Museums and Exhibitions in Co. Donegal
3 places
1.Donegal Railway Heritage Museum (Centre)
Ireland's first full-size interactive railway cab
One of County Donegal's hidden gems, this award-winning museum sits in an original 1889 station house that once served the largest narrow-gauge railway network in the British Isles. It is small, hands-on and built around the restored 1907 steam engine Drumboe.
- Highlights
- Drumboe, the original 1907 Donegal steam engine
- Ireland's first full-size interactive railway cab
- Coach 58 and original carriages, wagons and vans
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
2.Triona Donegal Tweed Center
Watch master weavers on centuries-old looms
A family-run Donegal Tweed visitor centre on Ardara's Main Street, where master weavers still work handlooms and guests step inside a replica 19th-century weaver's cottage.
- Highlights
- Live handweaving demonstrations
- Replica Weavers Cottage (2017)
- Audio-visual heritage display
- Facilities
- Restrooms · Wheelchair access
3.Dunlewey Centre
Weaver's cottage tours and Errigal lake cruises
A lakeside heritage and activity centre beneath Mount Errigal in the Donegal Gaeltacht, where a weaver's cottage tour, a lough cruise and family attractions sit side by side.
- Highlights
- Weaver's Cottage tour with live spinning and weaving demonstration
- 30-minute cruise on Dunlewey Lough aboard The Gráinne Rose
- Views of Errigal and the Poisoned Glen
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access