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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 501 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LETTERKENNY  , a

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market
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town of Co .
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Donegal,
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Ireland, 23 M . W. by S. of
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Londonderry by the Londonderry and Lough Swilly and Letterkenny railway . Pop . (19or) 2370 . It has a
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harbour at
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Port Ballyrane, 1 m. distant on Lough Swilly . In the market square a considerable
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trade in
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grain,
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flax and
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pro-visions is prosecuted . Rope-making and
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shirt-making are
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industries . The handsome
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Roman
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Catholic
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cathedral for the
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diocese of Raphoe occupies a commanding site, and cost a large sum, as it contains
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carving from
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Rome,
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glass from
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Munich and a
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pulpit of Irish and
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Carrara
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marble . It was consecrated in 19o1 . There is a Catholic
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college dedicated to St Ewnan . The town, which is governed by an
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urban
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district
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council, is a centre for visitors to the
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county .

Its name signifies the "

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hill of the O'Cannanans," a
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family who lorded over
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Tyrconnell before the rise of the O'Donnells .

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