Dunlewey (Irish: Dún Lúiche) is a small Gaeltacht village in the Gweedore area of County Donegal, Ireland. It sits in the Poisoned Glen , at the foot of Mount Errigal and on the shore of Dunlewey Lough. Folklore says that the Poisoned Glen is where the Irish warrior god “Lugh” slew the one-eyed giant King Balor, and poison seeped from Balor’s large ‘evil eye’. The remains of a crannóg (a fortified lake dwelling) was found on Dunlewey Lough, which may be the source of the name Dún Lúiche, which means “Lugh‘s fort”.
The Old Church of at Dunlewey.
The abandoned church sits at the foot of Errigal, the tallest peak in County Donegal.
Misty clouds obscure the summit of Errigal.
The view of Dunlewey Lough through the doorway of the abandoned church.
The Poisoned Glen framed through a window in the abandoned church.
A small brook runs through the Poisoned Glen,
Abstract image of a sheep grazing in a shaded pasture at a nearby estate.