a county in NW Republic of Ireland, on the Atlantic: mountainous, with a rugged coastline and many offshore islands. County town: Lifford. Pop: 137 575 (2002). Area: 4830 sq km (1865 sq miles)
Donegal in American English
(ˈdɑnəˌgɔl; Irish ˌ dʌnəˈgɔl)
northernmost county of Ireland, in Ulster province: 1,865 sq mi (4,830 sq km); pop. 128,000
Examples of 'Donegal' in a sentence
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He is dressed in a grey Donegal tweed knicker suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Army technicians also made safe an improvised explosive device left outside a bank in Donegal.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I shall want to go to Donegal for three or four months of the year.
Travers, P L What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)
Wild open moorland follows, with tremendous views west to the hills of Donegal.
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The Cardinal mentioned the possibility of transferring him to Donegal.