Black's guide to Ireland (1912) (14577169608)

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Title: Black's guide to Ireland
Year: 1912 (1910s)
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Publisher: London : A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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h Mask, audKillery Harbour, and bounded on the west by the sea. It hasmany and varied attractions. It possesses, perhaps, fewtreasures for the archaeologist, and perchance the golfer maytoo often find the coffee-room carpet his only putting-green,but the walker no less than the artist who explores thebeauties of Ballynahinch, the Killery, and the coast, will findsome of the finest scenes in Erin ; the angler in a happyseason, who whips the loughs and streams south of LoughInagh, will have every variety of water and probably goodsport; whilst to those that climb,—without hands, — theTwelve Bens and the Maamturks afford abundance of goodmountaineering. The botanist will find nature bountiful here,and to the geologist she is more than generous. Lastly, forthe man on wheels we need not do more than quote theopinion of Mr. Mecredy, who declares it a cyclists paradise.Oughterard (Hotels : Murphys ; Anglers ; Railway ;Monaghan), about 17 miles from Galway. Here there is a CONNEMARA, WEST
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Walker €r Boutall sc. Published by A. & C. Black, London RECESS AND GLENDALOUGH HOTELS 89 fish-hatchery. A little distance from the town, near thebridge, the river forms a series of pretty cascades, called theFalls of Feogh. Copper, lead, and a dye mineral have beendiscovered in the vicinity ; and the last-mentioned two arebeing worked. Soon after passing Oughterard we enter on a considerabletract of flat moorland, interspersed with numerous small lakes,and guarded on the right by Maamturk and the Twelve Pins.On the left we see Lough Bonn, a small sheet of water, andthen Lough Ardery, after which we gain Butlers Lodge, nowMaam Cross Station, where a road on the right diverges toMaam and Cong, and Loughs Mask and Corrib. LoughShindella, and Lough Orid with Orid Hill, 1178 feet in height,are a little farther on to the left. The famous Pass of Kylemore may be visited by turning tothe right at Recess Station by Glen Inagh, and thence toLeenane and Killery, without going round by Cli