Lifford

Lifford is the county city of County Donegal, Ireland. It is the executive capital of the county and the seat of Donegal County Council, despite the fact that the metropolis of Letter kenny is frequently flawed for gratifying this position. The city grew up around a citadel constructed there by Manghus O Domhnaill, ruler of Tir Chonaill by and large modern County Donegal inside the sixteenth century. It later have become a British Army garrison city till Ireland gained independence as a dominion in early December 1922.

It lies across the River Foyle from Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and is related to that city via Lifford Bridge. Manus O'Donnell started out building the citadel in 1527 at the Wednesday after St. Brendan's day Saint Brendan's ceremonial dinner day is celebrated on sixteen May. He finished the masonry and woodwork by means of the give up of that summer time even though the O’Neill’s of Tyrone have been at conflict with him. In 1543 the castle of Leithbher was given to Cahir the son of Donnell Balbh O Gallagher to be guarded for the O’Donnell extended family. He then proceeded to banish the human beings unswerving to the O’Donnell’s from the citadel so that he could keep it for himself.