Fintown Railway on trackbed of CDR County Donegal Railway, Lough Finn (5951398952).jpg
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Fintown (officially known by its Irish name, ) is a small village and townland on the banks of
Lough Finn Lough Finn () is a freshwater lough (lake) in County Donegal, Ireland. The lough, along with its neighbouring village of Fintown, was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brothe ...
in County Donegal, Ireland. It is within the Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking area, in the west of the county. Overlooked by Aghla (589m, 1961 ft) and Screig Mountains, its main attraction is , the
Fintown Railway Fintown (officially known by its Irish name, ) is a small village and townland on the banks of Lough Finn in County Donegal, Ireland. It is within the Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking area, in the west of the county. Overlooked by Aghla (589m, 1961& ...
(Donegal's only operational narrow gauge railway), which runs along the length of Lough Finn. The village was named after a mythological woman, Fionngheal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain.


Demographics

As of the 2016 census, there were 88 people in the townland of Fintown, and 280 people in the electoral division of (the surrounding hinterland). Of these, 59% were Irish speakers.


Gallery

File:Railway Inn, Finntown, Co Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 461118.jpg, The Railway Inn File:Fintown Railway.jpg, The Fintown Railway at Fintown station


See also

* List of populated places in Ireland


References


External links


Fintown Railway
{{County Donegal Gaeltacht places in County Donegal Gaeltacht towns and villages Towns and villages in County Donegal Townlands of County Donegal