The Sunny Side of Ireland: How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway — John Shaqi
The Sunny Side of Ireland: How to see it by the Great Southern and Western RailwayO'Mahony, John
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The Sunny Side of Ireland: How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway
O'Mahony, John
Ireland -- Guidebooks
traced, and also, in the very centre of this square the foundations of
the little Meeting House in which John Wesley occasionally preached to
them in the interval, 1750-1765. Modern houses stand there now, but not
closely grouped together. They are all comfortable in appearance, some
thatched, some slated, some with one story, others with two; nearly all
have a neat little flower garden in front, and very many have an orchard
beside or immediately behind the house. There is all the appearance of
thrift and industry among them." From ~Ballingrane~, a branch line
passing Askeaton, with its ruined Castle and Abbey ruins, to ~Foynes~, a
good harbour, from which passage can be made to Kilrush, and thence per
rail to Kilkee. From the junction the main line runs by ~Rathkeale~ and
~Newcastle~, where there is a ruined castle of the Knights Templars, and
by Abbeyfeale and Kilmorna, where Mr. Pierce Mahony bred and kept his
stud of famous Kerry cattle, to Listowel, an old market town which
figured in the Desmond rebellion.
[Illustration: _Photo, Roche, Dublin._ Adare Abbey, Croom.]
[Illustration: _Photo, Lawrence, Dublin_ Adare Manor.]
From Listowel the Lartigue railway, unique in the British Isles, runs to
~Ballybunion~, a beautiful watering place, remarkable for its sea-caves
and old castle. ~Ardfert~ is remarkable for its ruined Abbey and
Cathedral, both dedicated to St. Brendon, the story of whose voyage to
the New World was one of the subjects mentioned at the court of
Ferdinand and Isabella by Columbus, when inducing them to assist him in
his mission of discovery. ~Tralee~ is the largest town in the Kingdom of
Kerry. It is one of the most thriving towns in the south of Ireland, and
is situated in the vicinity of marine and mountain scenery. Those
interested in the revival of industry in Ireland will do well to visit
the Kerry Knitting Co.'s Factory, as well as the fine bacon-curing
establishment of the Wholesale Co-operative Society which has been
erected under the management of the well known Mr. Joseph Prosser. At
Spa and Fenit there is good sea-bathing, and on the Dingle Promontory
the ascent of Mount Brandon may be made. From Dingle excursions can
easily be taken to Slea Head, by Ventry, and under the Eagles' Mountain,
and within sight of the Blasket Islands. ~Smerwick~ has in its
neighbourhood a coast line of mighty cliffs, the most remarkable of
which is called the ~Three Sisters~. Smerwick was the scene of the
massacre of seven hundred Spaniards, who had surrendered in the
sixteenth century to Lord Deputy Grey's forces. The bloody affair is the
blackest stain in the careers of the gallant Raleigh and the gentle
Spenser. Between Smerwick and Ballydavid Head the well preserved remains
of the ~Oratory of Gallerius~ may be seen.
[Illustration: _Photo, Lawrence, Dublin._ Lartique Railway, Ballybunion.]
[Illustration: _Photo, Lawrence, Dublin._ At Ballybunion.]
[Illustration: _Photo, Lawrence, Dublin._ At Ballybunion.]
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