| Ballybofey Bealach Féich |
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| Irish grid reference H194946 |
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| Statistics | ||
| Province: | Ulster | |
| County: | County Donegal | |
| Elevation: | 30 m | |
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Population (2002) |
4176 [1] | |
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | %± |
| 1821 | 1,671 | — |
| 1831 | 1,515 | −9.3% |
| 1841 | 1,167 | −23.0% |
| 1851 | 1,297 | 11.1% |
| 1861 | 1,404 | 8.2% |
| 1871 | 1,349 | −3.9% |
| 1881 | 1,429 | 5.9% |
| 1891 | 1,219 | −14.7% |
| 1901 | 1,203 | −1.3% |
| 1911 | 1,189 | −1.2% |
| 1926 | 1,250 | 5.1% |
| 1936 | 1,198 | −4.2% |
| 1946 | 1,256 | 4.8% |
| 1951 | 1,274 | 1.4% |
| 1956 | 1,586 | 24.5% |
| 1961 | 1,878 | 18.4% |
| 1966 | 1,942 | 3.4% |
| 1971 | 2,214 | 14.0% |
| 1981 | 2,928 | 32.2% |
| 1986 | 2,964 | 1.2% |
| 1991 | 2,972 | 0.3% |
| 1996 | 3,047 | 2.5% |
| 2002 | 3,603 | 18.2% |
| 2006 | 4,176 | 15.9% |
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Ballybofey (Bealach Féich - Fiach's Road, or alternatively Bailebo Fiach - bailebo: that area of land assessed for one cow as a yearly tax) is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Along with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn, Ballybofey makes up the Twin Towns.
The town grew rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries. Ballybofey also plays host to the Twin Towns Festival which takes place annually. The centrepiece of the festival is a parade on the Sunday. The last of these took place on 19 August 2007.[7]. There are no schools or churches in the town of Ballybofey itself, with all these amenities lying either across the bridge in Stranorlar or outside the town limits.
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Sport
- Ballybofey is home to Finn Park where League of Ireland side Finn Harps play their home games.[8]
- Sean MacCumhail Park is also located in Ballybofey, where Donegal GAA play their home games
Transport
- Ballybofey railway station opened on 3 June 1895, but finally closed on 15 December 1947. [9]
See also
External links
References
- ^ http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_Table_7_and_12.pdf
- ^ Census for post 1821 figures.
- ^ http://www.histpop.org
- ^ http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census
- ^ Lee, JJ (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". in Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A.. Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Mokyr, Joel; O Grada, Cormac (November), "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850", The Economic History Review Volume 37 (Issue 4): 473–488, doi:, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120035880/abstract
- ^ Donegal Direct
- ^ Finn Harps
- ^ "Ballybofey station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
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