- July 7, 2017The turbulent Tory Sound separates this windswept island from the north-western corner of mainland Donegal. Given that rough weather can…
- May 16, 2017Rosguill Peninsula juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between Sheephaven and Mulroy bays. The simplest way to see it is…
- April 8, 2017For 1500 years’ pilgrims have been beating a path to this remote stretch of water set in a barren landscape.…
- January 8, 2017Glencolumbkille (the glen of St. Columba), is said to have been a favourite retreat of the saint and his disciples.…
- December 5, 2016From Castlebaldwin, just northwest of the lough, a minor road leads west to Ballymote, famous for its strong castle, flanked…
- July 20, 2016Rathmullen, a pleasant village overlooking Lough Swilly, was the scene of the ‘Flight of the Earls’ (14 September 1607), when…
- April 29, 2016Aran Island, also known as Aranmore with its lighthouse (originally of 1798, but replaced in 1865) on its north-west point,…
- March 14, 2016Gay sunlights o’er the hillocks creep And join for golden weather, - A scythe-sweep, and a scythe-sweep, We mow the…
- February 25, 2016“Praise the beach when you come to it”, runs the Gaelic saying, and Rossnowlagh (the Wood of the Apples) is…
- November 15, 2015Errigal (2466ft) is the tallest peak in the ice-carved Donegal Highlands. With its furrowed sides and the white screes of…