{"id":4935,"date":"2012-12-12T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T12:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2018-05-09T15:30:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T15:30:55","slug":"port-famine-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/port-famine-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Famine Village Donegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2.2&#8243; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;max-height: 60vh;&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image _builder_version=&#8221;3.2.2&#8243; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Port-Deserted-Village-Donegal.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Port Famine Village Donegal&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Port Famine Village Donegal&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2.1&#8243; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.2.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.2.2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Port Famine Village Donegal<\/h1>\n<p>Port is an abandoned \u201cFamine Village\u201d located on the coast about 14 km north west of Glencolmcille in Co Donegal. 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It is also referred to as a \u201cGhost Village\u201d or &#8220;The Deserted Village&#8221; &#8211; a reference to the fact that a whole hamlet of houses just seems to have been abandoned to the elements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p><strong>Port Famine Village Donegal<\/strong><br \/> Port is an abandoned \u201cFamine Village\u201d located on the coast about 14 km north west of Glencolmcille in Co Donegal. It is also referred to as a \u201cGhost Village\u201d or \"The Deserted Village\" - a reference to the fact that a whole hamlet of houses just seems to have been abandoned to the elements.<br \/> It is believed that the majority of the village\u2019s population left during and in the immediate aftermath of the Irish Famine (1845-52). The population continued to dwindle and, combined with the relative isolation of the area, it made the remaining community unviable.<\/p><p>The drive into Port is stunning. Fields of peat dominate the rugged landscape as one approaches the eerie village. The only inhabitants nowadays are sheep. There is a slipway beside the rocky beach and a little bridge over a stream. It is very peaceful location and a place to visit to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. The old houses in the village were all built of local stone . 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