County Donegal in Ireland

29 June 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Donegal map © Kanchelskis/GFDL

Donegal map © Kanchelskis/GFDL

County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 160,927 according to the 2011 census.   read more…

Theme Week Ulster – Letterkenny

19 August 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Oatfield Sweet Factory © geograph.org.uk - louise price/cc-by-sa-2.0

Oatfield Sweet Factory © geograph.org.uk – louise price/cc-by-sa-2.0

Letterkenny (Irish: Leitir Ceanainn) is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal. Its English name is derived from the Irish name Leitir Ceanainn, meaning “Hillside of the O’Cannons” – the O’Cannons being the last of the ancient chieftains of Tír Conaill. With a population of 20,000, Letterkenny is located on the River Swilly in east Donegal. Letterkenny, along with the nearby city of Derry, forms the major economic core of the north-west of the island of Ireland.   read more…

The Irish Glenveagh National Park

25 August 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  5 minutes

Glenveagh National Park © flickr.com - Michal Osmenda

Glenveagh National Park © flickr.com – Michal Osmenda

Glenveagh is the second largest national park in Ireland. The park covers 170 square kilometres of hillside above Glenveagh Castle on the shore of Lough Veagh, 20 km from Gweedore in County Donegal. The network of mainly informal gardens displays a multitude of exotic and delicate plants from as far afield as Chile, Madeira and Tasmania, all sheltered by windbreaks of pine trees and ornamental rhododendrons.   read more…

Return to TopReturn to Top