Meenlaragh
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Meenlaragh
Mín Lárach | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 55°8′41″N 8°11′12″W / 55.14472°N 8.18667°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Population | 420 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Meenlaragh (Irish: Mín Lárach)[2] is a village and townland located in County Donegal, Ireland.
According to the 2016 census of Ireland,[3] it has the highest proportion of Irish language speakers in Ireland. Over 70% of the residents speak Irish on a daily basis.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mín Lárach (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Mín Lárach - Meenlaragh". Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Census 2016 Profile 10 – Education, Skills and the Irish Language". Central Statistics Office. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Nic Pháidín, Michelle (5 April 2022). "'There is no need for me to ever speak English at home': The town with the highest percentage of Irish speakers". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 5 April 2022.