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Meenlecknalore Lough (Ireland)
Meenlecknalore Lough
by Salvatore Petrantoni

In the north Ireland i find finally the very Ireland, oldest one and also the original and wild country. The colour is a incredible green whit sometimes mixed whit the blue of the sky and the white of the clouds...i suggest to you this place if you visit this Isle, The best way to get a look inside and on the real Ireland whit its sheep, its rain and the original people that live and work every days there...

"Kilclooney Dolmen" - Ireland's Ancient Portal Tombs
Kilclooney Dolmen

Kilclooney, Narin, Portnoo, Donegal, Ireland

The first settlers to Ireland arrived somewhere between seven and eight thousand years ago right after...

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Church of the Sacred Heart
Church of the Sacred Heart

Dunlewey, County Donegal, Ireland

The Church of the Sacred Heart is one of Donegal's if not Ireland's most perfectly situated buildings. It was...

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Windy Errigal
Windy Errigal

Errigal mountain, the highest in County Donegal, Ireland, a daytime long exposure under windy conditions from the Poisoned Glen.

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Ireland's Route 66
Ireland's Route 66

Between Fintown & Dungloe, County Donegal, Ireland

Whilst travelling across this long winding road across this amazing Irish peat bog land it came...

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Bloody Foreland Point - Donegal - Ireland
Bloody Foreland Point - Donegal - Ireland

Bloody Foreland Point, Knockfola, Bunbeg, Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland

This is a magnificent little hidden cove with no sand just large round...

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Cnoc Fola - Bloody Foreland
Cnoc Fola - Bloody Foreland

Bloody Foreland Point, Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland

The oddly named 'Bloody Foreland' derives from the way in which the setting sun shines &...

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"The Ghost Island of Inishsirrer"
Inishsirrer Island

Offshore Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland

Inishsirrer is now a deserted island, just under a mile off the north coast of Donegal along the Wild...

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The Road to Ballyness Bay
The Road to Ballyness Bay

Ballyness Bay, Falcarragh overlooking Magheroarty Sand Dunes with 'Tory Island' in the far distance, County Donegal, Ireland

On the final stretch of...

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Crohy Sea Arch
Crohy Head Arch

Crohy Sea Arch, Donegal, Ireland.

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Crohy Sea Stacks
Crohy Sea Stacks

A high tide at the sea stacks, shot just after the sun had dipped below the horizon.

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Crohy Arch Ireland
Crohy Head Arch

The Sea Arch Stack, Crohy Head, Dungloe, County Donegal, Ireland

I didn't even realise that this wonderful natural formation even existed until...

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Kilclooney Dolmen
Kilclooney Dolmen

At sunset and post sunset, the best dolmen in Donegal county, I had grandiose plans of staying after dark and doing light painting, but I got lost...

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Portal
Crohy Sea Stacks

The Sea Arch Stack, Crohy Head, Maghery, County Donegal, Ireland

For this capture I tried something a little different and composed the setting sun...

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Church of the Sacred Heart in Dunlewey, Poisonous Glen, County Donegal
Church of the Sacred Heart

What a beautiful sight to behold on rounding a long bend in the road during my week in Ireland earlier this month. I spotted wonderful grey church...

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Keadue Beach - Donegal - Ireland
Keadue Beach - Donegal - Ireland

Keadue Beach, between Burtonport & Dungloe, County Donegal, Ireland

This little cove is simply amazing! So difficult to find as this little cove is...

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"Ring Fort Island of Lough Doon"
"Ring Fort Island of Lough Doon"

Doon Fort is an ancient ring fort which is hidden away on this small island on 'Lough Doon' near the coastal village of Portnoo, Donegal, Ireland ...

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Owencarrow Railway Viaduct - Remembrance of the 1925 Disaster
Owencarrow Railway Viaduct - Remembrance of the 1925 Disaster

Owencarrow River, Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland

Constructed by the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway Company in 1903 the Owencarrow Railway...

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Crohy Head"
Crohy Head"

Mullaghmullan Peninsula, Maghery, County Donegal, Ireland

This amazing hidden cove is mere feet around the corner from the Crohy Head sea arch. The...

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Crohy Head" - Irelands Prehistoric Coastline
Crohy Head Arch

Crohy Head Sea Arch, Maghery, County Donegal, Ireland

This amazing sea arch stack is located on a small Donegal peninsula called Crohy Head. This...

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Bad Breeches
Crohy Head Arch

Bad weather on the Breeches near Crohy head, Ireland. I was about 5 minutes too late to get the last sunshine of the day (mid morning), clouds came...

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"Kilclooney Dolmen" - Donegal's Ancient Portal Tomb
Kilclooney Dolmen

Kilclooney, Narin, Portnoo, Donegal, Ireland

The first settlers to Ireland arrived somewhere between seven and eight thousand years ago right after...

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Sunrise Over Mount Errigal, County Donegal, Ireland
Windy Errigal

Mornings are my favourite time of the day to photograph the great outdoors and a scene like this at Lough (pronounced 'lock') Nacung Upper which...

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Kilclooney Dolmen
Kilclooney Dolmen

At sunset and post sunset, the best dolmen in Donegal county, I had grandiose plans of staying after dark and doing light painting, but I got lost...

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Maghery Beach, Donegal
Maghery Beach, Donegal

Maghery Beach, Dungloe, County Donegal, Ireland

This little beach is simply amazing! The biggest mystery to me is all these wooden posts and fences...

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Lough Errig - Fintown
Lough Errig - Fintown

Loug Errig, Fintown, County Donegal, Ireland

I was on route for a costal location when I mistakenly took the wrong road and got redirected by my sat...

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Assaranca Waterfall Maghera - Ardara
Assaranca Waterfall Maghera - Ardara

Maghera, Ardara, County Donegal, Ireland

Far away from everything else in this bustling world stands 'Assaranca Waterfall'. It perfectly crowns the...

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Mt Errigal Summit View
Mt Errigal Summit View

Mt Errigal, Dunlewey, Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland

Mt Errigal is the tallest mountain in County Donegal at 2,464 ft high. She is very iconic...

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Who Needs a Time Machine?
Who Needs a Time Machine?

Crohy Head, Maghery, County Donegal, Ireland

On my travels around Crohy Head I came across this stunning little traditional cottage. As you can see...

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Old Dunlewey Church & Graveyard - Donegal
Old Dunlewey Church & Graveyard - Donegal

Poisoned Glen, Dunlewey, County Donegal, Ireland

Dunlewey Church is quaintly seated in a picturesque valley undeservingly named The Poisoned Glen at...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Glenties Municipal District!
Most notably Quentin 'Q' Thompson and Salvatore Petrantoni.