Fred stretches out having claimed a bedroom
Greencastle, Doagh and Malin Head, County Donegal, Ireland - 19th April 2022
We move on from Manorhamilton in Leitrim up to Greencastle, right up at the top of Ireland in the county of Donegal, and about three hours or so's drive. We're staying in a really cool apartment above Kealy's Seafood Bar, which tragically is only open on the first night we're there, although we are booked in so get to make the most of it. However, there are enough alternative food locations via the ferry to Magilligan's Point in Northern Ireland and a take-away from Apache Pizza in nearby Moville, plus we also get a night out in the almost-next-door Ferrypoint Bar. The area itself is gorgeous, with a mixture of rugged coastline, the Wild Atlantic Way, and lovely secluded sandy bays. Whilst in the area, we visit Malin Head - home of the shipping forecast region, and once Eire Station 80, where there's a Napoleonic tower which was once home to some of Marconi's transatlantic radio towers. Then we head over on the ferry to Magilligan's Point to the Point Bar and Restaurant for more food, and finally we do an interesting trip around the Doagh Famine Village museum, presented by a dude who actually lived in one of the houses as recently as 1984.
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A view over Lough Foyle
Harry on the edge of the path
The boys explore the rocks
Pink flowers in the rocks
The boys by the edge of the lough
Isobel points out to sea
There's a little fairy house by the path
Harry flings some seaweed around
Lough Foyle
Derelict trailers say no to Joe McHugh
Harry plays with Fred's ring-ball thing
A corner of Kealy's Seafood Bar
The bar at Kealy's in Greencastle
Some of Fred's Lego
Isobel crochets in the window
Fred scopes out the chocolates in the shop
The hire car outside Kealy's
The staircase is a giant piano keyboard
The shop next door
The boys on the cliff at Malin Head
We head off up to the tower
Concrete WWII buildings
Fred and Harry in a derelict building
Isobel roams around at Malin Head
A sign for Station 80, Eire
Harry walks around on the rocks
Harry points up to the sky
Cottages in the wilderness
A Viking face looks out of the tower
Isobel gets a coffee from the van
Harry runs around
Isobel looks out to sea
A dog bowl with a scary cat photo
Isobel and Fred under the Malin Head sign
A traditional cottage near Malin Head
The boys scope out the Curiosity Stop
A sheep looks out
Fred finds a dead fish
Isobel on the beach
Interesting rocks and green algae
More cool rocks
An old shed in Malin
McClean's bar in Malin
The gang cross the road
Isobel and Fred in the café next to the apartment
Harry has a shout
The fishing marina at Greencastle
The boys watch some normal telly for a change
Fred does skimmers
We walk on to the Foyle Ferry
The ferry lands at Magilligan's Point
We explore the beach
Harry's found a bit of tree
We spot our apartment, on the left
Harry checks if the Martello tower is open
The firing range control tower
The Martello Twoer
Isobel scopes the menu in the Point Bar
Harry and Fred play Top Trumps
Fred has a toot on Flute B
Colourful fishing boats in the harbour
Sunset over Greencastle harbour
A derelict café at Shroove
Harry and Fred on a beach at Shroove
The black-and-white lighthouse at Shroove
Inside the derelict café
Fred plays flute in the dunes
A derelict house on the way back to Greencastle
An old bar is demolished in Moville
We have a bit of lunch in La Mi café
Another derelict pub for sale
An empty wide beach at Doagh
Traditional thatched cottages at the Famine museum
The dude tells us about traditional life
How water was collected back in the day
There's an interesting talk about death
A kitchen bed
The museum has an Orange Hall recreation
More traditional houses at Doagh
Isobel checks out the gift shop
An old petrol pump
A hand sculpture near the beach
The boys are dots on the beach
Fred roams around
There's a wedding party on the beach
Photos of the groom's party occur
Harry stands next to the stretch limo
Canny the Hermit's House in Doagh
A huge harvester gets stuck in Moville
The apartment's lounge has an original fireplace
A boat is being restored
Isobel at the bar in the Ferrypoint pub
There's a good crowd in the Ferrypoint
There's a darts match going on
The boys are buying sweets again in the shop
Isobel gets some supplies in Mclaughlin's
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Fred stretches out having claimed a bedroom
Fred stretches out having claimed a bedroom
A view over Lough Foyle
Harry on the edge of the path
The boys explore the rocks
Pink flowers in the rocks
The boys by the edge of the lough
Isobel points out to sea
There's a little fairy house by the path
Harry flings some seaweed around
Lough Foyle
Derelict trailers say no to Joe McHugh
Harry plays with Fred's ring-ball thing
A corner of Kealy's Seafood Bar
The bar at Kealy's in Greencastle
Some of Fred's Lego
Isobel crochets in the window
Fred scopes out the chocolates in the shop
The hire car outside Kealy's
The staircase is a giant piano keyboard
The shop next door
The boys on the cliff at Malin Head
We head off up to the tower
Concrete WWII buildings
Fred and Harry in a derelict building
Isobel roams around at Malin Head
A sign for Station 80, Eire
Harry walks around on the rocks
Harry points up to the sky
Cottages in the wilderness
A Viking face looks out of the tower
Isobel gets a coffee from the van
Harry runs around
Isobel looks out to sea
A dog bowl with a scary cat photo
Isobel and Fred under the Malin Head sign
A traditional cottage near Malin Head
The boys scope out the Curiosity Stop
A sheep looks out
Fred finds a dead fish
Isobel on the beach
Interesting rocks and green algae
More cool rocks
An old shed in Malin
McClean's bar in Malin
The gang cross the road
Isobel and Fred in the café next to the apartment
Harry has a shout
The fishing marina at Greencastle
The boys watch some normal telly for a change
Fred does skimmers
We walk on to the Foyle Ferry
The ferry lands at Magilligan's Point
We explore the beach
Harry's found a bit of tree
We spot our apartment, on the left
Harry checks if the Martello tower is open
The firing range control tower
The Martello Twoer
Isobel scopes the menu in the Point Bar
Harry and Fred play Top Trumps
Fred has a toot on Flute B
Colourful fishing boats in the harbour
Sunset over Greencastle harbour
A derelict café at Shroove
Harry and Fred on a beach at Shroove
The black-and-white lighthouse at Shroove
Inside the derelict café
Fred plays flute in the dunes
A derelict house on the way back to Greencastle
An old bar is demolished in Moville
We have a bit of lunch in La Mi café
Another derelict pub for sale
An empty wide beach at Doagh
Traditional thatched cottages at the Famine museum
The dude tells us about traditional life
How water was collected back in the day
There's an interesting talk about death
A kitchen bed
The museum has an Orange Hall recreation
More traditional houses at Doagh
Isobel checks out the gift shop
An old petrol pump
A hand sculpture near the beach
The boys are dots on the beach
Fred roams around
There's a wedding party on the beach
Photos of the groom's party occur
Harry stands next to the stretch limo
Canny the Hermit's House in Doagh
A huge harvester gets stuck in Moville
The apartment's lounge has an original fireplace
A boat is being restored
Isobel at the bar in the Ferrypoint pub
There's a good crowd in the Ferrypoint
There's a darts match going on
The boys are buying sweets again in the shop
Isobel gets some supplies in Mclaughlin's