Gaoth Dobhair

Also known as Gweedore

Gweedore ( , officially known by its Irish language name, '''''' ) is a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) district, and parish, located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. It stretches some from Glasserchoo and Bloody Foreland in the north to Crolly in the south and around from Dunlewey in the east to Magheraclogher and Magheralosk in the west, and is sometimes described as one of Europe's most densely populated rural areas. It is the largest Irish-speaking district in Ireland, with a population of around 4,065, and is also the home of the northwest regional studios

Key facts

Settlement.leader_title2: EU Parliament
Settlement.name: Gweedore
Settlement.settlement_type: District and parish
Settlement.image_skyline: Hotel, beach, and shipwreck south of R257 at Bunbeg - geograph.org.uk - 1159653.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: An aerial view of Gweedore, with Errigal and Magheraclogher Beach
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland County Donegal#Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1

Article · Svenska

Gaoth Dobhair (engelska: Gweedore) är en ort på kusten av Atlantiska oceanen i grevskapet Donegal på Irland. Den ligger i provinsen Ulster, i den norra delen av landet, 230 km nordväst om huvudstaden Dublin. Gaoth Dobhair ligger 60 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 4 200. Orten ligger i en gaeltacht, vilket betyder att iriska talas av majoriteten av invånarna.

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