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 . GLENVEAGH. 61 situated right on the shore of the lough, is immediately at thebase of Altaciioastia (1,7o7 ft.), with Kin\avea(;h (1,270 ft.)and Leahanmore to the south and Gartan Mountaix and Cak-ROWTRASNA to the north-east. Truly a noble amphitheatre, andone in whieh the eagle and the jer-falcon find a home to thepresent day ! A road skirts the Castle side of the lough and theshore, at places, offers opportuni
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 . GLENVEAGH. 61 situated right on the shore of the lough, is immediately at thebase of Altaciioastia (1,7o7 ft.), with Kin\avea(;h (1,270 ft.)and Leahanmore to the south and Gartan Mountaix and Cak-ROWTRASNA to the north-east. Truly a noble amphitheatre, andone in whieh the eagle and the jer-falcon find a home to thepresent day ! A road skirts the Castle side of the lough and theshore, at places, offers opportunities for a ramble. Such aramble is a revelation. The stillness of these rocky mountainshores, with now a glimpse of some ravine down which tumblesa sparkling waterfall, and presently the sight of a frowning crag. HARXES fringed with birch or oak and topped by a white silicious peak;the lough itself winding away for miles, set here and there withwooded islets, and finally losing itself in the distant gorge;amidst all the stately form of the Castle; combine to form animpressi\e scene that has no peir in Ireland, if, indeed, it hasanyw^here in the kingdom. It is of little interest to the anglerto learn that Lough Vcagh holds salmon and trout galore, forthe fishing is strictly preserved by Mrs. Adair. Ihe h^ughreceives three small feeders; the Derkbeg Burn, which falls fromDooish Mountain, a small burn which rises in the Misrv LoLCUS 62 FICTLRESOVE DONEGAL. awav up in Kingarrow Mountain, and the Owexnacalty River,which tumbles from Carrowtrasna Mountain and enters the loughat the very bottom end. The waters flow from Lough \eagh under the name of TheOwENCARROW RiVER, pursue a very sinuous course for a distanceof nearly five miles, and ultimately empty into Glen Lough. Itis strictly preserved
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