Wanderings in Ireland

Ancient Waterford--History--Reginald's Tower--Franciscan Friary--Dunbrody Abbey--New Ross--Bannow House--Its "Grey Lady"--Legend of the Wood Pigeon--Ancient Garden--Buried City...

In the barracks at Buttevant are at present quartered a battalion of the Dublin Fusiliers, a regiment which dates back to the days of Charles II., and which has spent most of it...

As we enter Galway from Recess, the roads become anything but agreeable; there are many crossings and bridge backs which throw us from our seats, and without extreme care on the...

The island of Achill lies off the west coast of Ireland. Exposed to the full fury of the North Atlantic winds it is one of the bleakest spots on the globe. The manners and custo...

Dublin--Derby Day and the Rush to the Curragh--An Irish Crowd--The Kildare Street Club and Club Life--Jigginstown House and its History--The Cowardice of a King--The Old Woman o...

It is nineteen miles from Ballycastle to the Causeway. Immediately upon leaving the former place, in fact quite within the town's precincts, we struck one of those steep short h...

Departure from Fethard--The Dead Horse and a Lawsuit--Approach to Dublin--Estate of Kilruddery--The Swan as a Fighter--Glendalough, its Ruins and History--Tom Moore and his Tree...

The Lunatic--Insanity and its Causes in Ireland--The Usual Old Lady and Donkey--Sunshine and Shadow--Clonmines and its Seven Churches--The Crosses around the Holy Tree--Baginbun...

Leaving Mallaranny we retrace our route towards Newport and pass near Burrishoole, the ruined monastery of the Dominicans, and then the castle of Carrig-a-Hooly, from whence tha...

Return to Ireland--Illness--Conditions on the Great Liners--The Quay at Cork "of a Saturday Evening"--En Route Once more--The Old Lady and the Donkey--Barracks at Fermoy--Killsh...

Wild Times in Ireland--Landlord and Tenant--Evictions--Boycott at Bannow House--The Parson and the Legacy--The Priest and the Whipping--Burial in Cement--Departure from Bannow H...

An old traveller understands that it is the unexpected which makes the joy of his days. I had come to Europe with the intention of spending some conventional weeks in London, fo...

The usual dram-shop exists near this one-time shrine of the cross and outside of it we found a man somewhat half seas over who had insisted upon showing us the abbey, but we wer...

Kenmare and Muckross Demesnes--Old Woman at the Gates--Route to Glengariff--Bantry Bay--Boggeragh Mountains--Duishane Castle--The Carrig-a-pooka and its Legend--Macroom Castle a...

Our route lies from Newry north-west through Pointz-pass, beyond which as we approach Tanderagee, the castle, a stately stone structure, is seen towering high on a forest-crowne...

The highway is excellent all the way, some thirty-two miles, and the car speeds onward like a bird. The scenery is lovely, the glimpses of mountain and meadow, sea and sky encha...

The route to Killarney lies through Mallow, where it is amusing, at the little hotel, to watch the airs and graces assumed by some dozen Irish-Americans who have returned to the...

Dublin. Derby Day and the Rush to the Curragh. An Irish Crowd. The Kildare Street Club and Club Life. Jigginstown House and its History. The Cowardice of a King. The Old Woman o...

Ancient Waterford. History. Reginald's Tower. Franciscan Friary. Dunbrody Abbey. New Ross. Bannow House. Its "Grey Lady." Legend of the Wood Pigeon. Ancient Garden. Buried City...

Return to Ireland. Illness. Conditions on the Great Liners. The Quay at Cork "of a Saturday Evening." En route once more. The Old Lady and the Donkey. Barracks at Fermoy. Killsh...

Wild Times in Ireland. Landlord and Tenant. Evictions. Boycott at Bannow House. The Parson and the Legacy. The Priest and the Whipping. Burial in Cement. Departure from Bannow H...

The Lunatic. Insanity and its Causes in Ireland. The Usual Old Lady and Donkey. Sunshine and Shadow. Clonmines and its Seven Churches. The Crosses around the Holy Tree. Baginbun...

Departure from Fethard. A Dead Horse and a Lawsuit. Approach to Dublin. Estate of Kilruddery. The Swan as a Fighter. Glendalough, its Ruins and History. Tom Moore and his Tree i...

Kenmare and Herbert Demesnes. Old Woman at the Gates. Route to Glengariff. Bantry Bay. Boggeragh Mountains. Duishane Castle. The Carrig-a-pooka and its Legend. Macroom Castle an...

Ballycastle to the Causeway. Prosperity of Northern Ireland. Bundoran. Gay Life in County Mayo. Mantua House. Troubles in Roscommon. Wit of the People. Irish Girls. Emigration t...

Buttevant Barracks. Army Life. Mess-room Talk. Condition of the Barracks. Balleybeg Abbey. Old Church. Native Wedding. Kilcoman Castle, Spenser's Home. Doneraile Court. Mrs. Ald...

Monastery of Burrishoole. Queen Grace O'Malley and her Castle of Carrig-a-Hooly. Her Appearance at Elizabeth's Court. Dismissal of her Husband. Wild Scenery of the West Coast. T...

Route to Killarney. Country Estates. Singular Customs. Picturesque Squalor. Peace of the Lakes. Innisfallen. The Legend of "Abbot Augustine." His Grave. "Dennis," the "Buttons,"...