These townhouses may not have been there when Randy's great grandparents left.

This cross could have been there it appeared to be very old.

The Gills family donated space for a park in the town center.

On to Donegal town in County Donegal. We had a quick visit.

These spiral staircases in the castles are not my favorites. Only three floors here.

This was the toilet, round holes that went down to a pit below the castle.

Old abandoned buildings at the harbour in Dungloe

This store was so cute, unfortunately it wasn't open but we enjoyed trying to peek in the window.

We had a nice dinner at a Chinese restaurant based on a recommendation from locals. Pretty place

View of the water from an alley on main street

Hard to believe we are on the same latitude as northern Labrador

Dungloe

Sep 30–Oct 1, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

Randy recently found out that his great grandparents on his father's side had emigrated from County Leitrim, and we were going to be traveling through a very small part of this county today. We passed through one seaside village, Tullaghan, so we had to stop and take a walk. He is interested in finding out more when we return home, but at least he can say he did spend some time in Leitrim County. We also stopped in Donegal and toured the castle. It is a pretty town and we enjoyed our visit. Dungloe was our stop for the night, and our room in the Midway Inn was tiny but had a sea view. We met a few locals who introduced us to Canadians who purchased a home outside of town and visited several times a year. We also found out that Dungloe is the hometown of Daniel ODonnel, a singer my mom absolutely loved. Mom dragged dad on a few bus trips to places like Branson Missouri to see him perform. Oh my, she would have loved to visit here. He still performs a couple of times a year in the area.Read more