Donegal Castle

Donegal Castle stands at Saint Helenes, County Donegal, a stone tower house with an attached manor wing, long associated with the O’Donnell lords of Tír Chonaill and later remodelled under English ownership. Restored and open to visitors, it is one of the county’s principal historic buildings.

Inside, rooms display period furnishings, tapestries and interpretive panels covering the castle’s owners and the turbulent centuries they lived through. A guided tour or the on-site information brings the layers of building work into focus. Allow around an hour, and note that the stairways are narrow and original in character.