Ranafast

Infobox Irish Place
name = Ranafast
gaeilge = Rann na Feirste
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province = Ulster
county = County Donegal
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dailconstituency = Donegal South West
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Ranafast (official name: Rann na Feirste) [ [http://www.commissioner.ie/downloads/An_tOrdu_Logainmneacha_(Ceantair_Ghaeltachta)_2004.pdf Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004] . The townland's name is also sometimes spelt in Irish as "Rinn na Feirste".] (most notably on all road signs in the surrounding area, including in the village of Anagaire) is a townland situated in The Rosses (Na Rosann), north-west County Donegal, Ireland.

The Irish language is the main spoken language by most of the locals; it is a Gaeltacht area.

Famous locals include writers Séamus Ó Grianna and Seosamh Mac Grianna, and musicians Skara Brae.Rann na Feirste is a Gaeltacht area and every Summer it is filled with thousands of students from other parts of Ireland who come to the area, stay with local families and improve their Irish language skills. The Irish college in the area is called Coláiste Bhríde (or "Coláiste Bhríghde", or "St. Brigid's College" in English)

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