Donegal tweed manufactured for centuries it took on its modern form in the 1880s, largely due to the pioneering work of English philanthropist Alice Rowland Hart. While the weavers in County Donegal produce a number of different tweed fabrics, including herringbone and check patterns, the area is best known for a plain-weave cloth of differently-coloured warp and weft, with small pieces of yarn in various colours woven in at irregular intervals to produce a heathered effect. Such fabric is often labelled as "donegal" (with a lowercase "d") regardless of its provenance. Along with Harris Tweed manufactured in the Scottish Highlands, Donegal is
2015 Donegal season 2015 Donegal season The 2015 Donegal season was the franchise's 111th season since the County Board's foundation in 1905. The team entered the season, having reached the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Rory Gallagher was in his first season as the team's manager. He was ratified on 31 October 2014. Ahead of the season Rory Kavanagh announced his retirement, another veteran of the 2012 All-Ireland winning campaign, Dermot Molloy, also departed, while Mark McHugh returned. Donegal advanced to the Division 1 semi-finals. Donegal advanced to their fifth consecutive Ulster final. Squad as per Donegal v Galway, 2015 All-Ireland Senior