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Termon (meaning 'place of sanctuary') is an area in the north west of Donegal
Donegal

Donegal is a town in County Donegal, in the Province of Ulster, in Republic of Ireland. Donegal is not the county town of County Donegal, despite being its namesake....
, in the north of Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
.

It is situated eight miles from Letterkenny
Letterkenny

Letterkenny is the largest town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. It is located on the River Swilly. Despite its size, Letterkenny is not the County Town of County Donegal....
, Donegal's main town and seven from Creeslough
Creeslough

Creeslough is a village in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. It lies 12 km south of Dunfanaghy on the N56 road, 54 m above sea level and overlooking an arm of Sheephaven Bay....
. Termon is made up of many townlands including Currin, Doon, Drumlaurgagh, Drumbrick, Drumoughill, Cloncarney, Terhillion, Gortnalaragh, Clonkilly, Knocknabollan, Fawans, Drumdeevin, Drumfin, Barnes, Stragraddy, Ballybuninabber, Letterfad, Goal and Gurtin,Loughaskerry.

There are several hills close to Termon, including Lough Salt (469m), the hills of Barnes-Crockmore (the "Resting Bishop") at 324m, 349m & 307m respectively, and Stragraddy mountain (285m).






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Termon (meaning 'place of sanctuary') is an area in the north west of Donegal
Donegal

Donegal is a town in County Donegal, in the Province of Ulster, in Republic of Ireland. Donegal is not the county town of County Donegal, despite being its namesake....
, in the north of Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
.

It is situated eight miles from Letterkenny
Letterkenny

Letterkenny is the largest town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. It is located on the River Swilly. Despite its size, Letterkenny is not the County Town of County Donegal....
, Donegal's main town and seven from Creeslough
Creeslough

Creeslough is a village in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. It lies 12 km south of Dunfanaghy on the N56 road, 54 m above sea level and overlooking an arm of Sheephaven Bay....
. Termon is made up of many townlands including Currin, Doon, Drumlaurgagh, Drumbrick, Drumoughill, Cloncarney, Terhillion, Gortnalaragh, Clonkilly, Knocknabollan, Fawans, Drumdeevin, Drumfin, Barnes, Stragraddy, Ballybuninabber, Letterfad, Goal and Gurtin,Loughaskerry.

There are several hills close to Termon, including Lough Salt (469m), the hills of Barnes-Crockmore (the "Resting Bishop") at 324m, 349m & 307m respectively, and Stragraddy mountain (285m). All the hills offer stunning vistas along Donegal's Atlantic coast line or into the higher mountain country of Muckish
Muckish

Muckish is a distinctive flat-topped mountain in the Derryveagh Mountains of county Donegal, Ireland. At 666 metres, it is the third-highest peak in the Derryveagh Mountains, with Errigal being the highest....
 (666m) and Errigal (749m). Going out on the main R255 road one could turn for Gartan, birthplace of St.Colmcille (St.Columba)
Columba

Early life in IrelandColumba was born to Fedlimid and Eithne of the Cenel Conaill in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, County Donegal, in Ireland. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an High King of Ireland of the 5th century....
 or head to Glenveagh
Glenveagh

File:Glenveagh park.JPGGlenveagh — covering 110 square kilometres of hillside above Glenveagh Castle on the shore of Lough Veagh , some 20 km from Gweedore in County Donegal, Ireland — forms the heart of the Glenveagh National Park , the largest in Ireland....
 National Park and its beautiful surroundings.

Significant Roman Catholic sites

Several sites around Termon are significant to the Roman Catholic faith in Donegal.

Doon Well

Doon Well (Tobar an duin) was established by Lector O'Friel sometime around the 1670s. Doon Well's origins are pre-Christian, as evidenced by the following facts:
  • A 'togher' (ancient wooden road) runs underneath the bog adjacent to Doon Rock
  • Bronze Age
    Bronze Age

    The Bronze Age is, with respect to a given prehistory, the period in that society when the most advanced metalworking included smelting copper and tin from naturally-occurring outcroppings of copper and tin ores, creating a bronze alloy by melting those metals together, and casting them into bronze artifact s....
     artefacts have been found near the well
  • The water used in the pagan inauguration ceremony of the O'Donnells would have been carried to the well. Stations
    Stations of the Cross

    Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St....
     and rosary
    Rosary

    The Rosary is a popular traditional Roman Catholic devotion. The term denotes both a set of prayer beads and the devotional prayer itself, which combines vocal prayer and meditation....
     are still 'walked' from St. Columba
    Columba

    Early life in IrelandColumba was born to Fedlimid and Eithne of the Cenel Conaill in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, County Donegal, in Ireland. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an High King of Ireland of the 5th century....
    's chapel to Doon Well on Hogmanay
    Hogmanay

    File:Hogmanay Party.jpgHogmanay is the Scots Language word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner....
     (New Year's eve) and May eve.


