A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Swilly, Lough, sea-lough, NE. co. Donegal, entering from the Atlantic between Fanad Point and Dunaff Head (4 miles across), and extending about 25 miles inland between the peninsula of Inishowen and the main body of the co.; average width, 3 miles; has a lighthouse on Dunree Head, with fixed light seen 13 miles, and 1 on Fanad Point, with fixed light seen 14 m.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "sea-lough" (ADL Feature Type: "fjords") |
| Administrative units: | Donegal IrlC |
| Place names: | LOUGH SWILLY | SWILLY | SWILLY LOUGH |
| Place: | Lough Swilly |
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