DOOCHARY

DONEGAL, IRELAND

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Sally Weigand at [email protected]

A tiny hamlet sits along a sparkling river by the Derryveagh Mountains in west-central Donegal. Named Doochary meaning Black Weir, it has but a handful of white buildings at its main intersection. A few sheep graze on the rocky hillsides.
Fishing for salmon and sea trout in the Gweebarra River might bring visitors to the town. From Lough Barra the river runs through Doochary, becoming tidal there. It then flows six miles to join the Atlantic Ocean.
Doochary was selected in 1997 as a Tidy Town. This prize is awarded to a village or town deemed to have created a positive image of the Irish language. Shop and road signs are in Gaelic, the language spoken here.
Doochary is quiet with a clean and neat appearance . Its neighbors are Dungloe to the west, Fintown to the East, Maas to the south and Glendowan to the North. It is located in Dungloe parish.

DOOCHARY SHOPS

A COTTAGE AT DOOCHARY

DOOCHARY STREETSIGNS

THE RIVER

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