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View from Rossnowlagh strand Rossnowlagh is a seaside resort located in County Donegal, in the north-west of Ireland. It is situated about 8km north of Ballyshannon and 16km south of Donegal Town. The extensive beach is very popular with families and is frequented by walkers, surfers, wind-surfers, kite-surfers and swimmers, and there are lifeguards on duty during the summer months. There is about 4km of a good quality sand beach.[1] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x320, 194 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...
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Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G874616 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population (2002) - Town: - Rural: 2,200 2,600 Ballyshannon (Béal Ãtha Seanaidh in Irish) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. ...
Donegal (Dún na nGall in Irish) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. ...
History There had been 500 years of Franciscan history in Donegal[2] but the link had been broken in the mid-19th century. The Franciscans re-established themselves in County Donegal when new friary buildings were built in Rossnowlagh in the early 1950s. The friary has a visitors centre and the Donegal Historical Society Museum which houses a small collection including stone age flints and old Irish musical instruments. There are beautiful gardens which are open to visitors. The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G924789 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population ( ) 2,339 (2006) Website: www. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Beach Rossnowlagh is one of Ireland's - and Europe's - best Blue flag, surfing beaches. As it faces westward into the Atlantic Ocean, and the fact that Donegal Bay's funnel shape can increase the size of the rollers, especially in winter, some huge waves are generated and it has been known to have rollers up to 20ft high. Rossnowlagh has good facilities, a fine-sand beach and excellent water quality. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...
The Blue flag iris (Iris versicolor, also known as the wild iris) is a member of the Iris family native to Canada and America. ...
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Donegal Bay (Bá Dhún na nGall in Irish) is an inlet (or bay) in the north western region of Ireland. ...
Rossnowlagh has many visitors during the summer months and is very popular as most of the beach is accessible by car which is suitable for young and old alike. Drivers are cautioned however to be aware of soft sand areas where cars can get stuck and to be aware of incoming tides which can move in rapidly and cover most/all of the beach. There may be a Beach Warden on duty and information about full and low tides may be displayed. Drivers on the beach are required to drive very slowly at 15 km/h and to be on the lookout for children and other users of the beach.
A soil erosion study of the beach at Rossnowlagh, known officially as Belalt strand, has been made. The area consists mainly of sandy beach, but also rocky shore platform, sand dunes, grassland, boulder clay cliffs and rock cliffs. Over the last 60 years it has been determined that the central section of the dune front has been eroding at rates up to 0.6m per year, with the highest erosion rate between 1951 and 1977. Starting in 1972, short lengths of rock armour were constructed at first in front of the Sandhouse Hotel and with further additions along the shore-line; this stopped the erosion but the dune front has a ragged appearance with up to 35m of erosion where half of the sandy shoreline has no protection.[3] // Riprap lining a lake shore Riprap (also known as rip rap, revetment, shot rock or rock armour) is rock or other material used to armor shorelines or stream banks against water erosion. ...
Amenities The Sandhouse Hotel is located adjacent to the beach, with a Surfers Bar attached. Overlooking the cliff is the Smuggler's Creek Inn restaurant and bar, and there are several shops in the area, along with a post-office/shop near the Franciscan friary and a thatched coffee shop nearby. A modern 20th century-built Franciscan friary is located up from the southern end of the beach.[4] To the south-west further along the cliffs in the distance stands the ruined Kilbarron Castle.
Events - In May 2007, a Rip Curl Grom Search Surfing event was hosted by Rossnowlagh Surf Club, with dozens of young surfers competing. In glorious weather, competitions were held for Under-12, U14 and U16 with some winning paid-trips to France for the European Finals.
- A peaceful Orange Order parade is held each year in Rossnowlagh, usually on the Saturday before the 12th of July. The number of participants and marching bands varies each year with many attending from order lodges based in Northern Ireland. The participants begin near St.Johns Church, march for approximately 2km and then congregate for some time, before marching back to the church again in the late afternoon.
- The most recent Irish National Junior Surfing Championships took place in August 2007 and was hosted in Rossnowlagh. There were 113 young surfers competing for titles in Under-12, U14, U16 and U18, including events for bodyboard and longboard. Rossnowlagh Surf Club members won 4 out of the 12 titles available, with the club also securing many high placings of 2nd and 3rd.
- An annual Feis (Irish Gaelic: fesh) is normally held each summer at The Franciscan Friary in Rossnowlagh. The feis is offically called the Feis of the Four Masters or Feis na gCeithre Maistir in Irish.
- The Inter-Counties Surfing contest is Irelands longest-running surfing contest and has been held every year since 1969. As it is normally the last surfing event of the year in Ireland it is widely viewed as the social event of the surfing calendar, and the actual surfing often takes second place to the craic and social enjoyment. In the last decade the contest has turned into a battle between the two dominant counties in Irish Surfing, hailing from opposite ends of the country - Donegal and Waterford. This year in October 2007, Waterford won the title again, after also winning it in 2006, with Donegal close, although Sligo took 2nd place.
- A special stage of the World Rally Championship Rally Ireland event was held in the Cashel and nearby area of Rossnowlagh on the 18th November 2007. This 14km stage on very narrow back roads, was the 19th stage of the Rally ireland event which was based in the North West of Ireland. This stage was won by Jari-Matti Latvala. Sebastien Loeb won the overall rally.
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The Orange Order is a Protestant fraternal organisation largely based in the province of Northern Ireland and in western Scotland but which has a worldwide membership. ...
Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...
Bodyboarder getting major air at The Wedge A bodyboard, known in surfing slang as a sponge, is a form of surfboard consisting of a small roughly rectangular piece of foam, shaped to a hydrodynamic form. ...
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Craic is a word in common usage in Ireland meaning fun, enjoyment, or good times, often in the context of drinking or music. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G924789 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population ( ) 2,339 (2006) Website: www. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference S604123 Statistics Province: Munster County: Area: 41. ...
The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. ...
Rally Ireland is a new addition to the World Rally Championship calendar in 2007. ...
Jari-Matti Latvala (born April 3, 1985) is a Finnish rally driver, competing with a Ford Focus RS WRC 06 for Stobart M-Sport Ford in the World Rally Championship. ...
Sébastien Loeb (born 26 February 1974) is a rally car driver from France. ...
Historical Transport Note - Rossnowlagh railway station opened in 1905 but closed altogether on 1st January 1960 [5] . It was part of the Great Northern Railway network with the train running towards Bundoran to the south and to Derry to the north. During the 55 years of its operation, Rossnowlagh, with its two miles of golden beach, became a popular venue for excursionists, and it was particularly favoured by families, daytrippers and for groups on their annual outings.
Several Great Northern Railways have existed: Great Northern Railway of Australia. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G8761 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population () Town Bundoran and hills (sight from library). ...
For other places with similar names, see Derry (disambiguation) and Londonderry (disambiguation). ...
References Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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