Lough Eske

Lough Eske is a small lake in County Donegal within the west of Ulster in Ireland. The lake lies to the northeast of Donegal Town, to which it's far linked by means of the River Eske. The lake is set 900 acres in length and is surrounded to the north, east and west by using the Blue stack Mountains, which occupy much of southern County Donegal. The powerful O Domhnaill clan had a fortress and surrounding bawn on Island O Donnell, an island close to the southern shore of the lough.

Part of this bawn still stands on Island O Donnell. This castle was often used as a jail through the O Domhnaill chieftains. Following the burning of the Franciscan Friar in Donegal Town in September 1601, the friars have been compelled to flee into the encircling geographical region. They installation a brand new friary at the western shorelines of Lough Eske, giving the call of The Friary to the neighborhood metropolis land in the district of Killymard, and the 'Friar's Walk' along the shore of the lake. The friars remained within the vicinity of the lake for maximum of the subsequent century but a Royal Proclamation in August 1687, ordering all Catholic clergy to depart Ireland within 9 months, dealt the final blow to the Order in the Donegal location.