Laghy

#1378 among destinations in Ireland

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Laghy or Laghey is a small village 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. The village has a quarry, a supermarket, garden centre, filling station, two public houses, a church with a graveyard, an Orange hall, a recycling centre, a Donegal County Council yard and salt depot, and a national school. Rossnowlagh and Murvagh beaches are nearby. Murvagh is also the home to Donegal Golf Club. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°36'58"N, 8°5'10"W

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Laghy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Donegal Castle, Magee of Donegal, Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, Donegal Abbey.

2.9 miN
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Donegal Castle, Donegal Town
74 min walk • Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. For most of the last two centuries, the majority of the buildings lay in ruins but the castle was almost fully restored in the early 1990s.
2.8 miN
Shopping, Department store
Magee of Donegal, Donegal Town
71 min walk • Magee of Donegal are a textile manufacturer, clothing manufacturer and retailer, and manufacturer and retailer of home goods based in Donegal Town, County Donegal, Ireland. The company are known for their woolen Donegal tweed, but also manufacture items from linen, cashmere, silk and other materials.
3 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, Donegal Town
76 min walk • 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.
2.6 miNW
Monastery
Donegal Abbey, Donegal Town
68 min walk • Donegal Abbey is a ruined Franciscan Priory in Donegal in Ireland. It was constructed by the O'Donnell dynasty in the fifteenth century. It is sometimes referred to as Donegal Friary.
6.6 miSW
Village
Rossnowlagh
169 min walk • Rossnowlagh is a seaside village in the south of County Donegal, Ireland. It is about 8.5 km north of Ballyshannon and 16 km southwest of Donegal Town.
5.1 miS
Lake
Lough Golagh
132 min walk • Lough Golagh is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in south County Donegal.
5 miNW
Village
Mountcharles
129 min walk • Mountcharles is a townland and a village in the south of County Donegal, Ireland. It lies 6 km from Donegal Town on the Killybegs road. It is situated in the civil parish of Inver and the historic barony of Banagh. The village's name is usually pronounced locally as 'Mount-char-liss'.