[2] Within Ulster, only the U Nill (known in English as the O'Neills) of Tr Eoghain (Tyrone) were more powerful. The principal are Lough Foyle, forming the entrance to the port of Londonderry and navigable for vessels of the largest draught to that city, and by lighters of 20 tons' burden to Lifford, and thence by the Fin-water to Castlefin; the small but secure bay of Strabreagy, well sheltered by Malin Head; Lough Swilly, the entrance to which is safe and easy; Mulroy; Sheephaven; the numerous inlets of the Rosses; Buibarra and Loughros bays, and the capacious bay of Donegal, containing within its scope the smaller harbour of Ballyshannon, on the improvement of which several thousand pounds have been expended by Col. Connolly. In modern Irish, Donegal has produced a number of (sometimes controversial), authors such as the brothers Samus Grianna and Seosamh Mac Grianna from The Rosses and the contemporary (and controversial) Irish-language poet Cathal Searcaigh from Gortahork in Cloughaneely, and where he is known to locals as Gr na gCnoc ('Guru of the Hills'). He was a Land Steward and lived in Drumnasillagh, Glenties, Donegal. County Donegal is also well known for its songs which have, like the instrumental music, a distinctive sound. Fine Gael hold 6 seats, the Labour Party hold 1 seat and there are 8 independents. Most are Town Plans which were surveyed at either five or ten foot to one mile scale between 1837 and 1896. There are maps of fields and tables of valuations, official records and local seanchas, as the archival shards that fill the footnotes are painstakingly assembled. The most elevated mountains are Errigal (An Earagail), which, according to the Ordnance survey, rises 2463 feet above the level of the sea; Blue Stack (An Chruach Ghorm), 2213 feet; Dooish West (An Dubhais), 2143; Slieve Snaght (Sliabh Sneachta), 2019; Silver Hill (Cruach an Airgid), 1967; Slieve League (Sliabh Liag), 1964; and Aghla (An Eachla)1958. The Promontorium Vennicnium of this geographer appears to have been Ram's Head of Horn Head, near Dunfanaghy; and the Promontorium Rhobogdium, Malin Head, the most northern point of the peninsula of Innisoen or Ennishowen (Inis Eoghain aka Inishowen). Died 02/11/1850. The project was plagued with setbacks and closed in 1870, just ten years after its completion. For most of the last two centuries, the majority of the buildings lay in ruins but the castle was almost fully restored in the early 1990s. The Earagail Arts Festival is held within the county each July. Several bleach-greens are in full operation, and an extensive factory has been recently established at Buncrana. [32] In 2001, the golden eagle was re-introduced into Glenveagh National Park and is currently Ireland's only breeding population. Donegal County Council (which has been in existence since 1899) has responsibility for local administration, and is headquartered at the County House in Lifford. In 1968, voters in the county backed two separate bills which were also widely rejected nationwide. The north-western coast fisheries are chiefly confined to Donegal. [25] Historic deforestation left Donegal devoid of forest cover by 1900. Here also they were hemmed in by the Irish, as likewise at the monastery of Donegal, which they had afterwards gained. The county is the most mountainous in Ulster consisting chiefly of two ranges of low mountains; the Derryveagh Mountains in the north and the Blue Stack Mountains in the south, with Errigal at 751m (2,464ft) the highest peak, making it the 11th-highest county top in Ireland. Full control over the new County Donegall was only achieved after the Flight of the Earls in September 1607. People remembered that James Gallagher had left his father to the workhousebut not that he had evicted his subtenants. The waters of the Foyle were flowing to the ocean long before man's foot trod its banks. Life in County Donegal Between the 18th County Donegal is served by both Donegal Airport, located at Carrickfinn in The Rosses in the west of the county, and by City of Derry Airport, located at Eglinton to the east. One of the few things I know of my GG-Grandfather is that he was a teacher from Donegal. Contact There are 2,787 townlands in Donegal and an additional 47 historic town boundaries. I also found Robert in Griffiths Valuation in Drumnasillagh. Immigrated to Mauch Chuck, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA. Maps of Donegal A Coloured Representation of the Battle of Ballishannon, Fought on the 17th of October 1593 This is a pictorial battle plan showing the defeat of Maguire at Beleek in county Fermanagh on Oct 10th 1594. I have DNA results for 5 of the grandchildren of John McGee, All on Gedmatch,My Heritage,FTDNA, and 23 & Me. [35], The majority of Donegal has a temperate oceanic climate (Kppen climate classification: