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Lough Swilly

Lough Swilly , inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.25 mi (40 km) long, Co. Donegal, NW Republic of Ireland. It is narrow and irregular in shape, with numerous islands. There is a lighthouse at Fanad Point. The resort town of Buncrana is on the eastern shore. On the lough, Wolfe Tone, an Irish revolutionary, was captured (1798) in an ill-fated insurrection against English rule.

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Suileach

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Suileach. Multi-eyed, eponymous sea-monster of Lough Swilly (Co. Donegal) thought to have been dispatched by St Colum Cille (521–95).

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Flight of the Earls

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Flight of the Earls, 1607. Tyrone and Rory O'Donnell, who had been in open rebellion against Elizabeth, submitted in 1602. O'Donnell was created 1st earl of Tyrconnel. But increasingly dissatisfied with their position, they fled on 4 September 1607 from Rathmullan on Lough Swilly with some 90 family and retainers and took refuge at Rome. Neither saw Ireland again. Tyrconnel died in 1608, Tyrone in 1616. The result was to deprive the native Irish of a focus for resistance, and colonization from England and Scotland proceeded rapidly until the great rising of 1641. Over the next three centuries, tens of thousands of Irish left their native land.

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	Swilly Marina furious at Earls 'snub'. Newspaper article from: Derry Journal (Derry, Northern Ireland); 9/7/2007
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	Gold stays in Lough Swilly.(Features) Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 11/1/2000; 571 words ; ...drivers to raise it from the murky depths of Donegal's Lough Swilly were back ''on hold'' because of unsuitable diving...safe was aboard the liner SS Laurentic which sank in Lough Swilly while carrying gold bullion during World War One. City...
	The last British outpost in the Irish Republic Now a military museum, Fort Dunree, six miles north of Buncrana, majestically juts into Lough Swilly overlooking its deep and narrow entrance from the sea. Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 4/18/2003; 700+ words ; ...Dunree's heavy guns stood guard over Lough Swilly for two centuries. A more atmospheric...fleet of forty ships anchored in the Swilly, which was an assembly point for...ports at Berehaven, Cobh and Lough Swilly. They even continued to make further...
	Plucked from the sea; 1.Tight spot: Boat had lodged at the foot of cliffs near the mouth of Lough Swilly in rough seas 2.Team effort: Two lifeboats, an ambulance and a helicopter took part. Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/5/2008; 700+ words ; ...grounded in high swell under an overhanging cliff near Lough Swilly, Co. Donegal. Lifeboats were unable to reach the...no serious injuries. Mark Barnett, coxswain of the Lough Swilly lifeboat, said the heroes of the night were the crew...
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	THE FILLIES ROUND THE SWILLY; Bikini babes make a splash on Buncrana day out.(News) Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 7/21/2002; 541 words ; ...books. "There's a whole range of looks." Locals at Lough Swilly agreed. "I think this is my favourite sports team...Locals were treated to a stunning view on the shores of Lough Swilly when this bevy of leggy lovelies from a top Maiden City...
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