In pictures: World’s largest replica Spanish galleon visits Mullaghderg Bay

A unique maritime spectacle brought the story of the Spanish Armada back to the Donegal coast.

The world’s largest Spanish galleon replica, El Galeón Andalucía, visited Mullaghderg Bay, Kincasslagh.

The vessel is visiting Ireland as part of its 2026 European tour, travelling as a floating museum of Spanish maritime history and Andalusian culture.

Local history in Donegal records that a Spanish Armada vessel ran aground near Mullaghderg in 1588, with the beach’s Spanish Rock still associated with that story.

Members of the crew will lay a wreath to honour the sailors lost on the Donegal coast. There was also a cannon salute.