Inishowen
| Inishowen | ||
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 12 ′ N , 7 ° 18 ′ W | |
| Waters 1 | Lough Foyle ( Atlantic Ocean ) | |
| Waters 2 | Lough Swilly (Atlantic Ocean) | |
| length | 42 km | |
| width | 40 km | |
| surface | 800 km² | |
Inishowen ( Irish : Inis Eoghain ) is the largest peninsula in Ireland and is located in County Donegal . At the tip of Inishowen is Malin Head , the northernmost point of Ireland. The coast of Inishowen offers picturesque views of the Atlantic Ocean with cliffs and beaches .
Inishowen is bounded to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, to the east by Lough Foyle and to the west by Lough Swilly ; only in the south does it border the rest of County Donegal.
Most of the residents live on the edge of the peninsula near the coast. The interior consists largely of hills with the highest elevation, the Slieve Snaght, with a little over 600 m. Due to the northern location, it is usually a little cooler here in summer than in the rest of Ireland, but usually a little warmer in winter.
From some port locations, e.g. Commercial fishing is still carried out, for example from Greencastle, Bunagee and Leenan. In the high season, a ferry runs from Moville over Lough Foyle to Magilligan (Northern Ireland, County Derry ), where a Martello Tower is located. Another connects Buncrana via Lough Swilly with Rathmullan on the Fanad Peninsula in the west. There is a small marina in the town of Fahan .
There are some small (today) uninhabited islands off the coast of Inishowen. B. Inishtrahull and the Glashedy Islands. Inch Island is strictly speaking no longer an island, as it has a connection to the land via a dam, south of Fahan.
Legends
The name Inis Eoghain (The Island of Eoghan) comes from Eoghan , son of Níall Nóigíallach ("Niall the new hostages" - a legendary Irish high king ). His name is also found in that of County Tyrone (Irish: Tír Eoghain ). Inis Eoghain is the homeland of the Mac Lochlainn clan (descendants of the Eoghan tribe), a clan that grew so remarkably that they were attacked by the King of Limerick. The king came to Aileach, ordered its destruction and ordered that each soldier take a stone from the fort so that it could not be rebuilt. After the fall of the Mac Lochlainn clan, the Ó Dochartaigh clan (who lost their original homeland in the Laggan area of Tír Conaill) took control of Inishowen.
Inishowen is home to many historical monuments that have been dated back to the earliest settlement, e. B. the famous ring fort Grianán of Aileach and the ruins of some castles. Well-known castle ruins include Carrickabraghey on Doagh Island, the Norman Castle in Greencastle, Inch Castle, Buncrana Castle and Elagh Castle.
Historically, Inishowen also included the area east of the River Foyle (County Derry - Northern Ireland ) with the city of Derry .
Settlement and politics
In the 2002 census, 31,828 people lived on Inishowen, an increase of 8.4% over 1996. Inishowen is part of the Donegal North Eath constituency , which elects three Teachta Dála . At the county level, Inishowen forms its own constituency.
Inis eoghain 100
Inis Eoghain 100 is the name of a route that leads over 100 miles (approx. 160 km) near the coast around the peninsula; it is listed in many travel guides. The route begins and ends in Burnfoot in the south of the peninsula. The route is well worth seeing, but (as is so often the case in Ireland) is often poorly signposted and includes various very narrow streets, secluded curves and adventurous climbs and descents.
See also
Basement on the Inishowen peninsula
Attractions
- Burt Castle (owned by Clan O'Doherty)
- Carndonagh ( cross slab )
- Carrowmore Celtic Crosses
- Clona (church and Celtic cross)
- Grianán of Aileagh - a ring fort
- Fahan (Cross-Slab and Celtic Cross)
- Malin Head - Ireland's northernmost point
- Dunree Fort (now a military museum) and Neds Point Fort in the west of the peninsula
- Gap of Mamore - a pass road with up to 30% (!) Gradient
Places on Inishowen
- Buncrana
- Carndonagh
- Carrowkeel (Donegal)
- Clonmany with a basement excavated in 2008
- Culdaff
- Fahan
- Greencastle
- Malin
- Moville
- Redcastle
literature
- Ciarán MacLochlainn: Inishowen Visitors Guide 2016
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gilbert Delos: Les Whiskeys du Monde. Translation from French: Karin-Jutta Hofmann: Whiskey from all over the world. Karl Müller, Erlangen 1998, ISBN 3-86070-442-7 , p. 122.