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Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland
Fanad (official name: Fánaid) is a peninsula that lies between Lough Swilly and Mulroy Bay on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The origin of
Fanad
UK cargo steamship sunk during World War II
SS Fanad Head was a UK cargo steamship. She was built during the First World War and torpedoed and sunk ten days after the UK entered the Second World
SS_Fanad_Head
Irish clan
under Andrew Knox. The chiefly line of Fanad (Mac Suibhne Fánad) Historians maintain that the chiefly line of Fanad had disappeared before 1800. The chiefly
Clan_Sweeney
Irish clan chief and military leader (1572–1602)
of Clan MacSweeney Fanad, a related but distinct branch of Clan MacSweeney. Philip O'Sullivan Beare stated Chief MacSweeney Fanad, Chief MacSweeney na
Hugh_Roe_O'Donnell
Sea inlet in County Donegal, Ireland
inlet lying between the western side of the Inishowen Peninsula and the Fanad Peninsula, in County Donegal. Along with Carlingford Lough and Killary Harbour
Lough_Swilly
Football club
Fanad United Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Fánaid Aontaithe) is an Irish association football club based in Fanad in the north of County Donegal.
Fanad_United_F.C.
Irish coastal 2,500 km road route
to Kinsale, County Cork, in Munster, on the Celtic Sea coast. Malin Head Fanad Head Slieve League Mullaghmore Head Downpatrick Head Killary Harbour Keem
Wild_Atlantic_Way
County in Ireland
the island of Ireland is the location for three peninsulas: Inishowen, Fanad, and Rosguill. The main population centre of Inishowen, Ireland's largest
County_Donegal
Football league
very briefly, Monaghan United. The most successful club in the league was Fanad United who won fourteen league titles and ten league cups. The USL began
Ulster Senior League (association football)
Ulster_Senior_League_(association_football)
Seaside village in County Donegal, Ireland
meaning 'Maolán's ringfort') is a seaside village and townland on the Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the western shore
Rathmullan
Irish-speaking area of County Donegal
na Finne (Fintown) and stretches south to Gleann Colm Cille and north to Fanad and Rosguill. There are nearly 7,000 people living in the area and 2,000
Gaeltacht_an_Láir
Football league
following the conclusion of the 2010 season but among their replacements were Fanad United. The non-reserve teams also represented the A Championship in the
A_Championship
Football tournament season
Celtic v North End United Fairview Rangers v Tolka Rovers Douglas Hall v Fanad United Baldoyle United v Leicester Celtic College Corinthians v Killester
2026_FAI_Cup
Irish politician, general practitioner and surgeon (1894–1974)
December 1919 for advocating the Sinn Féin loan at a meeting in Rosnakill, Fanad on 12 October. He was taken to Letterkenny and his case heard in Letterkenny
Joseph_McGinley
Mac Suibhne Fánad, and upon her death was noted as the best wife of a constable in her time. Among her children was Mary Ní Suibhne Fanad, who married
Mary_Ní_Mháille
of the small town of Ardara to Fanad Head. The NW-SE extent is more difficult to determine as much of the Thorr and Fanad plutons lie offshore. The Donegal
Donegal_batholith
Irish politician (1928–2013)
Blaney (18 February 1928 – 29 April 2013) was an Irish politician from Fanad, County Donegal, best known as a leading figure in Independent Fianna Fáil
Harry_Blaney
16th century Irish manuscript
Donegal, in 1513–14, for Máire Ní Mháille, wife of Ruaidhrí Mac Suibhne Fanad. It includes devotional material well known in late medieval Europe, such
Leabhar_Clainne_Suibhne
Traditional Irish song
and also from Cáit Ní Ċeallaċáin, an old woman 90 years of age in Ballor, Fanad, Co. Donegal. It has a catchy, popular air. A refrain somewhat similar to
Óró_sé_do_bheatha_abhaile
1938 British aircraft carrier
tempting targets. On 14 September, Ark Royal received a distress call from SS Fanad Head, which was 200 nautical miles (230 mi; 370 km) away under pursuit from
HMS_Ark_Royal_(91)
