Here at the Falcarragh Visitor Centre, you can immerse yourself in the lives of our rural ancestors from Falcarragh and its surroundings. Falcarragh, a Gaeltacht region in Donegal, is a market town in the parish of Cloughaneely, which is located in Northwest Donegal on the N56 route, approximately 45km from Letterkenny.

The area surrounding Falcarragh is one of amazing natural beauty, with the Derryveagh mountains to one side and the beautiful unspoilt beaches of Drumnatinney, Ballyness Bay and Magheroarty on the other. The islands of Tory and Innisboffin lie just off the coast. This varied landscape is ideal for outdoor activity enthusiasts. The northwest of Donegal is a storehouse of history and heritage with tombs, castles, houses and artefacts dating back thousands of years.
The Visitor Centre at an tSean Bheairic is the focal point in the community for information on activities in the area. The Centre combines this ideal location with a wealth of information and artefacts to tastefully depict aspects of Ireland’s language, culture, heritage, history and memories of our ancestors’ lifestyles.

This authentic two-storey building was originally constructed in 1890 as the Falcarragh Police Barracks and used as such until 1920 when it became the Falcarragh Garda Station. This period in history coincides with the most memorable time in the development of the Irish Republic and therefore the building has witnessed some dramatic events. Permanent exhibits of the history and culture of the Barracks are displayed within the visitor centre, which adds to the uniqueness and authenticity of the centre.



Anseo in Ionad Acmhainne na gCuairteoirí, gheobhaidh tú aithne agus eolas ar an chineál saoil agus slí mhaireachtála a bhí ag ár sinsear ar an Fhál Charrach agus sa cheantar tuaithe máguaird. Tá baile margaidh an Fháil Charraigh suite i gceartlar pharóiste Chloich Cheann Fhaola, ceann de na ceantair Ghaeltachta atá beo bríomhar go fóill in Iarthuaisceart Dhún na nGall. Tá sé suite ar bhóthar an N56 tuairim is 47km ó Leitir Ceanainn, Co. Dhún na nGall, an baile mór is gaiste fáis san Eoraip. Thart timpeall air, tá tírdhreach álainn, sléibhte mhaorga agus gleannta ina bhfuil locha ciúine, agus cósta glan galánta an Atlantaigh. In Ionad na gCuairteoirí ar an Fhál Charrach, baintear úsáid as an suíomh thar a bheith fóirsteanach seo i gcuideachta le saibhreas eolais agus lámhdhéantúsán ar mhaithe le léiriú tuisceanach a thabhairt ar theanga, ar chultúr, ar oidhreacht agus ar stair na hÉireann chomh maith le heolas fá shlite maireachtála ár sinsear agus a gcuid uirlisí feirmeoireachta.

Tógadh an foirgneamh dhá urlár seo i dtús báire sa bhliain 1890 mar Bheairic Péas an Fháil Charraigh. Mhair sé mar sin go dtí gur haistríodh anonn chuig na Gardaí Síochána é sa bhliain 1920. Tá taispeántas buan de stair agus cultúr na beairice le feiceáil taobh istigh d'Ionad na gCuairteoirí, rud a chuidíonn go mór le saoithiúlacht agus fíréantacht an Ionaid.