Buncrana, Co DonegalBuncrana is a popular seaside resort on the east side of Lough Swilly. There is a strong local tradition that it was to Buncrana Castle that Wolfe Tone was taken when he was captured in 1798 after the Anglo-French Naval encounter in Lough Swilley, north of Buncrana, at Dunree Head, Fort Dunree guards the entrance to Lough Swilley. The fort now houses an impressive military museum and interpretive centre.
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