Active Donegal
Active Donegal
Donegal caters for every active interest whether its family fun, team sports or solo adventuring. Over land, accross mountains and on the sea, the options are vast.
Spread your wings & soar. Donegal has so much to offer.
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Billy Gillespie was born in Kerrykeel on the 6th August 1891, the son of a policeman. He began his football career in Derry at the age young age of just 17 and by 1910 Leeds City manager Frank Scott-Walford was persuading him to turn professional. He joined the West Yorkshire club and two years...
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The GAA plays a pivotal role in bringing people together not only in Ireland but worldwide. Many people from Doengal watched Donegal win the All Ireland Final from all parts of the world with pride in September 2012. While there are hundreds of GAA clubs abroad there are five clubs that have...
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The best in Adventure and Environmental Education. Gartan Outdoor Education Centre works with people of all ages and abilities, providing both facilities and courses for a very wide ranging programme. On offer are great facilities, an inspirational setting, highly qualified and experienced...
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Donegal's cultural and sporting events go virtual and the Diaspora is invited to join in
Some of Donegal and Ireland’s most iconic cultural events are going virtual in 2020, giving the diaspora a unique opportunity to get more involved. Throughout July, Earagail Arts Festival presents a fantastic free 18-day digital line-up for Donegal’s premier summer event.
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Ards Forest Park
In the plantation of Ulster which followed the Flight of the Earls in 1607, Turloug Og O'Boyle was granted Ards and the surrounding area by the British, on condition of his loyalty to the Queen. They lost this area in 1641. By the year 1700 the Wray...
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