Rathmullan
Sign in to saveRathmullan () is a seaside village and townland on the Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the western shore of Lough Swilly, north-east of Ramelton and east of Milford. Rathmullan was the point of departure during the Flight of the Earls in 1607, a major turning point in Irish history.
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Place details
- Locality
- Letterkenny Municipal District
- Region
- Ulster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 493
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rathmullan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Rathmullan Beach, Co. Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 1386411.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Rathmullan Beach
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ulster
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- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Donegal
- Elevation
- +32
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Rathmullan, Co Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 242688.jpg
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- County Donegal
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Rathmullan () is a seaside village and townland on the Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the western shore of Lough Swilly, north-east of Ramelton and east of Milford. Rathmullan was the point of departure during the Flight of the Earls in 1607, a major turning point in Irish history.
==History== Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes court tomb and ringfort sites in the neighbouring townlands of Crevary Upper and Rathmullan and Ballyboe.