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  • 16-08-2010 11:29am
    #1
    kiddums
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭


    [Mod]Greetings!

    Now thats out of the way, please use this thread for questions about moving to Letterkenny/Donegal. There are a number of threads in recent times so I have moved them to this one. Hopefully this will answer most of the questions you might have but if not feel free to ask here if it isnt.

    You can also find more info here on a guide to Donegal that was created by our fantastic, wonderful talented, ex mod of here.

    I have combined a number of threads from a few years in order to get the most information in one so excuse some of the older posts but a lot of them still hold true.

    [/mod]
    Original post below...

    Ok so I'm looking to move, but I want to stay in the letterkenny area. I'm looking for somewhere thats easy to get out of in the mornings and is around the 100e a week mark. I will be driving by the time I move so I can go out of the town a wee bit. No further than the mountain top say, I might consider manor tho.

    I'm already looking in the dealer and on daft.ie, and those cards in Tesco but all I see are the apartments at lower main st, which I lived in for a while, and I'd rather not go there, again.

    Any ideas?
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  • #2
    Senna
    Registered Users Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    Franklins.ie and most of the other estate agents do lettings


  • #3
    kiddums
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭kiddums


    Moonfruit wrote: »
    Did you get a place yet?
    I went to look at a place but I'm still open to suggestions. I'm not sure of the area.


  • #4
    Buttercup18
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭Buttercup18


    what area did you look in that your not sure of?


  • #5
    kiddums
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭kiddums


    Buttercup18 wrote: »
    what area did you look in that your not sure of?
    Ballymcool. I've heard some bad things about there, but also some good things. Its the older estate near the pub specifically so I'm not sure.


  • #6
    lankz92
    Registered Users Posts: 520 ✭✭✭lankz92


    moveing up for collage next week, wondering does anyone know anything about the manor view or hazelbrook estates, mite be getting a house there, i know there a 20 min walk from the col. juat wondering if anyone knows what the areas like, good or bad??


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  • #7
    Trish2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Trish2007


    Hi There,
    Manorview is an alright estate. Loads of families living there, no students there at the minute. Its at the top of a very steep hill so if your walking home from college its a long way up, the walk down is grand.
    Hazelbrook looks a bit rougher. It is just below manorview so you are still faced with the hill, in saying that though letterkenny is a hilly town.


  • #8
    mk2
    Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭mk2


    Bad.


  • #9
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    not sure about them areas, but Gortlee is a nice area, and very conveient for the college, about a 5 to 15 minute walk depending on which part your in. Several different estates and cul de sacs, a local store, bar and takeaway. Add on another 5 minute walk for tescos shopping centre and bus station.

    ;)


  • #10
    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    Manor View is nice but situated at the top of the aptly named Long Lane. About a 25 - 30 minute walk to the college. As mentioned gortlee is quite good, as are the Whitethorn (think that's the name) Estates close by.


  • #11
    Pique
    Registered Users Posts: 3,043 ✭✭✭Pique


    fontanalis wrote: »
    Manor View is nice but situated at the top of the aptly named Long Lane. About a 25 - 30 minute walk to the college. As mentioned gortlee is quite good, as are the Whitethorn (think that's the name) Estates close by.

    Beinn Aoibheann (pronounced Ben Aven) is beside Whitethorn too. Worth considering that also.


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  • #12
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Pique wrote: »
    Beinn Aoibheann (pronounced Ben Aven) is beside Whitethorn too. Worth considering that also.

    are they considered part of gortlee, including cul braccan, cul doire, ashlawn and sylvan park.


  • #13
    thriftyjack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭thriftyjack


    just my opinion, lived in that area years ago, i would say dont bother, too far away and not great area (sorry, no offence meant) try ashlawn, beinn aoibhinn which r across road from college or ballyraine student apartments, which is 5 mins walk away. good luck.


