The Castle.
The Castle and Gardens.
Overlooking Lough Veagh, Glenveagh Castle stands atop a slight promontory jutting into the lake. Few buildings in Ireland can boast as fine a setting. Made from rough-hewn grainite, the Castle, a castellated mansion, was built in the years 1870-1873 from designs by John Townsend Trench, a cousin of John Adare, the lord of the manor. Many of the rooms inside still have the furnishings from the last private owner.
The castle may be visited only by guided tours, which take place regularly every day.
There's a tea-room in the castle for teas and delicious home baking.
The national park lies along the Derryveagh mountains, and consists of 16000 hectares of mountain, bogs, lakes, and woods.
The magic of Glenveagh derives from the fact that it was one of the last places in Ireland to be influenced by man. The aim of the National Park is to preserve this wilderness in such a way that people may visit and appreciate it and yet leave it unspoilt for future generations.<BR>
<a href="http://www.landscapeonline
.com/lolpages/-editorial/-%20NewsDepartments/CommercialProjects/Parks/National%20Parks/9704GlenveaghNationalPark.htm">Tiller's Review of Glenveagh</a><BR>
<a href="http://www.aitec.it/paradisi/irlanda/glenveagh.htm">National Parks of Ireland</a>
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