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Wy into one another. When the road leads to 

 a full view of the bay of Donnegal, thefe 

 fouling fpots, above which the proud moun- 

 tains rear their heads, are numerous, the hil- 

 locks of almoft regular circular fo ms; they are 

 very pleafing, from form, verdure, and the wa- 

 ter breaking in their vales. 



Before I got to Ballyfhannon, remarked a 

 bleach green, which indicates weaving in the 

 neighbourhood. Viewed the falmon-leap at 

 Ballyfnannon, which is let for 400I. a year. 

 The fcenery of it is very beautiful* it is a fins 

 fall, and the coaft of the river very bold, con- 

 firming of perpendicular rocks, with grafs of a 

 beautiful verdure to the very edge: it projects 

 in little promontories, which grow longer as 

 they approach the fea, and open to give a fine 

 view of the ocean. Before the fall in the mid- 

 dle of the river is a rocky iiland, on which is a 

 curing houfe, inftead of the turret of a ruined 

 cattle', for which it feems formed. The town 

 prettily fituated on the rifing ground on each 



fide the river. To Sir James Caldwell's ; 



croffing the bridge, flopped for a view of the 

 river, which is a very fine one, and was de- 

 lighted to fee the falmon jump, to me an unu- 

 fual fight : the water was perfectly alive with 

 them. Rifing the hill, look back on the town; 

 the fituation "beautiful ; the river prefents a 

 noble view. Come to Belleek, a little village, 

 with one of the fineft waterfalls I remember 

 any where to have feen • viewed it from the 

 bridge. The river in a very broad fheet comes 



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