| Fort Dún Rí Military Museum is situated a few kilometres north-west of Buncrana overlooking Lough Swilly. The Fort dates from the Napoleonic Wars when it was built to allay fears that the French would invade Ireland then under British rule. After the partition of Ireland the Fort was in the hands of the British Military who retained it until the 1930's when it became the property of the Irish Army. The Museum has audio-visual displays and a large collection of artefacts depicting the history of coastal defence in Ireland dating back 180 years. The Museum is open Monday to Saturday from mid-June to mid-September. |
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Tá Músaem Míleata Fort Dún Rí suite in Iar-thuaisceart Co.Dhún na nGall, cúpla míle ar shiúl ó Bhun Crannacha agus tá sé ag amharc síos ar Loch Suilí. Togadh an ráth seo thart ar ám Chogaithe Napóilean mar áit chosainte in éadan ná Francaigh. Bhí eagla ar na daoine go ndeanfadh ná Francaigh ionsaí ar Éireann. Bhí Éireann faoi riail Shasain ag an ám sin. Iniaidh deighilt na hÉireann, bhí úineireacht an ráth ag saighdiúirí Shasain agus coinnigh siad an smacht seo go lár na 1930, nuair a ghlac Airm na hÉireann faoi smacht é. Tá cnuasach mór de dhéantán ag cuir síos ar stáir an chosainta cósta in Éirinn ag dúl arais 180 bliain chomh maith le taispeántas closamhairc ag cur síos ar stáir na rátha. Tá an músaem foscailte ó Luan go Sathairn idir lár mí Mheitheamh go lár mí Méan Fómhair. © |
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