- Portsalon
Infobox Irish Place
name = Portsalon
gaeilge = Port an tSalainn
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pin coords = left: 93px; top: 27px
north coord = 55.050941 | west coord = 8.235626 | irish grid = B847228
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province =Ulster
county =County Donegal
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dailconstituency =Donegal North East
stdcode = 075, +000 353 74
|Portsalon (Irish: "Port an tSalainn") is a coastal townland in
County Donegal ,Ireland . It's situated on the scenicLough Swilly and it is world-renowned for its beach, which was deemed to be the second most beautiful beach in the world by "The Observer ".Up until the second half of the 20th century, there was very little in the area, now it is a very popular tourist resort and many visitors have built holiday homes around Portsalon.
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