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Glengesh Pass

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From Glencolumbkille a road heads inland towards Ardara, through the Glengesh Pass. 506578055 Mountain Pass, Sheep, County Donegal, Outdoors, Road, Ardara, Cloud - Sky, Majestic, No People, Green, Green Color, Horizontal, Grass, Light, Glencolumbkille, Light - Natural Phenomenon, Photography, Republic of Ireland, Idyllic, Uncultivated

On a narrow road from Glencolumbcille to Ardara, past remote mountain bogland, magnificent Glengesh Pass (Glean Géis; meaning 'Glen of the Swans'), scoured out aeons ago by implacably vast glacial forces, is approached down several switchbacks that lead towards thatched cottages and a swath of pastoral beauty. There are spots and visitor viewpoints where you can pull over and take in the whole epic scenario before you.

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