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
" " Killarney, _28s._ _14s._
" " Glengarriff, _28s._ _14s._
" " Caragh Lake, -- _25s._
" " Waterville, _50s._ _2s._
Fifty per cent. additional for return journey.
To Glengarriff the coach runs by very beautiful scenery, terminating in
the lovely creek of the bay at ~Eccles' Hotel~ and by the fair height
where ~Roche's Hotel~ commands the view. From Glengarriff the coach may
be continued to Bantry, and the train then taken direct to Cork, along
the East Bandon line; or the road may be taken through the beautiful
Pass of Keimaneigh--the "Pass of the Deer"--and by the lovely lake of
Gougane Barra to Macroom. Here the Cork and Macroom Railway brings the
tourist back into the City of the Lee.
The road from Kenmare leads high out of the valley up the hill sides. We
command a good view of Kenmare Sound, and having passed under a number
of tunnels through the rock we cross the mearings into county Cork.
GLENGARRIFF
[Illustration: At Glengarriff.]
[Illustration: Otter Island, Glengarriff.]
[Illustration: _Photo, Lawrence, Dublin._ At Glengarriff.]
[Illustration: _Photo, Lawrence, Dublin._ At Glengarriff.]
[Illustration: Glengarriff Harbour]
[Illustration: Otter Rock Glengarriff]
[Illustration: Gougane Barra. Co Cork]
[Illustration: _Photo, Lawrence, Dublin._ Gougane Barra.]
In a fair spot above the blue waters of the Bay of Bantry,
~Glengarriff~, as a health resort, vies with its charming young rival,
Parknasilla. Its climate, too, is softened by the nearness of the Gulf
Stream, and yew and arbutus, as well as tropical cryptogamia and Alpine
plants, overgrow every available spot along the sides of the rough
defile. It is come-at-able from Cork by train to Bantry and then coach,
or by coach from Killarney or Kenmare. Apart from the beauty of the
situation and the mildness of its climate, Glengarriff possesses
splendid facilities for sea bathing and boating. There is excellent
hotel accommodation both at Eccles', on the shore of the bay, and at
Roche's, in the midst of beautiful grounds, through which the Owvane, or
"fair river," flows, making on its way a wild cascade. The drive from
Glengarriff to Gougane Barra, through the Pass of Keimaneigh, "the path
of the deer," is one of the great excursions to be made. ~Gougane
Barra~, the shrine of Saint Finbarr, is in the midst of a lonely lake
near the source of the Lee. It is still the scene of "patrons" on Saint
Finbarr's day, and Mass is celebrated in the open air in the middle of
the lake. There is good trout fishing in the Allua and other streams in
the Desmond Valley. Callaghan, the poet, has sung of it--
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