Gallagher's Farm Hostel is a holiday hostel run by the Gallagher family in Co. Donegal, in the north west of Ireland. It is situated in the townland of Bruckless, four miles east of a small but properous fishing village, Killybegs, and fourteen miles west of the town of Donegal.

The hostel is surrounded by the Bluestack mountains and is only five minutes walk to Mc Swines's Bay.
All around the buildings are fields which at one time were cultivated for the farm. It is a very tranquill area. In the morning, the usual sounds are the singing of birds and the bleating of sheep. However, on a summer morning you will find yourself listening to many people from all over the world speaking in their various languages while eating their breakfast.
The building itself is an old stone built barn dating from 1850 thereabouts, that has been handsomely converted into the present hostel. Behind the hostel is a 3 bay hayshed for camping purposes.

To the side of the hostel is a camping park for up to 40 pitches. There is private parking space for camper vans, motor bikes and vehicles alike. There are no facilities for caravans unfortunately, and this is clearly indicated on the signs on the main road.

This is a picture taken from behind the camping park beside the kitchen door. You can see the back of the house, the gable of the hostel plus ample grassland for the campers.

This picture shows the front of the family house. The house dates from the 1920s and was bought by the present owners, Mr & Mrs Ben and Lyndall Gallagher in 1970. It has the square shape of a typical Irish farm house. The house faces the Atlantic sea which is southwards and to the west of the house are the Bluestack mountains. On a clear day, when sitting in the kitchen, one can view Ben Bulben, a mountain in Co. Sligo, which is 50 miles away.

This picture shows the gable of the house with the hostel peeping out over the wall. The gardens to the house are well kept and continuously in bloom from Spring to Autumn. There are two large lawns running along each side of the drive way as you approach the house.

This is a full length picture of the front of the hostel. You can imagine how this building used to be a set of four to five barns. Notice that there is good parking space. There is more parking space right behind the building.