Transcriber's Note: Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed. Words printed in italics are noted with underscores: _italics_. [Illustration: LOUGH BREENBANNIA] CONNAUGHT Described by Stephen Gwynn Pictured by Alexander Williams BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED LONDON GLASGOW AND BOMBAY 1912 Beautiful Ireland LEINSTER ULSTER MUNSTER CONNAUGHT _Uniform with this Series_ Beautiful England OXFORD THE ENGLISH LAKES CANTERBURY SHAKESPEARE-LAND THE THAMES WINDSOR CASTLE CAMBRIDGE NORWICH AND THE BROADS THE HEART OF WESSEX THE PEAK DISTRICT THE CORNISH RIVIERA DICKENS-LAND WINCHESTER THE ISLE OF WIGHT CHESTER AND THE DEE YORK LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page Lough Breenbannia _Frontispiece_ Lowlands, Ballinlough, Roscommon 8 Mweelrea and the Killary, from Tully Strand, Renvyle 14 A Fisherman's Home under Diamond Mountain, Ballynakill Bay 20 On the Owenbrin River, Lough Mask 26 Castle Kirke and Upper Lough Corrib 32 In the Pass of Delphi, Killary Bay 36 Wrack-Gathering on the West Coast 42 Croagh Patrick, from Oldhead, Clew Bay 46 The Minaun Cliffs, Achill Island 50 Nephin, from Lough Conn 54 Lough Gill 58 [Illustration: CONNAUGHT] I