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Letterkenny

Letterkenny is the largest town in County Donegal, with a population of 22,500 in 2022. It's the county's commercial and transport hub, and not the most scenic place in itself, but a practical and well-equipped base for exploring the rest of Donegal. Wikivoyage

Population 19,274 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ireland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ireland

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Letterkenny. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Earagail Arts Festival

    July

    Earagail Arts Festival runs for about two weeks each July across County Donegal, with Letterkenny as its hub. It includes theatre, music, visual art, film, and outdoor events

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Letterkenny); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.