KEE'S HOTEL, DONEGAL Up and away again this morning. Our first stop was at Glenariff Forest Park. Nine rivers have carved deep valleys through the Antrim Mountains to the sea. Celebrated in song and verse, the Glens of Antrim used to be the wildest and most remote part of Ulster. This region was not “planted” with English and Scots settlers in the 17th century and was the last place in Northern Ireland where Irish was spoken. Today the Antrim coast road brings all the glens within easy reach of any visitor. Glenariff Forest Park contains some of the most spectacular scenery. The main scenic path runs through thick woodland and wildflower meadows and round the sheer sides of a gorge, past three waterfalls. There are also optional trails to distant mountain viewpoints. William Makepeace Thackeray, the 19th-century English novelist, called the landscape “Switzerland in miniature”. In this photo you can see the Mull of Kintyre in the distance. O...
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