mountain pass
Glengesh Pass
A dramatic horseshoe mountain pass winding down a glacial valley between Ardara and Glencolmcille in Donegal.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Ulster, Ireland · Europe
Donegal is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Ballyshannon, 34km from Gleniff Horseshoe.
Donegal is a town located in Ulster, Ireland. With a population of 2,618, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Donegal sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Donegal to your route.
The Diamond is the main square in Donegal Town. It forms the town centre with an extensive pedestrian area with seating and trees. It includes a prominent 'obelisk' unveiled in 1938 celebrating 'the Four Masters', four Gaelic historians led by Brother Mícheál Ó Cléirigh who wrote The Annals of the Four Masters betweenRead more
1630 and 1636. The Plantation of Ulster and the establishment of 'plantation towns' often included a meeting area or market place (often with a 'mercat cross') in the town centre.
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Donegal is located in Ulster, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 54.6538 latitude, -8.1113 longitude.
Donegal has a population of approximately 2,618 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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7 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
A dramatic horseshoe mountain pass winding down a glacial valley between Ardara and Glencolmcille in Donegal.
21 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A dramatic Sligo headland with Classiebawn Castle on the skyline and one of Europe's biggest big-wave surf breaks.
30 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Six-mile single-track loop under the sheer Dartry cliffs of Benwiskin and Truskmore in Sligo's Yeats country, passing Diarmuid and Gráinne's cave: the highest cave mouth in Ireland. Barely a car on it most days.
34 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Among the highest sea cliffs in Europe at nearly 600 metres, far less crowded than the Cliffs of Moher and even more dramatic.
37 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A distinctive flat-topped table mountain rising over the Sligo countryside, immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats.
39 km · about 45 min drive
national park
A remote wilderness of mountains, lakes and a fairytale castle in the heart of the Donegal highlands.
42 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
The 'Stairway to Heaven': a wooden boardwalk climbing across protected blanket bog to a 450-step staircase up Cuilcagh's ridge, with views over Fermanagh's lakelands. 7.5km each way from the Marlbank Road car park.
48 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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