NotUrsula
DIS Veteran
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- Apr 19, 2002
If your people came on the Coffin ships, you'll want to visit the Workhouse Heritage Center in Dunfanaghy if they are open, and if the weather is good, perhaps go and hear McSwyne's Gun at Horn Head while you are at it. (McSwyne's Gun is actually a rock formation, a cliff with a hole in it; when the waves hit the cavern beneath at high tide it sounds like a cannon firing. You can't get right up to it now, which is actually a good thing, as it was rather hazardous, but the boom is still impressive from the beach there, which btw, is overgrown with Fuchsia flowers during the latter half of summer into early fall -- really pretty. ) The ruins of Doe Castle are between Dunfanaghy and Carrigart near Glenveagh; it's small but picturesque.
On your way from Glenveagh to Malin Head, be sure to detour around the Atlantic Drive: it starts in Carrigart by the Rosapenna Hotel, and winds around the Rosguill Peninsula via Doagh Bay and back to the Rosapenna. You can stop at McNutt's Mill in Downings for woolens or fine linens if that is your thing, or stop in and have lunch at the Singing Pub (touristy, but popular with the locals nonetheless; the food's good). The Drive takes about 30 minutes if you just zip around it, but in summer it normally takes at least 2 hours, as the roads there are quite narrow and if there are other cars traffic will build a bit. As the Drive faces west for the most dramatic parts, it is at it's prettiest for sunset, but be aware that it's dark as a tomb out there by Doagh at night; no real road lights. (The golf in the area is excellent, BTW, if you play; very affordable as well.)
On your way from Glenveagh to Malin Head, be sure to detour around the Atlantic Drive: it starts in Carrigart by the Rosapenna Hotel, and winds around the Rosguill Peninsula via Doagh Bay and back to the Rosapenna. You can stop at McNutt's Mill in Downings for woolens or fine linens if that is your thing, or stop in and have lunch at the Singing Pub (touristy, but popular with the locals nonetheless; the food's good). The Drive takes about 30 minutes if you just zip around it, but in summer it normally takes at least 2 hours, as the roads there are quite narrow and if there are other cars traffic will build a bit. As the Drive faces west for the most dramatic parts, it is at it's prettiest for sunset, but be aware that it's dark as a tomb out there by Doagh at night; no real road lights. (The golf in the area is excellent, BTW, if you play; very affordable as well.)
