Photos of the countryside around Donegal Town, Co. Donegal, Ireland
The ruins of Lough Eske Castle
Me admiring the view, and standing in the main entrance.
Various views of Lough Eske, which is four odd miles from the Town
The first picture shows Lough Eske from the South, near Lough Eske Castle's
Gate House and the Presbyterian Church. The middle picture shows the Lake
from the Bluestack Mountains to the West. In this picture Harvey's Point
(an Hotel and Resturant) is on the pensunula jutting out to the left. The
Castle is off the picture to the right. The third picture shows the lake
as seen from the bridge on the northern shore.
The waterfall shown below is on the trail to Lough Belshade. Which is in the mountains to the North of Lough Eske.
The walk up to the falls is fairly pleasant and is on a well marked lane.
This is the view looking down the lane back the way we came.
After the Falls the going gets a lot rougher, the lane disappers and
your basically walking on wet marshy bog. Don't hike up there alone and
without proper gear, think boots, raingear and check the forecast before
hand. The clouds can rush in very quickly, and you can get disorientated
and lost in no time.
Below is lake at Glenveagh, west of Letterkenny. It's a national park, the lands were sold to the State in 1975 by Henry McIlheney, whose family own the Tabasco Sauce company. In 1981 he donated Glenveagh Castle and gardens to the state.
For more info about Glenveagh visit www.dun-na-ngall.com