A little bit about Letterkenny: the city we will be calling our home

Dear reader,

I wanted to take this opportunity and tell you a bit about the town that Jeroen and I will be moving to this summer.

 <--Letterkenny's coat of arms: Ubique Urbem Reminiscar, which means "Remember the town wherever I am"

Some facts about Letterkenny:
Letterkenny is a town in county Donegal, in the very north of Ireland (note, not Northern Ireland, the North of Ireland). Yep, we're going "north of the wall" ^^

Letterkenny, what an odd name for a town! Well, the English name is derived from the Irish name Leitir Ceanainn, which means "Hillside of the O'Cannons". The O'Cannons were the last of the ancient chieftains of Tyrconnell (which was a political state in northwest Ireland until 1601).

Letterkenny is the biggest town in Donegal, located on the River Swilly. Together with the nearby city Derry, it forms the major economic core of the north-west of Ireland. In Letterkenny you'll find Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT), which is were I will be studying from september 2016.




Our trip to Letterkenny last summer:

Last summer we already visited the lovely town, to get to know the place we will be calling our home soon. I'd like to share some pictures with you so you get an impression of where we are going (and why you should come visit us!)

Eating at Mr. Chippy's, the famous fish 'n chips shop where you get off if you take the bus from Dublin to Letterkenny.

An impression of Letterkenny's beautiful town center.


The impressive St. Eunan's Cathedral.

And of course we had to investigate the pubs in Letterkenny.... :)

Letterkenny's surroundings:

Not only the town itself worth visiting, Letterkenny is situated in the most beautiful landscape. When we were taking the bus from Dublin I couldn't stop looking out the window. Here are just a few of the highlights that we already visited in Donegal. Of course we are going to explore much more of the beautiful surroundings soon (and I will be blogging about it ;)


Glenveagh National Park

Derry (walking the city walls)


Dunfanaghy beach

So, that was it for my short introduction to Letterkenny!
I hope you have a bit of a picture of the lovely city and beautiful country, but to be honest you should just come and visit us when we are there, to see for yourself! :)

Till the next post!

Kisses,

Leyla