The South Isles of Aran (County Galway)

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Island of Aran--Galway bay, anciently Lough Lurgan--Population--Religion, etc.--Inishmore, ruins on--Inishmaan, ruins on--Inisheer, ruins on--Mail boat--Hotel--Aran landscape--Flora--Potatoes--Aran wildfowl--Capture of the puffin--Cragsmen--Geology of islands--Limestone terraces--Boulders--Cliffs on islands--Seaweeds--Moving sands--_Pinus maritima_ 1