Brent and Alex play blues songs in the Harbour Gallery Dunfanaghy.
Alex Gordon visits Brent Nokes.
silage2011
silage in donegal!
Harvesting Day in Dunfanaghy
The Cutting and Thrashing of the Corn - this was around the year 2002.
Donegal Ocean View Cottage - Horn Head - Dunfanaghy
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Luxury Accommodation on the Horn Head Peninsula near Dunfanaghy
*Donegal Ocean View Cottage - Luxury one bedroom cottage
*Cliffside Retreat - a deluxe one bedroom apartment
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At Donegal Ocean View Cottage the visitor can experience the ultimate in relaxation and tranquillity right on the edge of the north coast of Donegal. Nestled into the cliffs of the dramatic Horn Head Peninsula this superb one bedroom cottage enjoys sweeping panoramic views over Sheephaven Bay towards the rugged Rosguill Peninsula and the North Atlantic Ocean beyond. In this idyllic setting you could easily forget that you are just over 3km from the Dunfanaghy -- one of the most vibrant and popular family beach resorts in Donegal.
Whether you have come to Horn Head to enjoy its world-renowned walks; to find artistic inspiration from the powerful Atlantic colliding with the resilient land; or merely to take some time to recharge, you have found your ideal base from which to discover this very special corner of Ireland. The luxury and seclusion of the cottage means it is also a perfect place for honeymooners who want to leave the outside world behind for awhile.
The cottage has high end finishes throughout and is a touch of real luxury in a place of unsurpassed beauty. Every room in the house enjoys views of the coastal landscape outside - a landscape that changes mood daily with the ever changing sky. There are three living spaces in the fabulous cottage -- a living area on the ground floor with wood burning stove, a seating area on the first floor and a sun room. The wonderful sun room has been designed to bring the outside in and is the perfect spot for relaxation. The beautifully crafted kitchen features an Aga range. On the first floor there is a spacious bedroom with king sized bed. An adjacent bathroom has a Jacuzzi bath and a separate shower. On the ground floor there is a toilet. Outside there are two separate patio style areas with paving and gravel. The tarmac driveway is accessed via an electric gate.
A short drive or a healthy 25 minute walk will bring you from the cottage into Dunfanaghy. This vibrant seaside village on the shores of Sheephaven Bay has a number of fine restaurants, coffee shops, friendly traditional pubs, craft shops and art galleries. It boasts a number of top class tourist attractions including the fabulous Blue Flag Killahoey Beach and an excellent 18 hole links golf course. There are also fine beaches at nearby Portnablagh, Marble Hill and Tramore.
There is plenty of opportunities for ramblers and hill walkers in this beautiful part of Donegal. In addition to the coastal walks around Horn Head there are woodland walks in the enchanting Ards Forest Park and hill walking in the North Donegal Highlands -- Muckish Mountain provides a very scenic background to Dunfanaghy. For those couples travelling along the Wild Atlantic Way route, the cottage is an ideal base for a few days stopover.
Cliffside Retreat - One Bedroom Apartment to Sleep 2
Located in a separate and private part of the same secure gated development is a modern one bedroom apartment -- Cliffside Retreat. This superb one bedroom apartment likewise enjoys breathtaking panoramic views over the north Donegal coastline.
This home away from home features a king sized bed with en suite bathroom and a private conservatory furnished with plush armchairs and a small dinette from which to enjoy the panoramic views of the cliffs and sea beyond. The dinette has sufficient equipment for a breakfast/light lunch. Nearby Dunfanaghy is well served with cafes and restaurants and also has a good taxi service.
WiFi is available in the apartment.
Runegal 10k - Video 2.wmv
Ireland's most spectacular road race - RUNEGAL 10km - returns Saturday 14th July @ 2pm for its 3rd year. Walk it, Jog it, Run it!! The route takes you along the breathtaking Horn Head.
The race starts and finishes from St Michael's GAA Club, Dunfanaghy. Start time is 2pm.
Registration for the event is €20 and there are 3 ways you can register:
- Online through runireland.com/events/runegal-10k
- In Centra, Dunfanaghy up to 9.30pm on Friday 13th July - just ask any member of staff
- On the day there will be registration from 9.30am until 1.30pm at St Michael's GAA Club, Dunfanaghy.
