What you need to see in Ireland's County Donegal

What you need to see in Ireland's County Donegal

Rugged seascapes and pastoral landscapes serve as backdrop to the county's rich musical heritage Donegal's pastoral landscape with Mount Errigal in the distance — Photo courtesy of Christine Loomis In Ireland's far north Ulster province, sweeping visual splendor is the norm across County Donegal's nearly 2,000 square miles. It is a pastiche of lush fields, stone cottages, peaks and jagged sea cliffs. There are towns where Gaeilge (Gaelic) is still spoken and black-face, horned sheep roam like wooly blimps across the countryside. Explore the County's peaks and shores This decades-old wreck on Magheraclogher Beach has become an iconic symbol of Donegal — Photo courtesy of Christine Loomis Lovers of drive vacations need look no further than the Wild Atlantic Way, a coastal road that serpentines up Europe's western edge for 1,500 miles, from County Cork through County Donegal to its northernmost point. To drive any section of this coast is to be immersed in nature's …