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73-642: Foxhall may refer to: Foxhall, County Donegal, Ireland Foxhall (horse) (1878-1904), an American-bred thoroughbred racehorse and sire Foxhall, Pembrokeshire , Wales Foxhall, Suffolk , a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, UK Foxhall (Washington, D.C.) , a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S. Lin Foxhall (born 1961), British archaeologist Foxhall Stadium British motor racing stadium See also [ edit ] Fox Hall ,

146-466: A boar's rib. When she serves drinks, she asks "To whom shall this cup be given?", and Lugh recites a poem which tells Conn how many years he will reign, and the names of the kings who will follow him. Then they enter Lugh's shadow, and the house disappears, but the cup and serving spoon remain. An earlier text, Baile Chuinn Cétchathaigh ("The Ecstatic Vision of Conn of the Hundred Battles") gives

219-918: A busy Thursday night. It was remounted the following day. Nevertheless, the town won gold in the competition. Until the 2016 general election , Letterkenny was part of the Donegal North-East constituency. In 2016, it became part of the county-wide five-seat Donegal constituency . At the 2020 general election , the constituency returned Thomas Pringle (Independent), Pearse Doherty ( Sinn Féin ), Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (also, Sinn Féin), Joe McHugh ( Fine Gael ) and Charlie McConalogue ( Fianna Fáil ) to Dáil Éireann . Crime rates vary widely across different areas of Letterkenny. Recorded crime has been rising in Letterkenny, notably violent crime and fraud, while links with Romanian criminals are also evident. A niece of Jane Austen , daughter of her brother Edward ,

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365-451: A further nine attempts by Conn to drive him out of Munster, forcing Conn to divide Ireland with him. When hostilities break out again, Conn and Mug Nuadat's armies gather for battle at Mag Lena , but Conn kills Mug Nuadat in his bed in an early morning attack. According to a medieval source, the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill was born in Conn's time. His father, Cumhall , a warrior in Conn's service,

438-409: A golden tree. They enter and are welcomed by a woman in a gold crown. First they see a silver vat, bound with gold hoops, full of red ale, and a golden cup and serving spoon. Then they see a phantom, a tall beautiful man, on a throne, who introduces himself as Lugh . The woman is the sovereignty of Ireland, and she serves Conn a meal consisting of an ox's rib 24 feet long (10 m approximately), and

511-573: A litter (stretcher). O'Neill and his men were completely defeated by the Swilly in 1258. Godfrey died however after the battle near where the town of Letterkenny is today. He was buried in Conwal Cemetery . A cross-shaped coffin slab marks his grave to this day. The receding of the waters of the Atlantic eastwards enabled progress, and with the building of bridges etc., the town of Letterkenny started to take

584-736: A mile is the Port of Ballyraine , whither vessels of 100 tons bring iron, salt and colonial produce and whence they export hides and butter" . Nothing remains now except the warehouses with the example of 19th-century warehouse architecture. Letterkenny achieved town status in the early 1920s following the partition of Ireland . When the Irish punt replaced the British pound sterling in County Donegal in 1928, many Irish banks that had been previously located in Derry (in

657-535: A poetic list of kings, many of which are recognisable from the traditional List of High Kings of Ireland , but without narrative context. Conn had a long reign – twenty, twenty-five, thirty-five or even fifty years according to different versions of the Lebor Gabála , spending much of it at war with Mug Nuadat , king of Munster . According to the medieval text Cath Maige Leana ("the battle of Mag Leana"), Mug Nuadat's father, Mug Neit son of Deirgtine, had expelled

730-473: A pole adjacent to the library and Paddy Delap's newsagent. The flag is still upsetting to many people angered by continuing British rule in Northern Ireland and as such led to an intensely heated debate on local radio station Highland Radio on the day the judges were in town. The flag was first mounted the previous day (7 August) and had to be taken down when some concerns were raised about its safety on

