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A three weeks' Tour in Ireland

Follor the first itinerary on page [x] 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 resident 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
11th day Leave by car for Westport, thence by rail for Mallaranny
12th day
13th
At Dugort, on the wonderful Island of Achill, "the most primitive part of Ireland"
14th day Sligo, chief town of County Sligo, and capital of one of the most interesting districts in all Ireland
15th day Make excursion to Lough Gill, and to Glencar Waterfall
16th day To Londonderry by rail.
17th day Visit the Giant's Causeway, country Antrim, via rail to Portrush and thence by tram-car.
18th day Leave Giant's Causeway by car via Carrick-a-Rede, celebreated for its Swinging Rope Bridge, for Cushendall
19th day To Belfast. Continue from Cushendall by car via Glenarm, to Larne; thence by rail to Belfast.
20th day To Dublin. Leave Belfast by rail for Drogheda, and there take coasch to th e scene of the Battle of the Boyne, Mellifont Abbey, and that center of all that was heroic and romantic in Ireland's early history, "The Hill of Tara". Proceed by afternoon train to Dublin.
21st day Leave Dublin by rail for Ovoca, or Wooden Bridge, thence by car for a twenty-one-mile drive through the Vale of Ovoca, passing Shelton Abbey, Lion's Arch, "Meeting of the Waters" and Moore's Cottage. Return by rail to Dublin
22d day Leave Dublin by steamer for Great Britain.

 

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