The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-10-01

the barren hills that enclosed it were dark with
heath and gorse, and with ledges of brown rock,
and their lower declVies, as we'll as the level Of
the valley black with peat, which had been cut
from the ground and laid in rows. The men were
at work with spades cutting it from the soil, and
the women were pressing the water from the
portions thus separated, and exposing it to the
air 10 dry. Their dwellings were Of the most
wretchcd kind, low windowless novels, no high
er than tho heaps of peat, with swarms of dirty
children around them. 1t is the property of peat
earth 10 absorb a large quantity of water, and 10
part with it slowly. The springs, therefore, in
region abounding with peat make no brooks; the
water passes into the spongy soil and re mains
there, forming morasses even on the slopes Of
the hills.
AS we passed out of this black valley we en-
tered kind of glen, and the guard, man in
laced hat and scarlet coat pointed to the left and
said, "There is pretty place" 1t was beau
tifu park along hill side, groves and lawns, a
broad domain, ieaously enclosed by thick and
high wall, beyond which we had, through the
trees, glimpse of stately mansion Our guard
was genuine specimen Of the lrishman, strong
Iy resembling the late actor Power in physiogno-
my, with the very brogue which Power sometimes
gave to his personages He was a man of pithy
speech, communicative, ard acquainted apparent
y with every body, of every class, whom we
Ipassed on the road. Besides him we had for fel-
low passengers three very intelligent lrshmen,
on their way to Dublin. One of them was tall,
handsome gentleman, with dark hair and hazel
eyes, and rich SouthIrish brogue. He was fond
of his joke, but next to him sal graver person.
age in spectaces, equally tall. with fair hair and
iinIt bluo cpnokiuCr with dnrIdoH Scotch
accent. BY my side was square built, fresh CO.
lored parsonage, who had travelled in America
and whose accent was almost English, | thought
| could hardly be mistaken in supposing them to
be samples of the three different races by which
Ireland is peoRed,
We now entered q fertile district, meadows
heavy with grass, in which the haymakers were
at were, and fields of wheat and barley as fine as
had ever seen, but the habitatIons of the pea
santry had the same wretched look, and their in
mates the same appearance of poverty Wherev
er the coach stopped we were beset with swarm'
of begg1rs, the wittiest beggars in the world, ant
the raggedest, except those of Italy. One or two
green mounds stood close to the road, and We
saw others al a distance. They are Danish forts,
said the guard. Every thing We do not know
the history of we put upon the Danes,' added tht
South of Ireland man. These grassy mounds
which are from ten to twenty feet in height, arr
now supposed to be the burial places of the an
ccnt Celts The peasantry can with difficult
be persuaded to open any Of them on account o
a prevalent superstitution that it will bring bnt
luck. A little before we arrived at Drogheda,
saw tower to the right apparently hundred
feet in height, with doorway great distance
}. from the ground and summit somewhat dapi
dated sI'hat is one of the round towers of Ire
land, concerning which there is so much discus
sion,' said my English-looking felow-taveller-
These round towers, as the Dublin antiquarian
- tell me, were probably built by the early Christian
y missionaries from Italy, about the seventh centu
:. ry, and were used as places of retreat and de
fence against the pagans,
Not far from Drogheda, saw at distance
: quiet looking valley, That said the English
. looking passenger, is the valley of The Boyne
y and in that spot was fought the famous battle O
y the Royne.' (Which the Irish are fighting abou
! yet, in America added the South of Ireland man
!, They pointed out near the spot, cluster of tree
}, on an eminence, where James beheld the defea
- of his followers, We crossed the Boyne, enter
q ed Drogheda, dismounted among crowd of beg
=, gars, took our places in the most elegant railWa
Wagon we had ever seen, and in an hour W
;, were set down in Dublin.
- Twill not weary you with description of Du(
y lin. Scotes of travellers have said that its put
y y lie buildings are magnificent, and its rows of pr
- vate houses, in many of the streets, are so man
ranges of palaces. Scores of travellers have sal
that if you pass out ofhese fine streets, into tn
" a ancient lanes of the city, you see mud houses
= that scarcely afford shelter, and are yet inhat
: tied.
e Some of these said Dublin acquaintance
- - me, (which are now roohess and no longer kee
out the Weather, yet show by their elaborate col
nices and their elegant chimney pieces, that tn
! time has been, and that not very long since
. . when they were inhabited by The opulent class
y y He led me back of Dublin castle to show me III
y y house in which Swift was born. II stands in
= narrow, dirty lane called Holy's Court, close
- the we'll bcilt part of the town; its windows al
- broken out, and its shutters falling in pieces, all
= ' the houses on each side are in the same cond
= ton, yet they are swarmng with dirty and ra!
" ged inmates.
y - have seen no oloftier nor more spacious dwell
: ings than those which overlook ST. Stephen
=, Green, noble park, planted with trees, undt
y which the showery sky and mild temperatul
:. maintains a verdure all the year, even in init
" winter. About Merrion square, another park, til
: houses have scarcely less stately appearance
!; and one of these with strong broad balloon
~ from which to address the people in the street,
70 70 inhabited by O'Conncll. The rark of the Un
,e versity, in tho midst of the city, is of great
*, ,e tent, and the beautiful public grounds calle
!" Phenix park, have a circumference of eigl
~ miles. 'Do not SUPPOSE said friend TO m
~ that these spacious houses which you see abor
~ un,, nrn nl,rnnta G,rniahnd with rnnnniGcnn1