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Donegal County Museum
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Donegal County Museum

Donegal County Museum is a county museum in County Donegal. Head into Letterkenny’s urban area to find it. 11 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba (600 m).

Photo: Donegal County Museum, DevelopedMadness at English Wikipedia (Public domain)
Where
In Letterkenny
inside the urban area
How well known
Top 17%
#297 of 1,783 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 18–19°C
In brief

Museum in Letterkenny

Inside Letterkenny

Donegal County Museum is inside Letterkenny’s urban area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

In Letterkenny, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 18–19°C.

Jan8° / 2°146 mm
Feb9° / 2°117 mm
Mar10° / 3°99 mm
Apr13° / 4°77 mm
May16° / 7°76 mm
Jun18° / 9°76 mm
Jul19° / 11°88 mm
Aug19° / 11°98 mm
Sep17° / 9°94 mm
Oct13° / 7°120 mm
Nov10° / 4°137 mm
Dec8° / 2°154 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Letterkenny, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Letterkenny (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Letterkenny’s full climate →
About

Donegal County Museum

It is written up in 3 Wikipedias. On the county map, it is in County Donegal.

Donegal County Museum on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Museum
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
in Letterkenny
Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

AddressHigh Rd, Letterkenny
HoursMon–Fri 10:00–12:30, 13:00–16:30 · Sat 13:00–16:30 · Sun, public holidays closed
Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.
Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Locating Donegal County Museum

Orange is Donegal County Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Letterkenny’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline

Towns near it

Bases near Donegal County Museum

By population, Letterkenny leads the 8 with 22,549. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

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  1. 1Letterkenny
  2. 2Manorcunningham
  3. 3Kilmacrennan
  4. 4Drumkeen
  5. 5Ramelton
  6. 6Convoy
  7. 7Raphoe
  8. 8Newtowncunningham
1 · It’s in town

Letterkenny

22,549 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 7.3 km east of it

Manorcunningham

830 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 8.8 km north of it

Kilmacrennan

888 people

4 · 9.9 km south of it

Drumkeen

333 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Donegal County Museum isPeoplePlaces to visit
LetterkennyIt’s in town22,5497
Manorcunningham7.3 km east of it8303
Kilmacrennan8.8 km north of it8880
Drumkeen9.9 km south of it3330
Ramelton11 km northeast of it1,2880
Convoy11 km southeast of it1,7022
Raphoe13 km southeast of it1,1612
Newtowncunningham15 km east of it1,1921
Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 11 places, among them 2 cathedrals, a museum and a historic house.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Donegal County Museum: what to know

Where is Donegal County Museum?

Donegal County Museum is in Letterkenny, Donegal, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Donegal County Museum?

County museum in County Donegal, Ireland.

How well known is Donegal County Museum?

Donegal County Museum has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #297 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Donegal County Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Letterkenny, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Donegal County Museum?

Within 15 km: Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba (600 m), Newmills Corn And Flax Mills (5.5 km), Glebe House and Gallery (12 km) and St Eunan's Cathedral (13 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).