Stranorlar (Irish: Srath an Urláir)[1] is a town, townland and civil parish in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, in Ireland.
Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River Finn) form the twin towns of Ballybofey–Stranorlar.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort and holy well sites in the townlands of Stranorlar, Mullandrait, Lough Hill and Admiran.
[3] In November 1922, during the Irish Civil War, a column of Anti-Treaty IRA irregulars from the 2nd Northern Division were captured at Dunlewey in west Donegal by the National Army and held in Drumboe Castle outside Stranorlar.
[4] There is a memorial to the four men near the Church of Ireland and Bus Éireann depot buildings, and since 1924 there has been a commemoration march to the monument each year by republicans.
[citation needed] The town remains the main depot for Bus Éireann within County Donegal.
[citation needed] There are a number of guest houses in the town and on the main street is Stranorlar's only hotel.