Donegal and the Wild Atlantic Way

'Donegal and the Wild Atlantic Way'

-Make A Book 2021-
Class of 2E
Deele College

'Noreen Bawn'

Contents:

Page:

3. Introduction
4. History of Donegal
5. Beaches
6. Muckish Mountain
7. The Hills of Sweet Donegal: Poem written and narrated by Eunan O'Hagan
8. The Rivers that Flow: Poem written and narrated by Eunan O'Hagan
9. Doe Castle
10. Raphoe Castle
11. Golf
12. Dawn or Dusk: Collection of Photographs
13. Dawn or Dusk continued
14. Dún na nGall

Introduction:

My name is Eunan O'Hagan.

We the students in Deele College put together this book to highlight some of Donegal's history and to highlight the beautiful scenary that is part of our county.

Our book is called 'Donegal and the Wild Atlantic Way'.

History of Donegal:

Donegal is a beautiful county, tucked away in the North west, on the trail of the Wild Atlantic Way. The population is roughly 159,192, small in comparison to many other counties.

Letterkenny is the largest town in the county with a population of 19,274. Buncrana has a population of 6,785, Ballybofey/Stranorlar have a population of 4,852. Lifford is the capital town of Donegal. It is the seat of Donegal County Council. It has a very old court house built in 1746 and it was home to some of Donegal's most wanted villains. The modern Donegal was established in 1607.

Beaches:

Donegal has beautiful beaches. You will find them in Bundoran, Portsalon, Rossnowlagh, Inishowen, Downings and many others.

Here we see a few of them:

Muckish Mountain:

This picture shows us Muckish. If you like climbing mountains, here is a challenge for you! It is 666 metres in height. It would take you three hours to climb to the top. It has a stunning view.

The Hills of Sweet Donegal:

I wish I could see the beautiful hills and bays and walk the beaches of Portsalon and look out at the boats and men fishing in the Atlantic Way.

My two favourite places to go are Grianan Fort and to walk the woods of Drumboe where four Irish sons were led to die.

Unfortunately we can’t go to see these wonderful and beautiful landscapes because of this terrible virus that has changed our lives.

We hope we can help people to stay active and hopefully one day we can walk the beautiful hills and glens of our special county Dún na nGall

By Eunan O'Hagan.

The Rivers That Flow:

In Lifford flows the Mourne, In Ballindrait is the Deele where you can hear the birds chirping and singing in the breeze, In Castlefinn flows the Finn where you can see the salmon jumping and splashing in the sunshine.

In St. Johnston flows the Foyle were men fished to earn their pay and in Rathmullan flows the Swilly where Red Hugh O'Neill and Red Hugh O'Donnell fled their homes during the flight of the Earls.

Our rivers have lots of history such as famine and emigration.

By Eunan O'Hagan.