Donegal Photo Game

sorella

No; Kilbarron has no graves.

I know I have walked there. But it eludes me....

St Catherine's at Killybegs?

Or that wee one between Ballyshannon and Donegal?

Cul a cnoic wrote: »

Afraid not, guess again

GoldenGreen

is it Aughaninshin Abbey in Kiltoy just outside Letterkenny

Cul a cnoic

GoldenGreen wrote: »

is it Aughaninshin Abbey in Kiltoy just outside Letterkenny

Its about 7-10 miles away but your getting closer..

Cul a cnoic

Harps wrote: »

Any chance you could make the pic's smaller? Its quite hard to get a proper look at them when theyre that big

Smaller images as requested.

sorella

If those are snowdrops, is it one on the road north towards.... I got lost on day taking a detour back from Rathmullen so no idea where it was but would love to know. I was heading back towards Ramelton and Letterkenny so this may well be it?

It was carpeted with snowdrops. Ash Wednesday that was.

Nope; checked my own photos and I guess not..

NB I am researching for a book on Celtic and Monastic Donegal and would be glad of any input. Thank you

homer simpson

me thinks its down by killydonnell friary, turn left at silver tassie? class view from the car park looking over the swilly towards manor/newtown. Nice shore just down the road from there too take the dog there fairly often.

Cul a cnoic

sorella wrote: »

I was heading back towards Ramelton and Letterkenny so this may well be it?

Yes, your right. Its Killydonnell Friary on the old Letterkenny-Ramelton road, not too far from Castlegrove Hs.

Cul a cnoic

homer_simpson wrote: »

me thinks its down by killydonnell friary, turn left at silver tassie? class view from the car park looking over the swilly towards manor/newtown. Nice shore just down the road from there too take the dog there fairly often.

well done.:D

The photos above were taken on Friday last with a camera phone and are of poor quality. If you go onto Flickr.com, and search for Killydonnell, there are some lovely photos.

sorella

I did not see that sign; am wondering if it is the one I meant.

If not I must find this one!

Thank you.

Here is one of the photos I took there; but there was no car park.

The ruins were behind me when I took this. I think it was before Ramelton anyways as I came south.

It looked like an old Church.



quote=Cul a cnoic;60488862]Yes, your right. Its Killydonnell Friary on the old Letterkenny-Ramelton road, not too far from Castlegrove Hs.

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homer simpson

sorella wrote: »

I did not see that sign; am wondering if it is the one I meant.

If not I must find this one!

Thank you.

Here is one of the photos I took there; but there was no car park.

The ruins were behind me when I took this. I think it was before Ramelton anyways as I came south.

It looked like an old Church.

Not while sure where that is but its defo not killydonnell,it seems to be looking at inch island, the thing thats trrowing me off is the sand, no sand down near killydonnel its a rocky shore, not sandy, i'll have a 'gleek' at an ordnance survey map i have of the area they are usuall good for locating these kinda places if you know roughly where it is.

sorella

No; I just checked Killydonnell as that says it is down a lane. This was right at the side of the road.
Behind a wall so can easily miss it.

It was a day I just drove round:)

I may have crossed from Carrowkeel back to the road between Rathmullan and Ramelton; so it would have been along that stretch between where that road cuts in and Ramelton.

Here is another photo; the whole graveyard was thick with snowdrops.

homer_simpson wrote: »

Not while sure where that is but its defo not killydonnell,it seems to be looking at inch island, the thing thats trrowing me off is the sand, no sand down near killydonnel its a rocky shore, not sandy, i'll have a 'gleek' at an ordnance survey map i have of the area they are usuall good for locating these kinda places if you know roughly where it is.

smashey

sorella wrote: »

I may have crossed from Carrowkeel back to the road between Rathmullan and Ramelton; so it would have been along that stretch between where that road cuts in and Ramelton.

/pedantic head

Eh, surely you mean Kerrykeel? Carrowkeel is Quigley's Point.

sorella

My map from failte says Carrowkeel...... Ah well; you know where I mean!

smashey wrote: »

/pedantic head

Eh, surely you mean Kerrykeel? Carrowkeel is Quigley's Point.

muffler

smashey wrote: »

/pedantic head

Eh, surely you mean Kerrykeel? Carrowkeel is Quigley's Point.

You may have to eat your words on this one young smashey

Kerrykeel is in fact shown as Carrowkeel on the OS maps

sorella

Muffler; thank you..

My eyes are not good with hay fever around and I was beginning to wonder:)

muffler wrote: »

You may have to eat your words on this one young smashey

Kerrykeel is in fact shown as Carrowkeel on the OS maps

muffler

sorella wrote: »

My eyes are not good with hay fever around

Wonder what smashey's excuse is

smashey

Hmmm,

Carrowkeel, Kerrykeel, Quigley's Point.

Nuke them all.

Problem solved. :cool:

sorella

I have to admit that Rathmullen , Portsalon and Quigleys' Point were very disappointing after the web write- ups.

I also once more found myself on the kind of coastal mountain road that gives me the terrors.

Glengesh, Mamroe.. and Slieve League have competition.

smashey wrote: »

Hmmm,

Carrowkeel, Kerrykeel, Quigley's Point.

Nuke them all.

Problem solved. :cool:

mrmac

Ah Sugar!
It was wrecking my head where sorella was on about!

Does anyone know?

muffler

She aint going to be around any more to answer

mrmac

Yeah I noticed that

Still, I'd be nice to figure it out. Someone must know the place?

smashey

From the towns mentioned, I think it's the Atlantic drive? between Rathmullen and Portsalon. The road over the mountain that makes for a great rally stage.

mrmac

smashey wrote: »

From the towns mentioned, I think it's the Atlantic drive? between Rathmullen and Portsalon. The road over the mountain that makes for a great rally stage.

Somewhere over Knocalla?

I think there's an old cemetery somewhere in Killygarvan?

I'm getting my Sundays off again in a few weeks - touring season will start then

smashey

mrmac wrote: »

Somewhere over Knocalla?

I think there's an old cemetery somewhere in Killygarvan?

I'm getting my Sundays off again in a few weeks - touring season will start then

That's it, Knockalla. I couldn't remember the name earlier. It is spectacular on a good day.

the jam

sorella wrote: »

No; I just checked Killydonnell as that says it is down a lane. This was right at the side of the road.
Behind a wall so can easily miss it.

It was a day I just drove round:)

I may have crossed from Carrowkeel back to the road between Rathmullan and Ramelton; so it would have been along that stretch between where that road cuts in and Ramelton.

Here is another photo; the whole graveyard was thick with snowdrops.

Sorella's photo istaken in a graveyard the other side of the Kinnegar beach outside Rathmullan. Some very old headstones about it.

homer simpson

Ah ha, good man cos it was frying my head trying to figure it out was down that way on tuesday and couldn't see it but i forgot there was a place down if you turn right as you head out of rathmullan instead of heading for knockalla, b#down by that fancy hotel...rathmullan house its called or something???

muffler

This will be too easy for some people

muffler

This will be too easy for some people

Senna

On the road from Ballybofey to Fintown? No idea of the name.

smashey

Too easy.

A bit like posting the same post twice muffler?