Fitzgeralds Hotel Donegal

Fitzgeralds Hotel in Donegal is very centrally located for guests wishing to visit a number of ancient Castles and Round Towers. Co Donegal and the North West of Ireland has had a turbulent past especially in Elizabethan times which has left a wonderful legacy of very well preserved Castles and Round Towers, many of which have now been restored and have visitor facilities.

Donegal Castle

The Castle was built in 1505 by the O'Donnell family who were the ruling Gaelic family in Donegal for over a thousand years until they left Ireland with the Flight of the Earls in 1607.
The rectangular tower was then occupied by Sir Basil Brooke who transformed it by adding gables and windows and making the first floor into a banqueting hall complete with a Jacobean fireplace bearing his coat of arms. Beside the Tower Sir Basil built a southern facing manor house and reinforced the bawn-wall surrounding the Castle. The Castle has recently been renovated and is open daily from mid-June to October.

• Open: March 17 to October 31 -Daily: 10.00 am to 6.00 pm
  ( last admission 45 minutes before closing)
• Guided tours available every hour, Max Number: 25, Duration: 30 minutes
• Limited access for visitors with disabilities to the ground floor.
• Access to the site is available for group bookings in the off-season by prior arrangement