Museums and Exhibitions in Co. Donegal
4 places
1.Fort Dunree
a 200-year-old clifftop fort guarding Lough Swilly
A dramatically sited 19th-century coastal fort turned military museum on the Inishowen Peninsula, where clifftop walks, underground bunkers, and sweeping views over Lough Swilly meet a thriving café and art scene.
- Highlights
- 200 years of coastal defence history
- Underground bunkers and artillery displays
- Panoramic clifftop views over Lough Swilly
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
2.Donegal Railway Heritage Museum (Centre)
see the 1907 steam engine Drumboe up close
An award-winning railway museum in Donegal Town's original station house, telling the story of the largest narrow-gauge railway network in the British Isles and home to the 1907 steam engine Drumboe.
- Highlights
- Drumboe, the 1907 steam engine
- Ireland's first full-size interactive railway cab
- Largest narrow-gauge railway network in the British Isles (1863–1959)
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
3.Triona Donegal Tweed Center
watch master weavers at work on handlooms
A family-run working tweed mill and certified Donegal Tweed Visitor Centre on Main Street, Ardara, where master weavers still make handwoven tweed on century-old looms.
- Highlights
- Certified Donegal Tweed Visitor Centre since 1992
- Live hand-weaving demonstrations on century-old looms
- The Weavers Cottage - thatched replica of the founder's home
- Facilities
- Restrooms · Wheelchair access
4.Dunlewey Centre
a lakeside heritage centre beneath Mount Errigal
Ionad Cois Locha is a lakeside heritage and family-fun centre tucked between Mount Errigal and the Poisoned Glen, offering boat cruises, a weaver's cottage and one of Donegal's biggest playgrounds.
- Highlights
- 30-minute lake cruise beneath Mount Errigal
- Weaver's cottage and Donegal tweed heritage tour
- Virtual reality summit of Errigal
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access