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Lifford Old Courthouse

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Lifford Old Courthouse in Lifford County Donegal, was built in 1746 and is described as one of the oldest and finest courthouses in Ireland. You will have a chance to witness re-enactments of famous...More

Lifford Donegal - Ireland West

Newmills Corn And Flax Mills

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One of the few monuments of industrial archaeology in state care in the Republic is the complex of mills at Newmills, three miles west of Letterkenny in County Donegal. The oldest surviving building...More

Letterkenny Donegal - Ireland West

Fort Dunree Military Museum

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Fort Dunree was first opened to the public in 1986 and has attracted tourists from all over the world ever since, using the latest DVD and interactive technology. The unique history of Fort Dunree is...More

Buncrana Donegal - Ireland West

Central Gaeltacht Train Society

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Donegal's only operational narrow-gauge railway recreates the former County Donegal Railway (CDR) on four miles of track along the shores of Lough Finn, using an ex-mining Simplex 102T loco and three...More

Fintown Donegal - Ireland West

Glencolmcille Folk Village

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The Glencolmcille Folk Village Museum, in Glencolmcille County Donegal, is a cluster of six small cottages, called a "clachán," perched on a hillside overlooking a sandy curve of nearby Glenbay beach....More

Glencolmcille Donegal - Ireland West

Doagh Famine Village

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Doagh Famine Village tells the story of a Donegal family and community living on the edge of Donegal and surviving from Famine times right up to the present day. A visit here also helps explain the...More

Inishowen Donegal - Ireland West

Fintown Railway

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At Donegal's only operational narrow gauge railway, in Fintown, you are invited to relive those nostalgic days when Donegal had about 200 miles of narrow gauge railway, operated by the County Donegal,...More

Fintown Donegal - Ireland West

The Water Wheels

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Abbey Assaroe, in Ballyshannon County Donegal, was founded by Cistercian monks from Boyle Abbey in the 12th Century. In 1989 the Abbey Mill Restoration Trust acquired the mills and surrounding area....More

Ballyshannon Donegal - Ireland West

Lifford Old Courthouse

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Just 15 miles away from Letterkenny and 15 miles from Derry/L’Derry, lies Lifford, the historic capital of Donegal. The Old Courthouse was built in 1746 and was once home to some of the north west’s...More

Lifford Donegal - Ireland West

Donegal County Museum

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Donegal County Museum is based in a fine old stone building, which was once part of the Letterkenny workhouse. The museum houses a fascinating range of artefacts covering all aspects of life in...More

Letterkenny Donegal - Ireland West

Fort Dunree Military Museum

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Fort Dunree was first opened to the public in 1986 and has attracted tourists from all over the world ever since, using the latest DVD and interactive technology. The unique history of Fort Dunree is...More

Buncrana Donegal - Ireland West

Newmills Corn And Flax Mills

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One of the few monuments of industrial archaeology in state care in the Republic is the complex of mills at Newmills, three miles west of Letterkenny in County Donegal. The oldest surviving building...More

Letterkenny Donegal - Ireland West

Fintown Railway

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At Donegal's only operational narrow gauge railway, in Fintown, you are invited to relive those nostalgic days when Donegal had about 200 miles of narrow gauge railway, operated by the County Donegal,...More

Fintown Donegal - Ireland West

Glencolmcille Folk Village

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The Glencolmcille Folk Village Museum, in Glencolmcille County Donegal, is a cluster of six small cottages, called a "clachan," perched on a hillside overlooking a sandy curve of nearby Glenbay beach....More

Glencolmcille Donegal - Ireland West

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