CHAPTER XVII

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 on the Tram Car. Parnell. The Grave of Daniel O'Connell 276

ILLUSTRATIONS

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THE HARP OF ERIN _Frontispiece_ From the original painting by T. Buchanan Read, in the possession of the author

STATUE OF ST. PATRICK ON THE HILL OF TARA 4

CASTLE OF KING JOHN AT TRIM 8

MONUMENT ON THE BATTLE-FIELD OF THE BOYNE 12

TANDERAGEE CASTLE, IRISH SEAT OF THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER 16

CHAPEL, TANDERAGEE CASTLE 20

DRAWING-ROOM, TANDERAGEE CASTLE 24

TERRACE, TANDERAGEE CASTLE 28

TOMB OF ST. PATRICK AT DOWNPATRICK 32

A CABIN IN THE NORTH 36

A WOMAN OF THE NORTH 40

MANTUA HOUSE, ROSCOMMON 44

BALLINA, A TYPICAL IRISH TOWN 48

A GLIMPSE OF ACHILL 52

SLIEVEMORE MOUNTAIN, AND DUGORT, ACHILL 56

FISHERFOLK OF ACHILL 60

A LONELY ROAD IN CONNEMARA 64

KYLEMORE CASTLE, CONNEMARA 68

CRAZY BIDDY 72

THE LYNCH HOUSE, GALWAY 76

ABBEY OF ST. DOMINICK, LORRHA, ANCIENT BURIAL-PLACE OF THE CARROLLS 80

LEAP CASTLE, COURT SIDE 84

LEAP CASTLE, PARK SIDE 88

MOAT OF FFRANCKFORT CASTLE 92

FFRANCKFORT CASTLE 96

CLONMACNOISE 100

ABBEY OF THE HOLY CROSS 104

ROCK OF CASHEL 108

CORMAC'S CHAPEL, CASHEL 112

CROSS OF CASHEL, AND THRONE OF THE KINGS OF MUNSTER 116

ANCIENT GATEWAY, KILMALLOCH 120

DOMINICAN ABBEY, KILMALLOCH 124

BUTTEVANT BARRACKS 128

DINNER, BUTTEVANT BARRACKS 132

BUTTEVANT, COUNTY CORK 136

KILCOMAN CASTLE, SPENSER'S HOME 140

DONERAILE COURT, COUNTY CORK 144

ROOM IN DONERAILE COURT WHERE MRS. ALDWORTH HID 148

THE HON. MRS. ALDWORTH, THE ONLY WOMAN FREEMASON 152

THE LAKE, DONERAILE PARK 156

MALLOW CASTLE, COUNTY CORK 160

IRISH COTTAGE, COUNTY KERRY 164

CHAPEL OF ST. FINIAN THE LEPER, INNISFALLEN 168

TREE OVER THE ABBOT'S GRAVE, INNISFALLEN 172

UPPER LAKE, KILLARNEY 176

"DINNIS," HOTEL VICTORIA 180

THE ROUTE TO GLENGARIFF 184

CARRIG-A-POOKA CASTLE 188

MACROOM CASTLE 192

REGINALD'S TOWER, WATERFORD 196

FRANCISCAN FRIARY, WATERFORD 200

DUNBRODY ABBEY, COUNTY WEXFORD 204

BANNOW HOUSE, COUNTY WEXFORD 208

TERRACE, BANNOW HOUSE, COUNTY WEXFORD 212

CORNER OF THE ROSE GARDEN, BANNOW HOUSE, COUNTY WEXFORD 216

BANNOW CHURCH, COUNTY WEXFORD 220

TOMBS IN BANNOW CHURCH 224

TINTERN ABBEY, COUNTY WEXFORD 228

KILKENNY CASTLE 232

DESERTED KILLSHENING HOUSE, FERMOY 236

CURRAGHMORE HOUSE, MARQUIS OF WATERFORD 240

HALLWAY, CURRAGHMORE HOUSE 244

DINING-ROOM, CURRAGHMORE HOUSE 248

KILRUDDERY HOUSE, EARL OF MEATH 252

GLENDALOUGH 256

TOM MOORE'S TREE, VALE OF OVOCA 260

ONE OF THE SEVEN CHURCHES, CLONMINES 264

FUNERAL CROSSES BY THE WAYSIDE, COUNTY WEXFORD 268

POWERSCOURT HOUSE 272

GREAT SALON, POWERSCOURT HOUSE 276

RUINS OF JIGGINSTOWN HOUSE, EARL OF STRAFFORD 280

PARNELL'S GRAVE, GLASNEVIN CEMETERY, DUBLIN 284

DANIEL O'CONNELL'S MONUMENT, GLASNEVIN CEMETERY, DUBLIN 288

WANDERINGS IN IRELAND