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3. The Doagh Famine Museum, Doagh Island (Isle), Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal
Doagh Island is a quiet peninsular for wild flowers, sea breezes and relaxing walking AND of course, the Doagh Island Famine ('folk') Museum (below). The ruins of Carrickabraghy Castle are on the left overlooking the sea (Atlantic ocean!)..
In the car park and sets the tone for great few hours of history and craic as illustrated below!
You get far more for your money than a cup of tea and a slice of delicious brown bread at the Doagh Isle visitor centre.
Michael, the man with the 'manner' - for
gifted 'hyper gab' - excellent unbiased historical 'craic'.
Examples of traditional buildings in the west of Ireland.
The wake, complete with 'professional' wailer
on the right of the coffin.
The eviction! If you couldn't pay the rent
you were evicted and the house boarded up. If you broke back into the
house, it was demolished. A great place to visit, thoroughly
entertaining and much history, some of it uncomfortable to either Irish
or English people, to learn!
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