Cfb), with upland areas in the Derryveagh and Blue Stack ranges classified as oceanic subpolar (Kppen climate classification: Cfc). There are also five others which have an elevation of more than 1500 feet and twelve more exceeding 1000 feet in height. The purpose of this redirect is currently being discussed by the Wikipedia community. Douglas, C, O'Sullivan, A, Grogan, H, Kelly, L, Garvey, L, Van Doorslaer, L, Scally, L, Dunnells, D, & Wyse Jackson, M, Goodwillie, R, Mooney, E. Parks, H.M. 1958. Historically, the eastern boundary of the kingdom of Tr Chonaill was demarcated by the River Foyle. From "Ireland Censuses 1821-1851." Database. with some milk and butter; the clothing mostly frieze, though articles of cotton are common, especially for the women's wear. Forest cover is not evenly spread across the county and some areas, such as Pettigo and around Lough Derg, are very heavily forested, while more exposed coastal and upland areas are virtually barren. Lat. Ulster Scots is often spoken in both the Finn Valley and The Laggan district of East Donegal. In 1830 it was ascertained that the shoals had returned, and the fishery consequently revived, insomuch that the value of the take in 1834 exceeded 50,000, and in the two succeeding seasons has been still greater. Popular music is also common, the county's most acclaimed rock artist being the Ballyshannon-born Rory Gallagher. They married in Northern Liberties, Carbon County, Roman Catholic, December 30, 1844. This powerful toparch, at an early period of his government, marched into Tir Owen (Tr Eoghain)against Tirlogh Luineagh O'Neil, chief of the sept of the same name and a partisan of the English, whom O'Donnell, although he had recently entered into terms of amity with the Lord-Justice of Ireland, expelled from his principality in 1593, forced him to resign the title of O'Neil in favour of Hugh, Earl of Tyrone, and afterwards compelled the whole province of Ulster to acknowledge his superiority and pay him tribute. In May 2018, Donegal was the only county in Ireland to vote against the repeal of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution which had acknowledged the right to life of the unborn. [33], A survey of the macroscopic marine algae of County Donegal was published in 2003. 2. I have been researching my GG Grandfather Robert Hamilton for some time. 193 p. Ann Carroll. Donegal music has also influenced people not originally from the county including folk and pop singers Paul Brady and Phil Coulter. From a local row he has crafted an extraordinary work of history that makes its own importance. The county is chiefly in the diocese of Raphoe, but parts of it extend into those of Derry and Clogher. It shows the protagonists of the battle and names them in script and records the point in the battle when the River Ern was crossed. The principalriversare theFoyle, the Swilly, and the Erne. Sommer Lecky also achieved silver in the World Junior High Jump 2018. Ireland, Researcher: Mrs Joan Patton Partition cut the county off, economically and administratively, from Derry, which had acted for centuries as the county's main port, transport hub and financial centre. [44], Donegal is the most seismically active part of Ireland. The Glashedy Links has been ranked 6th in a recent ranking taken by Golf Digest on the best courses in Ireland. [68] The novelist and socialist politician Peadar O'Donnell hailed from The Rosses in west Donegal. The Dil constituency of Donegal constituency (5 TDs) covers almost the entire county, with the exception of a small area in southern Donegal around Bundoran and Ballyshannon, which is part of the SligoLeitrim constituency.[61][62]. The politician Councillor Eddie Fullerton was assassinated by the Ulster Defence Association at his home in Buncrana. An alphabetical list of 1,500 vessels known to have embarked from Ireland to North America from 1623 to 1850. Amenities [ edit] On the attainder in 1612 of Rory O'Donnell, to whom James Ihad given the title of Earl of Tyrconnell and the greater part of the family possessions, the district, which had been erected into a county called Donegal, by Sir John Perrot, in 1584, was included by that king in his plan for the plantation of Ulster. & 20th Centuries, This section form part of findmypast. Eunice is buried in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery,and on her tombstone, is her location in Ireland, and her parents names. This added further to the economic and social difficulties of the county. Renamed "County Tirconaill" in 1922 by a resolution of the County Council. In more recent years, bands such as in Their Thousands and Mojo Gogo have featured on the front page of Hot Press magazine. A peculiar herbage, called sweet-grass, formed of joints from two to three yards in length, grows on the shores of