Deserted ruined house at Bloody Foreland, Donegal, Ireland

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Bloody Foreland is in Gweedore ( Gaoth Dobhair) an Irish-speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. It is made up of five main townships, Bunbeg, Derrybeg, Dunlewey, Crolly and Bloody Foreland, where this image was taken. Gaoth refers to an inlet of the sea at the mouth of the Crolly River, known as An Ghaoth. It is the boundary between Gweedore to the north and the Rosses to the south. Dobhar is an old Irish word for water. Gaoth Dobhair translates as the aqueous estuary. The predominantly spoken language of the district is Irish, therefore it is seen as part of the Gaeltacht, providing a link with millennia of Irish culture.

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Size: 5280px × 4264px
Location: Foreland heights, Bloody Foreland, Donegal, Ireland
Photo credit: © ian macrae young / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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