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  • A brief history of the Kelp industry in Fanad

    A brief history of the Kelp industry in Fanad

    The harvesting of seaweed and it’s use for various purposes appears to be quite an ancient practice in Ireland. In ...
  • Abbey of Donegal

    Abbey of Donegal

  • Abbey of Donegal

    Abbey of Donegal

  • Currachs at Bunbeg, Donegal 1988

    Currachs at Bunbeg, Donegal 1988

    In Winter 1998/99, I took a trip along the west coast of Ireland on the trail of James Hornell, who ...
  • Fanad Currachs, Co. Donegal

    Fanad Currachs, Co. Donegal

  • History of Portsalon Hotel, Co. Donegal

    History of Portsalon Hotel, Co. Donegal

    Situated in one of the most picturesque areas of the Fanad Peninsula lies Portsalon. The Babington family Greenfort were the ...
  • Memories of Tremone Bay, County Donegal

    Memories of Tremone Bay, County Donegal

    These are the memories of Neil McFeely of boating and shipping along the eastern coast of the Inishowen peninsula, county ...
  • Memories of Zulu luggers in Mullaghmore

    Memories of Zulu luggers in Mullaghmore

    The Last of the Windjammers The greatest era of sail in the Northwest was introduced to Mullaghmore c.1913 when, with the ...
  • The Coffin Road Murrin Hill

    The Coffin Road Murrin Hill

    They once were dotted all along our landscapes. They connected far flung communities to their burial grounds. They crossed over ...
  • The Doaghbeg Mass Rock

    The Doaghbeg Mass Rock

    Below my childhood home in Doaghbeg is the shore, and along the shore under a spot called Ard Dubh (Duach) ...
  • Tim Severn’s unscheduled visit to Ballywhoriskey Pier on the Fanad Peninsula

    Tim Severn’s unscheduled visit to Ballywhoriskey Pier on the Fanad Peninsula

    Ballywhoriskey Pier. We once had a very special visitor to this pier. According to legend and some medieval manuscripts, Irish ...
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