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William
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of Donegal's best known poets is Allingham was born in 1824 in a building now occupied by the Allied Irish bank. A bust of him is displayed in the bank along with a pane of glass on which he had etched This name's duration shall surpass
Up the airy mountain The bridge over the river Erne
is named after Allingham, he died in 1898 and was buried in St Anne's
churchyard.
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Malin
Head. |
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| (Brow or brow of a hill.) Malin head at the northern tip of
Donegal is the most northerly point of Ireland. From it on a clear day
you can se the Scottish islands of Islay and Jura. The heads highest
point Malin town was planted and settled after the siege of Londonderry in 1689. It has a ten arched stone bridge built in 1758 said to be the second longest in Ireland There is a rock formation known as 'Hell's Hole' and also a rock hewn cell known as 'Wee House of Malin' both of these can be explored with caution. In the past, each year on the 15th August monks used to gather on the shore to bathe naked in the sea to wash away their sins.
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Aran
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| The island of Aran is a half hour boat journey from Burtonport. Is has an area of about 7 sq miles and has a surprisingly large population for its size, if is almost treeless except for a few at Leabgarrow. There are two good beaches near there also. The main industry's are fishing and tourism. The island has fared well recently with the implementation of EEC grants. In 1990 a new secondary school was opened. (See also Islands of Ireland.); Arranmore from Samuel Lewis' Topographical Directory of Ireland 1837
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William Allingham a native
of Ballyshannon. He is probably best remembered for his poem 'The Fairies'.
'Banba's Crown' is 110 Metres (362
ft) this name is derived from one of the pre Christian Pagan Queens
of Ireland. On the summit is a derelict Martello tower, which was used
by LLoyds as a signal station in the early 19th century