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Moville is a colourful little coastal town on the east of Inishowen and on the western shore of Lough Foyle. Moville has a rich history, featuring the (reported) oldest bridge in Ireland, local legend has it that the bridge was built by St. Patrick himself. Moville was also a stop for large transatlantic steamships, picking up Irish emigrants en route to America & Canada. The Canadian Pacific line established a terminal in Moville connecting Liverpool and Montreal for Irish emigrants going to Canada. The town now receives little maritime traffic but the shore still plays a part in Moville life, with the Inish adventures water park, beautiful walks and a small fishing harbour. The town also features tasty eateries, boutique accommodation and much more. You can read further on Moville here bit.ly/Moville.

𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼: Inish Adventures Water Park
The Inish Adventures inflatable water park is a floating assault course set in the picturesque town of Moville. If you like action and adventure this is the spot for you. Race around the course defeating challenges like jungle bars, balance beams ramps and much more. You can also experience the adventure of racing over waves as you zoom across Lough Foyle on the awesome banana boat, definitely one for the thrill chasers. If you prefer a more relaxed approach to water sport, you can go on a sightseeing guided kayak trip or a half-day sailing experience. Inish Adventures offers a selection of fun activities see the entire offering here bit.ly/InishAdventures

𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲: Moville Shore Path
A traffic-free walk which follows the shoreline of Lough Foyle from the shorefront in Moville northeast towards Greencastle. It is virtually level with only gentle inclines along the route. The route passes quiet beaches, elegant shorefront dwellings and a number of sites of historic interest. Wildlife is abundant and the views in all directions, particularly across the Foyle to County Derry are superb. To download our Inishowen Walking Trail or to see more walks follow the link bit.ly/InishWalks

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: Moville DistrictFamily ResourceCentre
Set in the main street, Moville & District Family Resource Centre is a community-led service empowering and developing community capacity to respond to identified social needs. Moville FRC offers a selection of initiatives including advice, education, admin support, counselling, a community garden and a selection of events throughout the year. Give them a follow on Facebook to keep up to date on all things Moville.

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Go to Inishadventures.com to choose your desired activity and complete booking .

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Walking Festival As part of the Colmcille 1500 celebrations there's a fun and energetic weekend planned with the inaugural Inishowen Walking Festival.

The purest beauty at Malin Head, our most northerly point.

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'Putt' Donegal on Your Staycation List This Summer Donegal is the Links Golf Capital of Ireland. With five of the Country's finest Championship courses, located within easy reach of top class Hotel, B&B, and Self-Catering accommodation, planning a golfing holiday has never been easier.

Marvel at the wonderful geometric patterns of the Giant’s Causeway - The striking landscape of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns is one of natures greatest creations ☘

𝘐𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘭 (𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘤 𝘊𝘶𝘮𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩) 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 "𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘺." 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭, 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳. 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘖𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘩, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺.

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Incredible waves at Ireland’s most northerly point of Malin Head...

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BELTANY STONE CIRCLE
Today is Bealtaine, one of the four major Irish Celtic annual festivals along with Samhain, Imbolc and Lughnasa. It signifies the end of the long winter with a return of the light and the beginning of summer.
Named after the festival, the Beltany Stone Circle on an elevated site on the outskirts of Raphoe has been a place of Bealtaine celebrations for thousands of years. The name translates from Irish as Bright Fire.
Constructed earlier than originally thought, believed now to be in approximately 3000 BC, this stone circle monument is older than Stonehenge and the pyramids in Egypt.
For the feast of Bealtaine, the community would assemble with their cattle at the site where fires would be lit. They would remain for as long as it took for all the cattle to be driven between fires as a symbolic act of purification and fertility. Its aim was to destroy any disease or parasites the animals might be carrying and to protect them from future ailments.
The stone circle was also a place to barter animals and other valuables. But it was not just a gathering place for drovers. Great meetings would have taken place here where disputes would be settled and decisions made.
There are 64 remaining standing stones from an original estimated 80 stones which needed to be strong enough to withstand the heat and the frenzied movement of large beasts.
One of the two alignments with two large stones in the circle takes place at sunrise in early May, the other during the winter solstice.

ADDENDUM:
Following yesterday’s post, custodian of the fort, archaeologist and broadcaster Mary Harte, points out that Beltany is a modern name.
“[It] was given by an amateur archaeologist and British naval officer Boyle-Somerville in 1909. Unfortunately it has been perpetrated as the orientation of this multipurpose pre-Christian ritual site ever since. Similarly his assertion that there were 80 stones, only a guess. Interference has left us all guessing as to the true architecture. It does appear to mark many more solar and lunar events, stone circles unlike passage tombs have many orientations by the very nature of their construct and design. An Carn Glas was its recorded name in 12th century, possibly referring to the passage tomb(s) that sat in the enclosed sacred space. It sits overlooking a passage tomb complex of Neolithic period, stone circles being several thousand years later in the Bronze Age. It’s on Tops Hill which is anglicised version of ‘tap’ meaning ‘to light the ceremonial torch’. This monument has many alignments marking the arcs of the sun rise and sun sets, the 18 year cycle of the moon phase and all cross referenced by the constellations.”

Good morning from Donegal.

Ireland’s most northerly point is Malin Head. This photo taken on the shore shows the beauty of our gorgeous county.

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What a weekend that was! ☀️😎

David James here, the picture below is the stunning Kinnagoe Bay. Comment below your pictures from the weekend & tell us where you were in our beautiful county. 💚