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Gaeltacht village in County Donegal, Ireland

Village in Ulster, Ireland

Meenlaragh Mín Lárach
Village
Pier at MeenlaraghPier at Meenlaragh
Meenlaragh is located in IrelandMeenlaraghMeenlaraghLocation 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 (2022)[1]
• Total 453
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 of any town in Ireland. Over 70% of the residents speak Irish on a daily basis.[4]

  1. ^ "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Mín Lárach". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  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.