Ballybofey
Ballybofey
Bealach Féich | |
|---|---|
Town | |
The N15 road passes through Ballybofey | |
| Coordinates: 54°48′00″N 7°47′24″W / 54.8°N 7.790°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Main townland | Ballybofey |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 5,406 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | H194946 |
| Website | ballybofeystranorlar |
| 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% |
| 2016 | 4,852 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 5,406 | +11.4% |
Ballybofey (/ˌbælibəˈfeɪ/ BAL-ee-bə-FAY, locally /ˌbælbəˈfeɪ/ BAL-bə-FAY; Irish: Bealach Féich, meaning 'Fiach's pass') is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Together with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn, the towns form the twin towns of Ballybofey-Stranorlar. The twin towns, a census town, had a population of 5,406 in 2022.