Donegal is a county that is mostly in the Republic of Ireland, but also partly in Northern Ireland. So it’s a county that spans two countries and two currencies. It is beautiful and I think many of the Irish would tell you it represents traditional Ireland. We just returned from a wonderful two days in Donegal, being shown the sights and hosted by some of Janet’s cousins. The husband of her cousin is a retired doctor and he is working temporarily in Ireland. He graciously took time off to show us around and be a wonderful host. Here are some highlights.

There is some nice stained glass in the cathedral is the town of Letterkenny.

One of the most beautiful places we visited was Glenveagh National Park. Here are some pictures of the park. It was stunningly beautiful.

But if you want to see stunning, check out these photos of the west coast of Ireland. It probably hasn’t changed a lot in 100 years except for electricity, running water, indoor plumbing and paved roads.

One of the highlights of Ireland is getting to a “trad session” in a local pub. These are pickup sessions of local musicians playing traditional music and they are so much fun. We were able to pick up a couple such sessions. Sorry, but the photos and videos will not fit into this blog as the files are too large. But I encourage you to look up the song “Black Velvet Band” on YouTube or wherever you listen to music. It was great fun to hear it sung with the crowd joining in. Look for the lyrics too. It is a real “she done me wrong” song.

These are the highest sea cliffs in Ireland. Wow!

Some more Irish vistas.

Tomorrow we are off to St. Bee’s, England, where our Coast 2 Coast walk will begin on Friday. Ready or not, here we come.

God bless,
Coe