Muff, County Donegal

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title: "Muff, County Donegal" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["republic-of-ireland–united-kingdom-border-crossings", "towns-and-villages-in-county-donegal", "civil-parishes-of-county-donegal", "townlands-of-county-donegal"] description: "Village in County Donegal, Ireland" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muff,_County_Donegal" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in County Donegal, Ireland ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
name	Muff
native_name	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Muff, County Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 1406102.jpg
image_caption	Main Street
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Ulster
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	County Donegal
leader_title1	Dáil constituency
leader_name1	Donegal
leader_title2	EU Parliament
leader_name2	Midlands–North-West
unit_pref	Metric
population_as_of	2022
population_footnotes
population_total	1,418
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
utc_offset1_DST	-1
coordinates
blank_name	Irish Grid Reference
blank_info
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|name = Muff |native_name = ga |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Muff, County Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 1406102.jpg |image_caption = Main Street |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = left |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Ulster |subdivision_type3 = County |subdivision_name3 = County Donegal |established_title = |established_date = |leader_title1 = Dáil constituency |leader_name1 = Donegal |leader_title2 = EU Parliament |leader_name2 = Midlands–North-West |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2022 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 1,418 |population_urban = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone1 = WET |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = IST (WEST) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |blank_name = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = Muff () is a village, civil parish and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is near the mouth of the River Foyle (where it flows into Lough Foyle) and sits close to the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The village of Culmore and the city of Derry are to the south in Northern Ireland.

History

Muff was one of several Protestant villages in eastern Donegal that would have been transferred to Northern Ireland, had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925.

Muff has experienced significant growth in population during the last decade as people from Northern Ireland migrate across the border.

Education

The village has a primary school, Scoil Naomh Bríd, which has slightly over 200 students enrolled. It is a co-educational primary school under the patronage of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry. The staff comprises an administrative principal, eight mainstream class teachers and three special education teachers (SETs), one of whom is shared with another school. Historically, many children crossed the border to attend either Culmore Primary School or Hollybush Primary School.

Sport and recreation

The local association football team is called Quigley's Point Swifts. The club was formed in 1975. In 1985, they then joined the Derry & District League (D&D). In the nineties, the club developed its reserve teams and several underage squads.

The Local Gaelic football club, Naomh Padraig, was founded on 16 February 1989. It has developed a pitch and clubhouse and competes at underage levels as well as Donegal's all-county league divisions.

Each summer, usually during the first week in August, the village celebrates Muff Festival; which includes céilidhs, competitions, street parties, parades, amusements, night-time entertainment, and live performances.

Notable residents

• The playwright Brian Friel was a resident of the village for some time.

References

References

1. "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Muff". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland).
2. "Placenames Database of Ireland".
3. (1925). "Irish Boundary Commission Report". National Archives.
4. "Scoil Naomh Brid".
5. "Culmore Primary School".
6. "Hollybush Primary School".
7. "The Quigleys Point Swifts".
8. "Muff Festival".
9. (2 October 2015). "Brian Friel, Playwright Called the Irish Chekhov, Dies at 86". New York Times.

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