Killybegs
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Killybegs () is a town in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is the largest fishing port in all of Ireland, North and South. It is located on the south coast of the county, north of Donegal Bay, near Donegal Town. Its Irish name, , means 'little cells', a reference to early monastic settlements. The town is situated at the head of a scenic harbour and at the base of a vast mountainous tract extending northward. In the summer, there is a street festival celebrating the fish catches and incorporating the traditional "Blessing of the Boats". , the population was 1,258.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Killybegs is referenced by 294 other articles, and connects out to Donegal, list of populated places in the Republic of Ireland and association football.
The entry is geolocated on the map in IE, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Fishing communities in Ireland, Former boroughs in the Republic of Ireland and Killybegs.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Killybegs
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Killybegs St. Mary of the Visitation Church 2012 09 16.jpg
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- Killybegs skyline
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- Ireland
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- left
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- Location in Ireland
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Ulster
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- County
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- County Donegal
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- Barony
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- Banagh (Irish: Báinigh)
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- Dáil Éireann
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- Donegal
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via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Official name
- Killybegs
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Donegal
- Population
- 1280
- Elevation
- 1
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.killybegs.ie
- Image
- Killybegs Harbour 2007 08 21.jpg
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- Commons category
- Killybegs
- Irish Grid Reference
- G711767
- historic county
- County Donegal
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Na Cealla Beaga
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Fishing industry
- Education
- Transport
- Road
- Bus
- Rail
- Fintra Strand
- Donegal Carpets
- Sport
- Killybegs in literature
- People
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Killybegs () is a town in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is the largest fishing port in all of Ireland, North and South. It is located on the south coast of the county, north of Donegal Bay, near Donegal Town. Its Irish name, , means 'little cells', a reference to early monastic settlements. The town is situated at the head of a scenic harbour and at the base of a vast mountainous tract extending northward. In the summer, there is a street festival celebrating the fish catches and incorporating the traditional "Blessing of the Boats". , the population was 1,258.
==History== thumb|left|250px|Killybegs is the busiest and most important fishing port in all of Ireland, and its harbour is often full of trawlers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Killybegs” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
3 mapped locations