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Local knowledge, practical tips, and in-depth guides to help you get the most out of your visit.

The stone signal tower on the moorland of Horn Head, with the cliffs falling to the sea
Walking6 min readFeatured

Horn Head: the drive, the walk to the signal tower, and when not to go

How to get onto Horn Head from Dunfanaghy, what the road is like, the walk from the coastguard station to the signal tower, and the weather and cliff-edge rules that matter more than anything else.

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Killahoey strand with marram dunes in the foreground and the slopes of Horn Head across the bay
Activities6 min readFeatured

Killahoey, Marble Hill and Tramore Beach, Horn Head: which Dunfanaghy strand for what

The three big beaches around Dunfanaghy are very different places. Which ones have lifeguards, which is the surf school's beach, which one you have to walk to, and where else to get in the water.

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The grey stone gables of the 1845 workhouse at Dunfanaghy, now the Workhouse Famine and Heritage Centre
History & Culture6 min read

A wet day in Dunfanaghy: the Workhouse, the Heritage Trail and Doe Castle

What to do in Dunfanaghy when it rains: the 1845 workhouse and Wee Hannah Herrity's story, the ten-stop audio trail through the village, the Stewarts of Horn Head, and the MacSweeney castle across the bay.

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Planning6 min read

Getting to Dunfanaghy without a train, and out again to Tory and Glenveagh

Dunfanaghy has no station. How the coaches from Dublin, Letterkenny and Galway work, the airports, and two day trips: the Tory Island ferry from Magheroarty and Glenveagh National Park.

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