family, descended from the Cinel Enda, who were natives of Inniskeel on the Fanad peninsula in County Donegal. In 1261, they were forced out of the area by
Ó_Breisleáin
Monuments erected by early Scottish tribes
Toby D. (March 2000). "The Pictish Art of the Archer Guardian" (PDF). fanad.net/grifpub.html. St Louis, Missouri: Celtic Studies Association of North
Pictish_stone
British ocean liner sunk by mines in 1917
Lough Swilly. Laurentic was due to rendezvous with a destroyer escort off Fanad Head, but her commander, Captain Reginald Norton, chose to proceed without
SS_Laurentic_(1908)
Donegal-based Gaelic games club
CLG Gaeil Fhánada is a Gaelic football club based Portsalon in Fanad (Fánaid) County Donegal, Ireland. Their home ground is Páirc Uí Shiadhail located
CLG_Gaeil_Fhánada
Canadian fishing schooner
1943, British steamer Fanad Head left Halifax, Nova Scotia alongside a convoy of eight ships heading to the United Kingdom. Fanad Head had a length of
Flora_Alberta
Irish football manager (1968–2025)
in St. Eunan's College. Upon his arrival in Fanad, Horgan was met by Fr. Michael Sweeney, founder of Fanad United, who recruited him for the team. Sweeney
Ollie_Horgan
Football league season
UCD A finished as runners up. Derry City A Drogheda United A Dundalk A Fanad United Finn Harps A Sligo Rovers A Bray Wanderers A Cobh Ramblers F.C. Carlow
2011_A_Championship
Irish Gaelic and association football player
sportsperson from County Donegal. He played association football as a defender for Fanad United and in the League of Ireland for Sligo Rovers and Finn Harps. He
Charlie_McGeever
Village in Ulster, Ireland
Database of Ireland. Retrieved 27 April 2026. "Introducing Portsalon & Fanad Head". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved
Portsalon
Village in County Donegal, Ireland
village and townland in Fanad in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. It was the only postal town of the peninsula of Fanad (or Fannet/Fannett) in the
Tamney
Irish politician (1922–1995)
member. Neil Blaney was born in 1922 in the village of Rossnakill in rural Fanad Peninsula in the north of County Donegal, in Ireland. The second eldest
Neil_Blaney
Northern Ireland journalist (1990–2019)
to take place in the area that weekend. The disturbances were centred on Fanad Drive, where youths threw petrol bombs and burnt two vehicles. Police said
Lyra_McKee
Football tournament season
December 2007 15:30 RDS, Dublin Attendance: ~10,000 Referee: Dave McKeon "Fanad United 1-0 St John Bosco". RTE.ie. 17 June 2007. Archived from the original
2007_FAI_Cup
Canadian fishing company
April 21, 1943, their fishing schooner Flora Alberta collided with the Fanad Head about 140 kilometers from Halifax. The Flora Alberta sunk within a
Adams_&_Knickle
Aluminosilicate mineral
metamorphism at depth. By contrast, the metamorphic zones surrounding the Fanad pluton of Ireland, which formed by contact metamorphism at a shallower depth
Kyanite
Branch of the Northern Uí Néill
of Conall Gulban. They are listed as kings of Magh Ith, Tír Eanna, and Fanad in present-day County Donegal, a territory around the southern tip of Inishowen
Branches_of_the_Cenél_Conaill
Townland in Ulster, Ireland
Swilly, from Glenswilly to Inch Island, and beyond to the peaks of the Fanad and Inishowen peninsulae. Drumardagh townland, which is 330 acres (130 ha)
Drumardagh
Frigate of the Royal Navy
off Lough Swilly when she was caught in a storm. Last seen sailing off Fanad Head, the ship was wrecked in a nearby bay, with every person on board being
HMS_Saldanha_(1809)
Irish rally driver, businessman, and politician (1978–2019)
drove a Hyundai i20 R5. On Sunday, 23 June, during Super Stage 15 on the Fanad Head loop, Kelly's car crashed through a hedge and into a field. Gardaí
Manus_Kelly
Football tournament season
Team 1 Score Team 2 Institute 1–0 Cliftonville Limavady United 2–1 Fanad United Omagh Town 1–1 (4–2 p) Monaghan United Sligo Rovers 3–2 Ballinamallard
1998–99_Irish_News_Cup
Football tournament season
2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-14. "Fanad United 2 - 0 Carrigaline United - PREVIEW | 2008 FAI CUP First Round | extratime
