Information Donabate Ireland
The town shares a peninsula with the town of Portrane. The peninsula is flanked by the Rogerstown and Broadmeadow Estuaries to the north and south respectively. Large sand spits are sheltered making the estuaries important wildlife habitats. The estuaries are protected under the international Ramsar Convention. This Convention came into force in 1975, and concerns the conservation of wetlands of international importance and is primarily concerned with waterfowl. The convention is named after the town of Ramsar in Iran. The use of jet skis and power boats is restricted in the estuaries. However, surfing is a popular pastime in Donabate. The east coast of Ireland is not an optimal surfing region, as the waves are not of the same strength as those on Ireland’s west (Atlantic) coast. Other water sports and activities include sailing, kayaking and wind surfing. Newbridge Demesne is home to a big house and estate. Newbridge House is a Georgian mansion built for the Archbishop of Dublin in 1736. Situated on 370 acres of parklands, it has some perimeter woodland belts and fine vistas across lawns and wildflower meadows. The Cobbe family (the archbishop’s family) sold the house to the council in 1985 and it now features a playground, a model farm and a public park. The estate is now a popular site for recreation, and also has playing pitches. Barbecues and other festivities take place over the summer months.
Attractions Donabate Ireland
A trip along the Liffey - Dublin City
As Eddie Rabbit said in the Commitments there are two Dublin's, North & South. The Liffey is the border. The river rises in the Wicklow mountains near Poulaphuca , south of Dublin. it enters the Irish Sea at Dublin Bay. It is over 120Kms long. It is spanned by many bridges in the city. The first one is Sean Heuston bridge, located near the entrance to the Phoenix Park, the last bridge is the East link bridge, not far east of the Customs House. The sights along the Liffey include the National Museum, Customs House and Guinness Brewery.
Blarney Woollen Mills - Dublin City
Located in Nassau Street ; A huge range of woolen products. The great Irish shopping experience.
Brown Thomas - Dublin City
Located in Grafton Street ; Renown clothing store
Bull Island - Dublin City
Bull Island is 5km long and 800m wide, and the area above high tide is approximately 300 hectares. It contains a wide range of natural habitats which include inter tidal mudflats, salt marsh, freshwater marsh, dunes, and beach area. The mudflats support a large population of birds, at any time up to 27,000 birds are present, which gives the area the highest bird density in Ireland. The Island also provides the only Irish example of an undisturbed sequence of plant communities, from salt marsh to dune vegetation.
Casino Marino - Dublin City
Casino is located at Marino, just off the Malahide Road and only 3 miles north of the centre of Dublin. It was designed by Sir William Chambers as a pleasure house for James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont. It is one of the finest 18th century neo-classical buildings in Europe. The Casino, meaning "small house", surprisingly contains a total of 16 finely decorated rooms.