803-399: A psychological or an emotional condition. The 2006 census also revealed that there were 199 travellers living within the town's environs. Primary and secondary education in the town is organised similarly to the rest of Ireland. There are 5 primary schools in Letterkenny, including Scoil Colmcille and Woodland School, while there are 4 secondary schools. Of the four secondary schools,

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876-555: A runway-like ramp to the first-floor concourse. A 2002 article in The Sunday Times reportedly described it as a "building of international interest". The town council had previously been based in a house known as "Murrac-a-Boo", off the Port Road, which was badly damaged in a fire in 2004 and subsequently demolished. Letterkenny is the largest town in County Donegal. Despite having a long tradition of emigration that continued until

949-417: A significant decline in the manufacturing base, while employment has grown in the service sector. Since 2002 there has been a significant expansion in the retail sector. Allied to this growth has been the development of the cultural infrastructure. This includes the opening of An Grianán Theatre and the development of a new arts centre. Letterkenny was also home of the confectionery manufacturers Oatfield . It

1022-429: A surprise night attack on his camp. Mug Nuadat was killed in the fighting, and Conn became king of all of Ireland. Geoffrey Keating tells the story differently. In his account, Mug Nuadat obtains an army from the king of Leinster and expels the kings of Munster, here Lugaid Allathach, Dáire Dornmhor and Aonghus. Aonghus flees to Conn, who gives him an army with which to reclaim his kingdom, but Mug Nuadat defeats this and

1095-460: Is Dáire Doimthech . The Lia Fáil , the coronation stone at Tara which was said to roar when the rightful king stood on it, roared under Conn for the first time since Cúchulainn split it with his sword when it failed to roar for Lugaid Riab nDerg . In the saga Baile in Scáil ("The Phantom's Ecstatic Vision"), Conn treads on the stone by accident while walking the ramparts of Tara, implying that

1168-572: Is patron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe ). Coláiste Ailigh is a Gaelcholáiste (a secondary school with the stated purpose of providing education through the Irish language). It opened in 2000. The Loreto Convent Secondary School , adjacent to St Eunan's Cathedral, is more than 150 years old. The ATU Donegal Letterkenny (formally Letterkenny Institute of Technology ) (LYIT; known locally as The Regional and The IT ), which

1241-548: Is a diminutive of Cano meaning 'wolf cub'. Canannain was fifth in descent from Flaithbertach mac Loingsig (died 765 ), high-king of Ireland; they were the descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages (Irish: Niall Noigiallach), who died c. 405 A.D., by his son Conall Gulban , who gave his name to Tír Conaill , the 'Land of Conall', now County Donegal. By the early 17th century, the name Uí Canannain had been anglicised to O'Cannon. Further anglicisation took place during

1314-659: Is buried in the town alongside her husband Lord George Hill . Two other nieces, also daughters of Edward, are buried just outside the town, close to Ballyarr. Conn of the Hundred Battles The Annals of the Four Masters says that five roads to Tara , which had never been seen before, were discovered on the night of Conn's birth. According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn , he took power after killing his predecessor Cathair Mór . In other sources his predecessor

1387-625: Is dependent somewhat on the currency exchange rate between the Euro and the British Pound . Letterkenny receives all of the national television stations on the Saorview DTT platform from the local Letterkenny transmitter. Due to its close proximity to Derry City and Strabane in Northern Ireland, the town and its surrounding areas have been able to receive overspill analogue television signals from

1460-576: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Foxhall, County Donegal, Ireland Letterkenny ( Irish : Leitir Ceanainn [ˈl̠ʲɛtʲəɾʲ ˈcanˠən̠ʲ] , meaning "hillside of the O'Cannons"), nicknamed the Cathedral Town, is a large town in County Donegal , Ireland , on the River Swilly in the north-west of Ulster . Along with

1533-664: Is distributed throughout the county. The town also produces two freesheet newspapers, the Letterkenny People (previously the Letterkenny Listener ), which is distributed on a Thursday, and the Letterkenny Post , which is printed on a Thursday night for Friday circulation. The Derry Journal , based in Derry itself, is also a major newspaper in the town and its environs. Letterkenny became an urban district in 1899 under

