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Carndonagh: Donagh Cross Trail

📍 Donegal🚶 5 stops🚶️ 2.11km⌛ ~45 min

The Donagh Cross, one of Ireland's earliest and most important carved high crosses, alongside a Ralph Byrne-designed church, a rare Wesleyan chapel, a 19th-century courthouse, and a Famine-era workhouse graveyard — 5 stops through the Inishowen Peninsula's main town. Looking for things to do in Carndonagh? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.

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Stops on This Trail

  1. Donagh Cross
  2. Church of the Sacred Heart
  3. Carndonagh Wesleyan Chapel
  4. Carndonagh Courthouse
  5. Carndonagh Workhouse Famine Graveyard

For Schools

This trail is also available as a free printable classroom worksheet or full trail booklet — no site visit required. See how Classroom Prep Mode works →