Ireland - Co. Donegal - Poison Glen Valley - Chró Nimhe

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Deep and well defined, the glacial valley of Poison Glen lies to the south-east of Mount Errigal (see) and in the extren extension of Lake Dunlewy. The valley borders Glenveagh National Park (see). The entering of the valley is from the abandoned Church at Dunlewey (see). There are several theories to explain this surprising name. The first refers to a legend according to which Balor, the giant king of Tory, was killed by his grandson Lughaidh. The valley was then poisoned by the poison that escaped from the giant's eye. The second explanation suggests that the origin of this name is linked to an error made by an english cartographer who mistakenly named the site "An Gleann Neimhe", meaning "poisoned valley", rather than "An Gleann Neamhe" or "the heavenly valley" as the inhabitants had wished.
Profonde et bien marquée, la vallée glaciaire de Poison Glen se trouve au sud est du Mont Errigal (voir) et dans le prolongement du lac de Dunlewy. La vallée borde le parc national de Glenveagh (voir). On peut accéder à la vallée depuis l'église abandonnée de Dunlewey (voir). Plusieurs hypothèses expliquent cette toponymie étonnante. La première se réfère à une légende selon laquelle Balor, le roi géant de Tory, aurait été tué par son petit fils Lughaidh. La vallée aurait alors été empoisonné par le poison s'échappant de l'œil du géant. La seconde explication indiquerait que l'origine de cette appellation serait liée à l'erreur d'un cartographe anglais qui aurait malencontreusement baptisé le site "An Gleann Neimhe" qui signifie "vallée empoisonnée" plutôt que "An Gleann Neamhe" ou "la vallée céleste » comme le souhaitaient les habitants.

Gwenwee Cronariv Burn River
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The Valley floor
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Crockfadda Hill
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Reindee on the Poinsoned Glen slopes
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Croaghnambrock Hill

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Mt. Errigal from Poinsoned Glen

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