2008_FAI_Cup
Irish footballer (born 1988)
goals in the 2008 FAI Cup, coming by way of a perfect hat-trick against Fanad United. In 2009, Kilduff again moved from Shamrock Rovers to a First Division
Ciarán_Kilduff
HMT Lobelia Royal Navy World War I: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank off Fanad Point, Lough Swilly (55°16′N 7°45′W / 55.267°N 7.750°W / 55.267; -7.750)
List of shipwrecks in April 1917
List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1917
Football tournament
7 April 1997. Retrieved 23 November 2016. Foley, Alan (11 July 2012). "Fanad United's ruby anniversary to form part of festival of football". donegaldemocrat
FAI_Intermediate_Cup
Name given to several dynasties in north-western medieval Ireland
| ! | | | | | ! Oengus, died 650 Conall Colgu Ailill Flannesda Fergus Fanad | died 663 died 663 died 666 died 654 | ! ! ! ! ! | | | Congal Cenn
Northern_Uí_Néill
Town in County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
the county. Local Link number 300 runs between Letterkenny, Ramelton and Fanad Lighthouse, via Rathmullan, Kerrykeel, Portsalon and Ballylar; and the number
Ramelton
Irish politician (1893–1948)
general election campaign. In 1920 he was appointed officer in charge of the Fanad Battalion, 1st Northern Division of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Arrested
Neal_Blaney
Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland
Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Lying between the peninsulae of Fanad to the east and Horn Head to the west, Rosguill is a dichotomy of heathland
Rosguill
Irish football club
Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022. "Fanad United 2 - 0 Carrigaline United - PREVIEW | 2008 FAI CUP First Round | extratime
Carrigaline_United_A.F.C.
Art of making confections or sweet foods
fevers were little, twisted sticks of pulled sugar called in Arabic al fänäd or al pänäd. These became known in England as alphenics, or more commonly
Confectionery
Football tournament season
United Ringmahon Rangers v UCC St Mochta's v Douglas Hall Leicester Celtic v Fanad United Salthill Devon v Liffey Wanderers Tolka Rovers v Janesboro St Michael's
2025_FAI_Cup
Irish Gaelic football player and manager
the Meath minor team. A secondary school principal, he is originally from Fanad in County Donegal, played for the Donegal county team and was later linked
Paddy_Carr
Football club
February 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026. Foley, Alan (3 May 2025). "Draw with Fanad confirms Letterkenny Rovers' invincible Premier Division season". www.letterkennylive
Letterkenny_Rovers_F.C.
Irish association and Gaelic football goalkeeper
County Donegal. McGinley started his association football career with Fanad United in the Ulster Senior League under the management of Ollie Horgan
Mark_Anthony_McGinley
British carrier-based fighter-bomber
from Ark Royal to go to the aid of the Fanad Head which had been attacked by a U-boat. When they arrived, the Fanad Head was being shelled by the German
Blackburn_Skua
British passenger liner sunk in WWII
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck 10 Sep: SS Magdapur, HMS Oxley 12 Sep: Davara 14 Sep: Fanad Head, ORP Jaskółka, U-39 16 Sep: Rudyard Kipling 17 Sep: HMS Courageous
SS_Athenia_(1922)
Football match
non-League of Ireland opposition in the third round as they played Fanad United at home. Fanad United were in close-season and this handicap proved too much
2007_FAI_Cup_final
Football tournament season
Carew Park 3–2 St Peter's, Athlone 8 Waterford Crystal 2–0 Bonagee United 9 Westport United 1–2 Fanad United 10 Malahide United 3–2 Glenmore / Dundrum
2005_FAI_Cup
Lake in County Donegal, Ireland
the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal on the Fanad Peninsula. Kindrum Lough is about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Portsalon
Kindrum_Lough
Anglo-Irish nobleman, soldier, politician and landlord
Tullyconnell, and Michael McElwee of Ballyworiskey, were from the remote Fanad Peninsula. In 1877, "McElwee's father was involved in litigation with Leitrim
