Dún Lúiche In 4K | Donegal, Ireland | Cinematic, Mavic Air 2

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor Kevin McBride brings us this stunning drone video of an Irish village called Dunlewey or Dún Lúiche. It's located on the shores of its namesake lake at the foot of Mt. Errigal in County Donegal, the northernmost county of the Republic of Ireland. Part of a region known as Gweedore which is considered one of the cradles of Irish culture, Dunlewey's Gaelic name translates to "fort of Lugh", an ancient Irish god. The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Air 2 drone.

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Dunlewy, officially known by its Irish name Dún Lúiche, is a small Gaeltacht village in the Gweedore area of County Donegal, Ireland. It sits in the Poisoned Glen, at the foot of Mount Errigal 751-metre (2,464 ft) the tallest peak in County Donegal, and the 76th tallest peak in Ireland. Errigal was voted 'Ireland's Most Iconic Mountain' by Walking & Hiking Ireland in 2009. on the shore of Dunlewey Lough. It has a tourist center, called the Lakeside Centre or Ionad Cois Locha, which offers boat trips of the lake. To the west of the lake is a ruined church. The name Dún Lúiche means "fort of Lugh", an ancient Irish god. Near the Lakeside Centre is a modern wooden sculpture of the god. Folklore says that the Poisoned Glen is where Lugh slayed Balor, and that it is so named because poison seeped from Balor's 'evil eye