course. Adjoining it is Plortnoo. Qlencolumbkille (Glean Cholmcille-St. Colmcille's Glen) as· its name imiplies has dose associ1ations wHh the Saint who had his holy retreat here. Many houses dot the slope of this beautiful glen. The surroundings are peaceful a.::ld picturesque. There is a ternaci:ous tradi1tion that "Bonnie Prince Charlie" spent some time here. Kilcair (Cill Chartha - St. Carthach's Church) ia picturesque village where, as ~well .as in the homesteads of the district, hand embroidery, ·weaving, knitting ·a.nd other cottage industries are carried on. Carrick (An Chlarraig - The Rock) three miles west of Kilcar iis starting place for the a.scent of the remark11ble Slieve League (1,972) 'and as centre f.rom which to explore magnificent mount1ain and coastal scenery. KILLYBEGS Killybegs (Na Cella Beaga - The Little Churches) stands on a fine natural harbour and has all the advantages and potentitalities of a first-c:ass port The Harlbour Commissioners, 'an e.nergetic \body, ha'Ve done much to improve the natur1al facilities and ·to en- ~ourage trade through the porit. Recently it was announced that it wias to be the ~i te ~of ·a new fish meal factory. The Irish Sea Fisheries Assodatio.n have an extensive ice manufacturing plant rthere ·and, natuvally, fishing is a major industry, there beinig a number of modern sea-g'Oing craft engaged. The boat-yard is equipped to fit out quite large vessels rand do repairs. Fish curing is also an important industry. Most important industr.Y however is the making of the Donegal carpets. Carpets made here in recent ye·ars i.~clude one for St. J1ames's Palace, London, one for the South African Parliament House in Capetown, others for the Irish Embassy i.::i London, etc. There 1are two churches·-Catholic (St. Mary's) 1and Church of Ireland, a post office and tmo bank branches. A remarkable old carved s~ab in the wall inside St. Mary's Church is believed to commemorate Ni'all Mor Mac Suibhne of Banagh. There are o.nly t1wo of its kind in Ireland, the other being rat Creesl:ough. The old industri1al school was recently considerably renovated ·and converted inrto a T .B. Sanatorium and now plays 1a.!l important part in the country's fight against this scourge. Killybegs is a convenient centre from which to tour the beautiful south-west corner of the county, and is, itself, a tourist resort in the vicinity of which •are many places of interest rand charming scenery. Dunkineely (Dun Cean.nfhaolaidh-Kineely's Fort) a village on the long, narrow strip !Qf ~and terminating i.!1 St. John's Point, which juts out between Inver BC}y 1and Mac S!wyne's Bay. One and a half miles awiay are the remains of the old castle of the Ma:c Swynes_ 1of · Banagh. Good rough shooti.ng is iavaUable locally. Inver (Inbhear Naile - St. Naul's Estuary) a fishing village with excellent sandy beach sa'fe for ba1thing. The site of the church built here by St. Naiel in the 6th century is now occupied by the ruin of a comparatively modern church. I.n the adjoining 357.
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