Glen Colm Cille (or Glencolombkill in angliciazation)

On our way to Rathmullan, the bus stops at this place in one of the Gaelic-speaking sections of Donegal.  It is pointed out that in Donegal, the signage is first in Gaelic and then in English, in contrast to the rest of Ireland.  And Donegal Gaelic is closer to Scottish Gaelic than to other Gaelic languages. 

This is a little Village iin the southwest corner of Donegal County.  Thanks to a local priest, Father James McDyer,, who was assigned here and fell in love with the location, the people, and the way of life, and felt the need to document and preserve, the village has survived and thrived, He became a champion of the rights and needs of rural people and of economic development.  The Village has become known for for its own economic development and for a small collection of cottages from different eras and professions.  A little like Old World Wisconsin or Greenfield Village, it features a fishermans’s cottage, a pub and grocery combination, a schoolhouse  which is closed at the time, because they are using it to dry material for re-thatching one of the roofs.

  

   
 

In the gift shop, there are locally made items, and Paula uses her gambling profits to buy a Aran style sweater, under the watchful eye of this gentleman.