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Advertisement Do we call it the Poisoned Glen or the Poison Glen? Posted: 9:00 am January 23, 2021 By Harry Walsh The Poisoned Glen, Dunlewey. Photo: Kevin McBride/RCC Remote Inspiration ONE of the most famous landmarks in Donegal is the old church ruins in the ‘Poisoned Glen’, or are they sitting in the middle of the ‘Poison Glen’? Referred to as the ‘Poisoned Glen’ in an official tourism brochure promoting the county, the stunning area at the foot of Errigal in Dunlewey is also called the ‘Poison Glen’ in a number of other publications. Locals say the glen was originally known locally has Heavenly Glen, but due to an error made by an English cartographer, it was incorrectly translated from the Irish language name to Poisoned Glen. ....