Places to see / Áilleacht na háite

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Glenveagh National Park Glenveagh National Park Glenveagh National Park is one of six national parks in Ireland. Situated in the Northwest of Co. Donegal, Glenveagh encompasses some 16,000 acres in the heart of the Derryveagh Mountains. Such a great wilderness is the haunt of many interesting plants and animals. These lands were managed as a private ...More Info
Horn Head / Corrán Binne Horn Head / Corrán Binne Horn Head (Irish: Corrán Binne, meaning "Hollow in the Hills") is a peninsula in Donegal, North West Ireland, close to Dunfanaghy. It forms part of Sheephaven Bay.

Horn Head has many remains of Neolithic stone circles, court tombs, passage tombs and prehistoric field boundaries.

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Green Acres Quilts Green Acres Quilts Green Acres Quilts is for new quilters as well as more experienced quiltmakers.

Stephanie Green shares her craft of quilt making with people with a love of quilts. Whatever your background, interests or skill level, if you love quilts then you will almost certainly find something here at Green Acres ...More Info
Joe and Anne Kane's Pottery and Tea room Joe and Anne Kane's Pottery and Tea room This is a fabulous place to go and look at the fantastic ceramic wall hangings that Joe now makes and the jewellery that Anne makes. The Kanes live in the most beautiful old rectory house at Moyra, near Falcarragh. Their studio, shop and tea room are in the downstairs section of the house. It is so ...More Info
Ards Forest / Ards Friary Ards Forest / Ards Friary Ireland’s most diverse forest park is also the only one with a sandy beach. The sublime Sheephaven Bay is part of Ards Forest Park, a 480-hectare paradise of forests, lakes, rivers and saltmarshes. These different habitats are home to an impressive array of wildlife.
Look out for field mice, red squirrels, ...More Info
Falcarragh Visitors Centre / An tSean Bheairic Falcarragh Visitors Centre / An tSean Bheairic At this Donegal visitor resource centre, you can immerse yourself in the lives of our rural ancestors from Falcarragh and its surrounding region.

This authentic two-storey building was originally constructed in 1890 as the Falcarragh Police Barracks, and hence is known as 'An tSean Bheairic' in Irish ...More Info
Dun Lewey Centre,/ Ionad Cios Locha Dun Lewey Centre,/ Ionad Cios Locha DÚN LÚICHE is a small rural community in the Donegal Gaeltacht, lies in unique scenery at the foot of Mount Errigal, the highest mountain in the County.

Ionad Cois Locha is situated on the shores of Dunlewey Lough in the shadow of the haunting and mysterious Poison Glen.

Welcome, step back in ...More Info
Pobail le Chéile Community Group Pobail le Chéile Community Group Pobail le Chéile community group covers the district of Cloughaneely including the towns of Falcarragh and Gortahork, the surrounding townlands and islands, an area with a population of over 5,000 people.

Pobail le Chéile has offices in Falcarragh which include meeting rooms, The Yard youth centre, ...More Info
Beaches / Trá Beaches / Trá Walk along the 5kms of golden sand on the beautiful Drumnatinney beach which has recently been awarded Green Coast status because of the purity of the water. Enjoy magnificent views of Hornhead, Tory Island and the Derryveagh Mountain range including Muckish and Errigal. Just a 5 minute drive from Falcarragh ...More Info
Falcarragh Art Gallery Falcarragh Art Gallery An Gailearaí is a professional gallery run by Gailearaí na gCroisbhealaí Teo. The project is located in the Donegal Gaeltacht and exhibits quality contemporary visual art. We provide opportunities and support for artists to make and exhibit their work as part of our annual exhibition programme. An Gailearaí ...More Info
Tory Island/ Oileán Thoraí Tory Island/ Oileán Thoraí Words alone, no matter how finely woven, could never give a true impression of the rugged beauty of Tory, the indominatable spirit of its people or their rich cultural inheritance. Tory must be visited if one is even to begin to understand why this remote crag, two and a half miles long and three quarters ...More Info