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Falcarragh

An Fál Carrach

Falcarragh is a town in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationFalcarragh55.13775° N · 8.10589° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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

  • An Fál Carrach · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Falcarragh · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Town
County
Donegal
Coordinates
55.13775, -8.10589
Logainm ID
1416484 ↗

Population over time

An Fál Carrach — Census 2016 settlement footprint

Population within 2016 settlement boundaries

897people · 2022

0225450675900 2016: 764 people20162022: 897 people2022

Both counts use the 2016 settlement boundary, allowing like-for-like comparison. CSO supplies the 2022 count on this older boundary for comparison only. The official 2022 Built Up Area has different boundaries.

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An Fál Carrach — Census 2016 settlement footprint — census population
Census yearPopulation
2016764
2022897

Source: CSO Census 2022 Profile 1 — Appendix Table 1: Census 2022 De Facto Population for the 2016 Towns · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Other census areas and years

These figures use different area definitions. Read the boundary note before comparing them.

An Fál Carrach, Donegal

Published census settlement populations

764people · 2016

Settlement boundaries changed during this period. Differences may reflect boundary changes as well as population change. Where a 2011 legal-town-and-environs count is shown, it has not been recalculated onto the 2016 settlement boundary.

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An Fál Carrach, Donegal — census population
Census yearPopulation
2011860
2016764

Source: CSO E2016 — Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2011 to 2016. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

An Fál Carrach, Co Donegal — Census 2022 Built Up Area

Built Up Area population, 2022

829people · 2022

Built Up Areas use a new land-use definition. Their population figures cannot be compared directly with Census 2016 settlement counts.

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An Fál Carrach, Co Donegal — Census 2022 Built Up Area — census population
Census yearPopulation
2022829

Source: CSO F1015 — Population, Census 2022 Built Up Areas. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Falcarragh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-07-29. How this page was prepared.