After leaving Donegal Town on the Local Link, we traveled southwest to Killybegs, the largest port town in all of Ireland. Port towns always intrigue me and I enjoy spending time in them. Usually you can find a bustle of activity especially around the docks and best of all the local seafood cannot be beat. I've found some of the best restaurants in port towns. Killybegs was no exception. My choice tonight? Anderson's Boathouse. They prepared this beautiful plate of local Hake, that was cooked delicately and presented on a bed of mashed potatoes with a side plate of veggies. This was a GREAT meal and one I'll miss dearly when I'm eating noodles in a cup at the Malinbeg Hostel tomorrow night.
After dinner I was off to the local market to stock up for the first couple days of the trek. On my way back, I caught glimpse of the spectacular mural painted on the side of a house (see mural below). The mural honors the fall of 24 ships that were wrecked off the coast of Ireland during their retreat following an ill-fated attack on England. One of the ships, La Girona, was repaired in Killybegs before eventually wrecking in September of 1588. Not surprising the Irish liked the Spaniards better than the English. You can read more here Spanish Armada
Downtown Killybegs is quite lovely for a town of 1,200 people (see below). The marina must have had at least 1,200 ships. Most of the ships were moored and the activity in the port was minimal. It turns out that the quota this year was a fraction of previous years, the locals blame the European Union for giving Ireland the shaft.
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