Bloody Foreland

(Local Name: Cnoc Fola) Bloody Foreland (Cnoc Fola) is a broad headland at the northwest corner of Ireland, between Ballyness Bay to the north and Gweedore to the south. It gets its name from the reddish tinge which the rocky coast takes on at sunset. The sea is then bathed in the same hue, and Tory Island, lying a few miles offshore, becomes a glowing dream island in the dusk.

There is a good road encircling the area. This is one of the parts of Ireland where Irish is still the predominant spoken language, and two well-attended summer schools in the language are held here, at Bunbeg and Cloghaneely.