Burnfoot, County Donegal Explained

Burnfoot
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ulster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Donegal
Leader Title1:Dáil Éireann
Leader Name1:Donegal
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:450
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:55.0585°N -7.405°W

Burnfoot [2] is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Ballyderowen. It has a few local shops and a pub., the population was 450.[1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Burnfoot . . 8 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Bun na hAbhann/Burnfoot. Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. 8 June 2018.