Ballybofey and Stranorlar
census town in Ulster, Ireland
Ballybofey–Stranorlar is a built up area in County Donegal, Ireland, comprising the towns of Ballybofey and Stranorlar, which face each other across the River Finn.
Ballybofey and Stranorlar can be seen from MacCumhaill Park, where Donegal plays home matches.
They are sometimes colloquially referred to as the "Twin Towns".
“Ballybofey and Stranorlar” enters the record as census town in Ulster, Ireland. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Ballybofey, Stranorlar and census can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4076736. Authority coordinates are 54.802, -7.775. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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