Innisfree, several feet under the high watermark of spring tides, to which the cattle run instinctively at the time of ebb. The story of a Donegal village, the history of modern Ireland Breandn Mac Suibhne offers an extraordinary, provocative view of rural Ireland Christopher Kissane Sat Nov 25 2017 - 06:00 The. This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 12:23. I knew that Robert was a member of the Church of Ireland and that there is a Church in Glenties. Donegal's population in the 1850s, especially in the coastal areas, was largely Gaelic-speaking. The Leenan Fault is a large strike-slip fault that bisects the county from Lough Swilly to Donegal Bay, and dozens of tremors have been recorded along the fault since the late 19th century, although none have been larger than a magnitude 3 on the Richter scale. Braghey - Bates Home. New Jersey [the author] 1993. Uniquely, County Donegal shares a small border with only one other county in the Republic of Ireland County Leitrim. Donegal boasts the longest mainland coastline of any county in Ireland, and has either the longest or third longest total coastline (including islands), depending on measurement. ; 33 clergymen of 50, and 1 of 20, being thefree-holdsof their respective benefices; 1 rent-charger of 50, and 10 of 20; and 48 leaseholders of 20, and 143 of 10. Finn Harps are Donegal's only League of Ireland club, with the county's other clubs playing in either the Ulster Senior League or the local junior leagues. CO. DONEGAL. Donegal, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/ancestors-masterclass. The geology of Donegal is very similar to that of County Mayo, and both counties are located within the Grampian Terrane. Full control over the new County Donegall was only achieved after the Flight of the Earls in September 1607. [15] While Lifford is the county town, Letterkenny is by far the largest town in the county with a population of just under 20,000. I could not find his name on this page. The last boundary change of a barony in Donegal was in 1851 when the barony of Inishowen was divided into Inishowen East and Inishowen West. The dates and ports of embarkation and arrival, the source of the information, and often the number of passengers and the name of the ship's captain are given for each vessel. For the purpose of elections, the county is divided into 5 Municipal Districts comprising the following local electoral areas: Donegal (6), Glenties (6), Inishowen (9), Letterkenny (10) and LiffordStranorlar (6). It is impossible not to be moved by the humanity with which Mac Suibhne writes of his ancestors and their neighbours, or to be provoked by his unconventional epic. Would like to identify the parents and siblings of James McGee and the siblings of Eunice McGinley. The county has an expansive network of wildlife and conservation zones, which includes 46 European Union designated Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and 26 Special Protection Areas (SPAs), as well as 14 Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs), 74 proposed Natural Heritage Areas, 145 Irish Geological Heritage Areas (IGHs) and Ireland's second largest national park, Glenveagh, which extends to over 42,000 acres (170km2) in northwestern Donegal. Chairman: The mountains of Donegal are among the cloudiest places in Ireland,[37] and northern Donegal is the windiest. William was a Monitor and then First Monitor (teachers aide) at Glenties National school. Donegals population in the 1850s, especially in the coastal areas, was largely Gaelic-speaking. There is a sizeable minority of Ulster Protestants in County Donegal, and most Donegal Protestants trace their ancestors to settlers who arrived during the Plantation of Ulster throughout the 17th century. Next time she was there she said that she would have a look when she was able to leave lockdown because of the COVID 19 situation. For 1653 and 1659 figures from Civil Survey Census of those years, Paper of Mr Hardinge to Royal Irish Academy 14 March 1865. Cotton cords, velveteens, fustians, and checks are woven to a considerable extent for exportation, as are friezes for home consumption. When he ignored a threatening letter telling him to stop evicting his subtenants and look after his aging father, the Mollies decided that Gallagher and his wife should be severely beaten. 