Refreshments will be served after and there will be an after party in Patsy Dans, Dunfanaghy starting at 7.30pm with food and entertainment.
The race is in aid of Donegal Hospice and for more information email runegal10k@gmail.com or call David on 0876981643.
Tramore Holiday Home Dunfanaghy
Beautiful spacious and modern cottage style newly built townhouse, 3 minutes walk from the heart of Dunfanaghy village and all its amenities: hotel, restaurants, pubs, convenience stores, craft shops, art gallery and water sport shop. The golden Killahoey Beach and picturesque Sheephaven Bay are but a short stroll away. Dunfanaghy Golf Links, Marble Hill Beach and Ards National Forest Park and the spectacular scenic Horn Head drive are a short distance away by car.
Paul Casey & Ted Ponsonby
Paul Casey & Ted Ponsonby in Café Arnou - Dunfanaghy Jazz & Blues 2016
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Day trip to the Irish Museum of Modern Art at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. The video is only of around the outside of the building in the garden as there are no photo and video allowed inside the exhibits, but I did put a bit of the old church at the start.
GLEBE HOUSE AND GARDEN CO, DONEGAL / END BLOOPERS/ LIFE AFTERLIFE TV PRODUCTIONS, EXPLORE.
.This is a beautiful area outside Letterkenny, Co, Donegal with its beautiful house and garden. Glebe house was designed by the same man who was responcible for the design of The whitehouse which we had a look around in another video.
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The Speedy Mullan Blues Band 01
At The Dirty Onion Belfast 27th June 2015
#designatmagee at The #allingham festival
In the days since #allingham2015, we have received so much positive feedback. The variety of content has gone down well and this years lineup offered something for everyone. The mix of Helen (Art) and William Allingham (literary) is starting to gel and we already have plans to improve things for next year.
You may have viewed some of the highlights on social media and we will have a gallery up soon on our homepage allinghamfestival.com.
There is one group that we would like to say ‘Adieu’ to (in an official capacity at least), and that is the students and staff of #designatmagee. The Allingham Festival committee received a collection of 10 second short clips from the students that directly addressed their feelings about the course and the current cuts at Magee, Ulster and across the higher education sector in NI.
If you attended the Friday afternoon/evening ‘Inspire Creativity - Engage Enterprise’ events, you will have felt the positivity that this cohort brings to our town and this festival. We collated a best of #designatmagee at #allingham to follow the student clips and as you will see, they brought a wealth of creativity and a vibrant creative culture which we have no doubt, has helped grow this festival to its new levels.
From what we have heard, the course has been a victim of the cuts and the ship has already sailed. We cannot understand the thinking behind this, as the outreach and civic engagement of this relationship has inspired so many and resulted in a multitude of highly creative projects and cross border collaborations, including employment and internships with a world leading VFX company SpinVFX in Toronto for a Strabane man, an Enniskillen woman and a Ballyshannon native.
The ‘Era Of The Scissors’ as the Wood Burning Savages put it is most definitely upon us and we are sorry to see the sword fall on such a vibrant cohort of staff & students.
We want to wish the past and present staff and students the very best for the future, and extend an open invite to them all to visit the #allingham Festival and Ballyshannon whenever they please. We are sure that whatever they do next will be worth watching and we hope to see them back to showcase new ideas, ventures & creative thinking in 2016 and beyond.
They arrived in 2011, they left in 2015. They left their mark. Adieu to Design At Magee. Here are your #bestbits.
The Allingham Festival
“Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained.” Seamus heaney
All Summer Long
The MoJos playing live in McColgans Live Music Bar in Dunfanaghy Co Donegal 25 September 2010
Daylight Wobblies & Seamus Devenny
Dunfanaghy Jazz & Blues 2016
You ain't going nowhere
The MoJos playing in McColgans Live Music Bar in Dunfanaghy Co Donegal, 25 September 2010.
Lightning over Dunfanaghy 1st August 2013
via YouTube Capture
Interview with Sassou Pourroy
A project for my second year of fine art consisting of interviewing artists. Subtitles available/
This was an interview of Sassou Pourroy, a french artist who migrated to Ireland (and also my full time granny)
The focus of this is interview is to find out how age influences art, for example how the art market was before, how you were to get known back in the 60's France, and how getting old influenced her art (eg: eyesight deterioting, lose of loved ones) and also a comparason of both the French and Irish art market.
