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By David Wilson
media captionIt s 50 years since the City of Derry Sub Aqua Club found the wreck The sand was slowly falling from the gun and all of a sudden I had this feeling of being in a time warp.
It was early 1971 and underwater archaeologist Dr Colin Martin was just feet from one of the La Trinidad Valencera s cannon.
The Spanish Armada galleon sank in 1588, taken by rough seas off Kinnagoe Bay, in County Donegal.
As Dr Martin watched, he quickly realised this was a site of huge importance . Four bronze guns were visible, the wheels from the gun carriages and a couple of anchors. The guns with the (coat of) arms of Philip II, were not only wonderful artefacts in their own right, but reeked of the story of the Armada itself, he told BBC News NI.
Access to beaches restricted
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Donegal County Council is restricting vehicular access to a number of beach carparks and beaches following consultation with relevant state agencies. This move is as part of ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with public health guidelines during the current Covid19 pandemic in particular with regards to staying within 5km of your home for exercise. An Garda Siochana is assisting with these beach restrictions. The beaches will remain available to those living within a 5km distance of them.
The beaches affected are: Kinnagoe; Lisfannon; Shrove; Rathmullan; Portsalon; Murder Hole; Tra Mor (Na Dunaibh); Tra Beg (Na Dunaibh), Ards (Creeslough); Block Yard Beach (Keadue); Narin; Dooey; Magheroarty; Magheraclogher; Marble Hill; Killahoey; Mullaghdearg; Silver Strand; Fintra; Murvagh; Rossnowlagh; Tullan Strand (Bundoran) and Bundoran.
Access to Donegal beaches now restricted in effort to slow spread of Covid-19
Many of the locations involved are popular with walkers from Derry
Lisfannon beach is among some of the beaches across Inishowen that was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Donegal County Council is restricting vehicular access to a number of beach car parks and beaches following consultation with relevant state agencies.
This move is as part of ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with public health guidelines during the current Covid19 pandemic in particular with regards to staying within 5km of your home for exercise. An Garda Siochana is assisting with these beach restrictions.