placenamesTeelin
Teileann
Teelin’s fishing pier became the subject of parliamentary scrutiny in 1884 and later harbour improvements.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Teileann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Teelin · English · main form
Place & story
The shortened pier
In July 1884 the Treasury explained to Parliament why Teelin Pier had been shortened during construction. An allocation of £8,000 had supported a design 360 feet long, but unexpected underwater work increased the cost. The completed pier measured 341 feet. Questions also concerned its approach road; the government distinguished responsibility for the pier from responsibility for the roads leading to it. [2]
A later harbour project
A new phase of harbour development followed in 2014, when Donegal County Council applied for a foreshore licence for a pontoon and access gangway at Teelin Pier. The application went through public consultation that autumn, and the government record gives 23 February 2016 as the determination date. The proposal continued the long effort to improve the harbour’s landing facilities. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Banagh
- Civil parish
- Glencolumbkille
- Within
- Glencolumbkille
- Within
- Croaghlin
- Within
- Lergadaghtan
- Coordinates
- 54.63037, -8.65041 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 130443 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Teelin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Fishery Piers and Harbours (Ireland): Teelin Pier, 15 July 1884, volume 290, columns 1107–1108 · UK Parliament
- FS006434 Donegal County Council: Teelin · Government of Ireland
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.