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1606-463: Is located in the town, as are St Eunan's College , Highland Radio , and a Hindu temple. Letterkenny was also the original home of Oatfield Sweet Factory, a confectionery manufacturer; the factory closed and was demolished in 2014. In 1798, Theobald Wolfe Tone was arrested at Laird's Hotel in the town. In 2015, Letterkenny was judged as the tidiest town in Ireland. Letterkenny takes its name from

1679-472: Is relatively uncommon and the station receives on average 20 days of recorded snowfall per year, the vast majority of this occurring between December and March. Humidity is high year-round and rainfall is spread quite evenly throughout the year, with winter months receiving the rainiest days. A number of Letterkenny's more notable buildings were built in the early 1850s—or earlier. These include educational and ecclesiastical buildings. The town's tallest building

1752-419: Is situated east of the town centre on the Port Road, is a training centre for technicians, offering courses in engineering, information technology, materials science, design, business and nursing. The institute is one of the smaller places of third level education in the historic province of Ulster, with a lower student intake than other colleges such as Belfast Metropolitan College and the regional colleges of

1825-522: Is the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba , which was completed in 1901. The cathedral was designed by William Hague from County Cavan . It is built in a light Victorian neo-Gothic version of the French 13th-century Gothic style. Located opposite the cathedral, at the junction of Church Street with Cathedral Square, is Conwal Parish Church , parts of which date from the 17th century. Another dominant building in

1898-647: Is the northwest region's major shopping centre and helps to serve outlying areas including rural County Donegal and Derry . The three main shopping malls are the Courtyard Shopping Centre , the Letterkenny Retail Park and the Letterkenny Shopping Centre, the latter being the oldest. Built in 1984, it is the largest shopping centre in County Donegal , and was the first of several such complexes in Letterkenny. While originally built on

1971-481: The Donegal News reported that the "number of vacant commercial properties in Letterkenny had risen by 8.7 per cent by the end of [the previous year], meaning that out of 720 recorded commercial premises in the town, 134 are vacant". The retail trade in Letterkenny includes modern shopping centres and family-owned local shops – often providing handmade crafts. Many High Street stores operate in Letterkenny. The town

2044-487: The fianna in place of Goll. Conn had two sons, Connla and Art . Connla fell in love with a fairy woman from Mag Mell , and went with her to her otherworld home in her crystal boat, leaving Art alone. After that Art was known as Óenfer – the "lone" or "solitary". Connla's tale is told in the Echtra Condla . After Conn's wife Eithne Tháebfhota , daughter of Cathair Mór, died, another fairy woman, Bé Chuille ,

2117-654: The Book of Leinster and the Annals all say Tipraite defeated him in battle in Túath Amrois. Keating and the Great Book of Lecan says Tipraite sent fifty warriors dressed as women from Emain Macha to kill him at Tara. "The decision as to Cormac’s sword" says Conn was killed with a sword that once belonged to Cú Chulainn . "Cath Maighe Léna" states that the name of the hill where Conn

2190-638: The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 . This became a town council in 2002. In common with all town councils, it was abolished in 2014. In November 2012, Letterkenny Town Council passed a unanimous vote of no confidence in Phil Hogan , the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government who had proposed the abolition of town councils. In November 2013, they planned to protest Hogan's visit to

2263-509: The North West , South , South East and South West , all of which themselves are smaller than the universities in Northern Ireland - Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University . 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. In February 2020,

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2336-619: The Penal Laws in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and the name in Co. Dun na nGall became Cannon. In the early 1880s, there were just 200 families bearing the Cannon surname living in County Donegal, who were mainly tenant farmers. The Cannons/O'Canannains were of the ancient sept of Cenell Conaill, a branch of the northern Uí Néill and descend from Ruaidrí ua Canannain (died 30 November 950), King of Cenel Conaill, and grandson of Canannain, who flourished in

