Burnfoot, County Donegal

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Burnfoot
Irish: Bun na hAbhann
County Donegal
Location
Grid reference: C381236
Location: 55°3’31"N, 7°24’18"W
Data
Population: 450  (2016)
Local Government
Dáil
constituency:
Donegal

Burnfoot is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal. It lies within the townland of Ballyderowen. It has a few local shops and a pub. The 2016 census recorded a population of 450.

There is a small industrial estate which, among other firms, houses E&I Engineering, a major local employer with over 300 employees. Burnfoot is also home to Wild Ireland, an animal sanctuary that includes Irish bears, wolves and monkeys.

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