monuments around south west donegal

The Diamond in Donegal Square contains an obelisk, which is a memorial to the Four Masters.


Also situated here are the premises of Magee & Co., established in 1866. The company is synomymous with the great handweaving tradition for which Donegal is famous....

There may have been an early Christian monastery in the valley where, according to tradition, St. Colmcille banished demons who enveloped the valley in a fog. The most conspicuous remains are the pillars decorated with cross-motifs and geometric designs which are now the  'stations of the cross' of the pilgrimage which takes place on the Saint's feastday on June 9th. The pillars are spread over an area in the valley 3.5 miles long and the pilgrimage takes as many hours to complete.
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