Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Letterkenny

Letterkenny, town with ry. sta., Conwal par., mid. co. Donegal, on river Swilly, 16 miles SW. of Londonderry, 395 ac., pop. 2188; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Friday. Letterkenny has good flax and provision markets. Vessels, not exceeding 300 tons, can reach Port Ballyraine, 1 mile below the town.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Donegal IrlC
Place: Letterkenny

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