Guides to County Donegal and the Inishowen Peninsula: the wild northern end of the Wild Atlantic Way, its beaches, ring forts, castles and famine history, and how to see them.
There is no checkpoint and no passport control. What does change is the money, your phone, the speed limits and your hire car insurance. A practical guide to crossing the Irish border.
Inishowen is the biggest peninsula in Ireland and the places worth stopping at are spread right across it, which is exactly why people get it wrong. They drive to Malin Head, take the photo, and drive back, and they miss the waterfall, the castle on the rock and the pass over the Urris Hills on
Map of Inishowen: Every Stop on the Inishowen 100 Read More »
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.
Carrickabraghy Castle: The O’Doherty Ruin on the Rock Read More »
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.
Glenevin Waterfall, Clonmany: The Easiest Great Walk in Inishowen Read More »
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.
Five Finger Strand: Donegal’s Wildest Beach (And One Myth Worth Correcting) Read More »
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.
Kinnagoe Bay: Where the Spanish Armada Came Ashore Read More »
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.
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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.
Mamore Gap: The Steepest, Strangest Road in Inishowen Read More »
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.
Grianan of Aileach: Ireland’s Great Ring Fort Above Two Loughs Read More »
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.
Malin Head: Ireland’s Most Northerly Point (A Complete Visitor Guide) Read More »
