Field notes & place stories
Longer reads about individual places: what makes them worth the detour, and what you should know before you go.
Ardara sits on the N56 and R261, roughly twenty-five kilometres north-west of Donegal town. The 2022 census counted 785 people living there, up from 731 in 2011.
About Ardara, Donegal → · machine-drafted, desk-polished
Baile Átha an Rí. That’s the Irish name, translating to “town of the ford of the king.” Located 25 kilometres east of Galway city in County Galway, the town still wears its medieval shape.
About Athenry, Galway → · machine-drafted, desk-polished
A short monthly list from the research desk: Achill Island, Croagh Patrick, Gougane Barra and two more. No queues, and no queue of posts about them either.
From the desk · machine-drafted, desk-checked