Ballyshannon

Ballyshannon

County Donegal

The music plays in Ballyshannon all year around. Not only when the legendary Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival takes place every year. Ballyshannon’s most famous son is rock music legend Rory Gallagher, to whom a monument was dedicated in the heart of the city.

Ballyshannon Information

Irish name: Béal Átha Seanaidh

1 hour

Free

Donegal Bay and Sligo

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Ballyshannon is located in County Donegal.

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Things to see near Ballyshannon

Tullan Strand
5.1 km away

Tullan Strand

Kilbarron Castle
5.2 km away

Kilbarron Castle

Rossnowlagh Beach
6.8 km away

Rossnowlagh Beach

Murvagh Beach
11.5 km away

Murvagh Beach

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