Common Surnames: Surnames associated with the county include Gallagher, O'Donnell, Doherty, Gillespie, Breslin, Bonar, Brannan and McDaid. Famous People with Donegal roots: Thomas P. O’Neill III ...

He travels North to find out the background of his surname visiting Grianán Aileach in County Donegal and Tullhogue Fort, County Tyrone an inauguration site for the O’Neill clan and on the way ...

An earlier version of this story misspelled the surname of a weaver in Donegal County, Ireland. His name is Eddie Doherty, not Dougherty. The article also misspelled the name of a Dublin restaurant.

A new TG4 series exploring the fascinating history of ancient Irish clan surnames will feature towns and landmarks across ...