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 . ers, are fairly easy of approach, and can be fished from thebanks. No objectionis raised to the visitor fishing these lakes;but a polite request to those locally concerned should be made,and courteous permission follows. l-lics, same as for the Lurgy(see The Ri\i:r ). Wading is quite unnecessary. Thesecond to the Owencarrow is the Meexacullix River GLENVEAGH. 63 \\hi( h rises in Carrowtrasna M
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 . ers, are fairly easy of approach, and can be fished from thebanks. No objectionis raised to the visitor fishing these lakes;but a polite request to those locally concerned should be made,and courteous permission follows. l-lics, same as for the Lurgy(see The Ri\i:r ). Wading is quite unnecessary. Thesecond to the Owencarrow is the Meexacullix River GLENVEAGH. 63 \\hi( h rises in Carrowtrasna Mountain, and within a mile and alialt ot the main river is joined by a stream that rises in , and flows south of Stragaddy Mountain. The Mcena-cuUin joins the Owencarrow just above the railway are only a few brown-trout in it, and those of small size. Before describing Glen Lough, it is adxisable to refer to thewild rock\ dehle of Barnes Gap, which lies about midway be-tween Crecslough and Kilmacrenan, the main road passingthrough it. It is quite easy of access from either \illage, andis. certainly, well deserving of a visit. The road from Creeslough. THI >IA1M[)S: RINKR. passes o\er the Owencarrow Ri\er and inimediatily alter entersthe Gap. On the right are Stragaddy Mouxtaix and Drlmi-inHill, on the left CkockmorI MorxTAix (1,160 ft.), overlooked bythe jagged crest of Lot (.11 Salt Moixtaix (1,540 ft.). By theside of the road a way has been hewn from the rocky side otCrockmore for the permanent way ot the Burtonport railway,and road and rail alike are frowned at on either .side by beetlingcrags that threaten to topple over on car or train they passalon^-. Vet amidst this wild waste of rocky mountain side the 61 PICTLRESOLE DONEGAL. fairy hand of Nature finds a place for oak and ivy, holly andarbutus. Glen Lough is a lovely sheet of water over two miles longand about half-a-mile average width. It is set amidst delightfulscenery an
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