Donegal is Best

Louise77

Doing a presentation on monday about why Donegal is the Best County in Ireland...so far I've got:
- Slieve League
- Town called Muff
- Most Corrupt Garda
- Gaeltacht
- Fantastic Golf Courses
- Surfing in Bundoran and Inishowen...
Any others (funny or serious...)??:D

Goodshape

-The national park
-A place called Cockhill
-A place called Grania's Gap (spelling?) which is inbetween Cockhill and Muff.
-The fact that its feckin' MASSSIVE! (is it the biggist county in ireland? not sure..)

Civilian_Target

Cork's the biggest county in Ireland.

Donegal is also powered pretty much entirely by renewable energy generated within the county.
There's Grianán Ailleach, the old ring fort.
Then there's the poison glen which has got to be the coldest place in the country!

muffler

Louise77 wrote:

why Donegal is the Best County in Ireland....Town called Muff

Im lost on that one.

byte

OT: Does Muff still have the Top filling station, where people would go in and buy the keyrings with Top Muff on them?

I'll not even start on the Muff Diving Club!

Donegal has a big fishing port in Smellybegs, erm, Killybegs.

It has the most northerly Irish point at Malin head

Lots of dodgy roads

Sin é.

muffler

Donegal (Carrickfinn) airport, Glenveagh national park, bluestack mountains, Dunlewey (a lovely lovely place), Glencolmcille, (another lovely place) Barnesmore gap including "Biddy's O'Barnes", highest secondry school in Ireland altitude wise - Raphoe VS., Glenties which was a winner in the national tidy towns comp.
Dont forget people like Daniel O'Donnell, Rory gallagher, Enya, Clannad etc
Gay Byrne spends his summer time here.

Ah sure the list is endless

nanook

dont forget the town call muff

Civilian_Target

It's Texaco at Muff now

muffler

Is someone from Muff called a Muffler

jimmeh

shay given!

byte

Ironically, I was in Muff today, though the furthest I went was to a filling station/Mace on the way in. Chauffeur duties brought me there.

"Texaco Muff" just hasn't the same ring to it!

bettlebrox

Great Beaches. (Fintra, Rossnowlagh, Murvagh, and more)
The people!
Girls with black hair and blue eyes. (not so common once ye leave Eire)
The way people speak. (How about ye?)
The accent.
The Bluestacks.
Me Mammy!
Bundoran.

Too bad you don't want comments about bad things about Donegal!
But, here's goes anyway!
Higher unemployment than the rest of Ireland.
High Housing prices. (at least around Donegal Town).
The county council's planning permission policy or lack of sometimes (see the awful HUGE building where the cinema used to be, and Paddy's back yard).
The blight of white ugly bungalows in some of the most scenic spots.
The rain!
Bundoran!!

byte

Hah! Murvagh is supposed to be a local secret!! Though there is another secret beach not far from it!

As for Bundoran, nah, can't stand the place. Well, apart from the bowling alley and cinema!

House prices in Doonygal Town are expensive compared to Twin Towns or Letterkenny, though that's possibly more to do with the vast amount of construction in the two latter areas.

As for Gruagorm House (Old Cinema), what's wrong with it? Only problem I see is the totally empty ground floor

Sin scéal eile

Donegal ist great, true, but BUNDORAN????


That place is a kip (although I spent many a night dancing in the Hollyrood Nightclub - ahhh the memories...:) )

My Favourites:

- Port
- Fintra Strand
- Glenveagh National Park
- The Bundoran By-pass
- All ob the above mentioned (minus Bundoran)
- Donegal broders on Co. Sligo.

byte

What about Silver Strand in Malinbeg, or is it Malinmore? With the many many steps down to it!

danniemcq

2nd deepest port in Ireland - Rathmullens Pier,
Flight Of the earls - Rathmullen again
Capture Of Red Hugh O Donnall - Yet again Rathmullen

yeah i'm from rathmullen in case you hadn't guessed!

muffler

danniemcq wrote:

2nd deepest port in Ireland - Rathmullens Pier,
Flight Of the earls - Rathmullen again
Capture Of Red Hugh O Donnall - Yet again Rathmullen

yeah i'm from rathmullen in case you hadn't guessed!

You could have fooled me

Miss Polaris

and with all that coastline we cant forget the fantastic scuba diving!

gipo

gardai

danniemcq

gipo wrote:

gardai

haha

Peace

Some of the best wreck diving in Ireland.

bettlebrox

Sin sc&#233 wrote: »

Donegal ist great, true, but BUNDORAN????
.

It a great place to contain all the rowdy Northerners during the Summer (or should I call them East-Northerners?) Just joking.

Bundoran got a grand big beach (with a wonderful riptide).

Honestly, it's not a bad place to spend an hour or two on a nice day.

bettlebrox

byte wrote:

Hah! Murvagh is supposed to be a local secret!! Though there is another secret beach not far from it!

I can edit my post and call it the Backstrands so none of the tourists will ever find it!

byte wrote:

House prices in Doonygal Town are expensive compared to Twin Towns or Letterkenny, though that's possibly more to do with the vast amount of construction in the two latter areas.

A friend of mine was enteraining the sister in Letterkenny a few weeks ago (she lives in Dublin) and she was surprised how much cheaper housing was there compared to Donegal Town (and way cheaper than Dublin but that's not surprising).

byte wrote:

As for Gruagorm House (Old Cinema), what's wrong with it? Only problem I see is the totally empty ground floor

It's just so bland and uninspiring in an ugly way, it doesn't blend with the rest of the street. It's style is totally different from any neighbouring building (and will probably look outdated in about 10 years) and it's height dominates that whole section of the street.

