Aims and likely Cross Border benefits of the project:

“Length of the Lough” is a proposed initiative that will develop strategic partnerships and the opportunity to create positive marketing opportunities across the Donegal / Tyrone focus area working within two dedicated themes of:

  • Heritage projects.
  • Genealogy.

Project Objectives:

  • To create strategic partnerships and the development of a network in the Tyrone / Donegal to enhance the rural tourism structure
  • To work directly with business, community, heritage groups and interested individuals in the Lifford/ Strabane / Inishowen areas to focus on the themes of
  • a. Heritage
  • b. Genealogy
  • To engage statutory agencies in the project.
  • To deliver two seminars within the declared themes.