Mass Rocks

The Mass Rocks are also known as Carraig an Aifreann. A path takes you to the Mass Rocks which were used during penal times (1695-1741). There are thought to be several more in the Termon area and were generally in areas were people could meet, practice their faith and post a look out to warn the congregation. Priests usually said mass
Mass (liturgy)

The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. The term is used also of similar celebrations in Old Catholic Churches, in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in some largely High Church Lutheranism Lutheranism regions, including the Scandinavian and Baltic states countries....
 under pain of death,if they were caught the priest would find himself put into a barrel of nails and thrown of the cliff near Doon rock at 'Binn an Sagairt' or Hill of the Priest There is also a mass rock in the Terhillion townland of Termon,Terhillion(Tirkillin)means place of little huts or churchyard. The town land of Fawans has a mass rock which is high up in the townland,again lookouts would be posted at vantage points

Doon Rock

Doon Rock (120m approx) is the site where 25 O'Donnell
O'Donnell

O'Donnell , which is derived from the forename Domhnaill were an ancient and powerful Ireland clan, kings, princes, and lords of T?r Chonaill in early times, and the chief allies and sometimes rivals of the O'Neills in Ulster....
s were inaugurated chieftain from Eighneachan 1200 to Niall Garbh 1603. Red Hugh O'Donnell
Hugh Roe O'Donnell

"Red" Hugh O'Donnell was Lord of Tyrconnell, who led a rebellion against English government in Ireland from 1593 and helped to lead the Nine Years War , a revolt against English occupation, from 1595 to 1603....
 was inaugurated on 3 May 1592. Cahir Rua O'Dogherty, the last great Gealic chieftain to stand against English oppression was killed in this area 5 July 1608.

St. Columba's Chapel

Termon is served by St. Columba's Chapel (1854-present day). The Parish Priest is Fr. Patrick McHugh.

Ethne's Well

Ethne's Well (Turas an Ri), in the Barnes townland, is named after Columba's mother. Ethne is strongly associated with the area. This holy well had stations performed on 9 June for nine nights.

St.Glassan

St.Glassan (Glasny) is a saint of the parish of whom little is known. The Martyrology of Donegal gives his feast day as 1 October. The grave of Father Glassan (Frater Cassians) is thought to be in the Stragraddy townland of Termon.

Local infrastructure

To eat and drink in Termon a menu is provided all day at the Lagoon Bar run by Shiela & John McCafferty. This bar with its shop next door run by Kevin McCafferty is on the main N56 route
National secondary road

File:National secondary road N59.jpgA national secondary road is a category of road in Republic of Ireland. These roads form an important part of the national route network, but are secondary to the main arterial routes which are classified as national primary roads....
. Tommy & Trish McLaughlin have the Mountain Bar out in Stragraddy which is popular with locals on a Sunday night.

Termon Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation mainly focused on promoting Gaelic games: the traditional Ireland sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders....
 (G.A.A.) based at the Burn Road runs both male and female teams in Gaelic
Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation mainly focused on promoting Gaelic games: the traditional Ireland sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders....
 sports
Gaelic games

Gaelic games are the traditional sports played in Ireland. The two main Gaelic games are Gaelic football and Hurling, both of which are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ....
 in all age categories up to Senior level.

Termon is served well its National school for pupils aged 4/5 to 12 years of age. The old national school (1892) serves as a local nursery.

There is a Top shop Garage on the main N56 road to Letterkenny,serves for petrol,groceries and car maintenance

The OwenCarrow Viaduct Disaster


See Owencarrow Viaduct Disaster
Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway

The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company is an Ireland public transport and freight firm, incorporated in June 1853. Despite the company's name, it does not operate any railway services, its last railway line having closed in July 1953....
.

Neolithic and Historical sites/stones


  • Megalithic tomb 1 (Grid.ref C107248) - Barnes townland
  • Megalithic tomb 2 (Grid.ref C107219) - Gortnalaragh townland, known locally as Dermot and Groinna, 2 stones visible from the Terhilllion Rd
  • Megalithic tomb 3 (Grid Ref C119211) - Drumbrick townland
  • Standing Stone
    Standing stone

    Standing stones, orthostats, liths or more commonly, megaliths because of their large and cumbersome size, are solitary stones set vertically in the ground and come in many different varieties....
    s 1     (Grid ref C108245) - Barnes townland
  • Standing Stones 2 (Grid ref C109241) - Barnes townland (Ogham standing stones) - these are thought to be the original boundaries of 'An Tearmann' denoting sanctuary, as those seeking it were thought to be within the Kilmacrenan Abbey
  • Cillin 1 (Grid ref C109240) - Barnes townland
  • Cillin 2 (Grid ref C125206) - Clonkilly townland
  • Ring Fort
    Ringfort

    Ringforts are fortification settlements that are generally deemed to be from the Iron Age, Early Christian or possibly the Early Middle Ages in Northern Europe, especially Ireland....
     (Grid ref C121216) - Drumbrick townland, situated at the top of Drumbrick hill, visible from the Burn road


Rivers and Loughs

  • The Lurgy runs through Termon.Irish - An Lorgaigh
  • Clonkillymore Lough
  • Clonkillybeg Lough
  • Doon Lough
  • Cloncarney Lough
  • Lough Darragh
  • Lough Askerry
  • Lough Mnafin
  • Lough Acrappin - Top of Drumfin
  • Lough Acrabane - Barnes Gap