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 . ROSSES AXD GJVEEBARRA. 89 Templecrone, studded with its hundred lakes, lies mappedout below, and the elevation is not too high to preventthis extraordinary country being seen in detail on a finedav. To the north is a marvellous seaboard of rocks andlakelets with a coast line of exceptionally picturesque irregu-larity. To the south-west is a remarkable landslip ; partof the mountain-side has the strange appearan
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 . ROSSES AXD GJVEEBARRA. 89 Templecrone, studded with its hundred lakes, lies mappedout below, and the elevation is not too high to preventthis extraordinary country being seen in detail on a finedav. To the north is a marvellous seaboard of rocks andlakelets with a coast line of exceptionally picturesque irregu-larity. To the south-west is a remarkable landslip ; partof the mountain-side has the strange appearance of totteringtowards the sea ; by some mighty convulsion,—probably thefalling in of an enormous cavern,—this huge mass,—over aquarter a mile in length,—has become separated from the main. CROLLY BRIDCIE. bulk of the mountain, and the part that collapsed shivered into-thousands of pieces of rock, many of large proportions. The^chasm so formed varies in width, but throughout its entire lengththe edges, which are serrated, correspond accurately. Thegreatest gash is about twelve feet wide by twenty-five feet indepth. This is Tholla Bkistha, , Broken Earth. In thedirection of Polladeva are some fine cliffs, and right underCroghy Head are a number of most interesting caves, which are,however, accessible by boat only. Needless to say, a splendid 90 PICTURESQUE DONEGAL. view of Aran Island is obtained from this point of the tourist be staying in the district, an interesting excur-?sion is to Illanxrone, Ixisiikeeragh, Inishfree, and Inishalislands : indeed, there is plenty to do and see here if one has asailing boat, a gun and a rod. Seals frequent Maghery Bay. Dungloe is the headquarters of The Rosses Fishery, whichuntil thelamented death of the late John
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