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Meenlaragh Latitude and Longitude:

55°8′41″N 8°11′12″W / 55.14472°N 8.18667°W / 55.14472; -8.18667
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Meenlaragh
Mín Lárach
Village
Meenlaragh is located in Ireland
Meenlaragh
Meenlaragh
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°8′41″N 8°11′12″W / 55.14472°N 8.18667°W / 55.14472; -8.18667
Country Ireland
Province Ulster
County County Donegal
Population
 ( 2016) [1]
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

  1. ^ "Mín Lárach (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Mín Lárach - Meenlaragh". Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Census 2016 Profile 10 – Education, Skills and the Irish Language". Central Statistics Office. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ 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.