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Glenties's Description

Glenties (Na Gleannta in Irish, meaning “The Glens”) is a small town in the northwest of Ireland in central County Donegal. The town is situated where two glens meet, northwest of the Blue Stack Mountains, near the confluence of two rivers. Glenties is the largest centre of population in the parish of Iniskeel. Glenties has won the National Tidy Towns competition four times and has won a medal many other times.
The town has a reasonably large tourist trade and boasts a hotel (The Highlands) and a variety of lively pubs and the locally famous ‘Lime Light’ night club which often have traditional Irish music. There are several guesthouses around the town. The majority of visitors come for the area’s scenic beauty.