Rathmullan
Sign in to saveRathmullan () is a seaside village and townland on the Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the western shore of Lough Swilly, north-east of Ramelton and east of Milford. Rathmullan was the point of departure during the Flight of the Earls in 1607, a major turning point in Irish history.
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Place details
- Locality
- Letterkenny Municipal District
- Region
- Ulster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 493
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Key facts
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- Rathmullan
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- Village
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- Rathmullan Beach
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- Ireland
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- left
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- Location in Ireland
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Ulster
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- County
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- County Donegal
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- Dáil constituency
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Donegal
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- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 528
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Rathmullan () is a seaside village and townland on the Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the western shore of Lough Swilly, north-east of Ramelton and east of Milford. Rathmullan was the point of departure during the Flight of the Earls in 1607, a major turning point in Irish history.
==History== Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes court tomb and ringfort sites in the neighbouring townlands of Crevary Upper and Rathmullan and Ballyboe.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rathmullan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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