What is recorded here
John Doherty is a birthplace in Ardara, County Donegal, Ireland. Perhaps the boy learned fiddle tunes on kitchen tables before he ever touched a stage. Maybe his fingers remembered every dance and lament spoken around him. Imagine his music still moving through Donegal roads, carrying the life of a quiet birthplace into the world.
Why this person is known: Irish folk fiddler (1900–1980)
- Birthplace
- Ardara
Places near here
CroaghbaneMountain / peak · 427 yd
ArdnageerMountain / peak · 560 yd
Edergole Bridgebridge · 2.6 mi
Ardnamona Housepier/jetty · 3.6 mi
Enclosure in Ailt An TsneachtaEnclosure · 3.9 mi
Ard na Mona WoodOfficial walking route · 4.1 mi
Holy WellHoly well · 4.9 mi
Old CastleCastle, tower house · 5.4 mi
Ardnamona Nature ReserveNational nature reserve · 6.1 mi
Dermot & Grania's BedCave · 6.2 mi
Disert GraveyardGraveyard · 6.3 mi
Donegal Railway Heritage CentreMuseum · 8.0 miOther information
Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0