everybody likes the Donegal peasants, and they deserve to be liked.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

British Dictionary definitions for donegal

Donegal

/ (ˈdɒnɪˌɡɔːl, ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl, ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl) /

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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Word Origin and History for donegal

Donegal

county in northern Ireland, from Irish Dun na nGall "fort of the foreigners" (in this case, the Danes); also see Galloway.