{"id":266,"date":"2010-09-29T13:38:15","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T13:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/?p=266"},"modified":"2015-11-29T23:22:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-29T23:22:38","slug":"letterkenny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/letterkenny\/","title":{"rendered":"Letterkenny Self Catering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3866\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3866\" src=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/letterkenny-self-catering.jpg\" alt=\"Letterkenny Self Catering\" title=\"Letterkenny Self Catering\" class=\"pinthis\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/letterkenny-self-catering.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/letterkenny-self-catering-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letterkenny Self Catering<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Letterkenny Self Catering<\/strong> &#8211; Letterkenny is County Donegal&#8217;s largest town and is centrally located  for touring the major attractions of the northwest. The town has a buzzing nightlife and offers great historical and recreational opportunities for visitors to the area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Holiday Homes in Letterkenny\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/towns\/holiday-cottage-letterkenny.php\">Holiday Homes in Letterkenny<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/category\/letterkenny\/\">More Information about Letterkenny<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Poised at the mouth of the deep and lovely Lough Swilly, the town grew  in the 17th century from a small fishing village to a prosperous town in Donegal and the Ecclesiastical Seat for the Diocese of Raphoe.<\/p>\n<p>Letterkenny\u2019s name come from the Irish Leitir Ceannain meaning Hillside of the O\u2019Canainn clan, the earliest recorded overlords of this Swilly region. Letterkenny is now a busy working town but with all the major  amenities needed to allow visitors enjoy a holiday to remember.<\/p>\n<p>Letterkenny has seen its outdoor activities offering expand and now has some of the best action activities in Ireland. Paintballing, Go Karting, an Olympic style running track, scenic parks, the beautiful gardens of Glenveagh and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/letterkenny-golf-club\/\" title=\"Letterkenny Golf Club\" target=\"_blank\">top of the range golf courses<\/a> less than a short drive away plus of course rivers stocked with fish good enough for even the top restaurants. Experiencing it is to enjoy it<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Letterkenny Self Catering<\/h3>\n<p>[mappress mapid=&#8221;4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>YouTube Video of Letterkenny Area<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IEp0Vu3F4KQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letterkenny Self Catering &#8211; Letterkenny is County Donegal&#8217;s largest town and is centrally located for touring the major attractions of the northwest. The town has a buzzing nightlife and offers great historical and recreational opportunities for visitors to the area. 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