Donegal Castle is one of Donegal's biggest tourist attractions.
Magheroarty Pier, co. Donegal. This where you catch the ferry to Tory Island.
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donegal castle
last weekend we visited Donegal Castle to go to a spring fete. It was our first time in the castle. When we got there, a woman told us to go to the top floor to see some young children perform Irish dancing. We were quite impressed considering they were very young. We didn't take any photos of the dancers due to their age.
the left sde of the castle doesn't have a roof over it. We wondered if they used the space to entertain people on a nice summer day. Sometime this summer we will go back for a tour where we can learn more about the castle.
to read more click on Donegal Castle
the right side is where we went to the top floor to see the dancers
the entrance
these barrels were down in the basement
second floor window.
a diorama showing the castle in 1590
a diorama showing the castle in 1650
looking up
the left sde of the castle doesn't have a roof over it. We wondered if they used the space to entertain people on a nice summer day. Sometime this summer we will go back for a tour where we can learn more about the castle.
to read more click on Donegal Castle
the right side is where we went to the top floor to see the dancers
the entrance
these barrels were down in the basement
second floor window.
a diorama showing the castle in 1590
a diorama showing the castle in 1650
looking up
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| photo by Shari Burke |
17 January, 2018
donegal castle
photo from 16/12/15
Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. For most of the last two centuries, the majority of the buildings lay in ruins but the castle was almost fully restored in the early 1990s.
The castle consists of a 15th-century rectangular keep with a later Jacobean style wing. The complex is sited on a bend in the River Eske, near the mouth of Donegal Bay, and is surrounded by a 17th-century boundary wall. There is a small gatehouse at its entrance mirroring the design of the keep. Most of the stonework was constructed from locally sourced limestone with some sandstone. The castle was the stronghold of the O'Donnell clan, Lords of Tír Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries.
Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. For most of the last two centuries, the majority of the buildings lay in ruins but the castle was almost fully restored in the early 1990s.
The castle consists of a 15th-century rectangular keep with a later Jacobean style wing. The complex is sited on a bend in the River Eske, near the mouth of Donegal Bay, and is surrounded by a 17th-century boundary wall. There is a small gatehouse at its entrance mirroring the design of the keep. Most of the stonework was constructed from locally sourced limestone with some sandstone. The castle was the stronghold of the O'Donnell clan, Lords of Tír Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries.
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