Machaire Rabhartaigh

Machaire Rabhartaigh, 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 [road (Ireland)|R257].
It has been home to a Gael Linn Irish language Summer school, Coláiste Mhachaire Rabhartaigh, since 1981 which runs courses for teenagers from Northern Ireland every summer.
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 conditions suitable for surfing throughout the year. Amenities include a pub, café and Scoil Naomh Dubhthach Machaire Rabhartaigh, an Irish-medium primary school.