Cloghan An Clochán | |
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Village | |
 R252 road through the village | |
  Cloghan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:54°50′33″N7°56′13″W / 54.84249°N 7.93685°W /54.84249; -7.93685 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| Area code | 074 |
Cloghan (Irish:An Clochán)[1] is a village in the rural centre ofCounty Donegal, Ireland. Cloghan is on theR252regional road, 13 km (8 mi) northwest of the "Twin Towns" ofBallybofey andStranorlar.
Cloghan has one of the most prolific wild salmon and sea trout fishing areas inIreland.[citation needed] TheFinn River system includes a catchment area of about 510 square kilometres (195 sq mi) and includes up to 20 loughs as well as the River Finn andRiver Reelan.
The area is also known as a hunting location and has miles of hiking trails in theBluestack Mountains that divides County Donegal, north from south.[citation needed]
There are 488 people living in the area,[clarification needed] and 38% are Irish speakers.[citation needed]
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