Use the Next > above to go through the gallery We all passed the various lockdowns in different ways - some more productivity than others. Take Milford native Barry McNulty for example, who used the opportunity to take up a hobby he had always intended to - photography. He is available on barrymacca85@gmail.com “I wanted to get into photography for quite a while and after the cabin fever, I decided that is the time to get out more and take some photos,” he says. “To motivate myself, I decided to do the #365dayphotochallenge and post a picture every single day for a year - knowing me I thought I’d given up in a month but I’m still at it!  “There's some serious photographers and locations in Donegal, which gave me plenty of inspiration to relish the challenge. Deirdre Friel of Donegal Heritage Trails has been such a great help. I mainly used the drone and my phone might not be epic, so I will let others decide on whether there was improvement or not.” Barry’s photos mapped Donegal and farther afield and this is the first installment of his series of photographs, taken over the last year.placeholder image
Use the Next > above to go through the gallery We all passed the various lockdowns in different ways - some more productivity than others. Take Milford native Barry McNulty for example, who used the opportunity to take up a hobby he had always intended to - photography. He is available on [email protected] “I wanted to get into photography for quite a while and after the cabin fever, I decided that is the time to get out more and take some photos,” he says. “To motivate myself, I decided to do the #365dayphotochallenge and post a picture every single day for a year - knowing me I thought I’d given up in a month but I’m still at it!  “There's some serious photographers and locations in Donegal, which gave me plenty of inspiration to relish the challenge. Deirdre Friel of Donegal Heritage Trails has been such a great help. I mainly used the drone and my phone might not be epic, so I will let others decide on whether there was improvement or not.” Barry’s photos mapped Donegal and farther afield and this is the first installment of his series of photographs, taken over the last year.

A photographic tour of Donegal - through the lens of lockdown

Alan Foley
By Alan Foley

Managing Editor, Donegal, Letterkenny

Published 6th Feb 2022, 00:33 GMT
Updated 6th Feb 2022, 09:23 GMT

Barry McNulty set himself a challenge during lockdown and in doing so, managed to capture Donegal in all its splendor

Macamish Fort, Rathmullan: Macamish Fort is situated on the banks of Lough Swilly. It was built in the year 1803 by the English Government. It is about 40 feet high. At the entrance to the fort there is a drawbridge and when the soldiers were all in at night it was lifted. Then there was no danger of it being burned by enemies. There is a wall built all round the fort and there was a stone lying on top of it; with some of the names of the soldiers carved

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Macamish Fort, Rathmullan: Macamish Fort is situated on the banks of Lough Swilly. It was built in the year 1803 by the English Government. It is about 40 feet high. At the entrance to the fort there is a drawbridge and when the soldiers were all in at night it was lifted. Then there was no danger of it being burned by enemies. There is a wall built all round the fort and there was a stone lying on top of it; with some of the names of the soldiers carved

Doe Castle, overlooking Sheephaven Bay: Doe Castle is situated about one mile off the Carrigart to Creeslough Road. This MacSuibhne castle is protected on three sides by the sea, while on the landward side a moat has been hewn from the rock. It sits deep in Sheephaven Bay, in a spectacular location on the shore near Creeslough village. It was a stronghold of the MacSweeney Clan who came to Donegal from Scotland as Gallowglasses - professional fighters

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Doe Castle, overlooking Sheephaven Bay: Doe Castle is situated about one mile off the Carrigart to Creeslough Road. This MacSuibhne castle is protected on three sides by the sea, while on the landward side a moat has been hewn from the rock. It sits deep in Sheephaven Bay, in a spectacular location on the shore near Creeslough village. It was a stronghold of the MacSweeney Clan who came to Donegal from Scotland as Gallowglasses - professional fighters

Foggy Morning in Drumbern: Not the greatest photo but still something about it I like. A very foggy morning in Milford, looking over a fog covered Drumbern and out to Mulroy Bay

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Foggy Morning in Drumbern: Not the greatest photo but still something about it I like. A very foggy morning in Milford, looking over a fog covered Drumbern and out to Mulroy Bay

Doon Fort, Naran: It was a relatively dull day in Naran but this Fort was still spectacular. I don't think I knew this place existed until fairly recently! An ancient ring fort, on a lake, on top of a hill. I'll definitely be back on better day for a better picture, but not sure if visitors are technically welcome

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Doon Fort, Naran: It was a relatively dull day in Naran but this Fort was still spectacular. I don't think I knew this place existed until fairly recently! An ancient ring fort, on a lake, on top of a hill. I'll definitely be back on better day for a better picture, but not sure if visitors are technically welcome

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