The Mulroy Drive is a 35 km route of outstanding natural beauty along north Donegal’s wild coastline. It connects the beautiful Atlantic Drive to the rugged beauty of the Fanad Lighthouse and the stunning Portsalon beaches and Knockalla drive.

It boasts some of the most stunning scenery in Ireland and is steeped in history 10km of the route is on the wild Atlantic way and we encourage you to take the tour round the bay and view the spectacular scenery and sample some of the restaurants, bars, shops, accommodation and hospitality of the local people.

The information on this website details the local knowledge, historical events and details of the bay.

Our Facebook page keeps you up to date with recent and upcoming events, our information map is available to help you when you are on the route.

Start: Donegal Airport, Ireland, Braade, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Head south
Keep left to continue toward R266
Turn left onto R266
Turn right to stay on R266
Turn left onto R259
Turn left onto N56
Turn right onto R251
Continue straight onto R255
Turn left onto L5542
Turn left
Continue onto L1192
Merge onto R245
Destination will be on the left
Arrive: 2 Main St, Tirloughan, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Total time: 1 h 2 min

Start: Unnamed Road, Londonderry BT47 3PZ, UK
Head north
Turn left
Turn left onto Station Rd
Turn right onto Clooney Rd
Turn left at McLean Rd
At Broadbridge Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A2
At Campsey Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Clooney Rd/A2
At Maydown Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Clooney Rd/A2
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Clooney Rd/A2
At Caw Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Madam’s Bank Rd/A515
At Culmore Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A515
At Ballyarnett Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A515
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A515
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A515
At Skeoge Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Buncrana Rd/A2
Entering Ireland
Continue straight
Continue onto N13
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on N13
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N13/N14
At Dry Arc Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N14
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ramelton Rd/R245
Continue to follow R245
Turn left onto Kilmacrennan Rd/R246
Turn right toward Church Rd
Turn left onto Church Rd
Turn right onto Main St/R245
Arrive: 2 Main St, Forquar, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Total time: 1 h 5 min

Start: 68 O’Connell Street Upper, Dublin Northside, Dublin, Ireland
Head north on O’Connell Street Upper toward Cathal Brugha St
Turn left onto Parnell St
Turn right onto Parnell Square W
Continue onto Granby Row
Turn right onto Dorset Street Upper/N1
Continue to follow N1
Keep right at the fork to continue on Exit 2, follow signs for Belfast/Airport/M1/M50 and merge onto M50
Keep right to continue on M1
Partial toll road
At junction 14, take the N33 exit to N2/Ardee/Derry
Ardee N33, Derry (N2)
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N33
Ardee N33, Derry (N2)
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N33
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N33
At Carrickmacross Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N2
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N2
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N2
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N2
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N2
At Annahagh Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on N2
At Coolshannagh Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N2
Continue onto A5
Turn left onto Moore St/A5
Continue to follow A5
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Tullyvar Rd/A5
Continue to follow A5
Omagh A5
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Omagh Rd/A5
Continue to follow A5
Omagh A5
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Great Northern Rd/A5
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Beltany Rd/A5
Continue to follow A5
At Melmount Rd Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Great Northern Link/A5
At Bradley Way Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bradley Way/A5
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Lifford Rd/A38
Continue onto N15
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Letterkenny Rd/N14
Continue to follow N14
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N13/N14
At Dry Arc Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N14
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ramelton Rd/R245
Continue to follow R245
Turn left onto Kilmacrennan Rd/R246
Turn right toward Church Rd
Turn left onto Church Rd
Turn right onto Main St/R245
Arrive: 2 Main St, Forquar, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Total time: 3 h 23 min

Start: Kilgarriff West, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Head east
Turn left toward R376
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto R376
Turn left onto N17
Turn right onto Market Square/N17
Continue to follow N17
Turn left onto Circular Rd/N17
Turn right to stay on Circular Rd/N17
Continue to follow N17
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N4
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N4
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on N4
Continue onto N15
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on N15
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N15
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on N15
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N15
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on N15
Turn left onto Meetinghouse St/N13
Continue to follow N13
Turn left to stay on N13
At Dry Arc Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N14
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ramelton Rd/R245
Continue to follow R245
Turn left onto Kilmacrennan Rd/R246
Turn right toward Church Rd
Turn left onto Church Rd
Turn right onto Main St/R245
Arrive: 2 Main St, Forquar, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Total time: 2 h 37 min