Picturesque Donegal: its mountains, rivers, and lakesBeing the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Company's illustrated guide to the sporting and touring grounds of the north of Ireland . \\hi;r|: .:\i LlCALLi: TEKMLXAT(HKUlirr, 1,972 Ft.) S IX SIJFAE LEAaiE AM) THE GLEX 111 rough mountain-side, when undertaken by the easiest route : butit is quite a different journey when the summit is reached by wayof Bunglass, Eagles Nest and One Mans Pass, which is the wayup now described. For about one mile the road skirts the western shore ofTeelin Bay which is sheltered from the storms of the Atlanti
Picturesque Donegal: its mountains, rivers, and lakesBeing the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Company's illustrated guide to the sporting and touring grounds of the north of Ireland . \\hi;r|: .:\i LlCALLi: TEKMLXAT(HKUlirr, 1,972 Ft.) S IX SIJFAE LEAaiE AM) THE GLEX 111 rough mountain-side, when undertaken by the easiest route : butit is quite a different journey when the summit is reached by wayof Bunglass, Eagles Nest and One Mans Pass, which is the wayup now described. For about one mile the road skirts the western shore ofTeelin Bay which is sheltered from the storms of the Atlanticbv high rocks at the entrance. The first turning to the right,?close bv Teelix village, is the easy way up the mountain ; alittle further on a rough road leads over the hill to an old martellotower, and from this point Carrigax Head (745 feet) can beexplored. This fine cliff is the most southern of the grand serieswhich extend as far as Slieve League—and for that matter right. . OML (: (.LE IX THE DISTANCE.) beyond, until Slievetooey itself is reached—and its precipitousside should be cautiously approached. From Carrigan Head amountain track leads along the cliffs until a secluded tarn isreached, this is LoroH OMilligax, and from it a fine view ofthe mountains we are approaching is obtained. Just behind thislough a short stretch of hillside is ascended, and from a pointtermed Awark More, , Great \iew, a scene bursts in view-that has no peer in the British Isles. The height on which youstand is the summit of the chief of the cliffs of Bixglass anddescends to the waters edge in one superb escarpment ; this isScREGEiGHTER (1,024 feet sheer to the sea). Beneath lie thebeautiful blue waters of Buxglass Bay, and right out in front X 112 PICTURESQUE DONEGAL. is the noble cliff in which Slieve League terminates in the few feet below the edge of this cliff a huge dint in the face ofthe precipice will be noticed : this is Eagles
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