1, Scotland, Ireland and Wales Militia Attestation Papers, UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ireland Royal Irish Constabulary Pensions, UK and Ireland Masters and Mates Certificates, Ireland Royal Irish Constabulary History & Directories, Ireland, Dublin, Poor Law Unions Board of Guardians Minute Books, Ireland Poor Law and Board of Guardian Records, Waterford Poor Law Union Board Of Guardians Minute Books, Sir Arthur Vicars, Index To The Prerogative Wills Of Ireland and Supplement, Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, Ireland Society Of Friends (Quaker) School Records, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Ireland_Online_Genealogy_Records&oldid=5302332. The local government is vested in a lieutenant, 19 deputy-lieutenants, and 66 other magistrates, with the usual county officers. , The O'Donnells were Ulster's second most powerful clan or ruling-family from the early 13th century through to the start of the 17th century. Sarah was a school mistress in Glenties (from her marriage certificate). Begley, Anthony. Blanket bog covers an area of 148,656ha (367,337 acres), or roughly 30 percent of the entire county.[27]. 149 p., Patrick Campbell. The boat to Britain, the United States, or Australia became an inescapable fate for many, leaving behind the beneficiaries of emigration, the chosen ones who would inherit the squared farms. 1818 or 1808 I believe in Falacarragh (Crossroads) possibly Killuit townland. Donegal. The area's attractions include Glenveagh National Park (formerly part of the Glenveagh Estate). The poet William Allingham was also from Ballyshannon. There are a number of golf courses such as Ballyliffin Golf Club, located in the Inishowen peninsula. Records of flowering plants include Dactylorhiza purpurella (Stephenson and Stephenson) So. Yet many of the left behind ended up feeling trapped on land where melancholy rose like damp. Ulster Qualifying League Three sides include Ballyshannon RFC, Donegal Town RFC and Inishowen RFC. This meant that all goods had to be transhipped at Derry and Strabane. The game is mainly played and followed by members of the Ulster Protestants of Co. Donegal. Even the pastures of the champaign parts are unfit for fattening and are therefore used only for grazing sheep, young cattle, and milch cows. Almost certainly not, Forget carrots, tomatoes, peppers: Here are the best vegetables to grow, Luxembourg landlord Marc Godart sublet Mountjoy Square property for decade, despite having lease for just two years, Stocktake: A handful of tech giants are driving almost all US market gains, ATU: More than 600 programmes, from pre-degree to doctoral level. The highest turnout was at Donegal (62.7%) and the lowest was at LiffordStranorlar (49.0%).[59]. 1976, pages 84-86, FamilySearch Library Ref. The coast everywhere affords the means of an abundant summer fishing, but the want of proper boats and tackle deters the fishermen from venturing to struggle against the stormy seas that break upon the shores during the winter. Over the centuries since then, many . Whiskey is made very largely both in licensed and unlicensed distilleries: the latter are chiefly in the Rosses, Boyalgh, and Ennishowen, which last place has long been celebrated for the quality of the spirit produced there. Parks, H.M. 1958. Derry, together with west Tyrone, was henceforward in a new, different jurisdiction which remained within the United Kingdom, a jurisdiction officially called Northern Ireland. In the maritime district from, On the eastern shore of Lough Swilly, and in some other parts of Ennishowen, is found a species of calcarous, At Drumarda, on the shores of Lough Swilly, on Tory island, and in the Rosses, are extensive beds of. Besides the composts usually collected for manure, lime is in universal demand. 1850 : Rentals: All tenants: National Library of Ireland : Ms. 5465-70 . It has been labelled the "forgotten county" by its own politicians, owing to the perception that it is ignored by the government, even in times of crisis. Carnowen. It was better to forget, and so the living walked away from their dead, abandoning much of what had been dear to them. 1, The peerage of Ireland, or, A genealogical history of the present nobility of that kingdom, Vol. I have identified his land which he leased Mary Hamilton, Roberts wife, died on 16th of January 1880, the widow of a Land Steward. Further on, and opposite to Rathmullen, is Inch island, beyond which the waters expand into a deep and spacious gulf, which was considered of such importance during the late war with France, as to be protected by numerous batteries and martello towers. Ireland and the American Emigration, 1850-1900. Indeed even the existence of those landless families faded from memory in an emerging age of infidelity. Singer Daniel O'Donnell has become a popular ambassador for the county. I think he may have immigrated in the early 1840's which predates most of these records. The 23rd Amendment permitting the State to join the International Criminal Court in 2001 received the lowest support in Donegal, with just 55.8% of voters backing the proposal, compared with 64.2% nationally. Donegal (/ d n i l, d n-/ DUN-ee-GAWL, DON-; Irish: Dn na nGall [dun n al], "fort of the foreigners") is a town in County Donegal, Ireland.The name was also historically spelt 'Dunnagall'. Much has been written about the push and pull factors that influenced emigration down through the centuries and many of the emigrants who left Ireland were influenced by both. Co. Cork) and at Moville (Co. Donegal), crossed the ocean in merely 10 to 15 days, and charged fares as low as 1 or 2 pounds. Campbell 1995. 