{"id":232,"date":"2010-09-21T12:03:55","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T12:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2015-11-29T22:56:02","modified_gmt":"2015-11-29T22:56:02","slug":"kilcar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/kilcar\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilcar Self Catering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3839\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3839\" src=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/kilcar-self-catering.jpg\" alt=\"Kilcar Self Catering\" title=\"Kilcar Self Catering\" class=\"pinthis\" width=\"599\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/kilcar-self-catering.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/kilcar-self-catering-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kilcar Self Catering<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Kilcar Self Catering<\/strong> &#8211; Kilcar is located in southwest Donegal overlooking the broad sweep of Donegal Bay and is known to be a centre of the hand-woven tweed industry, along with hand-embroidery, knitting, and other cottage industries which flourish in this area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Holiday Homes in Kilcar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/towns\/holiday-cottage-kilcar.php\">view holiday homes in Kilcar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kilcar Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/category\/kilcar\">more information about Kilcar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hill walking is popular, and to cater for that, the Kilcar Way Walk  allows one a choice of three different, but equally beautiful routes all starting in the village: &#8211; one loops around the western foothills of Mulnanaff &#8211; another runs east and north-east to Kilcar Forest &#8211; the third skirts around Tawny.<\/p>\n<p>There are also remains of an ancient ring fort, a &#8216;megalithic&#8217; tomb and  the ruins of (the original) St Cartha&#8217;s Church, built in the 7th century, from which the village derives it&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<p>Kilcar is located in a beautiful part of South-West Donegal, between Ireland\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/killybegs\/\" title=\"Killybegs\" target=\"_blank\">premier fishing port of Killybegs<\/a> and majestic Slieve League and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/glencolmcille\/\" title=\"Glencolmcille Self Catering\" target=\"_blank\">parish of Glencolmcille<\/a>. To the north east we are separated from Ardara by the spectacular Glengesh Pass, one of the most photographed views in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Kilcar is the gateway to the Donegal Gaeltacht, situated between mountain and sea \u2013 a great centre for both activity and relaxation, offering the best in culture and tradition with modern amenities.<\/p>\n<p>The area around Kilcar offers panoramic seascapes, unspoilt beaches, hills and mountains affording magnificent views and superb walks, impressive megalithic tombs and historic sites largely unknown outside the area; traditional crafts like knitting and weaving; a vibrant interest in Irish Traditional music, lively pubs, and a friendly and welcoming people<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Kilcar Self Catering Map<\/h3>\n<p>[mappress mapid=&#8221;53&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>YouTube Video of Kilcar Area<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQGPzpQwAug?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kilcar Self Catering &#8211; Kilcar is located in southwest Donegal overlooking the broad sweep of Donegal Bay and is known to be a centre of the hand-woven tweed industry, along with hand-embroidery, knitting, and other cottage industries which flourish in this area. view holiday homes in Kilcar more information about Kilcar Hill walking is popular, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[82,1039,81],"class_list":["post-232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kilcar","tag-holiday-homes","tag-kilcar","tag-self-catering"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kilcar Self Catering<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kilcar Self Catering - a selection of holiday homes in the Kilcar area of South Donegal. 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