Donegal Information: Malin

Malin Head :: Ireland’s Most Northerly Point

Malin Head

Malin Head on the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, is usually given as the most northerly headland of the mainland of Ireland. In fact, the most northerly point is a headland named Banba’s Crown on the Inishowen Peninsula about 2 km … Continue reading

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Doagh Island Famine Village

Doagh Island Famine Village

In brief, the Famine Village is an outdoor museum that tells the story of life in the area from the Famine back in the 1840s, through the 1900s to the present day. Different to any other tourist attraction in Ireland … Continue reading

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Malin Riding Stables

Maling Riding Centre

Kate Mc Dermott has been involved with horses most of her life. She grew up in Lancashire but started her working life in Hertfordshire where, for eighteen years, she was teacher and later yard and riding school manageress for a … Continue reading

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Inishowen Maritime Museum and Planetarium

Inishowen Maritime Museum and Planetarium

The Inishowen Maritime Museum in Greencastle Co Donegal was opened to the public in 1994 with the assistance of the Inishowen Community Development Limited, the EU Leader Programme and the International Fund for Ireland. T: +353 (0)74 9381363 W: www.inishowenmaritime.com … Continue reading

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Fort Dunree Military Museum

Fort Dunree - Inishowen - Co Donegal

Perched on a headland overlooking Lough Swilly, Fort Dunree is a military museum that incorporates a Napoleonic Martello  tower into more recent World War I defences. The museum complex features a wide range of exhibitions, an audiovisual center, and a … Continue reading

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Ballyliffin Golf Club

Ballyliffin Golf Club

Ballyliffin Golf Club has recently been described as “the Ballybunion of the North” – and its not hard to see why. Located a short distance from Malin Head on the scenic Inishowen Peninsula, Ireland’s most northerly golf links covers 365 … Continue reading

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Malin

Malin Town - County Donegal

Malin is one of the most northerly villages in Ireland and has in the recent past been the recipient of the coveted accolade of “Ireland’s Tidiest Town” not once, but twice! The village is laid out along each side of … Continue reading

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