Fort Dunree
One of the weekends after travel restrictions were lifted for the first time in months, I decided to do a tour of the Inishowen Peninsula. There is a driving route called the Inishowen 100, which is basically 100 miles of driving around the peninsula which is Donegal’s largest. One of the main attractions at the Inishowen Peninsula is Fort Dunree, which is a fort that was setup at a narrow part of the Lough Swilly. At the time of the war, Ireland was a neutral country but Britain was not. To avoid the impression that Ireland was giving refuge to Britain thereby violating their neutrality, Fort Dunree served as a deterrent to prevent British troops from seeking refuge in Irish waters. If the ships get too close, Fort Dunree’s large guns will be fired.
Gap at Fort Dunree
Fort Dunree is one of the first places that I visited in Ireland. It’s funny that I have never actually seen much of it apart from the view from the cliff. This time, I have more time to spend here. I can immediately see how there are less vehicles here compared to the previous times I was here. It used to be that you need to park at the road outside the car park. The problem has gotten worse over the years as the popularity of the place increased. However, pandemic times brought some unexpected changes. There weren’t a lot of vehicles here and it was very easy to find parking space. It is not like there weren’t any visitors but there are visibly less vehicles now.
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