| Donegal Town is situated on the Eske River which flows into Donegal Bay. The town is the gateway to south Donegal and in summer time visitors flock to the 15th century Donegal Castle which was built by the O'Donnell's, the ruling family in west Donegal until the 17th century. Donegal Town is also home to the Donegal Railway Heritage Centre which contains many artifacts of railway history from the County. Just outside the town is the Donegal Craft Village which is very popular with tourists throughout the summer. There are also the ruins of a 15th century Franciscan Abbey at the mouth of the Bay which is generally agreed to be the location in which the Four Masters decided to write their famous Annals. The Monastery was sacked many times and was twice burned down before its demise in 1601. |
 Interior - Donegal Castle |
Tá Baile Dhún na nGall suite ar abhainn an Eascach a ritheann isteach i gcuan Dhún na nGall. Foscaíonn an baile mór seo na geataí go deisceart Co.Dhún na nGall agus sa tsamhradh tagann na mílte cuairteoirí le Caisleán Dhún na nGall a fheiceáil. Caisleán cúigú aois déag atá ann agus thóg clann Uí Dhomhnaill é. Bhí clann Uí Domhnaill i gceannas ar Iarthar Dhún na nGall go dtí an seachtú aois déag. Tá Ionad Oidhreachta Bóthar Iarainn Dhún na nGall i mbaile Dhún na nGall agus tá go leor déantáin, ag baint le stáir ar bhóithre iarainn an chondae, le fáil anseo. Giota beag taobh amuaigh den bhaile mhór tá Sraidbhaile Ceardaíochta Dhún na nGall. Tá ballógaí an Sean Mhainistir cúigú haois déag ag béal na cuana. Deirtear gur seo an mhainistir Proinsiasach a thainig an íde ás le lámhscríbhinní a scríobh darbh ainm Annála na Ceithre Máistirí. Tá seo ar cheann de na lámhscríbhinní Gaelach is cáiliúila a scríobhadh ariamh. Sacáiladh an mhainistir seo go leor ámanna agus dóigheadh é dhá uair sular forléasaíodh é i 1601. © |
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