Milford, County Donegal

Coordinates: 55°05′16″N 7°41′55″W / 55.087898°N 7.698498°W / 55.087898; -7.698498
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Milford
Baile na nGallóglach
Town
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Area code(s)075, +000 353 74
Irish Grid ReferenceC188267

Milford or Millford, historically called Ballynagalloglagh (from Irish Baile na nGallóglach),[2] is a small town and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. The population at the 2016 census was 1,037.[1]

The Tirconaill Tribune is headquartered here.[3]

History and name

Located north of Letterkenny, the town was founded in the 18th century by the Clement family. It was named after a mill that was located on Maggie's Burn on the edge of the town.[4]

This town is the ancestral home of a U.S. president, James Buchanan, whose father, also named James Buchanan, immigrated from here to America in 1783.

The Irish Baile na nGallóglach literally means "town of the

Gaelic-Norse clans in Scotland
between the mid-13th century and late 16th century. A battle between the Irish (helped by gallóglaigh) and the English took place on a hill in the townland and this is where the name comes from.

Amenities

The town once had two major employers: the Milford Bakery & Flour Mills and McMahons garage, but both are now long gone. There are now a post office, four supermarkets, a veterinary practice, three pubs, a health centre, a library with council offices, a fire station and fishing lakes. It is not far from four different beaches: Portsalon, Rathmullan, Downings and Tramore. It is a feeder town to Letterkenny.

Education

There are a National School, Scoil Mhuire Milford; two secondary schools, Loreto Community School and Mulroy College; and an Adult Education Education and Training Board centre.

People

Gallery

See also

  • List of populated places in the Republic of Ireland

References

  1. ^ a b "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Milford". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  3. ^ O'Neill, Ciaran (16 October 2022). "Creeslough tragedy: 'This is probably the most important paper we've ever done because we've never had tragedy of this immensity'". Sunday Independent.
  4. ^ "Milford, County Donegal". Ireland XO. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame Honour for Sean Ferriter". Highland Radio. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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