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DONEGAL - DUN-NA-NGALL. THE FORTRESS OF THE FOREIGNERS - From a very early period the word
Gall in Irish has signified a foreigner, and in all
probability was originally given to a colony of Gauls from France. In later years it was applied to
the Norsemen, and in this connection forms part of the names Fingall (Fine-Gall) the tribe or
territory of the foreigners, and Donegal (Dun-na-nGall) the dun or fortress of the foreigners. At
Donegal, a small seaport and market-town of 1,104 inhabitants, are the ruins of a fine castle, and also
of the 15th century monastery in which were compiled the famous "Annals of the Four Masters".
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