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Donegal County Museum
Erected to collect, record, preserve, communicate and display the history of donegal. Irt is located at High Street, Letterkenny and houses a fascinating range of artefacts covering all aspects of life in Donegal. The museum charts the history of the county over the last three centuries, from the Penal Laws to the emergency. Donegal County Museum, built in 1846 is based in a fine old stone building, once part of the Letterkenny Workhouse.
http://www.dun-na-ngall.com/museum.html |
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Glenveagh National Park
Glenveagh National Park lies along the Derryveagh Mountains. This beautiful national park is just a 20 minute drive away from Letterkenny. It includes a 14,000 hectare deer park set amongst the mountain range around Lough Veagh. Here also is a visitor centre with audio-visual displays and Glenveagh Castle surrounded by one of the finest gardens in Ireland. Guided tours are also available.
http://www.glenveaghnationalpark.ie |
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Newmills Corn and Flax Mills
Newmills Corn and Flax Mills are on the Glenties Road out of Letterkenny and here you can see one of the largest working waterwheels in Ireland, made by the Stevenson Foundry of Strabane in 1867. There are two separate water-driven mills located at this site, one for grinding oats and barley and the other for extracting the fibres from the flax plant for use in the linen industry.
http://www.letterkennyguide.com/newmills.asp |
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Grianan Aileach Ring Fort
Legend says it was built by the ancient gods; the ring fort was known as the Sun Palace and was held sacred. Traces of ancient earthworks, dating to the early Iron Age, surround the fort, enclosing an area of about 5 acres (0.02 km2). The fort itself was probably built in the early centuries of the Christian era. From the 5th to the 12th century AD it served as the royal seat of the O Neill sept of Aileach; it was destroyed by Murtogh O Brien, king of Munster in 1101.
http://www.megalithics.com/ireland/grianan/granmain.htm |
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Arena 7 Entertainment Complex
Get to the Donegal's number one entertainment complex where things to do is not the problem, its having the time to do it. We have loads for kids, teenagers, adults, mums, dads, grannies, granddads, stags, hens and all under one roof. We do group packages, family packages, kid's packages and all at an affordable price.
http://arena7.ie |