 Lough Finn © |
Tá Baile na Finne suite ar oirthear bhruach Loch Finne, idir
Bealach Feich agus na
Gleanntaí. Gaeilge is mó a labhairtear anseo
mar go bhfuil sé suite i nGaeltacht Dhún na nGall. Loch deas suntasach atá i Loch Finne.
Tá sé 3 mhíle ar fhád ag dul ó Iar-Dheisceart
go Iar-Thuaisceart agus tá an phointe is leathain, leath mhíle ar leithead. Luíonn Loch Finne faoi Shliabh an Aghla, atá 1,961 troighe ar airde, agus nuair atá athmhachnamh Aghla le feiceáil sa loch, seo ceann de na radharcanna is deise atá le feiceáil sa chondae. Fuair an baile agus an loch an t-ainm Finn de réir an bhéaloideas ó Fhionngheal, bean álainn a báigheadh sa loch agus í ag iarraidh a deartháir Feargamhain, a bhí gortáithe, a shábháil. Cúpla bliain ó shín cuireadh le cheile Cumann Traenach na Gaeltachta Láir agus ritheann iarnród beag siar go ceann Loch Finne. |
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Fintown (*Baile na Finne*) is situated on the banks of Lough Finn between
Ballybofey and
Glenties in the Donegal Gaeltacht. Lough Finn is a most spectacular 3 miles long lake, running south-west to north-west and is a half mile wide at its widest point. The lake lies under Aghla (1,961ft) and Screig mountains and the sight of the mountains reflected on the lake is one of the most splendid inland views in Donegal. Both Fintown and Lough Finn take their name from a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain. Fintown is home to Cumann Traenach an Gaeltacht Láir, a narrow gauge railway which runs the length of Lough Finn. © |  Map of An Ghealtacht Láir |