Killymard is a civil parish, in the barony of
Banagh in the
county of Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ) is a county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small border with the rest of the Republic. It is ...
, and
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Ulster
Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...
.
Railways
The
Killymard Halt railway station opened on 18 August 1893 on the
Donegal Railway Company
The Donegal Railway Company (DR) was a gauge railway in Ireland.
History
The company was formed via the ( 55 & 56 Vict. c. clxi) on 27 June 1892 by a merger of the Finn Valley Railway and the West Donegal Railway.
One of the first acts of ...
line from
Donegal to
Killybegs
Killybegs () is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the largest fishing port in the country and on the island of Ireland. It is located on the south coast of the county, north of Donegal Bay, near Donegal Town. Its Irish name means 'littl ...
.
It closed on 1 November 1956.
References
Townlands
Townlands
Photographs
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External links
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Civil parishes of County Donegal
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