Buncrana
Sign in to saveBuncrana ( ; ) is a town in Inishowen in the north of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The town sits on the eastern shores of Lough Swilly, being northwest of Derry and north of Letterkenny. In the 2022 census, the population was 6,971, making it the second most populous town in County Donegal, after Letterkenny, and the largest in Inishowen.
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Key facts
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- Town
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- Buncrana
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- ga
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- 200px
- Settlement.motto
- Aoibhinn Linn Áille na hÁite Seo(Irish) "sweet to us is the beauty of this place"
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- Buncrana from the south
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- Ireland
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- Location in Ireland
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- Irish Grid Reference
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Donegal
- Population
- +6785
- Elevation
- +62
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Buncrana - geograph - 746502.jpg
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- Fréhel
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- County Donegal
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- History
- O'Doherty's Keep
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Buncrana Slipway Tragedy
- Politics
- Local
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- Geography
- Geology
- Climate
- Transport
- Demography
- Tourism
- Sport
- Culture
- Music
- Media
- Community
- Tidy Towns
- Youth facilities
- Education
- People
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- See also
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Buncrana ( ; ) is a town in Inishowen in the north of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The town sits on the eastern shores of Lough Swilly, being northwest of Derry and north of Letterkenny. In the 2022 census, the population was 6,971, making it the second most populous town in County Donegal, after Letterkenny, and the largest in Inishowen.
Buncrana is the historic home of the Ó Dochartaigh (O'Doherty) clan and originally developed as a town around the defensive tower known as O'Doherty's Keep, at the mouth of the River Crana. The town was moved to its present location, just south of the River Crana, when George Vaughan had the current Main Street laid out in 1718.