2409-593: The sept declined greatly in power. Brian Ó Néill (Brian O'Neill) died ten years later in 1260; he had supported an Ó Canannain claimant to Tír Conaill, i.e. to the Kingdom of Tír Conaill (Tirconnell). However, the O'Cannon Clan remained subservient to the O'Donnell Clan , the Kings of Tír Chonaill from the early thirteenth century onwards after Gofraid O'Donnell helped the English defeat the O'Cannons in 1250. The personal name Canannain

2482-467: The 1930s. The Donegal County Museum is housed in the old workhouse on High Road which was completed in May 1843. In later years, Letterkenny has seen more modern architectural developments. The new Letterkenny Town Council offices, known locally as "The Grasshouse", were designed by Donegal-based MacGabhann Architects . It features a sloping grass roof situated above a broad band of aluka matt cladding and

2555-604: The Derry City transmitter since December 1957 and the Strabane transmitter since February 1963. The town can also receive satellite services and broadband television services too. The regional radio station is Highland Radio which broadcasts from the town to north, east and west County Donegal , West Tyrone and the City of Derry . It began broadcasting in 1990. Letterkenny is home to several media companies. The main regional newspaper in

2628-559: The Hundred Battles and Niall of the Nine Hostages , two of Ireland's ancient High Kings . The O'Cannons have been described as 'Ancient Princes of Tír Connaill' and 'Valiant Chiefs'. Their 350-year dynasty in Tír Connaill ended in 1250. Their ancient territory is recorded as being in Tír Aeda (now the barony of Tirhugh ) in what is now South Donegal. After the deaths of Ruairí Ó Canannain (Rory O'Cannon) and his son Niall Ó Canannain in 1250,

2701-485: The Irish Leitirceanainn , meaning "Hillside of the O'Cannons" – the O'Cannons being the last of the ancient chieftains of Tír Conaill . While no evidence of forts or castles belonging to the O'Cannon clan exists in the Letterkenny district, eight miles west of Letterkenny is located Doon Rock, believed by some to be an ancient inauguration site of the O'Cannon Kings. The O'Cannon dynasty is descended from Conn of

2774-619: The Major developments in Ireland". These centres feature numerous international and Irish chains such as Tesco , Penney's (Primark) and others. There are also many other small centres such as the Glencar Shopping Centre and the Market Centre . Previously, Letterkenny's Main Street served as the main shopping area in the town but trade has now shifted further afield expanding the town in

2847-476: The Oldtown is situated today. The main streets, though now suffering traffic congestion, were simple pony tracks used by the hill farmers to come to the markets. The markets — started by Patrick Crawford with only a few animals — grew into much busier markets which are not present today. An ancient castle once stood near where the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba stands today. Letterkenny Castle, built in 1625,

2920-526: 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 flatlands between the Oldtown and the Port Road. Rory O'Cannon, the last chieftain of the O'Cannon Clan, was killed in 1248. Godfrey O'Donnell succeeded Rory O'Cannon as King of Tír Conaill . He engaged the Norman lord Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly , in battle at Credan in

2993-418: The border running from Galway in the west to Dublin in the east. After fifteen years of peace, Mug Nuadat broke the treaty and declared war, along with the kings of Ulster and Leinster. He led his army to Mag Leana, near Tullamore , County Offaly. Conn retreated to Connacht, gathered his forces, and retook Meath from the king of Ulster. He then marched south to Mag Leana and destroyed Mug Nuadat's army in

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3066-401: The daughter of the king of Spain, landed with an army near Bantry Bay and forced Conaire and Mac Niad to submit to his overlordship. With the kings of Ulster and Leinster, he marched north to Mag nAi and forced Conn to make a treaty with him, dividing Ireland between them: Conn controlling the north, or Leth Cuinn ("Conn's half"), and Mug Nuadat the south, or Leth Moga ("Mug's half"), with

