Termon
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Termon An Tearmann
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 Termon
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| Coordinates: 55°01′47″N 7°46′43″W / 55.029744°N 7.778664°WCoordinates: 55°01′47″N 7°46′43″W / 55.029744°N 7.778664°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
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| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal North-East |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | C166178 |
Termon (Irish: An Tearmann, meaning "place of sanctuary") is a village and townland in the north of County Donegal, Ireland.
Termon is located eight miles from Letterkenny, Donegal's main town and seven miles from Creeslough. Termon is made up of many townlands including Currin, Doon, Drumlaurgagh, Drumbrick, Drumoughill, Cloncarney, Terhillion, Gortnalaragh, Clonkilly, Knocknabollan, Fawans, Drumdeevin, Drumfin, Barnes, Stragraddy, Ballybuninabber, Letterfad, Goal and Gurtin, Loughaskerry.
There are several hills close to Termon, including Lough Salt (469m), the hills of Barnes-Crockmore (the "Resting Bishop") at 324m, 349m & 307m respectively, and Stragraddy mountain (285m). All the hills offer stunning vistas along Donegal's Atlantic coast line or into the higher mountain country of Muckish (666m) and Errigal (749m). Going out on the main R255 road one could turn for Gartan, birthplace of St.Colmcille (St.Columba) or head to Glenveagh National Park and its beautiful surroundings.
While Termon itself has little or no Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators it is well serviced by public transport.
Feda O Donnells buses or BusFeda Teoranta pass daily on the N56 en route from and to Galway.
John McGinley bus service passes daily en route from and to Dublin.
Jimmy O Donnell Castleenan provides a taxi service.
Brian Gallagher Gartan provides a minibus service.
The local community center An Craoibhin has a supply of electric powered cycles available for hire. The cycles have a range of 125 miles.
Termon Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1963. All age groups play and train at the local pitch "The Burn Road"
Several sites around Termon are significant to the Roman Catholic faith in Donegal.
Doon Well (Irish: Tobar an duin) was established by Lector O'Friel sometime around the 1670s. Doon Well's origins are pre-Christian:
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