Gweedore
| Gweedore Gaoth Dobhair Gweedore |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 3 ′ N , 8 ° 15 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Ireland | ||
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| county | Donegal | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | IE-DL | ||
| Residents | 4065 (2011) | ||
| Telephone code | +353/7495 | ||
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Gweedore ( English ; but officially and Irish : Gaoth Dobhair [ g ɰ iː d̪ɔːɾʲ ], German " estuary [of the river] Dobhar") is a town and an administrative district in County Donegal, Ireland . Gweedore is located 50 kilometers north of the city of Donegal and 50 kilometers west of the Northern Irish city of Derry in a Gaeltacht region and is officially the largest Irish-speaking community in Ireland with around 5000 inhabitants (as of 2006).
The Mount Errigal , with 749 meters the highest mountain in County Donegal, is located in the district of Gweedore.
Significant buildings
- Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair
- Sean Teach Phobail, na Doirí Beaga
- Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, Gaoth Dobhair ( University )
Sons and daughters of the church
- Cormac Breslin (1902–1978), politician
- Vincent Coll (1908–1932), American hit man
- Members of Clannad , Irish folk group, esp .:
- Pádraig Duggan (1949–2016), musician and composer
- Moya Brennan (born 1952), singer
- Pól Brennan (* 1956), singer, music producer and songwriter
- Enya (* 1961), musician and singer
- Na Casaidigh , Irish folk group
- Pearse Doherty (* 1977 in Glasgow, grew up in Gweedore), politician
Web links
Commons : Gweedore Media Collection
Gweedore GAA clubhouse