festivals and fairs around bloody foreland the rosses

Fancy dress competitions, scary storytelling, live music, torchlight procession, amazing firework display and crazy weekend!...

The Dungloe Festival was launched in 1967. The original Mary Gallagher was courting a young man who had just returned from America, but in 1861, when her parents refused to let them marry, he returned to America to make his fortune. The previous year some of her family had been evicted from the Glenbeigh Estate and fled to Australia.
On 5 December 1861, Mary Gallagher emigrated to join her cousins. On the boat, she met and married Donal Egan. She gave birth to a baby but died within four...

The scenery in this Gaelic-speaking part of the county is worth the trip alone, but for trad musicians there is much more on offer during the Frankie Kennedy Winter School. The festival has two main centres: Cois Locha in the village of Dunlewey at the foot of Errigal Mountain, and Ostán Gaoth Dobhair in the seaside village of Bunbeg. The winter school features a series of classes in various instruments and an enviable line-up of performers who take part in day-time recitals and night-time conce...

This is a five day festival of country, traditional Irish music along with heritage trails, a ceili mor, a country concert, an Irish night and the highlight - the Belle of the Ball Dance. Daniel O'Donnell performs in concert and is present himself through-out the weekend. The Kincasslagh Festival attracts large numbers to our shores. Daniel O Donnell 's participation over the five day event ensures large crowds attending the festival with variety of different acts and outdoor activities....

A weekend celebration of the best jazz and dance entertainment around Donegal. It is held in Mid- September....

Feile Chnoc Fola celebrates many aspects of the traditional lifestyle of the people of the Cnoc Fola Gaeltacht.

Saturdays celebrations at Teach Mhuiris, the thatched house that is the headquarters of the Feile, form the backbone of the Feile and are supplemented by many more events....

As part of the Burtonport Summer Festival, the Rosses Anglers will host an Angling Competition in Burtonport. Other activities that will be taking place will be; raft racing, outdoor music, marching bands, sports event and lots lots more.

This festival takes on the third week in July....

Gweedores newest festival is situated in the heart of Donegal Gaeltacht which is the home of Enya, Clannad and Altan. The main events of the festival include street music, skiff racing, Irish dancing competitions, horse and pony shows and music go leor....

A weekend of indulgence with lobster barbeque, freshly caught seafood, live music, children's entertainmnent, dancing and fun....

Falcarragh (An Fál Carrach in Irish also known as Na Croisbhealaí or Crossroads) lies within the parish of Cloughaneely (Cloch Cheann Fhaola). The parish gets its name from a story which forms part of the Mythological Cycle of Irish sagas....