Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
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.Photo: louise price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: donegalrailway@gmail.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: Heritage Railway in County Donegal, Ireland
- Address: Tirconnel Street, Donegal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Donegal Castle and Donegal Town Church of Ireland.
Donegal Castle
Museum
Photo: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Castle is situated 290 metres southwest of Donegal Railway Heritage Centre.
Donegal Town Church of Ireland
Church
Photo: Jnoon9145, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Donegal Town Church of Ireland is situated 300 metres southwest of Donegal Railway Heritage Centre.
Church of the Four Masters
Church
Photo: DM McAtamney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Four Masters is situated 330 metres southeast of Donegal Railway Heritage Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donegal Town and Laghy.
Donegal Town
Photo: alphageek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 5 km south of Donegal Railway Heritage Centre.
Frosses
Village
Photo: Brian Herrity, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 9 km west of Donegal Railway Heritage Centre.
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
- Categories: heritage railway, railway museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.65704° or 54° 39′ 25″ northLongitude
-8.10779° or 8° 6′ 28″ westOperator
County Donegal Railway Restoration Ltd.Open location code
9C6HMV4R+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3578679299OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5295619
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