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County Donegal

county in Ireland

31km

54.917-8

Sligo

main town in county Sligo, Ireland

95km

54.2667-8.4833

Kilkenny

city in County Kilkenny, Ireland

160km

52.6477-7.2561
Sights (4)

Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba

church in Co. Donegal, Ireland

2.2km

54.95027778-7.74

Grianan of Aileach

fort in County Donegal, Ireland

32km

55.02379444-7.42759167

Sligo Abbey

Founded by Maurice Fitzgerald in 1253, destroyed by fire in 1414, rebuilt in its present form; the Abbey was burned in 1642 and everything valuable in it was destroyed. Much of the structure, including the choir, carved altar and cloisters remain.

94km

54.270809-8.470091

Carrowmore

Megalithic cemetery in County Sligo, Ireland

99km

54.25085556-8.51916667
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Letterkenny

Ireland
Someday we will visit Letterkenny or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Letterkenny

Letterkenny is the largest town in Donegal, with a population of about 18,000. With adequate road infrastructure, the city boasts a good nightlife with plenty of third-level college students to create a lively atmosphere. It has plenty of decent pubs, and more than enough places to eat, to suit all ages. It is popular with hen and stag parties. Letterkenny is a major shopping destination of the North-west, though Derry in Northern Ireland is larger.

The modern town of Letterkenny began as a market town at the start of the 17th century, during the Plantation of Ulster. It may have been established on the site of an earlier Gaelic settlement. It was the first crossing point of the River Swilly. In the recent past, Letterkenny was a largely agricultural town, surrounded by extensive cattle and sheep grazing on what was then untilled hillside – at a time when Conwal (3 km west of Letterkenny) was the ecclesiastical and seaport centre. The waters of the Atlantic had not yet retreated from the basin of the Swilly, whose estuary at that time extended up almost as far as New Mills – proof of this may be found in those alluvial flat-lands between Oldtown and Port Road.

Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce and Industry was founded in 1965. It is the only Donegal Chamber of Commerce affiliated to Chambers Ireland, meaning it "provides input into national and regional lobbying policies", according to its website.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

8°C4
Precipitation: 117.4 mm

Feb

8°C3
Precipitation: 84.8 mm

Mar

10°C4
Precipitation: 85.9 mm

Apr

12°C6
Precipitation: 63.1 mm

May

14°C8
Precipitation: 56.9 mm

Jun

16°C10
Precipitation: 69.1 mm

Jul

17°C12
Precipitation: 76.8 mm

Aug

18°C12
Precipitation: 93.2 mm

Sep

16°C11
Precipitation: 91.8 mm

Oct

13°C9
Precipitation: 118.4 mm

Nov

10°C6
Precipitation: 104.5 mm

Dec

8°C4
Precipitation: 114.2 mm