Ireland the North 1. Donegal town

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Ireland Saturday Donegal town.

Great weather for our rest day, sunny and warm.
The walk along the riverbank of the Eske is worth doing with a good view of the Friary across the river and the estuary and plentiful information of the trees and wildlife. I can also recommend the Tipperary boat which does a circuit around the estuary and islands with an excellent running commentary which is very clear and concise. We saw the old ticket office where people assembled for their trip to America in the times of the great famine. Only a third made it there, dying of hunger and disease. The Railway Museum is quite small but still worth a visit at 5 Euros. A good live Irish band was playing in the Diamond Square, which was a chance to soak up some sun in a pleasant atmosphere. This was topped off by a vintage tractor run passing through town. These were diesel tractors of the 1960’s and 70’s restored to a very high level.

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Photos

River Eske walk
Donegal

The old ticket office for travellers in 1850’s .
At the time of the great famine