Ballyshannon
Ballyshannon
Béal Átha Seanaidh | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Ballyshannon from the Belleek Road | |
| Motto: Fluminis Corona (Crown of the River) | |
| Coordinates: 54°30′05″N 8°11′24″W / 54.5015°N 8.1901°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Sligo–Leitrim |
| • EU Parliament | Midlands–North-West |
| Population (2022) | 2,246 |
| Eircode routing key | F94 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)71 |
| Irish Grid Reference | G876614 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 3,831 | — |
| 1831 | 3,775 | −1.5% |
| 1841 | 3,513 | −6.9% |
| 1851 | 3,698 | +5.3% |
| 1861 | 3,197 | −13.5% |
| 1871 | 2,958 | −7.5% |
| 1881 | 2,840 | −4.0% |
| 1891 | 2,471 | −13.0% |
| 1901 | 2,359 | −4.5% |
| 1911 | 2,170 | −8.0% |
| 1926 | 2,112 | −2.7% |
| 1936 | 2,223 | +5.3% |
| 1946 | 2,514 | +13.1% |
| 1951 | 2,813 | +11.9% |
| 1956 | 2,434 | −13.5% |
| 1961 | 2,322 | −4.6% |
| 1966 | 2,233 | −3.8% |
| 1971 | 2,325 | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 3,066 | +31.9% |
| 1986 | 3,015 | −1.7% |
| 1991 | 2,838 | −5.9% |
| 1996 | 2,775 | −2.2% |
| 2002 | 2,715 | −2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,686 | −1.1% |
| 2011 | 2,503 | −6.8% |
| 2016 | 2,299 | −8.2% |
| 2022 | 2,246 | −2.3% |
Ballyshannon (Irish: Béal Átha Seanaidh, meaning 'the mouth of Seannach's ford') is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located at the southern end of the county where the N3 from Dublin ends and the N15 crosses the River Erne. The town was incorporated in the early 17th century, receiving a town charter in March 1613.