Moville
Moville (Bun an Phobail in Irish) is a town in County Donegal close to the northern tip of Ireland. The town enjoys a scenic location on the western shore of Lough Foyle, about 30 km from Derry which lies across the border in Northern Ireland. Its most attractive feature is its handsome Green, a large seaside park featuring bandstands, walking trails, playgrounds and sweeping views east across the waters of the lough to Northern Ireland. As a result of this pleasant location and the proximity of several marvellous beaches, Moville receives many visitors and daytrippers in the summer months.
A View of Moville's Green and Lough Foyle coast.
In the second half of the 19th century, Moville was a significant point of embarkation for many travellers, especially emigrants, to Canada and the Unitied States of America. Steamships of the Anchor Line, of Glasgow, and others en-route from Glasgow to New York City regularly called at Moville to pick up additional passengers. Today, the town receives little maritime traffic; it retains its small fishing harbour, but the important commercial fishing port at Greencastle lies only a few miles away.
An annual regatta is held at Moville every year in August, and has done so since early in the 19th century.
Carrickarory Pier at night - Magilligan prison can be seen as a line of lights on the left.
The family of the British soldier Bernard Montgomery came from Moville, and maintained their home, New Park, close to the centre of the town.