- Milford, County Donegal
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Millford
Baile na nGallóglach— Town — 
Location in Ireland
MillfordCoordinates: 55°05′16″N 7°41′55″W / 55.087898°N 7.698498°WCoordinates: 55°05′16″N 7°41′55″W / 55.087898°N 7.698498°W Country Ireland Province Ulster County County Donegal Government - Dáil Éireann Donegal North East Population (2006) - Urban 829 Time zone WET (UTC+0) - Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1) Area code(s) 075, +000 353 74 Irish Grid Reference C188267 Milford or Millford, historically called Ballynagalloglagh (from Irish: Baile na nGallóglach),[1] is a small town and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. The population at the 2006 census was 829.[2]
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History and name
Located north of Letterkenny, the town was founded in the 18th century by the Clement family.
The Irish Baile na nGallóglach literally means "town of the gallóglach". The gallóglaigh (anglicised gallowglass) were an elite class of mercenary warrior who came from Gaelic-Norse clans in Scotland between the mid 13th century and late 16th century. A battle between the Irish (helped by gallóglaigh) and the English took place on a hill in the townland and this is where the name comes from.
Amenities
The town once had 2 major employers in the Milford Bakery & Flour Mills and Mc Mahons garage but sadly both are now gone a long time.It now contains a post-office, 3 supermarket, a veterinary practice, 3 pubs, one national school and two second-level schools, as well as an adult education centre. Milford also has a health centre, library with council offices and a fire station.
The local Roman Catholic church, St. Peter's.
The town has a three star hotel on the outskirts as well as a new Lidl store and is within close driving distances to four different beaches; Portsalon, Rathmullan, Downings and Tramore.
People
Celtic F.C. footballer Patsy Gallacher was born in Milford in 1891. Milford Health Centre
References
See also
Categories:- Untranslated Irish place names
- Towns and villages in County Donegal
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