Stranorlar
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| Stranorlar Srath an Urláir | ||
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| Irish Grid Reference H194946 | ||
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| Province: | Ulster | |
| County: | County Donegal | |
| Elevation: | 30 m | |
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Stranorlar (Srath an Urláir in Irish) meaning the "valley of the floor" or flat bottomed valley), is a small town in County Donegal, Ireland, which forms one of the "twin towns" of Stranorlar/Ballybofey on either side of the River Finn.
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[edit] Transport
For nearly 100 years, Stranorlar was the headquarters of the County Donegal Railway system (originally, the Finn Valley Railway), with services to Derry and Letterkenny via Strabane (near Castlefin), to Ballyshannon and Killybegs via Donegal, and to Glenties. At its peak the railway had 130 employees. The last train ran from Stranorlar in 1961. Stranorlar railway station opened on 7 September 1863 and finally closed on 5 February 1960.[1]
[edit] Education
Stranorlar is home to Finn Valley College and St. Columbas College, both highly rated secondary schools.
[edit] Religion
There is an interesting old Church of Ireland church, where in its cemetery Home Rule League founder Isaac Butt is buried, the Catholic church of St Mary's, and there are 2 Presbyterian churches.
[edit] Sport
Finn Valley Athletics Club has its track in the town. There is an excellent 18 hole golf course and fine game fishing in the river Finn, and nearby is the Lough Alann bird sanctuary.
[edit] References
- ^ Stranorlar station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
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Places in County Donegal, Ireland | ||
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| County town: Lifford | ||
| Towns | Ballybofey | Ballyshannon | Buncrana | Bundoran | Carndonagh | Castlefin | Donegal | Dungloe | Falcarragh| Glenties | Killybegs | Letterkenny | Lifford | Milford | Moville | Ramelton | Raphoe | Stranorlar | |
| Villages | Annagry | Ballintra | Ballyliffin | Burtonport | Carrigart | Churchill| Cloghan | Clonmany | Convoy | Creeslough | Dunfanaghy | Dunkineely | Gaoth Dobhair | Glen | Glencolmcille | Greencastle | Inver | Kilcar | Killea | Laghey | Loughanure | Quigley's Point | Malin| Manorcunningham| Mountcharles | Muff | Narin | Newtowncunningham | Pettigo | Rossnowlagh | Teelin | |
| Townlands | Ardagh | Ardara | An Bun Beag | Burt | Carnamoyle | Churchill | Clonglash | Doirí Beaga | Downings | Dún Lúiche | Drumrainy | Fahan | Gort a' Choirce | Kilmacrenan | Kincasslagh | Magheroarty | Ranafast | Rathmullan | Termon | |
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