. Highways and byways in Donegal and Antrim; . Lovgh Finn,. Cartan Lough. CHAPTER VIII What is now the hotel at Gartan was originally the GlebeHouse in the days when Church of Ireland clergy had largerincomes and larger dwellings than now fall to their share. Itstands with its grounds on a neck of land projecting into thelower lake, and should be an ideal place to fish from. Allabout it is pleasant wooding, which follows the course of theLennan down to Rathmelton, and I would advise any one whois not in a hurry, to stay a day or two, and fish either lake orriver; the river for salmon, the lake
. Highways and byways in Donegal and Antrim; . Lovgh Finn,. Cartan Lough. CHAPTER VIII What is now the hotel at Gartan was originally the GlebeHouse in the days when Church of Ireland clergy had largerincomes and larger dwellings than now fall to their share. Itstands with its grounds on a neck of land projecting into thelower lake, and should be an ideal place to fish from. Allabout it is pleasant wooding, which follows the course of theLennan down to Rathmelton, and I would advise any one whois not in a hurry, to stay a day or two, and fish either lake orriver; the river for salmon, the lake for trout. But in any caseit is a good place to stay in, for all about you are venerablememories. Here at Gartan in 521 Columba was born. Tyrconnell had its share of holy men in the days whenIreland had its name of the Isle of Saints—that is, in the four CH. VIII PATRICK AND COLUMBA 95 centuries after the coming of St. Patrick, when the land fell intosuch a habit of restful peace that the Danish sea rovers foundits sea boundary easy prey. But the
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