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Loch an Iúir (pronounced [ˌl̪ˠɔx ənʲ ˈuːɾʲ]; Irish for 'lake of the yew'), anglicised as Loughanure,[2][3] is a village and townland in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. It is halfway between Gweedore and Dungloe, on the N56 road, in the Gaeltacht area of the Rosses. According to the 2016 census 37% of the population spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.[4]

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Loch an Iúir Loughanure
Village
Loch an Iúir Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°00′04″N 8°16′12″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Population  (2016)[1]
• Urban	313
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	B810169

Notable people

• Niall Ó Dónaill, (1908–1995) Irish-language lexicographer. His Dictionary 'Foclóir Gaeilge/Béarla' (1977) is consulted by language students worldwide as the bible of the native tongue. Other books by the same writer: 'Bruighean Feille' and 'Na Glúnta Rosannacha' (1952) a history of the Rosses from the Dark Ages. Ó Dónaill was born in 'Barr na hAilte' Loch an Iúir in 1908 and died in 1995. He is revered with pride in his native Donegal.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of populated places in Ireland

References

External links

• Village website

На других языках

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- [en] Loch an Iúir

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[ru] Лох-ань-Юр

Лох-ань-Юр[2] (англ. Loch an Iúir , также Loughanure; ирл. Loch an Iúir) — деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Донегол (провинция Ольстер).

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