Isle of Doagh

The Isle of Doagh is a small peninsula in the north of Inishowen on the north coast of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. It once was an island. Over time, the channel between Doagh and the mainland silted up and it became joined to the mainland.

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Type: Peninsula
Description: peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland
Also known as: “Doagh Island” and “Doagh Isle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carrickabraghy Castle and Glashedy.

Carrickabraghy Castle

Castle

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Carrickabraghy Castle on a rocky outcrop at the north-western extremity of the Isle of Doagh, at the head of Pollan Bay, in the north of Inishowen, a peninsula on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland.

Glashedy

Islet

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Glashedy Island is an uninhabited island approximately 1 mile off Pollan strand, 2 miles west of Trawbreaga Bay, and about 4 miles south of Malin Head, Donegal, Ireland. Glashedy is situated 3½ km northwest of Isle of Doagh.

Ballyliffin Golf Club

Building

Ballyliffin Golf Club is a golf club located in Ballyliffin, County Donegal, Ireland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyliffin and Clonmany.

Ballyliffin

Village

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Carndonagh is a market town on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal. With a population of less than 2800 in 2022, it's the largest settlement in the north of the peninsula, which ends at Malin Head the most northerly point on the Irish mainland. Ballyliffin is situated 3½ km southwest of Isle of Doagh.

Clonmany

Village

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Clonmany is a village and civil parish in north-west Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland. The Urris valley to the west of Clonmany village was the last outpost of the Irish language in Inishowen. Clonmany is situated 6 km southwest of Isle of Doagh.