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News and Events about County Donegal in Ireland © Go Visit Donegal Blog, 2019.
Next year, 2024, Donegal Town will mark its 550th Birthday. Its origins can be traced back to 1474, when Lady Nuala O'Donnell established a Franciscan Abbey on the shores of Donegal Bay. Around the same time, her husband Red Hugh O'Donnell the First, Lord of Tir Chonaill founded Donegal Castle. The Town of Donegal grew up around these two great buildings and became the capital of Tir Chonaill.
Download the Civic Dollars app, earn online credits by spending time in one of the following five local outdoor resources & redeem your ‘Civic Dollars’ in exchange for local and countywide rewards provided by the local business community.
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