A short walk through the heart of Ireland's largest Gaeltacht, from the harbour and church built under Lord George Hill's controversial 19th-century estate improvements to the flashpoint of the 1889 Land War at Derrybeg's chapel. Along the way, trace the roots of Gweedore's extraordinary musical heritage -- the Brennan family of Clannad and Enya -- from a stranded shipwreck immortalised on film to the parish theatre where a teenage Eithne Ní Bhraonáin first took the stage. Looking for things to do in Gweedore? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Bunbeg Harbour
Bád Eddie (Eddie's Boat)
Teach Hiúdaí Beag
St Patrick's Church of Ireland, Bunbeg
Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair (Gweedore Theatre)
Teach Pobail Mhuire (St Mary's Church), Derrybeg
For Schools
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