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| BRIDGE OF BUNCRANA, CO. DONEGAL. -The strong bridge pictured in the sketch spans the river Crana, near the town of Buncrana, which stands on the east shore of Lough Seilly, into which the stream empties. The Crana is dear to all anglers as the home of the very finest species of brook trout. Bun, in Gaelic, means the end, or mouth, of a river, more properly the former, and thus the village gets its name. It has a fine beach, and is a favorite resort of lady "golfers," whose "links" are there situated. Those of the gentlemen are about a mile distant, at a place called Lisfannen, which is also well supplied with fist-full streams. Buncrana is a favorite sea-bathing point, and the locality is celebrated for the number and beauty, of its "pleasure drives." The most noted of these are the drive to the Gap of Mamore, to the loughs and highlands of Minitagh, to the fort and light house at Dunree Head and to many other places equally attractive. Lough Seilly, which feels the tidal influence strongly, is a large and pictuesque sheet of water, and has been the theatre of many naval conflicts. The most famous was that of October 11, 1798, in which the English admiral, Warren, defeated the French admiral, Bompart, after a most gallant resistance. Among the prisoners taken was Theobald Wolfe Tone, whose identity was betrayed by a former college friend, Sir George Hill, then a magistrate and a rank Tory. |
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