Castleforward Demesne

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Castleforward Demesne is a townland just east of Newtowncunningham, a village in The Laggan, a district in the east of County Donegal in Ireland. [1] [2] The townland is near the south-eastern shores of Lough Swilly and is in the Barony of Raphoe North. [3]

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References

  1. Discovery Series Sheet 6 (4th Edition). Ordnance Survey of Ireland (O.S.I.), Dublin, 2012.
  2. "Castleforward Demesne Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. "Raphoe North". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 18 March 2024.