Fintown
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| Fintown Baile na Finne |
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| Province: | Ulster | |
| County: | County Donegal | |
| Dáil Éireann: | Donegal South West | |
| Elevation: | 169m (557ft) | |
| Population (2006) - Town: - Environs: |
<100 <500 |
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| Website: www.donegalcoco.ie | ||
Fintown (official name: Baile na Finne[1]) is a small village in County Donegal on the banks of Lough Finn. 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]
[edit] Gallery
 On entering the village. |
 The railway. |
[edit] 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
