Pubs, Hotels, Bars and Taverns in County Donegal, Ireland

In the Donegal Gaeltacht, the craic in the pub is often in Irish. Gweedore, the largest Gaeltacht parish in the country, has a strong tradition of music in its local taverns and gave the world Clannad, Enya and Altan's fiddler Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. At Meenaleck, Leo's Tavern was opened in 1968 by the showband musician Leo Brennan and his wife Baba. Their children worked behind the bar and joined their father on stage, and the walls now carry the family's awards and memorabilia.