While not in County Donegal it lies almost "on" the Border in County Fermanagh, four miles from Ballyshannon) BelIeek is a village of great interest for it is here that the worldfamous Belleek pottery is made and the factory which turns out this exouisitelv beautiful Parian ware, maY be inspected by visito:-s. At the entrance to the town pretty, helps to make the various walks in the district exceedingly pleasant. The Fruncis<.:an Abbe\· was up " ' until June of this year, situated in a temporary building and a beautifully decorated Nissen hut was used as a church. However, the new church, a magnificent structure, was opened and blessed on 29th June by his Lordship Most Rev. Dr. MacNeely, may be seen ''The Battery," con- Bishop of Raphoe. The ceremony structed during the Williamite was attended by his Excellency wars. (It has not of course been the President of Ireland. Beside in use for many years). ihe new c.hurch work is proceeding a.pace on the completion of R.OSISNOWLAGH t11e interior of the new Abbey (Ros nGabhlach : The Forked buildings to house the congregaHeud:andl tion. Although the present foundBeautifully si~tuated on the ation dates only from the midcoast north of Ballyshannon~ forties the Order's connection Rossnowlagh is a delectable with the area is hundreds of little seaside resort with one of years old, the Order having had the finest strands in Ireland be- to flee from the district in Penal hind which is a magnificent ex- days. A magnificent Calvary has panse of green sward rimmed been erected on the hill top bewith gentlv-risine hills. The side the the new buildings and splendid, sandy two miles long makes an imposing landmark beach affords safe bathing for seawards and inland. swimmers and non-swimmers This beautiful little seaside rea~ike. A sporting nine-hole golf sort has been and is still sadly course gives a good variety of neglected by public authorities play. There is a permanent in regard to coastal erosion, sanpopu1ation of approximately 100 ita tion, public conveniences, and the area is an annual mecca telephonic communications, and for many discerning visitors and water supply. This is not fair or temorary residents who enj-0y just to the thousands of visitors the quiet refinement of the place. who flock there nor to the enterThe post office· transacts postal, prising .young people who are telegraph and telephone business striving to develop it and who and ·public transport is by the give such excellent service, unC.D.R. with summer road ser- der strained condi:tions, to an vice by G.N.R. buses. There are ever-increasing influx of visitors. three churches, Catholic, (Fran- Two miles south-west of Rossciscan Ahbey), Church of Ire- nowlagh may be seen the reland and Presbyterian. The area mnining fragments of the once nihoun<ls in places of interest and extensive Kilharron C::lstle, huilt the scenery, as varied as it is .probably in the 13th or Hth cen344.
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