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Glencolmcille is
situated on the Slieve League Peninsula at the south-west point of
Donegal - an area starting to be known as the Donegal Highlands. The
area is bounded on the south by the mountains of Slieve League (Sliabh
Liag) and Leahan and on the north by Slieve Tooey. Gleann Cholm
Cille is a joy to visit at any time of the year. Both shore and
hills change dramatically with the seasons, heightening the
attraction for the walker. At night some of Ireland's leading
musicians play in quiet pubs and accomplished singers draw on an
extensive repertoire of local song. The Folk Village Museum was
built in three months. At the opening of the Folk Village, it
consisted of four houses representing the cottage types of the area
during the previous three hundred years complete with furnishings
and artifacts donated by the local community. At the centre of one
of the largest Gaeltacht areas, the town is well-known as the home
of Oideas Gael, an Irish language learning institute established in
1984 to promote the Irish language and culture. The town also has a
petrol station, grocer, post office, folk village, woollen mill,
hill walking and accommodation centre, restaurant, new "village
cafe" and three pubs (with great fiddle music often to be found in
Roarty's or Biddy's). The coast road across to Malin Mor is majestic
and is where Áras Ghleann Cholm Cille is located. |
Glencolmcille Holiday Homes - Donegal, Ireland