Stranorlar
Sign in to saveStranorlar () is a town, townland and civil parish in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, in Ireland. Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River Finn) form the twin towns of Ballybofey–Stranorlar.
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- Stranorlar
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- Town
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- Stranorlar's Roman Catholic church
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- Ireland County Donegal#Ireland
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- Location in Ireland
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- Ireland
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- Ulster
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Wikidata facts
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- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Donegal
- Elevation
- +30
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- Image
- Church- Stranorlar.jpg
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Stranorlar () is a town, townland and civil parish in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, in Ireland. Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River Finn) form the twin towns of Ballybofey–Stranorlar.
==History== === Built heritage === Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort and holy well sites in the townlands of Stranorlar, Mullandrait, Lough Hill and Admiran. Stranorlar's Church of Ireland church, St John's Church in Glebe townland, was built . Isaac Butt (1813–1879), founder of the Home Rule movement, is buried in its churchyard.