William Clements, 3rd Earl of Leitrim
William_Clements,_3rd_Earl_of_Leitrim
Gaeltacht village in County Donegal, Ireland
nearby Cratlagh Wood in 1878 by men from the neighbouring peninsula of Fanad. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Carrigart had a fair day on 21 June. The
Carrigart
Irish broadcast network operator
County Donegal - DTT Ferrypoint, County Waterford (serves Youghal) - DTT Fanad, County Donegal - DTT, FM radio Fermoy, County Cork - DTT, FM radio Forth
2RN_(RTÉ_Networks)
Donegal-based Gaelic games club
Naomh Conaill 1-10 Kilcar 1-5 1997 U-13 A2 Championship Naomh Conaill 4-10 Fanad Gaels 2-1 1997 U-14 A2 Championship Downings 1-13 Naomh Conaill 0-5 1998
Naomh_Conaill_CLCG
Civil parish in County Donegal, Ireland
(Irish: Cluain Dabhaodóg) is a civil parish in the northern part of the Fanad peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. It is in the historical barony of
Clondavaddog
Football tournament season
Ireland First Division clubs were joined by Ulster Senior League champions Fanad United and the Mayo League representative side. For the First and Second
2012_League_of_Ireland_Cup
Type of unfinished bridge
County Donegal spans 340 m (1,120 ft) and spans Mulroy Bay, connecting the Fanad and Rosguill peninsulas. Opened in 2009 at a cost of €20 million, it was
Bridge_to_nowhere
Irish ballad singer
Kerr (c. 1925 – 25 April 2006) was an Irish ballad singer from Coolback, Fanad, County Donegal, Ireland. The family name was actually Carr. His family
John_Kerr_(singer)
October 1993: an IRA horizontal mortar bomb bounced off an RUC vehicle on Fanad Drive, Derry. an IRA sniper fired a single shot at a British Army patrol
Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1992–1999)
Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1992–1999)
Town in County Donegal, Ireland
include Route 271 to Burtonport, Route 264 to Ballyshannon, Route 300 to Fanad, Route 953 to Moville and Route 989 to Carrigans. Private companies provide
Letterkenny
Football tournament season
Tralee Dynamos Waterford United Wexford Youths Cockhill Celtic Derry City Fanad United Finn Harps Galway United Mervue United Salthill Devon Sligo Rovers
2011_League_of_Ireland_Cup
Odin-class submarine of the Australian and British navies, in service from 1927 to 1931
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck 10 Sep: SS Magdapur, HMS Oxley 12 Sep: Davara 14 Sep: Fanad Head, ORP Jaskółka, U-39 16 Sep: Rudyard Kipling 17 Sep: HMS Courageous
HMS_Oxley
Fanad lighthouse
List of lighthouses in Ireland
List_of_lighthouses_in_Ireland
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck 10 Sep: SS Magdapur, HMS Oxley 12 Sep: Davara 14 Sep: Fanad Head, ORP Jaskółka, U-39 16 Sep: Rudyard Kipling 17 Sep: HMS Courageous
ORP_Mazur_(1922)
Secondary school voluntary school in Republic of Ireland
2014 Brian Brennan, author and journalist Paddy Carr, GAA manager; born in Fanad and raised in Dublin Kenny Carroll, Irish cricketer Michael Carwood, Irish
Oatlands_College
Culinary history
medicines, such as enhanced marmalades. Sticks of pulled sugar called al fänäd were used in the Middle East as a remedy for cough and fever, and English
Confectionery in the English Renaissance
Confectionery_in_the_English_Renaissance
Extratropical cyclone in Scotland in 2011
buildings sustained minor wind damage to their roofs. A bridge connecting the Fanad Peninsula to Carrigart was closed to vehicles. Rail and ferry operators
Hurricane_Bawbag
Ocean liner from 1922 to 1939
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck 10 Sep: SS Magdapur, HMS Oxley 12 Sep: Davara 14 Sep: Fanad Head, ORP Jaskółka, U-39 16 Sep: Rudyard Kipling 17 Sep: HMS Courageous
RMS_Majestic_(1914)
Irish rugby union player
— 24 March 1948) was an Irish international rugby union player. Born in Fanad, County Donegal, McConnell played rugby with Edinburgh University while
George McConnell (rugby union)
George_McConnell_(rugby_union)
Football club
as manager. On 25 November 2013, the club named Galway native and former Fanad United manager Ollie Horgan as manager for the 2014 season. In his first
Finn_Harps_F.C.
