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all thai a IVug'al-iiiiiult'd ani^k-r iici'tLj in tlu^ way <>f crea- 

 ture c.Dmforts and a clean bed. Hero more trontiii^- can 

 be liad for the asking'. On h>avin<^' this litth» town, the 

 coiintiy through wliicli yon pass ini])roA'es soniewliat in 

 fertility, and the beautiful Glen Gesh, which leads you 

 to your next halting- phuie Ardara, is a g-len in which 

 you would like to linger and idle away a few hours. There 

 is plenty of fishing at Ardara in lakes, wliich abound. But 

 we must push on, for the end of this stage will land you 

 at Carrick, and you will there find yourselves in clover, 

 at Musgrave's hotel. There is a meiiy little river here, 

 runm'ug over a rugged bed composed of huge rocks and 

 big- boulders, and the salmon leap is one of the sights of 

 the place. But here, as elsewhere, around the Donegal 

 coast, wet weather is absolutely necessary to sport, if you 

 want auything better tnan "Jenkins." The bold sea- 

 coast about Carrick adds greatly to the attractiveness of 

 the place and there is splendid sea-fishing in addition to 

 the angling afforded by the rivor. You can put in a 

 week here, without wanting to leave it; and when you do 

 tear yourself away, it will be with a full determination 

 to come again. 



Killybegs is the next to^ii in which the wandering 

 angler halts, but the fishing in the river there is poor by 

 comparison with some places previously visited. This 

 portion of the drive, however, from Carrick to Killybegs, 

 and thence on to the old town of Donegal, will delight 

 you. It is a " famine road "■ — -made to give relief to the 

 distressed in the bad times — and it runs through lovely 

 coast scenery, skirting the shore. 



As for old Donegal town, there is little beyond its 

 antiquity to commend it to the angler's favour. But 

 there is a river passing through the town itself, and form- 

 ing the only outlet for the waters of Lough Eask. There 

 are some disputes about the rights of fishing both upon 

 lough and river at this place, but the Saxon visitor will 

 be cordially welcomed, and need not trouble himself about 

 the local squabbles. The fishing here is best in the late 

 ^sumnler, as sea-trout are then plentiful, and their presence 