Sorry about the few technical difficulties, oops, my bad.
Glenties Self Catering Cottage Donegal Ireland
Barn Owl Cottage Donegal, fully self contained in beautiful scenic rural countryside.Central located in the midst of Donegals best tourist attractions. Designed for couples,retired,small families.
One large family bedroom en- suite,shower.Oil fired central heating, Cooker, fridge, washing machine,dryer, microwave,TV and DVD player.Table chairs etc.Bed linen and towels supplied. Oil and Electricity included in the price.One dog welcome.Free broadband Internet access if you have your own laptop computer.Taxi service.Oil central heating Free Bed Linen and towels Free Parking Peacefull relaxing surroundings,beautiful mountain views from patio, garden furniture.Yet only 2km. fron town with shops,Pubs,Restuarants,
Ideal centre for a visit to The Giants causeway, Cliffs of Moher,Glenveagh National Park and Castle.Slieve League ( Europes Highest sea cliffs).Sandy Beaches, Golf, Hill walking locally.
For more information rates, availability and reservations Please Email oweneaview@eircom.net
Steamywindows art in action
Never seen in such detail before, the Steamy Windows Artist Jim Osborne is filmed at his Donegal home in the actual process of creating a finger painting masterpiece on his kitchen window with just water vapour and light, July 2018.
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Film by Alan Lavender @lavenderlens
She Moved Through the fair
Titel: She Moved Through the fair
Album: Top of the Glen
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Bloody Foreland Heights - Knockfola - Derrybeg - Co Donegal
Bloody Horeland Heights is a lovely 4 bedroom cottage with a wonderful coastal setting at the extreme north west of Co Donegal -- and Ireland. The cottage overlooks the dramatic Bloody Foreland headland and is located between Derrybeg in Gweedore and Magheraroarty on the north coast -- the departure point for ferrys to Tory and Inisboffin Islands.
The holiday home is on an elevated site and enjoys uninterrupted ocean views. Inside there is a bright open plan area overlooked by a large minstrel gallery. The open plan area features a well equipped kitchen, a dining area and a living area. An open fireplace with a traditional style chimney breast provides a warm focal point for the living area. The traditional feel of this holiday home is also enhanced by the walls which have been painted to give the original lime washed look. The first foor gallery is effectively a second living space and is an ideal place to read or relax. There are 4 bedrooms to sleep 7 people comfortably
Cnoc Fola - Bloody Foreland
Cnoc Fola - or Bloody Foreland - takes it name from the way in which the setting sun enhances the natural red of the granite cliffs. It is a dramatic headland right at the northwest corner of Donegal with wonderful coastal scenery on either side. Along the north coast there are views of Tory and Inishboffin Islands as well as the spectacular Horn Head Peninsula. Hugging this coastline are the small villages of Magheroarty, Gortahotk and Falcarragh. On the other side of Bloody Foreland is the rugged Gweedore coastline with numerous small harbours, fine beaches and several islands including Gola and Innismeane. Bunbeg and Derrybeg are the main towns here.
The rugged landscape that surrounds the holiday home is ideal terrain for the keen walker or cyclist. Lovers of the Irish language can also feel at home by immersing themselves in the music, language and traditions of the North West Donegal Gaeltacht. The area is rich in culture, tradition and is an ideal location for a range of outdoor activities including golfing, diving, surfing and fishing. The coastal roads on either side of Bloody Foreland are part of Ireland's new long distance driving route -- The Wild Atlantic Way.
Glenveagh National Park
The majestic Glenveagh National Park in the heart of the Donegal Highlands is just over 30km away. This park contains a quaint Scottish style Castle, visitor centre, wonderful gardens and 16,000 hectares of mountains, glens and lakes. Just 22km from the holiday home is the beautifully situated Dunlewey Center. This cultural and family activity centre is on the shores of Dunlewy Lough and has Mount Errigal as an imposing backdrop. Facilities at centre include weaving displays, craft shop, restaurant, boat trips, lakeside walks and indoor and outdoor play areas. There are regular traditional music sessions throughout the holiday season as well as concerts by national and international artists. At the far end of Dunlewey Lough is the hautingly beautiful Poison Glen.