Portsalon
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Portsalon Port an tSalainn | |
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Town | |
Portsalon | |
Coordinates: 55°12′00″N 7°37′01″W / 55.200°N 7.617°WCoordinates: 55°12′00″N 7°37′01″W / 55.200°N 7.617°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Government | |
• Dáil Éireann | Donegal North–East |
Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
• Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Area code(s) | 075, +000 353 74 |
Irish Grid Reference | B847228 |
Portsalon (Irish: Port an tSalainn) is a coastal townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It's situated on the scenic Lough 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.[citation needed]
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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