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

Use the Next > above to go through the gallery Raphoe Castle It's hard to believe there is something this impressive in Donegal being left in ruins. Its definitely worth a visit but be warned it seems like its hosted a fair few parties with a lot of cans and bottles lying around. It was built in the 1630s and was involved in battles during the rebellions of 1641 and 1798 before being destroyed by an accidental fire in 1838

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Use the Next > above to go through the gallery Raphoe Castle It's hard to believe there is something this impressive in Donegal being left in ruins. Its definitely worth a visit but be warned it seems like its hosted a fair few parties with a lot of cans and bottles lying around. It was built in the 1630s and was involved in battles during the rebellions of 1641 and 1798 before being destroyed by an accidental fire in 1838

Use the Next > above to go through the galleryIsle of DoaghThis weekend had some of the bluest skies I've seen in a long time with barely a cloud to be seen. We had fantastic weather and a great time exploring Inishowen, somewhere I wouldn't have known all that well, and came across this cool wee cottage on the Isle of Doagh

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Use the Next > above to go through the galleryIsle of DoaghThis weekend had some of the bluest skies I've seen in a long time with barely a cloud to be seen. We had fantastic weather and a great time exploring Inishowen, somewhere I wouldn't have known all that well, and came across this cool wee cottage on the Isle of Doagh

Use the Next > above to go through the galleryGrianan of Aileach Grianan of Aileach really is spectacular on a nice with views for miles and miles. Another very cool ringfort which was built in the 6th or 7th century before being destroyed in 1101 by Muirchertach Ua Briain, the King of Munster, and later restored in 1870

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Use the Next > above to go through the galleryGrianan of Aileach Grianan of Aileach really is spectacular on a nice with views for miles and miles. Another very cool ringfort which was built in the 6th or 7th century before being destroyed in 1101 by Muirchertach Ua Briain, the King of Munster, and later restored in 1870

Use the Next > above to go through the gallery Dunlewey Church The church was built by Jane Smith Russell in 1853 as a memorial to her husband James who died in 1848 and was the landlord of Dunlewey and the Poisoned Glen. I had to look up the reason it was called the Poisoned Glen (Cró Nimhe) and seems like there are a few theories. Some say its a mistranslation and the correct name should be 'Heavenly Glen', with the Irish for heaven being 'neamh' and the Irish for poison being 'neimhe'. Another reason is said to be due to highly toxic spurge moss which poisoned the drinking water but has since become extinct

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Use the Next > above to go through the gallery Dunlewey Church The church was built by Jane Smith Russell in 1853 as a memorial to her husband James who died in 1848 and was the landlord of Dunlewey and the Poisoned Glen. I had to look up the reason it was called the Poisoned Glen (Cró Nimhe) and seems like there are a few theories. Some say its a mistranslation and the correct name should be 'Heavenly Glen', with the Irish for heaven being 'neamh' and the Irish for poison being 'neimhe'. Another reason is said to be due to highly toxic spurge moss which poisoned the drinking water but has since become extinct

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