I think it's a good example of bad urban planning, in that Donegal Town is a rather pretty town and sticking a new modern looking building splat dab in the middle affects the feel and balance of the town. If you look at many of our mainland European neighbours, buildings like this would not be allowed in an older town center. (I will admit that we all have different tastes and this building doesn't inspire me).

Plus, for many of the tourist that visit Ireland, don't come here to look at office buildings. I think a building of a different design and of lesser height (at least on the main street side) would have been a better fit. And I think building like this should have been kept on the outskirts of town, or further from the town center, or grouped with like buildings.

Plus, there are some rumors about the allowable height of the building that I won't talk about here ...

Peace wrote:

Some of the best wreck diving in Ireland.

First few times I read that I thought it said "best wreck driving in Ireland"!

byte

Yeah, true the building is a but ugly and uhm "in your face".

I think the bottom floor has been sold, dunno what will be going in there though.

R0ot

Louise77 wrote:

Doing a presentation on monday about why Donegal is the Best County in Ireland...so far I've got:
- Slieve League
- Town called Muff
- Most Corrupt Garda
- Gaeltacht
- Fantastic Golf Courses
- Surfing in Bundoran and Inishowen...
Any others (funny or serious...)??:D

Don't forget, pubs that don't follow the closing time regulations

MR BIG

errigal mountain, second highest in ireland. em...... oh yeah the dirty club babes!

SprostonGreen

Sin sc&#233 wrote: »

- Donegal broders on Co. Sligo.

As it happens, it doesn't. Leitrim is in between, albeit for about 4 or 5 miles.

bennyc

Dont forget Smoking in the Pubs after Hours everywhere

muffler

bennyc wrote:

Dont forget Smoking in the Pubs after Hours everywhere

Schhh

Carrickman

R0ot wrote:

Don't forget, pubs that don't follow the closing time regulations

Tell me about it still fooked from the holidays:eek:

muffler

Carrickman wrote:

Tell me about it still fooked from the holidays:eek:

You need more practice

Carrickman

I had better go up agian this weekend again so!!!

mrmac

Football Special.....

JoeyJJ

SprostonGreen wrote:

As it happens, it doesn't. Leitrim is in between, albeit for about 4 or 5 miles.

Just over a mile i'd say, the same distance as leitrims coastline...

Football Special !!!
The Cottage Bar - Letterkenny

Sin scéal eile

SprostonGreen wrote:

As it happens, it doesn't. Leitrim is in between, albeit for about 4 or 5 miles.

Nitpicker...:D

Tullaghan is becoming more and more a part of Bundoran (bit like Ballybofey and Stranorlar) so it's almost Donegal anyway...


But yeah, you're right, let me rephrase that,

Donegal ist very close to Co. Sligo...

JoeyJJ wrote:

The Cottage Bar - Letterkenny

Oh yeah, defo, they do (or at least did - haven't been there in years) a great pint of Smithwicks -

on the topic of pubs:

Biddy's 'O Barnes

Carrickman

Sin sc&#233 wrote: »

on the topic of pubs:
Biddy's 'O Barnes

Also agree with the Cottage hasent changed a bit over the years.

Others:
Pippers Rest (Cill Chartha)
The Harbour Bar (Killybegs)
The Castle Bar (Donegal Town)
The Junction (Ballybofey)
Nancy's Bar (Ardara)

To name but a few....

MR BIG

Ur man hit the nail on the head there! when he was on about the town planing in letterkenny! Personally i dont think there is much planning involved in the town planning! Fat cat property developers have ruined letterkenny! and as for the so called town planners they must be on crack cocaine! Well done mate!

Medbhia

muffler wrote:

You need more practice

I don't know how Donegal people do it...! I *can't* drink like that... , and it doesn't seem to touch the sides up there.

The beaches are great cause there isn't a single person on half of them when you go, and the accent is wicked.

Oh don't forget bogs, which are great for, oh I don't know, ...bog enthusiasts?!

muffler

Medbhia wrote:

Oh don't forget bogs, which are great for, oh I don't know, ...bog enthusiasts?!

TURF is the word you're looking for

Carrickman

muffler wrote:

TURF is the word you're looking for

and Midges:eek:

Sin scéal eile

Carrickman wrote:

and Midges:eek:

Had a mad midge experience in Glenveagh National Park a few years ago, jayzus they're some beasts alright :v: ...

bimbos_r_us

- the hairdressers in muff is called MUFF STYLISTS:D

bimbos_r_us

the fact that all young-ones just stand up the town & drink on weekends, in Buncrana anyway!!,

byte

Carrickman wrote:

and Midges:eek:

Or worse, Clegs!

Carrickman

byte wrote:

Or worse, Clegs!

Or Ticks;)

foggy

I can just see bord Failte getting you to write the next brochure for the north west.
The best thing is the ticks, clegs and midges. Hmmm, that will have people flocking here alright!

muffler

Well if you said they were rare breeds you might hundreds of ????????ologists coming here to study them

Medbhia

muffler wrote:

Well if you said they were rare breeds you might hundreds of ????????ologists coming here to study them

TURFologists See, I was right! Otherwise known as 'bog enthusiasts' who study the Donegal bogs, upon which the little critters, both rare and common-place midges, clegs and ticks grow up and then have their photos taken for the latest NorthWest Tourism leaflet.

byte

For PEAT's sake! There's more to Donegal than cuttin' turf!

jimmeh

Badum-tish!

paddy21

ACH WELL, Where to start.

Killybegs, Ireland premier fishing port, roscorkin head in killybegs.
The Atlantic Dawn largest trawler in the world( think Croke Park).

The People.