Donegal Wild Atlantic Book
Published August 16, 2019
The book is now on sale - order your copies now
Donegal’s Atlantic Way is a 208 page coffee table photographic book of over 200 images capturing’s Donegal’s beauty combined with a new collection of 25 poems. The pictures tell a story of the unfolding of the day from dawn to dusk and beyond in Donegal’s hinterland in the Northwest of Ireland.
The poems are for most part linked to the photographs. Through combinations of light, lines and lyrics this book is a must for those who love nature and its rhythm. The production is the end result of 8 years labour of love by Michael Sugrue. The introductions from Donegal’s Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Physiology, Professor William Campbell and Donegal’s favourite son Mr Daniel O’Donnell set the scene for the illustrated poetic journey that awaits you.
With Pauline, his other half of 36 years, Michael has walked, cycled, climbed, crawled or kayaked nearly every part of Donegal. Originally a Galway man, known to speak a “cúpla focal” or “giota beag”, he is forever torn trying to bypass beautiful locations to get to an end photographic destination in Donegal. Michael likes to surf at Ballymastocker Bay Fanad and says the waves are at times too imaginative for him! He just loves the sea especially if his 4 boys are home.
Mr Sugrue was inspired by North West Words poetry group to put pen to paper. He is grateful to many who have helped on this 8 year journey his literary editor Gerard Beirne and photographic mentors Eimhear Collins and Rodney O Callaghan. Donegal County Council and local business have supported the project and income raised from Donegal’s Atlantic Way will be donated to three charities, Donegal Mind Wellness, Letterkenny Hospice and Breast Centre Northwest Research and Development.
Michael, hopes the book can do justice to some of those magic moments he had capturing them.
Selected exerts from Donegal’s Atlantic Way
This limited-edition book is now on sale and is available from the following venues:
This limited-edition book is now on sale and is available from the following venues:
Donegal’s Atlantic Way Sales Location
Ballyshannon Pillbox Pharmacy
Buncrana Inish Pharmacy
The Northern Light Gallery Main Street
Bundoran Pillbox Pharmacy
Carndonagh Inish Pharmacy
Derrybeg O’Donnell’s Pharmacy
Donegal Town Four Masters
Dunfanaghy McAuliffe’s
Letterkenny Amelia’s Main Street
Counter Café
Castlegrove Country House
Easons Bookmark Shopping Centre
Easons Bookmark Courtyard
Hospital GM’s Office
Silver Tassie Hotel
Muff Inish Pharmacy
Ramelton Murray’s Pharmacy
McFadden’s Shop
Ross Fine Arts
HealthWise Pharmacies are also stocking the book, Available at the following Healthwise stores
Buncrana
Moville
Ballybofey
Lifford
Letterkenny
Sligo
Dungloe
Dublin Conn’s Cameras
Also order www.donegalhospice.ie
email thedonegalhospice@gmail.com
The price is €35. You can collect from any of the above venues, but if you need the book posted then Postage and packaging will be calculated when you place your order. To order by phone call Isobell on 074 9125656 or 087 2389607 – to pay by bank transfer email thedonegalhospice@gmail.com and we will send you the bank details