With the county town of Lifford, which is the most northerly of the counties of the Irish Republic?
Battle of Lifford Battle of Lifford The Battle of Lifford took place in Lifford, County Donegal, in Ulster, Ireland, in 1600 during the Nine Years War. A mixed Anglo-Irish force under Sir John Bolles and the Gaelic leaders Niall Garve O'Donnell and Sir Arthur O'Neill captured the strategic town of Lifford. A subsequent attempt to recapture it by rebel forces led by Red Hugh O'Donnell failed. Lifford was both strategically and politically important as it stands where the River Finn and Mourne meet to form the Foyle and was a traditional stronghold of the O'Donnell dynasty. Niall was a rival claimant to be
Counties of Ireland no longer serve this purpose. The Irish-language names of counties in the Republic of Ireland are prescribed by ministerial order, which in the case of three newer counties, omits the word "contae" (county). Irish names form the basis for all English-language county names except Waterford, Wexford, and Wicklow, which are of Norse origin. In the "Region" column of the table below, except for the six Northern Ireland counties the reference is to NUTS 3 statistical regions of the Republic of Ireland. "County town" is the current or former administrative capital of the county. Cities which, in the Republic, are currently