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An Irish cottage with a thatch roof, whitewashed walls and flowers in the windows at Doagh famine village.

Doagh Famine Village, County Donegal

Travel to the top of the Wild Atlantic Way - towards the most northerly point on the island of Ireland, you will eventually come to the beautiful Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal - north of the City of Derry.


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