2. The barony of Kilmacrennan covers a large portion of northwest Donegal and is the largest in the county. The 129km long River Erne, Ireland's ninth-longest river, enters Donegal Bay near the town of Ballyshannon. Both Catherine and Mary (Maryanne) were also teachers in the area. Hence it acquired the name of Tyr-Conall (Tr Chonaill)modernised into Tyrconnel or Tirconnel, "the land of Conall," which it retained till the reign of JamesI. The smallest barony is Inishowen West, at 77,149 acres (312.21km2). [49] Erosion by glacial meltwater carved out large channels in southern Donegal which directed water and sediment to outwash fans in Donegal Bay. Did we all become heirs of James Gallagher, reaping and sowing in a world where everyone is accountable only for their own portion? For purposes of civil jurisdiction, it is divided into the baronies of Raphoe, Kilmacrenan, Ennishowen (Inishowen East & Inishowen West), Tyrhugh (Tirhugh), Bannagh (Banagh) and Boylagh. in the playoff final. County Donegal was the home of the once-mighty Clann Dlaigh, whose best-known branch was the Clann Domhnaill, better known in English as the O'Donnell dynasty. 'Of the King's 1st Regiment of Dragoon Guards', married Harriet Hillier daughter of Nathaniel Hillier of Stoke Park, Surrey 1809. At its heart is Glenveagh Castle, a late Victorian 'folly' that was originally built as a summer residence. [18] While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they ceased to have any administrative function following the Local Government Act 1898, and any changes to county boundaries after the mid-19th century are not reflected in their extent. These town boundaries are registered as their own townlands and are much larger than rural townlands. In 1856 the ire of the Mollies turned on James Gallagher, the biggest landowner in the townland. [39] Precipitation exceeding 1mm (0.04in) will fall across all areas of Donegal on over 150 days per year. Well stocked orchards and gardens are to be met with round many of the farm-houses in Raphoe. The county afterwards formed the northern part of the district of Eircael or Eargal, which extended into the county of Fermanagh, and was known for several centuries as the country of the ancient and powerful sept of the O'Donnell's, descended, according to the Irish writers, from Conall Golban, son of Neil of the Nine Hostages, monarch of Ireland, who granted to his son the region now forming the county of Donegal. He died in Melbourne in 1919. In the ensuing fighting, in which the British bombarded the village and then stormed it, the IRA lost three men killed, six wounded and four captured before being forced to retreat back to Donegal. ); comprising, according to the Ordnance survey, a surface of 1,165,107 statute acres, of which 520,736 are cultivated land, and 644,371 unimproved mountain and bog. In a land steeped to the lips with poverty, reeling from the unimaginable horrors of the 1840s, a secret society, the Molly Maguires, were perpetrating what the state called outrage. Another Gaeltacht district is located in the north-west: Cloughaneely (Irish: Cloich Chionnaola), centred on the town of Falcarragh (Irish: An Fl Carrach). Many Donegal students also attend the Limavady Campus of the North West Regional College (popularly known as Limavady Tech) and the Omagh College of Further Education of South West College (popularly known as Omagh Tech or Omagh College). A Muster Rolle of ye Province of Ulster, dated 1630, serves as a census substitute. Added to all this, in the late 20th century, County Donegal was adversely affected by The Troubles in Northern Ireland. County Donegal was the home of the once mighty Clann Dlaigh, better known in English as the O'Donnell dynasty. FamilySearch. Agriculture, as a system, however, is not much practised except among the resident gentry, by whom great improvements are annually made. They sat in summary judgement of what John B Keanes Bull McCabe later called the law of the land, and it was enforced brutally: people in Donegal long remembered a priest describing how he stood ankle deep in blood and milk in the kitchen of an old man left fatally injured. [5] A battle between the Irish (helped by gallglaigh) and the English took place on a hill in the townland and this is where the name comes from. Harps' main rivals are Derry City F.C., with whom they contest Ireland's North-West Derby. Other acts to come out of Donegal include folk-rock band Goats