Donegal

A guide to Carrickabraghy Castle on the Isle of Doagh: a thousand years of lords, Sir Cahir O’Doherty’s 1608 rebellion, the restoration project, parking and safety.

A guide to Glenevin Waterfall near Clonmany: the walk, the height, parking, the flood that destroyed it in 2017, and the American woman who made it reachable in the first place.

A guide to Five Finger Strand near Malin: the sea stacks, the dune system, the old chapel at Lagg, parking, and why you should not swim here.

The story of La Trinidad Valencera, wrecked at Kinnagoe Bay in 1588 and found by Derry divers in 1971, plus how to reach the bay, the steep road down, parking and safety.

A guide to Fort Dunree military museum near Buncrana: why it was built, the 1938 Treaty Ports handover, the bridge over the chasm, admission, opening hours and how to get there.

A guide to driving Mamore Gap in Donegal: the gradient and hairpins, the holy well and grotto, the Poitin Republic of Urris, parking, and whether campervans should attempt it.

A guide to Grianan of Aileach, the hilltop ring fort above Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle: the real history, how much of it is Victorian, parking, access and the best time to visit.

Everything you need to visit Malin Head, Ireland’s most northerly point: the signal tower, the EIRE 80 sign, parking, the cliff walk and the best time to go.

Tucked into the very top of Ireland, the Inishowen Peninsula is the country’s northernmost corner and, for my money, one of its most rewarding. It’s a wild triangle of land between Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle, crowned by Malin Head, and it packs an astonishing amount into a single loop: Ireland’s most northerly point, one

Tucked into Ireland’s wild north-west corner, County Donegal is the country at its most dramatic — towering sea cliffs, empty golden beaches, ancient castles and a coastline that anchors the top of the Wild Atlantic Way. It’s also, gloriously, one of the least crowded parts of Ireland. Whether you’ve got a weekend or a week,