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Drumkeen () is a village and
townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
in
County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae DhĂșn na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...
, Ireland. The village is near the N13 primary road, about west of
Convoy A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain cohesion within a unit. It may also be used ...
. The village population was 193 at the 2016 census. The local soccer club, Drumkeen United, play at St Patrick's Park. The village is located just above the
Burn Dale The Burn Dale (Irish: ''An Daoil'', meaning 'the Black One' Patrick McKay, ''A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names'', p. 54. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, 1999.) is a burn or small river in the east of ...
, which flows along the southern edge of the village. ''Discovery Series'' Sheet 6 (4th Edition). Ordnance Survey of Ireland (O.S.I.),
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
, 2012.


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Towns and villages in County Donegal Townlands of County Donegal {{Donegal-geo-stub