On an Irish jaunting-car through Donegal and Connemara . s. We soon arrived at Rathmullen, a his-toric spot where many things happened inthe days of yore. It occupies a shelteredposition at the foot of a range of hills thatintervene between Lough Swilly and Mul-roy Bay, of which the highest point isCrochanaffrin, one thousand one hundredand thirty-seven feet. It is worth whileto make an excursion either up this hillor Croaghan, one thousand and ten feet,which is nearer; for the extraordinaryview over the inlets and indentations ofthis singular coast will put the travellermore in mind of Norweg
On an Irish jaunting-car through Donegal and Connemara . s. We soon arrived at Rathmullen, a his-toric spot where many things happened inthe days of yore. It occupies a shelteredposition at the foot of a range of hills thatintervene between Lough Swilly and Mul-roy Bay, of which the highest point isCrochanaffrin, one thousand one hundredand thirty-seven feet. It is worth whileto make an excursion either up this hillor Croaghan, one thousand and ten feet,which is nearer; for the extraordinaryview over the inlets and indentations ofthis singular coast will put the travellermore in mind of Norwegian fiords thanBritish scenery. Close to it are theivy-clad ruins of a priory of Carmelitefriars, consisting of two distinct build-ings erected at an interval of nearly twocenturies. The eastern portion, of whichthe tower and chancel remain, was con-structed by the McSweenys in the fifteenthcentury. It exhibits considerable tracesof pointed Gothic architecture. Over theeastern window there still remains a figureof St. Patrick. The architecture of the10. LONDONDERRY TO PORT SALON remainder of the building is of the Eliza-bethan age, a great part of it having beenrebuilt by Bishop Knox, of the diocese ofRaphoe, in 1618, on obtaining possessionof the manor of Rathmullen from TurloghOge McSweeny. The Annals of the FourMasters (to which we will refer later),states that in 1595 it was plundered byGeorge Bingham, son of the Governor ofConnaught. McSweenys castle is sup-posed to have stood west of the priory,but it was destroyed in 1516. It was fromhere that the young Hugh ODonnell wascarried off in 1587, and kept a prisoner inDublin until he made his romantic escapein 1591. In 1607, the Earls of Tyrone andTyrconnell took their flight from Rath-mullen in a small vessel. The entirenumber on board was ninety-nine, havinglittle sea-store, and being otherwise miser-ably accommodated. After a hazardousvoyage of three weeks, they landed at themouth of the Seine. There is a monument in the ch
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