- Entrance to Donegal Castle costs between €3 and €5 per person, and preferably requires the presence of a guide, who will show you all the intricacies of the fortress.
- The 17th Century ruins of Donegal Castle dominate the town of Donegal and as the seat of the power of the O'Donnell Chieftains, it is entwined with the history of...
- Donegal Castle was visited by Oliver Cromwell in 1650 after which a map was made for him showing the castle as being small but defensible – ‘fitt to defend itself.’
- We were met by a friendly and chatty member of staff who cheerfully invited us to explore the wonder of Donegal Castle’s and it’s multiphase architecture.
- Built by the O’Donnells, in 1474, Donegal Castle served as the seat of their formidable power until 1607.
- Henry Brooke led a successful defence of Donegal Castle during the Rebellion of 1641, though he did temporarily lose possession of the castle in 1651 to the...
- For the past two centuries most of Donegal Castle lay in ruins but in the late 1990's the tower house was totally restored leaving the remaining wings as ruins.
- Donegal Castle, more correctly called O'Donnells Castle, is to be found in the town of Donegal Town and is probably the towns most popular attraction.
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- This fairytale castle has not seen the sieges and bloody battles that some of the other castles in Donegal on this list have.