Location: Glencolmcille
County Donegal
Situated at the western extremity of the
Slieve League Peninsula in the south-west of County Donegal, is the wonderfully remote parish of Glencolmcille.
Contact: Charlie and Marian McGuire
Tel/Fax: +353 (0) 74 97 30 302
Email: info@ionadsuil.ie
Website: www.ionadsuil.ie
Open: year-round
Rates: 22.50 euros per person sharing
group rates available upon
request
Amenities:
-recommended by Ireland Let’s Walk
-modern luxurious accommodations
with state-of-the-art lighting system
-handicap accessible throughout the ground floor
- handicap accessible bedroom available
-all rooms ensuite
-rooms available for groups, families,
and individuals
-spacious ladies and gents changing rooms
-state-of-the-art shower room for day
hikers
-drying room with air circulation to speed
the drying of clothes
-spacious common room with peat
fireplace
-deck with table and chairs and lovely views of fields and mountains
-spacious dining area with beautiful views
of Glen Head
-well-equipped modern kitchen with
refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave,
freezer, and all necessary cooking and
dining equipment
-walking centre is available for use by
individuals and groups on a day
basis
-towels are provided
-package walking tours can be
arranged (pre-booking is essential)
-information on walks and attractions
in the area is available on request
Things To Do In The Area:
-Failte Ireland has designated two walks in the area as part of the national walks network, known as the Glencolmcille
Loop - the Drum Loop and the Tower Loop. The 35 km stretch of coastline
between Slieve League and Slieve Tooey offers the walker a rich diversity of
spectacular scenery. For the experienced
walker, the challenging trek across Slieve League, whose summit is reached by crossing “One Mans Pass,”provides breath
taking views. At 1,972 feet, these are the highest sea cliffs in Europe and they have to be seen to be believed.
-The Glen Loop walk takes you up to
Martello Watch Tower and you can continue along the cliffs to the
deserted village of Port. Situated beside a stony beach, its isolation is emphasized
by the crashing of the sea against the cries
of the sea gulls. Behind Port, lies the
deserted fishing village at Glenlough.
-Glencolmcille is a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) area and the Gaelic language
is still in common use here. Oideas Gael, the Ulster Cultural centre, was established in the area in 1984 to promote the language and Irish culture. Today
Glencolmcille is world-renowned and it plays host to visitors from all over the world who come to learn Irish at all
levels.
-courses offered by Oideas Gael also
include Archaeology, Painting, Folklore,
Traditional Dancing, and Fiddle School.
-visit the beaches in the area
-visit the Glencolmcille Folk Museum
with its museum and its three thatched
cottages which represent three hundred
years of rural village life
-visit the several shops and pubs and
two restaurants in the area.
-visit one of the eighty documented
archaeological sites spanning a period of
5,000 years including important examples
of virtually all monument types known
nationally.
-enjoy a round of golf at Malinmore
Golf Course
-enjoy fresh and salt water fishing
-state-of-art children’s playground in
town (short walk)
-short walk to Tourist Information
Centre and post office
-enjoy a Sliabh Liag Boat Trip which
includes sighsteeing trips to Bunglas
Cliffs. They offer deep sea angling
and all day, half day, hourly, and
evening trips, dive charter, dolphin
spotting, and bird watching.
-enjoy Discover Glencolmcille, a guided
minibus tour, that covers 5,000 years
of history from Pagan times to modern
day. Local guides have a fantastic
knowledge of the area, geography, geology, history, people, and the
places. See court cairns, portal dolmens,
standing stones, martello towers, and
magical scenery.
Handicap accessible bedroom
The pubs in Glencolmcille are alive with traditional Irish music.
A state-of-the-art shower is available for
day hikers.
Family Room
Dining area
Common Room
Each room has a beautiful view.
State-of-the-art kitchen