Don't Shave, Eurovision contestant Mickey Joe Harte and indie rock group The Revs. The latter included the Donegal monk, Colmcille, travelling to establish the monastery on the Scottish Island of Iona. By the late 1950s, major work was required to upgrade the track, and the Irish Government was unwilling to supply the necessary funds, so 'the Wee Donegal', as it was affectionally known, was closed in 1960. I enjoyed going through the information though. County Donegal was voted number one on The National Geographic Traveller (UK) 'cool list' for 2017,[71]. Derry was the main port for emigrants from Donegal travelling to the New World until the steamship took over in 1897. The modern County Donegal was shired[9] by order of the English Crown in 1585. Nationally, 50.42% of voters voted against the amendment, whereas 68.8% of voters in Donegal voted in favour of it. Finn Valley RFC and Tir Chonaill RFC both compete in the Ulster Minor League North. The county was one of those 'planted' during the Plantation of Ulster from around 1610 onwards. Fianna Fil and Sinn Fin emerged as the two dominant parties in the 2019 local elections, holding 22 of the 37 seats between them. The County Donegal lasted until 1960 as it had largely dieselised its passenger trains by 1951. On the issue of abortion and right to life vs pro-choice, Donegal has consistently been the most conservative county in Ireland. Valleys such as these were the last areas to retain glaciers as temperatures rose. The Search for Missing Friends: Irish immigrant advertisements placed in the Boston Pilot [8 volumes] . Irish monthly record wind speeds for March, June, July, September, November and December have all been set at Malin Head. +353 (0)87 9454096 The O'Donnells were Ulster's second most powerful clan or ruling family from the early 13th century through to the start of the 17th century. The population, in 1821, was 248,270 and in 1831, 291,104. Hurling (often called 'hurley' within County Donegal), handball and rounders are also played but are less widespread, as is the case in other parts of western Ulster. This page has been viewed 53,073 times (3,078 via redirect). (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time). The first vote was to allow rural constituencies to elect a disproportionate number of TDs. The Wild Ireland wildlife park near Burnfoot showcases some of Donegal's historic animal species that were hunted to extinction, including brown bears, lynxes and gray wolves. They had declined greatly for many years in consequence of the herring, the chief object of capture, having deserted the coast. Donegal is bounded on the west and north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by Lough (lake) Foyle and Northern Ireland, and on the south by Northern Ireland and the Irish county of Leitrim. The thick ice sheet that once covered the region carved out deep basins in the Donegal uplands and many tarns or corrie lakes developed in these depressions after the ice had melted, including Lough Maam below Slieve Snaght and Lough Feeane under Aghla More. As of the 2016 Census, Donegal is the most rural / least urbanised county in Ireland, with less than one-third of the population (27.3 per cent) living in urban areas and over 70 per cent in rural areas. Killycreen, Ramelton, Co Donegal, Ireland Authors in County Donegal have been creating works, like the Annals of the Four Masters, in Irish and Latin since the Early Middle Ages. The chieftaincy of Nial Garbh, who succeeded his father Turlogh an Fhiona in 1422, was the commencement of a sanguinary era of internal discord aggravated by external warfare. Mary (Harkin) McGee May 1850 St. Johnston, County Donegal, Ireland managed by Deirdre Doherty last edited 2 Apr 2023 Bridget Harkin abt 1855 Ireland - aft 1883 managed by Sandy Cottingham last edited 1 Apr 2023 Cornelius Harkin abt 1829 Ballybrack, Donegal, Ireland - 1912 managed by Theresa Peel last edited 13 Mar 2023 Donegal's rugged landscape and coastline lends itself to active sports like climbing, mountain biking, hillwalking, surfing and kite-flying. Carne, Pettigo . The areas of County Donegal with the highest percentage of Protestants are The Laggan district of East Donegal, centred on Raphoe;[69] the Finn Valley; and areas around Ramelton, Milford and Dunfanaghy where their proportion reaches up to 3045 per cent. The County Arms is the official coat of arms of both County Donegal and Donegal County Council. The Irish navvy-turned-novelist Patrick MacGill, author of many books about the experiences of Irish migrant itinerant labourers in Britain at around the start of the 20th century, such as The Rat Pit and the autobiographical Children of the Dead End, is from the Glenties area. Willie Cumming, Duncan McLaren and T.J. 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