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| GLENTIES, CO. DONEGAL. -Glenties, Gaelic form, Gleanntaidhe, pronounced Glenty, Irish plural for "the Glens,' which, with the English plural "s" added, forms, according to Dr. Joyce, the present name of the town. It stands at the head of the glens of Stracashel and Glenfada, on the right bank of the Owena river, which empties into Loughross Bay. The region around it is what may be called bleakly romantic, and the village itself is a small place of scarce half a thousand inhabitants. The shooting and fishing in the neighborhood are excellent, and this circumstance, as well as the bold scenery of the adjacent coast, attracts many travellers. Owing to the prevailing ocean winds, the soil of this portion of Donegal cannot be called fertile. The country is chiefly populated by Celts, of unmixed blood, who still speak their native tongue in all its richness and purity. They are a bright, intelligent people, very apt at all mechanical pursuits, when properly instructed, as has been illustrated by the successful labors of Mrs. Ernest Hart, of London, among them. To this good lady may be justly attributed the revival of the lace making industry which, of late years, has brought comfort to many an impoverished home in Donegal. Her exertions have also given an impetus to the manufacture of woolen goods, and she has taught the peasantry how to utilize their native dyes. Glenties, like other Donegal communities, ahs benefited by Mrs. Hart's labors. |
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