''Machaire Rabhartaigh'' (known in
English as Magheroarty), meaning "plain of the spring tide/plain of Roarty",
is a
Gaeltacht village and
townland on the north-west coast of
County Donegal in
Ulster, the northern
province in Ireland. It is in the parish of
Cloughaneely and its main access road is the
R257.
It has been home to a
Gael Linn Irish language Summer school since 1981 which runs courses for teenagers aged 12–18 every summer, and has an intake of about 200 students per course.
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The village has a port used by fishing vessels. It also the main ferry port for
Tory Island.
It attracts tourists during the summer and watersports enthusiasts visit the area to windsurf/surf/kitesurf and to go kayaking in the bay. A natural reef exists to the left of the pier which provides excellent surf throughout the year. Amenities include Coll's Bar & Pub grub, a café (Salt & Sand) and ''Scoil Naomh Dubhthach Machaire Rabhartaigh'', an Irish-speaking primary school.
References
{{County Donegal
Cloughaneely
Gaeltacht places in County Donegal
Gaeltacht towns and villages
Geography of County Donegal