  • #14
    Pique
    Registered Users Posts: 3,043 ✭✭✭Pique


    This map will give you an idea of where estates are in relation to the college.

    http://www.johnthemap.co.uk/pages/donegal/let_east.html


  • #15
    pARTner81
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭pARTner81


    lankz92 wrote: »
    moveing up for collage next week, wondering does anyone know anything about the manor view or hazelbrook estates, mite be getting a house there, i know there a 20 min walk from the col. juat wondering if anyone knows what the areas like, good or bad??

    Them areas are up the long lane. My advice would be to move somewhere in the gortlee area if you can.


  • #16
    Satanta
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭Satanta


    Tehy wouldnt be great areas. Like alot of others have said, you should try the Gortlee areas. There is also student accomodation in the Ballyraine area.


  • #17
    Harps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    I'm pretty sure the OP has found accomodation by this stage considering college started 4 days ago...


  • #18
    pARTner81
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭pARTner81


    Harps wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure the OP has found accomodation by this stage considering college started 4 days ago...

    yeah i thought about that myself, but it might help someone else.


  • #19
    lankz92
    Registered Users Posts: 520 ✭✭✭lankz92


    what are they like?, moving up for college in a couple of weeks, and im going to view a place there next week

    just wondering if the areas safe and if anyone knows wat the houses are like?


  • #20
    Senna
    Registered Users Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    Knew a girl that live in one of those for years, it seemed a quiet area at night even thought its so central, not sure how much noise you would hear from the orchard. As for safely, it would probably be the same as any area in the town, not particularly bad, but i wouldn't be leaving windows or doors open at night.


  • #21
    lankz92
    Registered Users Posts: 520 ✭✭✭lankz92


    thanks for the info, sounds like it would suit


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  • #22
    Harps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    Pretty good location as well, in the town centre and only a 5-10 minute walk to college. Dont know where Orchard Crescent is exactly but judging by the name its near the Orchard Inn which is a perfectly fine area as far as I know


  • #23
    Farls
    Registered Users Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭Farls


    Used to live just up the road from there a few years back, dead on area, very handy if you don't have a car.


  • #24
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Do you mean sprackburn? Never heard of orchard crescent...


  • #25
    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    Sprackburn is the estate down the side of the credit union yep...

    Google maps says orchard cresent is in ballyraine, which is where i think the OP is talking about. Aint a clue what they are link.

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=orchard+cresent&hl=en&ll=54.952879,-7.710085&spn=0.008194,0.026157&sll=54.953864,-7.72459&sspn=0.032776,0.104628&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=16


  • #26
    lankz92
    Registered Users Posts: 520 ✭✭✭lankz92


    the guy told me he'd meet me at the cred union befor viewing, so i would assume its sprackburn,

    the orchard crescent apartments are just up high road a tiny bit,


  • #27
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Yeah Sprackburn is a nice quiet area and very central and within walking distance of virtually everything in the town, eg IT, hospital, main street, shopping centre etc etc


  • #28
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    homer_simpson wrote: »
    Sprackburn is the estate down the side of the credit union yep...

    Google maps says orchard cresent is in ballyraine, which is where i think the OP is talking about. Aint a clue what they are link.

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=orchard+cresent&hl=en&ll=54.952879,-7.710085&spn=0.008194,0.026157&sll=54.953864,-7.72459&sspn=0.032776,0.104628&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=16


    Thats Orchard Grove ;)


  • #29
    paulmclaughlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭paulmclaughlin


    When you're turning down towards the old swimming pool, you go down the road on the right instead, beside the boxing club. That's Orchard Cresent.


  • #30
    Senna
    Registered Users Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    I was referring to sprackburn in my earlier post. Wouldn't be as sure about the apartments beside the swimming pool. There used to be plenty of traffic (walking) drunk people using that as a short cut to the grill. Used to be a hangout for "knacker drinking" at those steps and around the old swimming pool in general.
    I could be wrong, haven't be around there in ages.


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  • #31
    Farls
    Registered Users Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭Farls


    I know people stayed in them apartments 4 years ago and they were fine as long as you don't mind loud music from Milan on Wednesday nights, if its even still open??


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