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What do you think of Donegal? |
And also, What are your favourite parts and places of Donegal? What do you think of the accent?
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POCKET JOKERS - THE DARKSIDE
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The accent on the women is a killer. There's great golfcourses up that way, Bundaoran the place?
I spent a wknd up in Letterkenny and it was the best, almost like a holiday resort centre with the streets lined with pubs and nightclubs :) |
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Tea TEA
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It's been a long time since I've stayed there properly. Last time I went, I stayed in Greencastle. I can't remember much...I guess I couldn't complain. Maybe one day I'll go back? I passed through it last summer...all I did was buy chocolate from a shop though! LOL
This summer I'm going with some friends to Donegal but I can't remember exactly the name...
And the accent? Goodness, I cannot remember! |
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Misty Blue
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God's own county.
Favourite part:all of it.
Accent:Like soft rain on a summer's day.Refreshing.
No.Thank YOU Kiwi. |
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smiley=] Lives On Facination
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Well I've never been to Donegal
Sounds coolieo
I should go.
why am I awnsering this question?
yeah I'm like....gonna go now... |
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houseoffunksville
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Donegal:Love it!
Accent:Love it!
Parts:anywhere along the coast |
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wetdufflecoats
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Lovely county......Barnesmore Gap and Inishowen are beautiful |
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boofuswoolie
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Magnificent!
All the north coast
Gortahork. Dunfanahy, Killahoey, Rathmullan I dtaodh na Gaeilge, tà filìocht agus blas an cheòil ann.
The accent is at it's most pleasing in the native Gaelic. |
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slipstreamer
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Very pretty and calm - I was there in the off season and I loved the lack of crowds. Everyone was very normal and friendly...can't pick out a favourite place...would like to go back soon and study the issue further :) |
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Gee says DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS!
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Never been there |
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i'm watching washinton d.c.
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DONEGAL IS BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL,I ESPECIALLY LIKED THE RACES THAT I WENT TO, THE WATER AND THE ROCKS ARE ROUGH, AND WILD,
THE ACCENT IS LIKE MUSIC TO MY EARS.
I WENT DOWN TO THE DOCKS AND JUST SAT THERE
TAKING IT ALL IN.
I LOVE EVERY INCH OF IRELAND. |
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I should be doing something else
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Fond memories of my childhood holidays there.
It actually isnt far and I haven't been in so long, I will have to take a drive up at some point during the summer (If we get a summer) |
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corto
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Hello,
Voici un morceau d'une réponse faite il y a peu de temps au sujet d'une question sur l'Irlande :
Pour ma part, la visite de cette île s'est concentrée sur le Nord-Ouest, dans le comté du Donegal. Le tourisme n'était pas développé dans cette très belle région sauvage ce qui fait que les contacts avec les Irlandais étaient, de leur part, basés sur la curiosité et la gentillesse.
Les plages du Nord-Ouest sont vastes, faites de sable blanc et... désertes !
Les couleurs de la mer, du sable, de l'herbe, du ciel, ainsi que celles des petites maisons éparpillées ici ou là , sont un bonheur pour qui sait les apprivoiser (dessin, peinture, photos... souvenirs !).
Coté météo, il est préférable de se déplacer un maximum en bord de mer, car, poussés par le vent du large, les nuages se déplacent et arrosent plus souvent les terres que la côte. Il est commun de se déplacer, ainsi,au sec, et de s'apercevoir qu'à deux ou trois km à l'intérieur des terres, le temps est à la pluie !
La vie est chère, certes, mais chère par rapport à quoi ?
Si l'on compare cette partie de l'Irlande avec, disons... la Bretagne, des produits tels que la viande seront élevés, alors que d'autres de type artisanal ne le seront pas.
A l'inverse, une soirée au pub ne vous coutera rien par rapport à une soirée en France, avec, qui plus est, de la musique "live" offerte, c'est à dire gratuitement, tous les jours. Ajouter à cela un accueil fabuleux et une ambiance festive endiablée... et vous verrez que ce n'est pas chère.
Une chose m'intrigue cependant : avec un taux de chômage élevé, notamment chez les jeunes, je n'ai pas bien compris comment les jeunes conducteurs pouvaient se payer de grosses et puissantes voitures neuves (je rappelle que je me trouvais en milieu rural).
La restauration peut être aussi onéreuse que surprenante, mais surtout de très bonne qualité bien que peu variée (mais variée quand même).
Coté logement, un ami m'avait prêté un véritable "cottage" d'époque ! Fabuleuse demeure en bord d'océan.
J'ai gravi toutes les "montagnes" aux alentours de Dunfanaghy et le panorama ainsi découvert était à couper le souffle. La puissance des éléments, notamment le vent, y prenait tout son sens.
Mon seul regret fut de ne pas assez bien maîtriser l'anglais, de façon à approfondir des relations humaines restées un peu superficielles.
L'accent (si telle est la question), notamment avec les "anciens" dans les pubs, était quelque chose de très déstabilisant pour le Français que je suis ! Mais la gentillesse et la malice dans les yeux comblaient cette lacune.
Enormes souvenirs, donc, que ce voyage dans le Donegal.
Tchuusss ! |
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4shiggles
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Nice area, just be careful on the roads they are very narrow with stone walls on each side. |
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lotg_4eva
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gorgeous!! we went sailin up there last summer....durin the 58 day flood?? still stunning!! i love it all!! my irish teacher has a donegal accent...wt a ledgend!!! love it!! but ur irish is tuff 2 understand!! pronouncin things the way they are spelt????? just doesnt make sense in irish!!!! |
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hmmmmm Eggy Weggys
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i went a a kid and all i remember was it was cold and windy, but id love to return as an adult so i could appreciate the cliffs at bundoren. oh and the accent is deadly |
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Infinite Distruction* Misery...
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Is maith liom donegal....
hmmm Rathmullan?. Tá mo chairde conaionn ar rathmullan. Tá ainm di Nuala :P
Tá accent go deas ar go hointach....
slán anois!
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I like Donegal...hmm rathmullen? my friend lives there her name is Nuala..
I love their accent its great/good!
GOOD BYE
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xxEllexx
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Aaaahh....we're both Top Contributors on the same section!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway,, excitement over....;)
Im from Wicklow, but my best friends parents are from Donegal...so they have an empty house up there we crash every summer since i was 14 lol
The house is in Inishowen i think.....;)
The nightlife is deadly there though...only place i remember (HA) is Milan
good times, good times....haha
Oh and the accent?
omg ok.....my friends Dad? he's about 50, kinda fat, balding and just weird in general...
YET, when i was a little younger, i had the biggest crush on him ever...
WTF.....it was the damn accent
Anyway......glad no-ones knows me on Y/A....otherwise kill me now! hahah |
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