Rosses Historical Tours

30/06/2024

Owenea River Walk
Sunday 30th June 2024
Lovely walk today along the banks of The Owenea River near Ardara, Co Donegal.

11/06/2024

Tory Island
Some more images from my visit to Tory Island.
A fascinating Island with a wonderful, rugged coastline and a rich history.

10/06/2024

Tory Island Sunday 9th June 2024
Puffin Watching on Tory.

Travelled today to Tory with my walking group to see the puffins.
A little marine bird that comes ashore from June to August every year for the breeding season.

25/04/2024

Yet another good reason to visit Dungloe and the Rosses this summer.

Welcome to Donegal - Ireland's most spectacular County on the Wild Atlantic Way. We are County packed full of culture, heritage, spectacular beaches, mountains and lakes. A holiday in Donegal is always special.

08/03/2024

INTERNATIONAL WOMANS DAY.

THE KNITTERS WALK

I thought it fitting today to remember,with pride, the great Rosses women who every fortnight took the long walk, with their knitting, to the merchants in Glenties.

They left home early, from all over the Rosses, timing their walk to arrive at the Gweebarra Estuary at low tide to wade across the estuary with their knitting held aloft.

They concluded their business in Glenties and collected their wool for the next fortnight and rushed back to the estuary before the tide came fully in and made their way home.

For the next fortnight they cared for their families and their homes, often alone when the men were away at the seasonal work in The Lagan or Scotland, and every chance they got they knitted.Their hands were never idle.
A fortnight later they would leave their homes early, in all weather, and the long walk to Glenties would begin again.

27/02/2024

Transition Year Tours concluded for this year with a bus tour of the lower Rosses.
One of the sites visited on route was to the old graveyard on Cruit Island.
Many thanks to the students from the Rosses Community School. I have enjoyed spending time with you all on Tuesday afternoons visiting just some of the interesting sites in the Rosses.

20/02/2024

Transition year tour today.
Walking tour of Burtonport in the rain this afternoon with transition year students from The Rosses Community School.

18/02/2024

A Sunday on Iniscaoraigh Island ( The island of the sheep)
A day out today on Iniscaoraigh with my walking group to share with you all.
A lovely walk on a now deserted Rosses island, once home to a thriving population until they were forced to leave their island home in 1955.
The Arranmore Ferry took us to and from the island and Mary Rodgers and Christopher Doherty and sons entertained us with lovely music while we were there.
A day to remember.

30/01/2024

Rosses Community School Transition Year Students on tour today to visit some of the many historic sites of Maghery and enjoy the breathtaking views of the Falmore coastline.

25/01/2024

Teach Naill O’Donaill.
A 6 week local history course.
Starting Thursday 8th February.
At 7.00pm.
To book a place on this course phone:
Eugene 086 3899345 or
Mary 087 9446412

16/01/2024

Walking Tour of Dungloe today with a group from the Transition Year at the Rosses Community School, Dungloe.
Grey sky’s and cold air. The weather was not on our side today but I enjoyed telling them some of the history of our built heritage and the stories of Dungloe.

26/09/2023

Rosses Historical Tours on tour in the Rosses with the transition year students and visiting Spanish exchange students from the Rosses Community School.

Three days spent touring Dungloe, Maghery and Lower Rosses with our bright, intelligent and friendly students.

24/08/2023

Teach Niall O’Donaill, Loch an luir.
Local History Class.
Starting Thursday 14th September for 6 weeks.
Cost: €50 to be paid on first night.
Classes: 7-9pm.
Class tutor: Mary McGee,National Tour Guide.
Phone to book place: 086 3899345
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05/08/2023

Mary From Dungloe Festival Tours.

Today we enjoyed a great tour in lovely weather to The Slieve League Cliffs and to the Folk Village at Glencolmcille.

On route home we stopped at Glengesh to admire the view and were delighted when a rainbow appeared in front of us in the Glen.

04/08/2023

Mary From Dungloe Festival Walking Tours.

I was joined today by this lovely group of locals and visitors to the Mary From Dungloe Festival.

I enjoyed our walk and talk and I hope they did too.

02/08/2023

Mary From Dungloe Festival Tours.

We toured the Lower Rosses today with a visit to the Crolly Distillery where we learned about the whisky making process and enjoyed a sample of their fine whisky.

On route back to Dungloe we stopped for a visit to the Marian Shrine at Kerrytown.

01/08/2023

Mary From Dungloe Festival Walking Tour.

I was joined today by visitors to the festival and some of the local people of The Rosses for the first of the festival walking tours.
We were blessed this morning with sunshine.

We had a lovely morning talking about some of the history and heritage of the town of Dungloe .
Thank you to all who came on the tour.

31/07/2023

Mary From Dungloe Historic Bus Tours.

Our first tour today took us around the upper Rosses with a scenic and historical tour of the Falmore coastline into Maghery.

It was wet and windy but the company was very warm and cheerful and our beautiful Atlantic coastline is stunning in all weather.

Many thanks to the staff at Ionad An Mhachaire for our freshly baked scones and tea/coffee.

04/07/2023

Mary From Dungloe Festival Tours with Rosses Historical Tours for this year’s festival.
Looking forward to it already.
All bus tours depart from the car park behind The Bridge Inn and cost €10 per person with children free.
Dungloe walking tours meeting at the Mill/Pier at the shore front and cost €5 pp with children free.
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ALL BUS TOURS:
087 9446412

13/06/2023

Lovely morning spent today with the active retirement group in Maghery.
Beautiful morning spent in delightful company exploring just some of the history of Maghery.

12/06/2023

A place of interest for all Celtic supporters in Mullaghduff in The Rosses Co Donegal.

08/04/2023

A REMARKABLE DONEGAL WOMAN.
KAY McNULTY.

Born in Creeslough in 1921 and known as ”the mother of computer programming”
She was part of a secret team of 6 women working on one of the world’s first electronic computers in Maryland in 1945. This making Kay one of the world’s first computer programmers.
On April 3rd a monument honouring her was unveiled in Creeslough.

29/03/2023

Week 3 of ”Maps, Tracks and Trails” course run by Maghery Costal Adventures.
Out and about today looking at map contours.

16/03/2023

FAIRY CUPS

A lovely little white wild plant.

It grows on mosses and lichens. The little cup shaped petals catch the raindrops so it acts like a watering system for the plant that it is growing on.

We came across them yesterday on our walk at Termon. Keep a lookout for them along the country roadsides when you are out for your walk.

15/03/2023

Seachtain na Gaeilge.

Enjoyed a nice walk today,in the pouring rain,to the Famine Walls and the site of Templecrone Church at Termon and practiced a cupla focal on route.
Many thanks to Seamus Doohan for guiding us.
Our morning ended with a lovely bowl of soup and sandwiches in ”The Old Chapel Café “ Dungloe.

10/03/2023

A V.I.P in Crolly

20/02/2023

Dunlewey Forest Walk today with Colin Fleming ( Trek and Paddle Donegal) followed by the Whiskey Tour at Crolly Distillery .
Nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.