Cloghan ()
is a village in the rural centre of
County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small b ...
, Ireland. Cloghan is on the
R252 regional road, northwest of the "Twin Towns" of
Ballybofey
Ballybofey ( , ; ) is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn (County Donegal), River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Together with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn (County Donegal), River Finn, the ...
and
Stranorlar
Stranorlar () is a town, townland and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the River Finn (County Donegal), Finn Valley of County Donegal, in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River F ...
.
Cloghan has one of the most prolific wild salmon and sea trout fishing areas in
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. The
Finn River system includes a catchment area of about and includes up to 20 loughs as well as the River Finn and
River Reelan.
The area is also known as a hunting location and has miles of hiking trails in the
Bluestack Mountains
The Blue Stack Mountains or Bluestack Mountains, also called the Croaghgorms (), are the major mountain range in the south of County Donegal, Ireland. They provide a barrier between the south of the county, such as Donegal Town and Ballyshanno ...
that divides County Donegal, north from south.
Irish language
There are 488 people living in the area, and 38% are Irish speakers.
People
*
James Hannigan
James Hannigan (born 23 July 1971) is a BAFTA Award winning composer and producer. His credits include entries in the ''Harry Potter video games, Harry Potter'', ''Command & Conquer'', ''Dead Space 3, Dead Space'', ''List of Games Workshop vid ...
, former Bishop of Menevia and Bishop of Wrexham, was born in Cloghan.
*
Frank McGlynn, Gaelic footballer, was born in Cloghan.
* Patrick Carlin, father of American comedian
George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of countercultur ...
, was born in Cloghan.
See also
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List of populated places in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Donegal
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