Branch of the Northern Uí Néill
Meaning: Pleasant, well-disposed Progenitor: Suibhne O'Neill Territory: Fanad, Banagh and the Territories in Tirconnell Extra: Descended from Suibhne
Branches_of_the_Cenél_nEógain
September 2024. "HMS Rhododendron". The Yard. Retrieved 27 February 2017. "Fanad Head". The Yard. Retrieved 27 February 2017. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 107
List_of_ship_launches_in_1940
the All-Ireland final Homecoming Kilcar Ballybofey Glendowan Creeslough Fanad Gaoth Dobhair Downings Naomh Mhuire Malin Moville Carndonagh Glenswilly
2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
2012_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship_final
Town in County Donegal, Ireland
and radio stations from the Saorview television network from the local Fanad television transmitter. Due to its close proximity to Derry, before the
Buncrana
"MV British Influence (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011. "Fanad Head". uboat.net. Retrieved 12 August 2021. Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's
List of shipwrecks in September 1939
List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1939
Head Peninsula Beara Peninsula Cooley Peninsula Dingle Peninsula Donegal Fanad Peninsula Hook Peninsula Horn Head Howth Peninsula Inishowen Iveragh Peninsula
List_of_peninsulas
Winners of traditional Irish music competitions
Oliver Plunkett Accordion Band, Keady Co, Armagh 1996, Fanad Accordion Band, County Donegal 1997, Fanad Accordion Band, County Donegal 1998, St. Miguels Band
List of All-Ireland Fleadh champions
List_of_All-Ireland_Fleadh_champions
the Beara peninsula. Other promontories outside the southwest include the Fanad (Fannet Head), Mullet Peninsula, the Old Head of Kinsale, Hook Head, Howth
Geography_of_Ireland
Football club
level when they secured the 1995–96 FAI Intermediate Cup with victory over Fanad United. Wayside won their first Senior Division title in the Leinster Senior
Wayside_Celtic_F.C.
German World War II submarine
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck 10 Sep: SS Magdapur, HMS Oxley 12 Sep: Davara 14 Sep: Fanad Head, ORP Jaskółka, U-39 16 Sep: Rudyard Kipling 17 Sep: HMS Courageous
German_submarine_U-39_(1938)
French bulk carrier
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck 10 Sep: SS Magdapur, HMS Oxley 12 Sep: Davara 14 Sep: Fanad Head, ORP Jaskółka, U-39 16 Sep: Rudyard Kipling 17 Sep: HMS Courageous
SS_Toruń
Scottish politician
were Irish immigrants from the Fanad peninsula, County Donegal. Born in Coatbridge, he was sent to his aunt's croft in Fanad at the age of 2 to be cured
John_McAteer
Football tournament season
United Greystones v Bangor Celtic Bangor Celtic v Greystones Everton AFC v Fanad United College Corinthians v Sheriff Y.C. Tralee Dynamos v Youghal United
2011_FAI_Cup
Donegal Gaelic footballer (born 1988)
against Tipperary. McElhinney has also played association football for Fanad United in the Ulster Senior League. Donegal All-Ireland Senior Football
Martin_McElhinney
County Londonderry Right and left Beach-break All surfers Ballyheirnan Bay Fanad County Donegal Right and left Beach-break All surfers Ballymastocker Portsalon
Surfing_in_Ireland
Irish hurler (born 1988)
of County Donegal. He has other family nearby, including in Dunfanaghy, Fanad, Letterkenny, Milford, Portsalon and Ramelton. Callanan first came to prominence
Séamus_Callanan
into Inishowen Rural District in 1922 Milford Rural District Carrickart, Fanad, Milford, and Rathmullan Strabane No. 2 Rural District Castlefinn, and Raphoe
List of Irish local government areas 1899–1921
List_of_Irish_local_government_areas_1899–1921
German World War II submarine
sinking Athenia, U-30 went on to sink two more vessels, Blairlogie and the SS Fanad Head. Following the attack, the German Ministry of Propaganda checked incoming
German_submarine_U-30_(1936)
British steam trawler
HNLMS Willem van Ewijck 10 Sep: SS Magdapur, HMS Oxley 12 Sep: Davara 14 Sep: Fanad Head, ORP Jaskółka, U-39 16 Sep: Rudyard Kipling 17 Sep: HMS Courageous
Rudyard_Kipling_(ship)
Football club
Athletic made it to the final of the 1987–88 FAI Intermediate Cup against Fanad United in Dalymount Park. The club also made it to the last sixteen of the
Tramore_Athletic_F.C.
64°33′W / 27.167°N 64.550°W / 27.167; -64.550 (SS Fairport (1941)) Fanad Head United Kingdom 14 September 1939 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by
List of shipwrecks in the mid-Atlantic Ocean
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_mid-Atlantic_Ocean
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