Gola Island

#1413 among destinations in Ireland

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Facts and practical information

Gola is a small island off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. The island was unpopulated as recently as 1996 but in recent years people have started to return. A ferry service operates during the holiday season and on request for the remainder of the year. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°5'30"N, 8°22'0"W

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Gola Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Leo's Tavern, Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair, Bunbeg, Inishmeane.

5.8 miSE
Nightlife, Restaurant
Leo's Tavern, Gweedore
148 min walk • Leo's Tavern is a restaurant and pub in the Donegal Gaeltacht, known as the home of music artists Clannad, Enya and Moya Brennan. The pub opened in 1968 and held Irish traditional music sessions nightly, becoming the musical starting block for the children of Leo Brennan, the pub's founder.
3.2 miSE
Theater
Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair, Gweedore
81 min walk • Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair, anglicized as Gweedore Theatre, is a local theatre in the Gaeltacht region of Derrybeg in the parish of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.
3 miSE
Village
Bunbeg
78 min walk • An Bun Beag, meaning "the small river mouth", is a small Gaeltacht village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is officially the smallest townland in Gaoth Dobhair, but today the name Bunbeg is used to describe a large region of the parish.
1.2 miNE
Island
Inishmeane
31 min walk • Inishmeane is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland and was once home to a vibrant fishing community. The island has been unpopulated for decades but in recent years some people have started to return.

Gola Island

Facts and practical information

Gola Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Leo's Tavern, Gweedore

Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair, Gweedore

Bunbeg

Inishmeane