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Greencastle, Donegal (An Caisleán Nua in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
) is a commercial fishing port in County Donegal
County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
 in the northwest of Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 though nowadays given the decline in the fishing industry, it resembles more closely a "typical" Donegal holiday village.






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Greencastle, Donegal (An Caisleán Nua in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
) is a commercial fishing port in County Donegal
County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
 in the northwest of Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 though nowadays given the decline in the fishing industry, it resembles more closely a "typical" Donegal holiday village. It is located a few miles from Moville
Moville

Moville is a town in County Donegal close to the northern tip of Ireland. The town enjoys a scenic location on the western shore of Lough Foyle, about 30 km from Derry, which lies across the border in Northern Ireland....
 and is about 20 miles from Derry
Derry

Derry or Londonderry , often called the Maiden City, is a City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland....
. Greencastle's name comes from the castle in the area, which in turn, may have its name from the green freestone with which it was built.

The first proper pier was built in 1813 and has been added to several times since. Today, as well as being a tie up for trawlers and salmon boats and the home of the Greencastle Fishermen's Co-Op, the Foyle Fishermen's Co-Op and Fresco Seafoods, the pier also has a very different "catch". Visitors disembark from the Magilligan
Magilligan

Magilligan beach lies in the northwest of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, at the entrance to Lough Foyle. It is a huge 32 km2 coastal site, part British army firing range, part nature reserve....
-Greencastle ferry which was inaugurated in 2002. The official website advertises the fact that this saves 78km (or 49 miles) of driving, which would be through Derry. The Lough Foyle Ferry Company has also recently (2004) begun a Lough Swilly
Lough Swilly

Lough Swilly in Ireland is a fjord-like body of water lying between the western side of the Inishowen in County Donegal and the Fanad Peninsula with the rest of northern Donegal....
 ferry service that runs between Buncrana
Buncrana

Buncrana is a town in County Donegal, the northwest of Republic of Ireland, located on the Inishowen peninsula, along Lough Swilly, 10 kilometres from Derry and 43 kilometres from Letterkenny....
 and Rathmullan
Rathmullan

Rathmullan is a small seaside village in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It is situated on the western shore of Lough Swilly, 11 km north-east of Ramelton and 12 km east of Milford, County Donegal....
 seasonally. The pier also contains a newly built pilot office to replace the decommissioned pilot office at Carrickarory Pier.

The castle at Greencastle has been linked with the castle in the background of the Derry crest.

The castle was built in 1305 to provide a base for Anglo-Norman power in the North West. This building was named "Northburg". There is a more modern Martello Fort beside the Norman ruin. This was built by the British to stop Napoleon invading circa 1800.

The National Fisheries College (NFC) is located in Greencastle. The NFC recently completed a €1.1 million extension funded under the INTERREG
Interreg

Interreg is a Community initiative which aims to stimulate interregional cooperation in the European Union. It started in 1989, and is financed under the European Regional Development Fund ....
 11 Initiative, thus providing better facilities including a realistic simulator bridge deck.

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland


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