3139-402: The druids demanded his death, he, Art and Fionn mac Cumhaill swore to protect him. Just then, a woman driving a cow carrying two bags approached, and the cow was sacrificed instead of the boy. The bags were opened: one contained a bird with one leg, the other a bird with twelve legs. The two birds fought, and the one-legged bird won. The woman said the twelve-legged bird represented the druids, and

3212-452: The early 1990s, Letterkenny has since had net immigration. The recent immigrants include people from Central Europe, Africa, and Asia. This is reflected in the recent growth of immigrant restaurants and shops, including Chinese and Indian restaurants, as well as specialised shops run by and providing goods for Africans, Asians, South Americans, and Central Europeans. Letterkenny is home to one of Ireland's few Hindu temples . The figures for

3285-434: The ethnic and cultural background of people in the state in 2006 revealed that 16% of Letterkenny's population are non-nationals. The figures also show that most of Donegal's non-national population live in the town. Of the town's total population, 2,709 are non-nationals. According to the 2006 census 4,957 people have a disability illness, 640 people have a registered disability, 537 have a chronic illness while 345 suffer from

3358-464: The famine could be ended by the sacrifice of the son of a sinless couple in front of Tara. Conn went in search of this boy in Bé Chuille's currach. He landed on a strange island of apple trees. The queen of the island had a young son, the result of her only sexual union. Conn told her that Ireland would be saved if the boy bathed in the water of Ireland, and she agreed. He took him back to Ireland, but when

3431-620: The kings of Munster, Conaire Coem and Mac Niad mac Lugdach . The two kings fled to Conn, and married his daughters, Saraid and Sadb respectively. Mug Neit made war on Conn, but was defeated and killed after two battles in County Offaly . Mug Nuadat led his father's forces in retreat through Munster, fighting Conn to a standstill before escaping by sea to Beare Island (in Irish, Oiléan Béarra, now called Bere Island ), and thence to Spain. Conn restored Conaire and Mac Niad to their kingdoms and withdrew. Nine years later, Mug Nuadat, who had married

3504-500: The most noteworthy is St Eunan's College — a day school and former boarding school located on Sentry Hill close to the Glencar district of Letterkenny, just northwest of its centre. The College, as it is known locally to distinguish it from the cathedral and GAA club , is named after Adomnán or Eunan (the Abbot of Iona who was native to Tír Chonaill , mainly modern County Donegal, and

3577-549: The municipal district of Letterkenny–Milford. In 2008, Letterkenny represented Ireland in the Entente Florale , having scooped Gold in the Large Urban Centre category of the 2007 National Tidy Town Awards . Locally there was a minor furore as all flags of competing nations were displayed in prominent areas of the town, with some difficulty encountered when locals discovered the controversial Union Jack flag hanging from

3650-587: The nearby city of Derry , Letterkenny is a regional economic gateway for the north-west of Ireland. Letterkenny began as a market town at the start of the 17th century, during the Plantation of Ulster . A castle once stood near where the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba , County Donegal's only Catholic cathedral, stands today. Letterkenny Castle, built in 1625, was located south of Mt Southwell on Castle Street. County Donegal's largest third-level institution, Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Letterkenny ,

3723-504: The new Northern Ireland ) opened branches in Letterkenny. Climate data for Letterkenny is recorded at Malin Head in the far northern tip of the county. Malin Head's climate is classified as Temperate Oceanic ( Köppen Cfb ) and is significantly milder than some other locations in the world at a similar latitude; this is due to the station's position near the Atlantic Coast and exposure to

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3796-603: The north of what is now County Sligo in 1257 in which both were badly wounded – Fitzgerald immediately fatally so. Godfrey (also dying from his wounds) retired to a crannóg in Lough Beag (Gartan Lake). O'Neill of Tír Eoghain — taking advantage of Godfrey's fatal illness — demanded submission, hostages and pledges from the Cenél Conaill since they had no strong chieftain since the wounding of Godfrey. Godfrey summoned his forces and led them himself, although he had to be carried on

