Burnfoot, County Donegal

Burnfoot
Bun na hAbhann
Village
Burnfoot is located in Ireland
Burnfoot
Burnfoot
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°03′31″N 7°24′18″W / 55.058473°N 7.404956°W / 55.058473; -7.404956
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Government
 • Dáil ÉireannDonegal
Population
 (2022)[1]
413
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Burnfoot (Irish: Bun na hAbhann)[2] is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Ballyderowen. It has a few local shops and a pub. As of 2022, the population was 413.[1]

There is a small industrial estate which, among other firms, houses E&I Engineering, a major local employer with over 300 employees. Burnfoot is also home to Wild Ireland, an animal sanctuary that includes Irish bears, wolves and monkeys.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Burnfoot". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Bun na hAbhann/Burnfoot". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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