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| RAMELTON, CO. DONEGAL. -The sketch gives a partial view of the village of Ramelton situated on the western shore of Lough Swilly, in the county Donegal. It is mainly a fishing and sea-bathing resort, and has the advantage of being in the vicinity of some very charming scenery. It is a distant seven miles from the better known town of Letterkenny, and is also convenient to Rathmallen and Milford. In visiting this part of Ireland, the traveller who loves the beauties of nature should take what is known as the coast road, which will enable him or her, to see the splendid diversity of the Donegal landscape. In many places the country is rocky and rugged, but, contrasting pleasantly with these harsher features, appear many fine demesnes, beautified by waving woods and sparkling waters, of lake and river. Ballynor, the seat of the Hill family, is in the vicinity of Ramelton. These Hills, although now classed with nobility, are not of the "real old stock," and since 1798, have not been held in high repute by the people, because one of them needlessly discovered the identity of Wolfe Tone and handed him over to the tender mercies of castle government. The town contains some solid business houses and boasts a few hotels far above the average. |
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