Abbey Donegal
The Diamond Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
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Donegal
After our luxurious few nights at the Temple House, we cruised north to county Donegal. We explored the town of Donegal and its castle and then made our way to the Dooey Hostel which is built into a rocky hill side. Half of the one side of the hostel ...
Looking for ancient stone sites ....
found a nice wee pub for a Guinness and cider, and home to relax. Easy town to find our way..... decided to go to the Inishowen Peninsular, and to Malin Head, Irelands most northerly point...we were lucky to have a good day and so the views were amazing....and could see Tory Island.. Tried to find the Bocan Stone Circle, and in the meantime found some fascinating areas, on various narrow roads, lots of atone fences, peat being dug, and took too many photos....and still ...
The Fields Of Athenry (and Donegal)
... to multiply. If you saw one, you quickly saw five.
We walked into town and had a really yummy Indian dinner. Then, we headed over to The Reel Inn for some more music. This place was jam packed. No place to sit, let alone dance around. But, the fiddler was fantastic and the lead guitarist was both talented and entertaining. The bartender joined in for an absolutely stunning ...
On to Northern Ireland...
Today we make our way through the wild, rugged and rural countryside of Connemara with its mountains, streams and peat bogs. We take the opportunity to stop at the famous drinking house of Matt Molloy (he was in the band The Chieftains) for a swift half before crossing the border into Northern Ireland (or ...
Donegal..sea cliffs...and the pub
We bussed in to Donegal and I was very
glad to arrive....nearly one too many turns on the windy roads, I was
starting to feel very ill but thankfully we arrived and I was very
relieved.
We grabbed all our stuff and began our
1km walk to our accommodation...doesn't sound far but when you have
far too much stuff – its a bit of a challenge...especially when its
on a country road with the ...



