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 . ractive character to the sportsman or it The River Deele is tapped at and Convoy,but this stream provides only ndifferent sport for the angler. 126 PICTURESOUE DONEGAL. Raphoh is interesting to the historian. It is one of the oldesttowns in Ireland. St. Coluni Cille established a monastery here,which was afterwards made the seat of a bishopric; and theCathedral, built in the eleventh cen
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 . ractive character to the sportsman or it The River Deele is tapped at and Convoy,but this stream provides only ndifferent sport for the angler. 126 PICTURESOUE DONEGAL. Raphoh is interesting to the historian. It is one of the oldesttowns in Ireland. St. Coluni Cille established a monastery here,which was afterwards made the seat of a bishopric; and theCathedral, built in the eleventh century, remains, with somenotable alterations and additions, to-day. A capital view of thesurrounding countryside, which is, for the most part, fertile and wellcultivated, can be obtained from Mullafin Mountain (954 ft.),the top of which is reached in about two miles from Raphoe. At Letterkenny more of interest will be found by the sports-man and tourist. As pointed out in The Lennon River sectionof this guide, Letterkenny is a capital base from which to explorethe countryside and fish the waters described therein. In thetown—a commanding feature for miles around—is a handsome. Catholic Cathhukal, and close by is The Palace the resi-dence of the Head of the Catholic Church in this district. It is avery busy little town, and there is very comfortable accommodationat McCarrys Hotel. From it many pleasant excursions may bemade, other than those to the Valley of The Lennon. That toLoiGH Deele and Cark Moixtain (1,205 ft.) should certainlybe undertaken. Capital brown-trout fishing can be had free in theseveral tributaries to The Swilly River, all of which areeasy of access from Letterkenny, either by road or by rail to NewMills or Foxhall, and thence walk. All the roads aroundLetterkenny are good for Cycling, and a glance at the Key Map tothis guide will show its advantageous position as a near base formuch of interest that is described in this guide.
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