I enjoyed the visit to the Donegal Carpet Factory. We first watched a video that was clearly last updated in the late 60's, followed by an informative insight into this age old tradition. Enjoyable but not exactly exciting...

Very interesting interactive museum. Maritime part had a great local ship (trawler) captain explaining the history of Killybegs fishing fleet, as well as a very sophisticated marine ship simulator where you can try out your ship handling skills. The other part covered the hand knotted rug factory that had been in Killybegs for years. Again, there was a very interesting... More

Excellent place to visit; you start by watching a dvd of Donegal Carpets, and we were lukcy enough to be able to watch a second video on the history of fishing industry in Killybegs. We were lucky enough to go on a quiet day and thus had a tour of the carpet factory by ourselves. It was great to try... More

We were visiting Killybegs on our trip to the Slieve Leagues in Donegal,we decided to stop in The maritime & heritage centre for a cup of tea,the staff was so helpfull and welcoming that we decided to stay and do a tour.We started by watching a dvd of how the carpets were made and were then taken on a guided... More