Discovering County Donegal, Ireland

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Donegal Town
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Donegal castle, home to the O’Donnell Clan

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Above shots of the castle interior
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Bridge over the river Eske. Across the bridge are several inexpensive B&B’s and the Donegal Hostel Hotel. There is also a very inexpensive hostel a couple of miles away at Lough Eske.
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As with all of the republic, the signs are bilingual English and Gaelic

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The city’s most famous landmark is the Franciscan Friary. The abandoned friary is now a graveyard among the ruins

Donegal is the northernmost county in the Republic and is renown for its secluded beauty. The county tends to get fewer tourists as a rule than the southern part of the country. The county is adjacent to Northern Ireland and the two make for a great combination.

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