Did the Millennium Falcon return to Donegal for Star Wars Day?

May 4th is a special day all over the world to celebrate the Star Wars franchise – and it was done in many imaginative ways in Donegal today.

‘May the Fourth be with You’ was a common phrase heard today as a pun based on the Star Wars saying: ‘May the Force be with you’. It was only right that locals in Donegal marked the day by remembering the excitement of the iconic Millennium Falcon appearing at Malin Head last year.

The Star Wars film crew left a lasting impression on the Coolest county when they visited to film scenes from Star Wars: Episode VIII at Ireland’s most northernly point on the Wild Atlantic Way.

The hotly-anticipated Episode VIII: The Last Jedi is due for release this December, but it has already attracted scores of fans to Donegal to discover the amazing natural landscape that was the perfect location for the blockbuster production.

Local businesses in Donegal got creative today to bring the Millenium Falcon back to glide over scenic spots. Check out where the spaceship was (virtually) spotted today, and some other fun ways that we celebrated Star Wars.

Look who dropped by!#maytheforcebewithyou #happystarwarsday #govisitdonegal #coolestplace #castlegrovecountryhousehotel #jedimaster #darthvader #lukeskywalker all joining us @castlegrovehouse Happy 4th!

A post shared by Castle Grove Country House (@castlegrovehouse) on May 4, 2017 at 7:27am PDT

May the 4th be with you! #starwarsday #yoda #donegal #malinhead #MayTheFourthBeWithYou TBT when Yoda came to visit @HarveysPoint pic.twitter.com/mXVp0Ya1Ra

— Sheila Russell (@SheilaRuss80) May 4, 2017

May the 4th be with you! Memories of Starwars visit to Oakfield Park. #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarsday #secretjewel #oakfieldpark #coolestplace #hiddengem #starwars @govisitdonegal @visitdonegal #donegal

A post shared by Oakfield Park, Co. Donegal (@oakfield_park) on May 3, 2017 at 11:41pm PDT

Sunrise at Coast Del Malin Head anyone? #WildAtlanticWay #malinhead #MayTheFourthBeWithYou @wildatlanticway @TourismIreland @barrabest pic.twitter.com/koYgDo84hx

— Tyler Collins (@tylerc0llins) May 4, 2017

May the 4th be with you #StarWarsDay #TheLastJedi #MalinHead Ahch-To #Inishowen #milleniumfalcon #StarWars @barrabest @HamillHimself pic.twitter.com/hGdHFFqQtr

— John Mc Candless (@donaghca) May 4, 2017

https://twitter.com/RedcastleHotel/status/860041337630011392

#MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWars #Yoda p.s. He Loved our Famous Whiskey Porridge he did! #Inishowen #Derry #Donegal pic.twitter.com/4NbKZgck9U

— An Grianan Hotel (@AnGrianan_Hotel) May 4, 2017

Even NASA joined the global event!

That's no moon! Oh wait…it is. Saturn's moon Mimas resembles the Death Star: https://t.co/aLlWPN8fib #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay pic.twitter.com/JvhXdlWpbq

— NASA (@NASA) May 4, 2017

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