tourist attractions donegal

Take a journey back to days gone by, to a different era in time that is sure to be of interest to all. See a collection of Vintage and Classic Cars, Victorian Bicycles, Model Car and Model Railway collections and other items of historical transport....

Visible on the R259 between Annagry and Burtonport are the distinctive conical shapes of the higher peaks of the beautiful Derryveagh Mountains....

This is the birth place of Mickey McGowan, the author of "Rotha Mor an tSaoil" (The Hard Road to Klondike). A 17th century thatched cottage situated on the main route from Gortahork to Bloody Foreland, it is close too to the ferry point for Tory Island. There are guided tours available, a 15 minute film, toilets and a small cafe which serves snacks only.

It is situated in the Gaeltacht in the parish of cloughaneely. Mici MacGabhann was the author of Rotha Mor an tSaoil, a book tha...

The highest cliff face in Europe, Slieve League is spectacular not just for its sheer elevation but also for its colour; at sunset the rock is streaked with changing shades of red, amber and ochre.
The 8km (5 mile) drive to the eastern end of Slieve League from Carrick is bumpy but well worth enduring. Beyond Teelin, the road becomes a series of alarming switchbacks before reaching Bunglass Point and Amharc Mor, the 'good view'.
From here you can see the whole of Slieve League,...

Under the shadow of the Blue Stack Mountains is Lough Bellshade. The lake has good stocks of charr and also contains brown trout. There is a small wood adjacent containing mainly oak, although birch, holly, rowan and hazel as well as a great variety of plants and shrubs are also found there....

Established in 1985, Donegal Craft Village is an attractive facility where traditional crafts are expertly finished by skilled crafts people. This Craft Village is made up of a cluster of workshops grouped around a courtyard. The crafts include hand weaving, pottery, jewellery, painting and an Uilleann Pipe maker. This is a fantastic opportunity to see talented Irish crafts people make unique Irish gifts
Facilities include a coffee shop and a picnic area....

This island of Gaelic speakers is one 11km off the mainland and has become prominent with visitors chiefly through the remarkable folk art which is being produced here. The location of the island off the north-west coast makes it ideal for bird watchers. Other features inlcude a small, undecorated cross, a round tower and the remains of two churches, probably from the 6th century monastery said to have been founded by St Columcille. Regular Irish music sessions are held during the summer mo...

Lough Anure is scenically situated in the north-east of Dungloe. This is a very popular boating and sea-angling centre. The Lough flows into sea trough the River Crolly....

Here within a late 19th century setting in a rugged and remote mountain valley, Henry Mc Ilhenny from Philadelphia created one of the most celebrated gardens in Ireland.
Woodland gardens and pleasure grounds, an Italian terrace with antique sculpture and terracotta pots, all these different themes have been skillfully interwoven against the wild and beautiful Donegal landscape.
Glenveagh National Park Visitor Centre, which is located at the end of Lough Veagh near the edge of...

The Lough Derg Centre, a heritage centre located on Main Street, Pettigo, encourages the visitor to explore the Celtic origins of St Patrick's Purgatory, Lough Derg. This archaic sanctuary which so fascinated the medieval world that it drew penitents and pilgrims from every corner of the known world is recreated in the exhibits and presentations on display.

Lough Derg has inspired poets throughout the ages and extracts of these poems are used as an alternative to the traditional sto...