The Sunny Side of Ireland: How to see it by the Great Southern and Western RailwayO'Mahony, John
History
The Sunny Side of Ireland: How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway
O'Mahony, John
Ireland -- Guidebooks
No. 1.--To Queenstown, road 14 miles or rail 12 miles. Thence to East
Ferry, 5 miles, cross the Ballinacurragh River by ferry. Thence by road
to Midleton, 4 miles, back to Cork, road or rail, 12 miles. Fine views
of the River Lee, Lough Mahon, the lovely Harbour of Queenstown,
Ballinacurragh River, &c.
No. 2.--To Youghal, road or rail, 27 miles. Thence by road to Ardmore, 6
miles--a watering place with a ruined chapel where there are some
curious carvings in stone, and a fine and perfect specimen of the old
Irish round tower, Return same road.
No. 3.--To Midleton, 12 miles, road or rail. Thence to Cloyne, 6 miles,
where there is an ancient Cathedral still in use. Thence to Ballycotton,
6 miles, a small watering place. Back by Cloyne and Aghada, on
Queenstown Harbour, 12 miles. Thence by steamer to Queenstown, or across
the East Ferry by road to Queenstown, 6 miles. Back by road or rail, 12
miles.
Hotels at Midleton, Cloyne, and Ballycotton.
No. 4.--To Queenstown, road or rail, then by steamer, 20 minutes across
the harbour to Crosshaven. Thence by road, 2 miles, to Church Bay. Fine
view of mouth of the harbour and open Atlantic. Thence by Carrigaline
and Douglas, back to Cork, 12 miles.
Good hotels at Crosshaven and Church Bay.
No. 5.--Cork to Blarney, by the Valley of the Lee and Carrigrohane, 9
miles. Famous Castle of Blarney with the "Kissing Stone." The Groves of
Blarney round the Castle may be seen, also St. Ann's Hydropathic
establishment. Return by Rathpeacon and Blackpool to Cork, 6 miles.
No. 6.--Cork to Dunkettle, 3 miles, road or rail, thence along the
Glanmire River to Glanmire, 2 miles. Thence by Sallybrook and Kilcully,
back to Cork, 6 miles.
~Two Day Tours from Cork.~
No. 1.--Cork to Macroom, road or rail, 25 miles. Thence to Inchigeela,
10 miles, and Gougane Barra, 10 miles. Beautiful lake scenery, and the
hermitage at Gougane Barra; a chapel on the Holy Lake is well worth
seeing. The Pass of Keimaneigh is 3 miles further. From this point the
traveller can return to sleep at Inchigeela or Macroom, where, at both
places, there are good hotels; or may continue his journey to
Glengarriff, Kenmare, or Killarney. If returning to Cork from Macroom,
the journey may be made by Coachford and Dripsey, distance about 25
miles.
No. 2.--Cork to Bandon, 20 miles by rail or road. Thence to
Courtmacsherry and the Old Head of Kinsale, each about 7 miles by road.
The tourist can sleep at either place, and return to Cork by Kinsale and
Innishannon, or continue his journey to Bantry, 37-1/2 miles by road or
rail. Thence to Glengarriff, Killarney, &c.
~Tours for Three or more Days from Cork.~
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account