Chapter I: Front Matter

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ROMANTIC
IRELAND

By
M. F. and B. McM. Mansfield

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. II.

_Illustrated by
BLANCHE McMANUS MANSFIELD_

Boston

L. C. Page & Company

_MDCCCCV_

_Copyright, 1904_

BY L. C. PAGE & COMPANY

(INCORPORATED)

_All rights reserved_

Published October, 1904

_COLONIAL PRESS
Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.
Boston, Mass., U.S.A._

Contents

VOLUME II.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. QUEENSTOWN, CORK, AND BLARNEY 1

II. GLENGARRIFF AND BANTRY BAY 39

III. KILLARNEY AND ABOUT THERE 62

IV. AROUND THE COAST OF LIMERICK 84

V. THE SHANNON AND ITS LAKES 104

VI. GALWAY AND ITS BAY 129

VII. ACHILL TO SLIGO 161

VIII. THE DONEGAL HIGHLANDS 194

IX. LONDONDERRY AND THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY 207

X. ANTRIM AND DOWN 231

XI. THE BOYNE VALLEY 248

XII. BELFAST AND ARMAGH 290

List of Illustrations

VOLUME II.

PAGE

CROSS AND TOWER OF MONASTERBOICE (_See page 259_) _Frontispiece_

QUEENSTOWN HARBOUR 3

SHANDON CHURCH TOWER 9

CORK 13

AN OLD-STYLE IRISH CAR 19

A MODERN IRISH CAR 23

BLARNEY CASTLE 31

GOUGANE BARRA 35

BANTRY BAY 41

GLENGARRIFF BAY 51

HUNGRY HILL 55

KILLARNEY AND ABOUT THERE 63

ST. FINIAN'S ORATORY, INNISFALLEN 65

ON THE ROAD FROM CORK TO KERRY 69

CLOISTERS OF MUCKROSS ABBEY 73

THE EAGLE'S NEST 77

ROSS CASTLE 81

THE GAP OF DUNLOE 85

THE BLACK VALLEY 89

VALENTIA 93

THE SKELLIGS ROCKS 97

LIMERICK CASTLE 101

THE SHANNON AND ITS LAKES 105

KINCORA 107

AN IRISH PIPER 111

THE STONE OF THE DIVISIONS, WESTMEATH 117

ATHLONE CASTLE 121

CLADDAGH 135

JUDGE LYNCH'S HOUSE, GALWAY 141

THE CHURCH OF THE CANONS, ARAN 155

ACHILL ISLAND 163

CATHEDRAL CAVES, ACHILL 171

IN CONNEMARA 175

KYLEMORE CASTLE 179

KILLARY HARBOUR 183

A DETAIL OF SLIGO ABBEY 191

DONEGAL CASTLE 197

LAKE OF SHADOWS, DONEGAL 203

DERRY 209

THE HONEYCOMB, GIANT'S CAUSEWAY 217

CARRICK-A-REDE 227

GRAVE OF ST. PATRICK, DOWNPATRICK 241

THE STONE OF DESTINY, TARA 255

TRIM 261

THE ROUND TOWER, KELLS 267

THE CROSS OF KELLS 271

CROSSES OF CLONMACNOIS, DONEGAL, SLANE, AND MOONE ABBEY 275

HOLY WELL, KELLS 279

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