Clonmany Improvement Project
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Our
biggest project to date has been the improved ease of access to Glenevin
waterfall and the recent 'Glen Walk'. This involved reversing a somewhat
inaccessible area by making it much easier for everyone to enter .
Astonishingly, many people living locally have never seen this beautiful
waterfall and others never even knew it existed! With the aid of a
FAS scheme we created a mile long path which criss crosses the river
on wooden foot bridges and follows the adjacent babbling river, which
finally, and spectacularly, descends into a beautiful Glen with a
gushing waterfall.
Along the way we made rest areas of stone benches and
secluded picnic areas with tables
and benches. There are paths going up to the heights for breathtaking
scenic views climaxing in a 40 foot waterfall cascading down into
a funnel shape solid rock pool. This pool forms the river that spills
over the rocks as it flows along to the sea. Every weekend during
the Summer months we have about three hundred people visiting the
waterfall and a significant number of sightseers visit during the
winter months. Schools bring their pupils here as part of the geology
and environment studies as well as on class trips. Whether you come
for the exercise of walking through the Glen and mountain paths or
to enjoy the tranquil beauty, you will find your stress left behind
whilst 'ag deanamh d'anama' (finding your soul).
Local
students at home for their Summer break painted litter barrels which
were placed around the various beaches, the waterfall and other areas.
They also picked up litter from beaches and emptied the barrels all
Summer, keeping the areas really litter free.
We
are still working on this project and hope to expand it further. We
hope it will become known as one of the wonders of Inishowen. The
people who did all the work on this project, deserve all the credit.
Without the hard work of the committee and the FAS workers this project
could never have happened. Indeed, their enthusiasm and persistence
have turned the dream into the wonderful reality that it is!
Our effort has been recognised by the council and after
a lot of campaigning we now have bottle banks in the parochial car
park situated opposite Centra supermarket which we hope people will
use regularly. These are the only recycling points in the Inishowen
area outside of Buncrana. We also cleaned up St Columbs Holy Well
in Binnion and Roger Doherty (Copen) made an impressive cross which
was placed there to honour its presence. Picnic tables and benches
were located at the beaches alongside a walk area over the dunes at
Tullagh beach and a stonewall and entrance to Leenan beach.
The Clonmany Improvement Project committee consists
of the following people:-
