River Eske
The River Eske is a river in County Donegal, Ireland. It begins at Lough Eske in the southeast of the county before flowing mainly westwards to the town of Donegal and into the Atlantic Ocean via Donegal Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ireland
- Also known as: “Eask River”, “Lower Eske”, and “Upper Eske”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Donegal Abbey and Donegal Castle.
Donegal Abbey
Ruins
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Donegal Abbey is a ruined Franciscan Priory in Donegal in Ireland. It was constructed by the O'Donnell dynasty in the fifteenth century and remained a center of Classical Christian education even after its destruction during the Nine Years War.
Donegal Castle
Museum
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Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The castle was the stronghold of the O'Donnell clan, Lords of Tír Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries.
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
Museum
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The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre commemorates the operations of the County Donegal Railways Committee which operated two narrow-gauge railways in County Donegal from 1863 until 1959.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donegal Town and Laghy.
Donegal Town
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Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal in northwest Ireland. With a population of 2700 in 2022, it's neither the county town — that's tiny Lifford — nor the county's largest - that's Letterkenny.
Laghy
Village
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Laghy or Laghey is a village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland, between Ballintra and Donegal Town. It is one of three villages that make up the parish of Drumholm, formerly a civil and Church of Ireland parish, now only used as a division of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe. Laghy is situated 4 km southeast of River Eske.
Frosses
Village
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Frosses is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated in the south of the county on the R262 regional road, 7 miles west of Donegal Town. The local Catholic church is St. Mary's, located on the main street. Frosses is situated 8 km west of River Eske.
River Eske
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Eske from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Eske” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Eske”
- Basque: “Eske ibaia”
- Cebuano: “River Eske”
- Dutch: “Eske”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اسكى”
- Galician: “Río Eske”
- German: “River Eske”
- Irish: “An Iascaigh”
- Russian: “Эске”
- Spanish: “Río Eske”
- Venetian: “Fiume River Eske”
- Welsh: “Afon Eske”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Murlas Bridge and Red Bridges.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballyboyle Island and Killymard Station.
County Donegal: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Gweedore, Letterkenny, Donegal Town, and Ballyshannon.
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