Donegal (Dn na nGall in Irish) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Despite being its namesake – Donegal town is not the county town (capital) of County Donegal, that being the town of Lifford while Letterkenny is the largest town. The town itself is famous for being the former home to the O’Donnell clan, who played a pivotal role in Irish History. From the 15th to the 17th century, they provided the main opposition to the colonisation of Ireland by England. The town itself contains a castle and the remains of a franciscan abbey which date back to the 15th century.
The story itself was the inspiration behind many books and films, not least, Disney’s ‘The Prince of Donegal’. The town is very popular during the Summer months, and is a gateway to the rest of County Donegal. It is situated at the mouth of Donegal bay and is overshadowed by a range of mountains called the Bluestacks. The town has been bypassed by the N15 and N56 roads. Donegal is a thriving town with many hotels catering for visitors although it suffers from a lack of social amenities for its local population. Many have to travel to nearby towns such as Ballyshannon or Letterkenny for facilities like public swimming pools, cinemas and large shopping centres.
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Donegal (Dún na nGall in Irish) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Despite being its namesake - Donegal town is not the county town (capital) of County Donegal, that being the town of Lifford while Letterkenny is the largest town. The town itself is famous for being the former home to the O'Donnell clan, who played a pivotal role in Irish History. From the 15th to the 17th century, they provided the main opposition to the colonisation of Ireland by England. The town itself contains a castle and the remains of a franciscan abbey which date back to the
Killybegs (Na Ceala Beaga in Irish) is an important harbour town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located on the coast of the county, north of Donegal bay, near Donegal Town. The Killybegs fishing port is the most productive in Ireland, and over 60 boats may be in the harbour at any given time. It is well know as a famous fishing town throughout Ireland, the brand 'Donegal Catch' comes from Killybegs. In the summer, there is a festival celebrating the fish catches.
Killybegs is also famous for its tapestries, which adorn Dublin Castle and many other important castles and palaces
Lifford (Leifear in Irish) is the county town of Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and the seat of Donegal County Council. The town grew up around a castle established there by Manghus Ó Domhnaill, ruler of west Donegal, in the 16th century, and later became a British army garrison until Irish independence in 1922.
Stranorlar (Srath an Urláir in Irish) is a small town in County Donegal which forms one of the "twin towns" of Stranorlar/Ballybofey on either side of the River Finn.
Finn Valley Athletics Club have their track in the town.
For nearly 100 years, Stranorlar was the headquartes of the County Donegal Railway system (originally, the Finn Valley Railway), with services to Derry and Letterkenny via Strabane, to Ballyshannon and Killybegs via Donegal, and to Glenties. At its peak the railway had 130 employees. The last train ran from Stranorlar in 1959.
Dungloe (An Clochán Liath in Irish) is a town in the Gaeltacht of County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and is the main town in The Rosses.
Dungloe serves as the administrative centre for the west of Donegal, and in particular The Rosses, with the only mainland secondary school for the area - the others are on the islands.
The town is the current headquarters of The Rosses' indigenous supermarket chain, The Cope, and is home to the annual International Mary From Dungloe festival.
It is known as being the favoured holiday destination of Irish media celebrity Gay Byrne.
