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Muckish Mountains : Dunfanaghy |
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Dunfanaghy (Dún Fionnachaidh) Co. Donegal
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Description :
The backdrop of Dunfanaghy village is a majestic mountain, called Muckish, that is used by many hill-walking enthusiasts. The road south from Falcarragh to Glenveagh passes through Muckish Gap . The slate-grey mass of Muckish Mountain dominates the view all the way from Falcarragh; the hillsides are pitted with old workings where quartzite sand was extracted for the manufacture of optical glass. It's a relatively easy climb from the roadside shrine at the Gap up a grassy ridge to the summit and, on a clear day from here, the entire coastline from the Bloody Foreland, with distant Tory, to Malin Head is splendidly visible.
Hills covered with heather and grass land overlooking the lower land, Atlantic Ocean and Tory Island.
Wild life: Mammals, there are a few mink territories on the river. They are shy darkish brown / black animals,excellent swimmers like the bigger-mostly nocturnal-otter.The mink is one and a half foot long, tail included. They have been set free in the past or simply escaped and are now an established species in Ireland. The hare you see along the river is the Arctic hare. Similar but not the same as the continental hare. Foxes and deer are never far away, just like the badger.( total Irish population >200.000)
Birds: The dipper. A very unusual territorial bird only found on rivers and streams ,looking like a small black bird-male has white spot on breast- capable of walking the bottom of the river with a foot of water above its head, same time looking for something to eat. Few birdwatchers are so lucky to have observed this. The heron is often on the river looking for fish it can handle. A very large bird of prey in the sky could be one of the eagles of which five are released each year in the nearby National Park Glenveigh. The birds have been seen last spring in Connemara and County Kerry.
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