It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconnell or Tirconaill (Tír Chonaill), after the historic territory. Donegal County Council is the …

Raphoe The small town of Raphoe is one of the most historic locations in Ulster. In the early 1600s Raphoe acquired a Scottish tinge to its character, largely through the efforts of two …

The connections between Donegal and Scotland date back millennia. Dozens of archaeological sites across the modern county confirm the presence of prehistoric hunter/foragers following in …

The precinct of Portlough may have been the main area of Scottish settlement in County Donegal, but there were other places with significant numbers of Scottish families.

Donegal is a county of immense beauty. Steeped in history and heritage, with a rugged, indented, fjord-like coastline of 400 miles it's certainly a significant feature in the Wild Atlantic Way.

In the early eighteenth century, before the exodus of between 250,000 and 300,000 Presbyterians to the New World, six of the nine counties of Ulster, including County Donegal, had Protestant …

Aug 28, 2024 · Donegal is the English translation of "Dún na nGall", literally "Fort of the Foreigners", the county takes its official name from the town of Donegal, where this fort was …

Sep 30, 2024 · Donegal natives played a vital role in the Scottish workforce for decades. The exhibition will launch in Spring 2025 at the Donegal County Museum in Letterkenny, with …

County Donegal [dead link] (Contae Dhún na nGall) is in Northwest Ireland and Lakelands Region and is the northernmost county in Ireland, stretching further north than any part of Northern …

Donegal and Scotland share centuries of history, with ties ranging from St Colmcille’s founding of the monastery on Iona to shared struggles with emigration and famine. Tweed stands as a …