3869-679: The one-legged bird the boy, and revealed herself as his mother. She told Conn that the famine would end if he would put Bé Chuille away, but he refused. Bé Chuille was later banished from Tara as the result of a series of challenges she and Art made each other over a game of fidchell . Conn was eventually killed by Tipraite Tírech , king of the Ulaid , on Tuesday 20 October according to Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh in his 'Ogygia: seu Rerum Hibernicarum Chronologia' (1685). The Lebor Gabála , Baile in Scáil, Gilla Cóemáin's poem "Annalad annall uile", Fland Mainistrech 's poem "Rig Themra dia tesband tnú" in

3942-458: The outskirts of the town, urban expansion means it now lies in the town proper. Letterkenny has been identified as one of Europe's fastest-growing towns by business owners. The centre remained largely unchanged until 2004, when the centre was expanded, and new lighting, flooring and decor were added. More retail units were constructed along with the expansion of the Tesco outlet and thus becoming "one of

4015-644: The process. The Main Street is home to many older establishments including R. McCullagh Jewellers (dating from 1869), Magees Pharmacy (dating from 1928) and Ernest Speer Clothing Store. Newer shopping areas in the town include the Letterkenny Retail Parks on Pearse Road and Canal Lane . Smaller streets such as Church Street and Castle Street have grown in recent years with businesses such as bakeries, pharmacies and fashion outlets having been opened. The Market Square has also attracted fresh business. In August 2012, two winning Lotto tickets using

4088-483: The region. As the main commercial centre of north Donegal, Letterkenny also has a host of financial service institutions, legal firms and small businesses. Pramerica was established in Letterkenny in 2000. It was a business and technology operations subsidiary of U.S.-based Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: Pru)and grew to over 2,000 employees before being taken over by Tata Consultancy Services in 2020. Prudential still retains some staff on site as PGIM. There has been

4161-516: The same numbers for the same draw were bought at two different locations in the town – Mac's Mace on the High Road and The Paper Post on Main Street. The occurrence made national news. A spokesperson for Lotto HQ in Dublin said it was the first time this had happened. In April 1970, the Donegal News reported that local politicians acknowledged "a very real problem" in attracting industrialists to come to

4234-405: The second half of the 9th century. The site of the ancient seat of the Ó Canannain was near Letterkenny (the largest town of County Donegal only since the 1950s), which is said to represent the countryside of the O'Cannons (English translation). 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

4307-470: The shape it has today. In the wake of the Plantation of Ulster (which began around 1609), when a 4 square kilometres (990 acres) area was granted to a Scotsman Patrick Crawford, the compact community formed. The honour of formally launching the town fell to Sir George Marbury who married Patrick Crawford's widow — Crawford having died suddenly while on a return visit to his native Scotland. Initially, there were possibly fifty simple habitations sited where

4380-400: 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

4453-404: The stone had been lost and half-buried since Cúchulainn's time. A druid explains the meaning of the stone, and says the number of cries the stone made is the number of kings who will follow Conn, but he is not the man to name them. A magical mist arises, and a horseman approaches who throws three spears towards Conn, then asks him and the druid to follow him to his house, which stands on a plain by

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4526-737: The town and county is the Donegal Democrat (owned by the Derry Journal ), whose offices also print two other titles every week – the Donegal People's Press on Tuesday and also Donegal on Sunday . Another local paper is the Derry People/Donegal News (popularly known locally as the Derry People ). It is distributed on a Friday, as well as having a Monday edition. The Milford -based Tirconaill Tribune , printed in Letterkenny,

4599-506: The town is St Eunan's College . It is a three-storey castellated structure, built in 1904 in the Edwardian variant of the neo-Hiberno-Romanesque style. It has four turreted round towers and flying buttresses which are modelled on the nearby cathedral. Other architecturally notable buildings can be found at Mount Southwell Terrace, which is located at the top of Market Square, just off Castle Street. This Georgian -style terrace of red brick

