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List of people from Letterkenny

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The following is a list of notable people who were born in, lived in for a significant length of time or are buried in Letterkenny, the largest town in County Donegal, Ireland.

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  1. ^ Foley, Cliona (19 September 2002). "Furious Killybegs thrown out of championship". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 19 September 2002. Ardara argued that Eddie Brennan, a Sligo county panellist, should not have been allowed transfer from his native Drumcliffe to Letterkenny last March, because he was a student at the Donegal IT. But the County Board upheld Letterkenny's argument that Brennan qualified to transfer because he is living and working locally.
  2. ^ "Devenney's future in balance". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 10 May 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2002.
  3. ^ Scott, Ronan (4 June 2020). "Doherty's mood has changed to optimism". Donegal News. p. 54. The Letterkenny man has listened… 'I am lucky in that I live in Letterkenny, that there is a forest walk not far from me and I can get out for a run'. Also published in Gaelic Life.
  4. ^ "Mark English is the pride of Letterkenny". Highland Radio. 19 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Letterkenny lad signs professional contract with English soccer team". 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  6. ^ Foley, Alan (26 January 2012). "Green checks in at Harps". Democrat. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2012. Greene [...] works as a financial advisor at Gallagher/McCahey Financial Services Ltd in Letterkenny...
  7. ^ "Kavanagh named as new St Eunan's senior team manager". Donegal News. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020. A native of Letterkenny, Rory Kavanagh is a teacher at Scoil Cholmcille NS in Letterkenny.
  8. ^ McKenna, Ewan (23 August 2012). "Forward-thinking McGuinness and Horan have turned old ruins into new empires". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 23 August 2012. There's a clip on YouTube of Karl Lacey doing gym work at 7.0 in the morning before going to work in Letterkenny, and he trained again that night.
  9. ^ "McVeigh's Donegal numbers crunched". Donegal News. 23 June 2022. p. 64. The Letterkenny man also got to sample Christy Ring hurling and helped Donegal climb up through the ranks in the league, and they are now an established Division 2B side.
  10. ^ Walsh, Harry (1 July 2014). "Morrison taken by Cork City appeal". Donegal News. Retrieved 1 July 2014. Cillian is the son of Seamus and Marjorie from Glebe in Letterkenny.
  11. ^ "Derry City sign Cillian Morrison from Cork City". BBC. BBC Sport. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Up Close and Personal with...Michael Murphy". GAA.ie. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  13. ^ "Picture special: Rory Kavanagh returns to Scoil Cholmcille with Sam". Donegal Daily. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012. Pupils at Scoil Cholmcille – the boys school – formed a guard of honour for Rory and his teammates Colm McFadden, Frank McGlynn and Kevin Rafferty. Both Kevin and Rory are also past pupils of the school.
  14. ^ "Ex- St. Eunan's student wins Mastermind championship". Donegal People's Press. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010.