[Illustration: MUCKROSS BAY, KILLYBEGS, DONEGAL] ULSTER Described by Stephen Gwynn Pictured by Alexander Williams [Illustration] BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED LONDON GLASGOW AND BOMBAY 1911 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 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page AT THE GAP OF THE NORTH 5 "THE BLACK NORTH" 13 THE MAIDEN CITY 28 TIRCONNELL 37 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page Muckross Bay, Killybegs, Donegal _Frontispiece_ Narrow Water Castle, Carlingford Lough 8 Cave Hill, Belfast 14 Carrickfergus Castle, Belfast Lough 20 The Giants' Causeway 26 Fair Head, Co. Antrim 32 Londonderry from the Waterside 36 Tory Island from Falcarragh Hill, Donegal 42 Muckish and Ards from Rosapenna, Sheephaven, Donegal 46 Mount Errigal from the Gweedore River, Donegal 50 Glenveagh, Donegal 54 The Entrance to Mulroy Bay, Donegal 58 [Illustration: ULSTER] AT THE GAP OF THE NORTH