Dunkineely

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Dunkineely

Coordinates54.63°, -8.36°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Dunkineely is a small village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated 11 miles (18 km) from the town of Donegal and 6 mi (10 km) from Killybegs on the N56 National secondary road. It is a small single street village with a population of around 350. There is a dun on the edge of the village from which Dunkineely derives its name. The village lies at the top of St John's Point, a narrow peninsula jutting seven miles into Donegal Bay.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Joseph Brennan

Irish politician (1912-1980)

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Brian Brady

Irish politician

Noelle Vial

Irish poet

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Hugh Cassidy

New Zealand storekeeper, hotel proprietor, coach operator

Joseph F. Sinnott

Irish-American businessman (1837–1906)

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Killian Flynn

Roman Catholic clergyman

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Packie Manus Byrne

Irish whistle player and storyteller

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Paddy McClafferty

gibraltarian footballer

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Shane Byrne

Irish rally co-driver

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Donegal

• Killybegs
  3.4 mi away
• Frosses
  5.3 mi away
• Mountcharles
  6.7 mi away
• Rossnowlagh
  8.1 mi away
• Creevy
  8.3 mi away
• Kilcar
  9.3 mi away
• Ardara
  9.3 mi away
• Donegal
  10.1 mi away · pop. 2,749
• Ballintra
  10.1 mi away
• Laghy
  10.9 mi away
• Carrick
  11 mi away
• Bundoran
  11.1 mi away · pop. 2,599

Browse all places in Donegal →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Devil's-bit Scabious

Succisa pratensis

Seen 2026-09-21

Cherry laurel

Prunus laurocerasus

Seen 2026-09-18

Gillaroo Trout

Salmo stomachicus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Moon Jelly

Aurelia aurita

Seen 2026-09-05

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-05

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-05

European Searocket

Cakile maritima

Seen 2026-09-02

marsh grass-of-Parnassus

Parnassia palustris

Seen 2026-08-30

Hart's-tongue fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

Seen 2026-08-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).