Love Donegal

Love Donegal

This is my homeland, the place I was born in / No matter where I go it's in my soul / My feet may wander a thousand places / But my heart will lead me back home to my Donegal.

(Daniel O'Donnell, Home to Donegal lyrics)

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watching - Image courtesy of Taryn Gleeson
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Inspiration
Image of Errigal taken from the Gweedore road
Errigal - Image courtesy of Emma Russell
Knockamany
Knockamany overlooking Isle of Doagh Image Courtesy of Aideen Doherty
The Bridal Path ~Glenveagh National Park Image Courtesy Joe Shaw
Faherna Cottage Courtesy of Margaret Lafferty
Dolphins in Donegal - Image courtesy of John Rafferty
Swans - Image courtesy of John Rafferty
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James Dixon

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Born on Tory Island in 1887, James Dixon was an Irish artist and landscape painter.  He spent most of his life on the island as a fisherman and farmer, rarely leaving at all.  Unusually he began painting at quite an old age.  He began to become known when he was at the ripe old age of 72, after... Read more.

Organisation

Peggy's 'hidden gem'

Peggy Falbo arrived in Donegal in August 1998 as part of a student exchange. We caught up with her and asked her to share her story.

I had never been to Ireland before and I really didn’t know what to expect. I certainly didn’t expect to fall in love with Donegal or fall in love with a... Read more.

Place

A Donegal-San Fran Thanksgiving

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The Donegal Diaspora has found its way into the Irish Consulate in San Francisco, servicing the west coast of the United States. The office provides consular assistance, issues passports, visas and citizenship. It represents and promotes Ireland at various official events and assists in... Read more.

Article

My Donegal Home

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Donegal is home to many people from all walks of life.  This is the story of one Scottish woman who has embraced the county.

‘I live and work in the Derryveagh Mountains in Co. Donegal on the west coast of Ireland.  Having lived here for over 30 years, I think I have earned the right to... Read more.

Project

James Houlihan

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A second generation Irish-American on his mother’s side and a fourth generation on his father’s side (Kenmare, County Kerry), with links to Saint John’s Point, Dunkineely in Co. Donegal, James (Jim) Houlihan is a member of our diaspora who wears many hats. Significantly he has curated a... Read more.