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Na Mara (Friend of the Sea) on the tidal sandbanks of Dūnfanaghy- Dún Fionnachaidh
Magheraclogher beach. Known as ‘Bád Eddie’ (Eddie’s “fort of the fair field”
Boat) this boat ran ashore due to rough seas in the early
70s. Dunfanaghy is a place with long honoured
Bloody Foreland is so named due to the red hue of the relationship with the sea. Here is the homeplace
rocks especially visible when illuminated at sunset of the Dunfanaghy currach although it is rare to find
them in use today as the fishing vessels they once were.
SHIPWRECK Nestled boldly on Donegal’s North West coast, and the
In 1942, at the height of World War II, a ship west side of Sheephaven Bay Dunfanaghy offers much
named The Curacoa was in a convoy escorting in the way of distractions. Here you will find a golf club,
the Queen Mary when a decision was made several art galleries and craft shops, and Dunfanaghy’s
onboard to chase a u-boat that had apparently Famine museum (formerly a workhouse), which
been sighted nearby. Unfortunately, for all aboard describes the effects of the Irish Potato Famine.
the Curacoa, it crossed the path of the Queen
Mary in pursuit of the u-boat. As a result it was West of Dunfanaghy and on the north side of Tramore
promptly cut in two in the collision, and sunk. Strand you can find the natural phenomenon known
The Queen Mary did not attempt to stop and locally as “Mc Sweeny’s Gun”. This is a massive blow-
rescue survivors from the Curacoa. She was hole. In stormy weather, the seas rush in with a bang
too busy trying to survive a potential u-boat that, it is said, can be heard in Derry!
attack by engaging in some zigzag avoiding
manoeuvres. The Curacoa lies northwest of Seanfhocail (Old Saying)
Bloody Foreland, Donegal. Divers say that the
two parts of the ship lie on the seafloor about 500 Is fearr súil sa chúinne ná dhá shúil ar
metres apart from each other. fuaid an tí.
You see more by staying still than
by rambling around.
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For the best in Irish traditional music, why not Winter Times: High Season:
turn your radio dial to Radio na Gaeltachta Mon - Sat: 9:30am - 5pm Mon - Sat: 9:30am - 6pm
92.8fm Casla! Sunday: 10:30am - 5pm
Bígí ag éísteacht ( bee gee egg haysh tockt!) Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal | Tel: (074) 9136780
Email: mucknmuffins@hotmail.com
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Magheraclogher beach. Known as ‘Bád Eddie’ (Eddie’s “fort of the fair field”
Boat) this boat ran ashore due to rough seas in the early
70s. Dunfanaghy is a place with long honoured
Bloody Foreland is so named due to the red hue of the relationship with the sea. Here is the homeplace
rocks especially visible when illuminated at sunset of the Dunfanaghy currach although it is rare to find
them in use today as the fishing vessels they once were.
SHIPWRECK Nestled boldly on Donegal’s North West coast, and the
In 1942, at the height of World War II, a ship west side of Sheephaven Bay Dunfanaghy offers much
named The Curacoa was in a convoy escorting in the way of distractions. Here you will find a golf club,
the Queen Mary when a decision was made several art galleries and craft shops, and Dunfanaghy’s
onboard to chase a u-boat that had apparently Famine museum (formerly a workhouse), which
been sighted nearby. Unfortunately, for all aboard describes the effects of the Irish Potato Famine.
the Curacoa, it crossed the path of the Queen
Mary in pursuit of the u-boat. As a result it was West of Dunfanaghy and on the north side of Tramore
promptly cut in two in the collision, and sunk. Strand you can find the natural phenomenon known
The Queen Mary did not attempt to stop and locally as “Mc Sweeny’s Gun”. This is a massive blow-
rescue survivors from the Curacoa. She was hole. In stormy weather, the seas rush in with a bang
too busy trying to survive a potential u-boat that, it is said, can be heard in Derry!
attack by engaging in some zigzag avoiding
manoeuvres. The Curacoa lies northwest of Seanfhocail (Old Saying)
Bloody Foreland, Donegal. Divers say that the
two parts of the ship lie on the seafloor about 500 Is fearr súil sa chúinne ná dhá shúil ar
metres apart from each other. fuaid an tí.
You see more by staying still than
by rambling around.
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radio DnuanDfagunnaDafeagulnhntayfaag, ncChayhog,.thCDayo,.nCDeoog.naDel o|gTnael lg|:Ta(0el |7l:T4()e09l7:14(3)06797418)306971|O83E06pm7e|8anE0imla:|lmaEl iymlu:ecmaakirlun:rcmokuunnfcmfdiknunsfmf@inuhsfof@itnmhso@atimlh.coaotiml.cao
For the best in Irish traditional music, why not Winter Times: High Season:
turn your radio dial to Radio na Gaeltachta Mon - Sat: 9:30am - 5pm Mon - Sat: 9:30am - 6pm
92.8fm Casla! Sunday: 10:30am - 5pm
Bígí ag éísteacht ( bee gee egg haysh tockt!) Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal | Tel: (074) 9136780
Email: mucknmuffins@hotmail.com
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