Fintown
| Baile na Finne | |
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| Village | |
 Baile na Finne
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| Coordinates: 54°52′14″N 8°06′48″W / 54.8706°N 8.1133°WCoordinates: 54°52′14″N 8°06′48″W / 54.8706°N 8.1133°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal South-West |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (upper est.) | |
| • Urban | 100 |
| • Rural | 500 |
| Baile na Finne is the only official name. The English name Fintown has no official status. | |
Baile na Finne (English name: Fintown) is a small village and townland on the banks of Lough Finn in County Donegal, Ireland. It is within the Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking area, in the west of the county. Overlooked by Aghla (589m, 1961 ft) and Screig Mountains, its main attraction is an Mhuc Dhubh, the Fintown Railway (Donegal's only operational narrow gauge railway), which runs along the length of Lough Finn. The village was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Thor.
There are 296 people in Baile na Finne and 59% are Irish speakers.
On entering the village
The Railway Inn
The Fintown Railway at Fintown station
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