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Beaches Attractions In County Donegal

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County Donegal is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. Donegal County Council is the local council and Lifford the county town. The population was 159,192 at the 2016 census. It has also been known as Tyrconnell , after the historic territory of the same name.
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Beaches Attractions In County Donegal

  • 2. Buncrana Beach Buncrana
    Buncrana is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is beside Lough Swilly on the Inishowen peninsula, 23 kilometres northwest of Derry and 43 kilometres north of Letterkenny. In the 2016 census, the population was 6,785 making it the second most populous town in County Donegal, after Letterkenny, and the largest in Inishowen. Buncrana is the historic home of the O'Doherty clan and originally developed around the defensive tower known as O'Doherty's Keep at the mouth of the River Crana. The town moved to its present location just south of the River Crana when George Vaughan built the main street in 1718. The town was a major centre for the textile industry in County Donegal from the 19th century until the mid-2000s .
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  • 4. Silver Strand Beach Malin Beg
    The Silver Strand is a horse-shoe shaped beach situated at Malin Beg, near Glencolmcille, in south-west County Donegal, Ireland.
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  • 5. Dunree Bay Buncrana
    Dunree is an area in north-west Inishowen, in Co. Donegal, Ireland, and part of the parish of Desertegney. The area has a small local population. It has some tourist attractions such as Dunree strand, however, it is most noted for its military museum, Fort Dunree. Fort Dunree is located about seven miles north of Buncrana and situated along the shores of Lough Swilly. Next to the fort is Dunree Beach, which tourists and visitors use for parking. The museum houses a display of military memorabilia and artefacts as well as an array of large guns from the twentieth century. There are audio-visual displays, scenic walks and a wildlife exhibition
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  • 9. Portsalon Beach Portsalon
    Portsalon is a coastal townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It's situated on the scenic Lough Swilly and it is world-renowned for its beach, which was deemed to be the second most beautiful beach in the world by The Observer.Up until the second half of the 20th century, there was very little in the area, now it is a very popular tourist resort and many visitors have built holiday homes around Portsalon.
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  • 13. Muckross Head Peninsula Kilcar
    Muckross Head is a small peninsula about 10 km west of Killybegs, Co. Donegal, in north-western Ireland. It contains a popular rock-climbing area, noted for its unusual horizontally layered structure.
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  • 14. Strandhill Beach Strandhill
    Strandhill or occasionally Larass is the largest coastal village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland. As of 2016, the population was 1,753, an increase of 10% from the 2011 Census. The old name appears to be Ros Dragnige .
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  • 15. Narin Beach Narin Portnoo
    Narin is a small seaside village in the parish of Ardara on the southwest coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The topography is rough rolling bogland and craggy low hills. Narin Strand is a sand beach approximately two kilometres long. Inishkeel island is located approximately 250 metres from the mainland in Gweebarra Bay and can be reached on foot at low tide by crossing a tidal sand bank. The population of Narin is spread sparsely around the countryside in mostly modern housing. There is a large tourist trade served by several B&Bs and caravan parks. Local amenities consist of a pub, caravan park shop and public toilets. There is also an 18 hole golf links with club house. Narin lies at an altitude of 12 metres and lies 8 km north of Ardara, 11 km northwest of Glenties and 13 km south of D...
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