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Raphoe

Town in County Donegal, Ireland

CitytownQ1025561

Also known as Ráth Bhoth

Country: Ireland
Located in: County Donegal

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Raphoe is a small town in County Donegal in the north-west of Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan. It gave its name to the Barony of Raphoe, which was later divided into the baronies of Raphoe North and Raphoe South, as well as to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe and the Church of Ireland (Anglican) Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. There is also a civil parish of Raphoe.

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Irish Grid Reference: C256029
Historic county: County Donegal
Native label: Ráth Bhoth
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1.Stated in Placenames Database of Ireland
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11 identifiers linking Raphoe across the web's reference databases

54.8356, -7.4779OpenStreetMap ↗

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