Dooega Cottage

04/03/2026

A cracking aerial view of Newport with views all the way over to Nephin on a lovely summers day

📷 Fáilte Ireland

04/03/2026

04/03/2026

A great performance and a fantastic set!

🥰They say, "It takes a village" and this is certainly true of our recent production of Brian Friel's classic, "Philadelphia, Here I Come!"💼 here in the little village of Dooega

We'd like to thank......

🚙💨Kevin, John and Charlie for braving the elements and organizing the parking for the large crowds who attended each night

🤵🏻👩🏼‍💼👩🏻‍💼🤵🏼Our front of house crew, Deirdre, Sadhbh, Breda, Joan, Kevin, Chris, Cian, Anthony, Edwin, Michael and Mícheál

🎟️💸Our ticket sellers, Sarah, Áine, Veronica, Sinead and Eoin....
📮and to Kathleen in the Post Office

🥪☕To Gráinne and Breda for keeping us well fed back stage with delicious sandwiches and refreshments

📸🎥On video & photography we'd like to thank Hironori Masuda, Seán Molloy and John Corrigan

📰 📻 To The Mayo News, Western People and Midwest Radio for the great coverage we received in the run up to the show. Thanks to Edwin for organizing this

🙏 Thank you Paul McNamara for always supporting our small but mighty drama group

🎁To everyone who donated wine, whiskey, biscuits and choccies, (we couldn't possibly name everyone who dropped in prizes!!) and to those who donated vouchers...
Paul Stenson from Sabhna Saunas
Mary Cattigan from Achillpuncture
Coláiste Acla
Lorna and Aisling Quinn from Lorna's Mobile Hairdressing and Achill Island Beauty Room
Glenamaddy Theatre Festival
Achill Cliff House Hotel & Restaurant
Eskape Beauty Salon
Achill Experience, Aquarium & Visitor Centre

🎩🧥👗👔To Caroline for searching high and low, near and far for the perfect costumes and props

👨🏼‍🔧🛠️Our amazing set designer, builder, historian, prop and stage manager, the perfectionist Denis McCarthy!

🎭To our cast, Stephen, David, Aisling, Marty, Mícheál, Yasmin, Michael, Paddy, Fionn, Myles, Caroline, Jessie and Cathal for bringing all of Brian Friel's wonderful characters to life
🎬🪑Special thanks here to Marty for doubling up as director & not getting too cross!! and to Pádraig for his invaluable guidance and support during our season

🙋🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️🙆🏼‍♀️🙅🏼‍♀️To the lady who put it all together, the fabulous Grainne McCarthy who kept the show on the road and us all on our toes!

🔊👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👨‍👩‍👧‍👦And finally to you our wonderful audience who turned up to support us over the 3 nights
😊🙏👏🎭😊🙏👏🎭😊🙏👏🎭

THANK YOU TO ONE AND ALL!!🎭

04/03/2026

08/11/2023

Fabulous visit to Keem yesterday - a rare day of sunshine - and at this moment there was nobody on the beach!

25/03/2023

Also unearthed this woman's shoe - very heavy, with metal studs and heel - and the clay pipe

25/03/2023

In the process of land clearance this week, this is some of what we found!

13/01/2023

We hear of big gales in Dooega this week. Reminds us that this was our view from the cottage, before lockdown, on January 13th in 2020

02/12/2022

The late Maggie Gallagher

It is with great sadness that the people of Dooega learned today of the passing of our most venerable neighbour, Margaret (Maggie) Gallagher (née Patten) of The Cross, Dooega.

Maggied died peacefully at her home in her 106th year. She was Achill’s oldest person and one of the oldest people in the country.

Born in 1917, Maggie lived through two world wars, the War of Independence and Civil War in Ireland and survived both the Spanish Flu and the Covid-19 pandemic.

She was as much a fixture of Dooega as the tide coming into the nearby bay and the Minaun and Knockmore hills standing sentinel behind her home.

She turned 105 in July and neighbours had a drive-by celebration at her home. Maggie was one of a kind and all who knew her were blessed.

She will be sadly missed by her loving family, daughters Anne Masuda (Dooega), Molly (Ottawa), sons Martin (Castlebar), Michael (Dublin) and Tony (Norway), sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives and friends.

Reposing at Lavelle’s Funeral Home, Cashel on Thursday evening from 6pm with removal at 7.15pm to Church of Our Lady and All Saints, Dooega.

Funeral Mass on Friday at 1pm followed by burial in Glencoe Cemetery.

May her gentle soul rest in peace.