4672-416: The town to officially open a new wastewater treatment works at Magherenan but then decided against out of respect for those involved in the project - Mayor Paschal Blake and Deputy Mayor Tom Crossan attended to pass comment against Hogan in their speech. Letterkenny is a local electoral area in County Donegal, and returns five councillors to Donegal County Council . With the 3-seat LEA of Milford, it forms

4745-641: The town, even in spite of grants being available to do so. The town's major employers include the Letterkenny University Hospital , Pramerica , Optum Health Care and the Department of Social and Family Affairs, the latter having decentralised to the town in 1990, following a government decision to relocate 200 civil service jobs from Dublin . Letterkenny is at the centre of industry in the northwest of Ireland. Eircom , Boston Scientific and UnitedHealth Group (Optum) are significant employers in

4818-584: The warmth of the Gulf Stream . Due to its northerly latitude, Malin Head experiences long summer days and short winter days. Summers are cool with temperatures rarely exceeding 25 °C (77 °F), while winters are relatively mild with daytime temperatures rarely dropping below 0 °C (32 °F). Extreme heat is very rare; however, the town can on occasion receive extreme cold from the Arctic where temperatures drop several degrees below 0 °C (32 °F). Snow

4891-407: Was a suitor of Muirne , daughter of the druid Tadg mac Nuadat , but Tadg refused his suit, so Cumhall abducted her. Conn went to war against him, and Cumhall was killed by Goll mac Morna in the Battle of Cnucha. But Muirne was already pregnant, and Tadg rejected her, ordering her to be burned. She fled to Conn, and Conn put her under the protection of Cumhall's brother-in-law Fiacal mac Conchinn. It

4964-436: Was banished by the Tuatha Dé Danann to Ireland. She had fallen in love with Art from a distance and sought him out in her currach , but when she met Conn and learned he was without a wife, agreed to marry him instead, on the condition that Art be banished from Tara for a year. The men of Ireland thought this unjust, and Ireland was barren during that year. The druids discovered that this was Bé Chuille's fault, and declared that

5037-453: Was based at the entrance to Ballyraine , near the town's central area. The factory was demolished in the summer of 2014. Rockhill Barracks was once a major contributor to the local economy but closed in January 2009 due to military cuts. The Rambling Man distillery was located at the Eastend until 1976, and was not named after its owner Stephen Rambling. The economy in the town is strongly dependent on cross-border trade, and economic growth

5110-409: Was built in 1837 by Lord Southwell. The terrace contains five Georgian houses and served as a holiday home for Maud Gonne when she stayed here while holidaying in Donegal. St Conal's Hospital is a large Victorian neo-Georgian structure located on the Kilmacrennan Road in the town. While the oldest parts of the building date from the 1860s, the hospital's chapel was built in the neo-Norman style in

5183-404: Was captured he was held for a short time at Laird's Hotel (opposite the Market Square) in the Main Street of Letterkenny before being transferred to the nearby Derry Gaol . He was later tried by a court-martial in Dublin and found guilty. His death through suicide occurred in prison. In 1824, when the first description of Letterkenny as a modern town was written, it was stated that: "Within half

5256-547: Was in Fiacal's house that she gave birth to a son, Deimne, who was later renamed Fionn. When he was ten, Fionn came to Tara put himself into Conn's service. He learned that every year at Samhain , the monster Aillen would put everyone at Tara to sleep with his music, and burn down the palace with his fiery breath. Fionn killed Aillen, having kept himself awake by pressing the head of his spear to his forehead, and warded off Aillen's flame with his magical cloak, and Conn made him head of

5329-490: Was located south of Mt Southwell on Castle Street. No remains of the castle exist today. During the Irish Rebellion of 1798 , on 12 October, a large French force consisting of 3,000 men, including Wolfe Tone , attempted to land in County Donegal near Lough Swilly. They were intercepted by a large British Royal Navy force, and finally surrendered after a three-hour battle without ever landing in Ireland. After Wolfe Tone

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