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Mountains
of Clonmany
Rachtan: 1657, - the highest. On top is a stone cairn called "Meascan Maeva " said to be the burial place of an Irish Queen. Bulaba: 1,630 feet. On top is a cross erected in 1932 in memory of Eucharistic Congress held in Dublin in that year. Sliabh Sneachta: 2,019 ft . Can be seen from Clonmany. Dunaff Hill: It was off Dunaff Head that Wolfe Tone was captured in 1798 by the English and brought to Buncrana and on to Dublin, where he was sentenced to death.
An outline History of Clonmany by: Patrick Kavanagh Issued by: Clonmany Festival Committee
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