IRELAND. One Week's Tour, including Queenstown, Cork, the Lakes of Killarney and Dublin. 2d 1st day. Cork. Arriving at Queenstown, proceed by rail or boat to the city of Cork. Make excursion by jaunting car to the Groves of Blarney, for the celebrated Castle and Stone; also visit the Church of St. Anne, and listen to "The bells of Shandon, That sound so grand on Of the River Lee." 3d day. Glengariff. Leave Cork by rail for Bantry, thence by ten-mile stage for Glengariff, which is a deep glen on a sea-water lake opening into charming Bantry Bay, and surrounded by mountains of the most fantastic shapes. It would be difficult to find anywhere on earth a more exquisitely beautiful miniature panorama. 4th day. Leave Glengariff by stage, forty miles, for Killarney, by what is known as the Prince of Wales Route, which is one of the finest coach rides in Europe. 5th day. Killarney. Make excursion through the Gap of Dunloe to Black Valley, thence through the Upper Lake and Long Range, which winds in and out through the loveliest scenery of the district. At the end is the old Weir Bridge, and a stop is made at the "Meeting of the Waters," after which we enter the Middle and Lower Lakes to "Sweet Innisfallen " Island, final landing being made at Ross Castle, where carriage is taken back to hotel. 6th day. Take morning drive through Lord Ardilaun's beautiful demesne to Muckross Abbey, and proceed by afternoon train to Dublin. 7th day. Dublin. The principal points of interest in this handsome city are Dublin Castle, Trinity College, the Law Courts, Phoenix Park and Glasneven Cemetery. Steamers can be taken, morning or night, for Holyhead, where railway connection is made for Chester and London. Ten-Day Extension, including the Vale of Ovoca and the Giant's Causeway. 8th day. Leave Dublin by rail for Ovoca, or Wooden Bridge, thence by car for twenty-one miles' drive through the Vale of Ovoca, passing Shelton Abbey, Lion's Arch, "Meeting of the Waters," Moore's Cottage, etc., and return by rail to Dublin. 9th day. To Belfast. Leave Dublin by rail for Drogheda, and there take coach to the scene of the Battle of the Boyne, Mellifont Abbey and the 10th day. Giant's Causeway. Leave Belfast by rail for Portrush, where trolley is taken for the Giant's Causeway; return to Belfast in time to take the night mail boat to the port of Stranraer, in Wigtonshire, Scotland. Fourteen-Day Extension, including the Antrim Coast and Sligo. Continuing the preceding tour: 10th day. The Antrim Coast. Leave Belfast by rail for Larne, and thence along the Antrim coast for Cushendall by jaunting car. 11th day. Leave Cushendall by car via Carrick-a-Rede, famous for its Swinging Bridge of ropes, for Giant's Causeway. This is another of the most delightful drives in Europe. 12th day. Leave Giant's Causeway by trolley for Portrush, which is only a short distance; thence by rail to Londonderry, the city of the siege so vigorously pictured in Macaulay's History. 13th day. Sligo. Leave Londonderry via Enniskillen for Sligo, the pretty capital of a beautiful region full of tradition, history and hoary memorials of the past. 14th day. Leave by rail for Dublin, where steamer can be taken to Great Britain. A Three Weeks' Tour in Ireland. Follow the first itinerary on page 13 till the fifth day at Killarney. 6th day. Limerick. Take morning drive through Lord Ardilaun's beautiful estate to Muckross Abbey, and proceed by afternoon train to Limerick, where the chief attractions are Castle Connell and Lough Derg. 7th day. Galway. Leave Limerick by rail for Galway, where a short stop can be made, proceeding by later train to Clifden. 8th day. Leenane. Leave Clifden by car via Pass and Lake of Kylemore, passing Kylemore Castle, the Irish residence of the Duke of Manchester, for the Defile of Killary, where is located the famed Leenane Hotel, in the Heart of Connemara. 9th day. Make excursion to Delphi, and on Killary Fjord. 10th day. Visit Cong Abbey and Loughs Nafovey and Corrib. |