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)

Image of children watching
watching - Image courtesy of Taryn Gleeson
Image of writing about why someone loves Donegal
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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Profile

Tara O'Grady

Image of a dark haired woman laughing on a rocky Irish Beach

Born in Queens, Irish/American singer-songwriter Tara O’ Grady has been heavily influenced by her Irish roots. With her mother hailing from Gortward, Inver Parish, Mountcharles, Tara has been coming back to Donegal every summer since she was a child, thanks to her father's work with an airline.... 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

Bog- Butter

Taken from "Romantic Inishowen" 1947 by Harry Percival Swan

During turf-cutting operations on a bog at Drumley, Gleneely, Moville, in June, 1943. Mr George McLoughlin came upon a circular wicker work receptacle which fell to pieces when disturbed. It was found to contain, in one solid... Read more.

Article

My Donegal Home

Image of Sheep and Dog in Autumn time

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

The Lawrence Collection Revisited

Re-Photographic image of Rathmullan with black and white horses and carts

The Lawrence Collection of photographs is a unique series of over 40,000 images taken across the island of Ireland between the years 1870 and 1914. Over 1,400 of these photos were taken in County Donegal. In this unique project,  a rephotographic study, two photographers, Paul McGuckin and... Read more.