Where does your work take you?
From zooming in Rossnowlagh, to the warmest of welcomes at Siopa Mhicí in Gaoth Dobhair Co. Donegal. (Journeying home via The Heavenly Glen)
According to legend, the majestic ice-created glen (The Poisoned Glen of Donegal, situated in the glorious Gweedore terrain) earned it’s name from the demise of one ancient giant King Balor, within the kingdom of Tory, whereupon his poisoned eye powerfully spilt the massive rock landscape, which formed its now majestically formed hollow.
The less interesting truth however, is that the local people were inspired to christen their uniquely beautiful surroundings as The Heavenly Glen, An Gleann Neamhe, only to have an English mapper carelessly list it (forever) as — The Poisoned Glen.
But take heart as people, both local and further afield, continue to be inspired by this mesmerizing and breathtakingly spiritual location. One example would be the local & globally successful group Clannad, who were inspired to include a track entitled “Poison Glen” on their 1990 album “Anam”, as indeed were the Irish folk band “Altan”, a band formed in Co. Donegal, who released an album called “Gleann Nimhe” in 2015.
But for me, the founder of a company called Runway 28 Irish Gin, what had taken me along the road of ancient warriors, and the gateway to spiritual beauty along this Donegal Glen, (on a Thursday evening after work?)
Perhaps not a Kings mission, but nevertheless journeying home (via The Heavenly Glen) after attending a “meet the staff” event post product listing at the renowned Gallagher’s Food Store, Siopa Mhicí, located in Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore), I realized that I had certainly experienced the nobility of a county, the hospitality of a people who conduct business as if welcoming you into their home. People who embrace visitors with the ease of true warriors, storytellers, and as the authentic gate-keepers of this, their true Donegal culture of kindness, which has become famous across the globe.
In the words of Seán Mc Bride, “For there’s no place on earth just like the homes of Donegal”.
Visit and find out more about Gallagher’s Food Store at www.siopamhici.ie
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