''Teileann'' (an

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word meaning 'Dish'; anglicised as Teelin Patrick McKay, ''A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names'', p. 140. The Institute of Irish Studies,

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, Belfast, 1999.) is a ''

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'' village in the south-west of

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún 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 Tyrconne ...

in the west of

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

, the northern

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in Ireland. The village is near

Slieve League Slieve League or Slieve Liag () is a mountain on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. At , it has the second-highest sea cliffs in Ireland after Croaghaun, and some of the highest sea cliffs in Europe. The Belfast naturalist Robert ...

, at the northwest end of

Donegal Bay Donegal Bay (''Bá Dhún na nGall'' in Irish) is an inlet (or bay) in the northwest of Ireland. Three counties – Donegal to the north and west, Leitrim and Sligo to the south – have shorelines on the bay, which is bounded on the w ...

. Its population is about 250–300. The village is noted for fishing, scuba diving, and traditional music. It has a fine deep harbour at Teelin Pier, which has boat launching facilities with safe mooring. The pier was built in the early 1880s. It is an

-speaking community, and has been the subject of many linguistic studies. ''Teileann'' (pronounced as 'Chellin') means 'Dish' in the Irish language. The 'dish' being referenced here is the part of Teelin Bay beside Teelin Pier, this part of the bay being circular like a dish or plate. Teelin is home to ''Coláiste Aoidh Mhic Bhricne'', an Irish language college which attracts teenagers from across the province of

. The college has been open in its current existence since 1955. Teelin was one of the first settlements to appear on maps of Ireland, as it was an important port. The folklorist Seán Ó hEochaidh (Seán Haughey) was from Teelin.

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