The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-06
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Weekly Pioneer and Democrat


coast OF Ireland. seven miles from the Giants
Causawny. the terminus Of the railway from
Belfast, Here We procured car and procceded
along the coast To $40 The world rnowued en-
rio.i,y. This boundary d the Green Isle IL
natural fertilization of rugged rocla, protected
by lloe Of Jaggy reefs, over which the sa
dasbcs furiously. We pass by the White
Rocks" and the " Priests fios. deep yawn.
Ing chasm; and the scmbiancc monhrmH
head in the rocks called that Of the giapt,
T,S MoCooL The greatest object Of interest
Oh the road 10 the Caufeway, IL Dubluce Gas.
tie, which IL considered by many travellers the
most picturesque view in Europ. II is on a
ioiiy rock iacing ihe sta. sseseral bnnGrcd
years ago Il was the stronghold Of Irish Chnt
talns and the scene Of many romantic events.
II Is nov u pile Of ruins, bat the walls Iur,eu
and towers. are sufficiently preserved 10 afford
an i'lca Of tho Castle In lts painy days.
A. the Oauseway The tourist Il berei by
troop oil guides. Offering iLeir seryiccp AMI
specimen" One, more yigiant thar the
rest, met us mile Of. and Showed us hii book
in which we're recommendation from numerous
distinguished persons that he wa faithful
mud Intelligent guide 40 we enYg"i :" two ani
-ispence worth Of biz services.
Now, ! will not attempt TO ,loset,is the
cassewas, for otksrs scs-ss<!ag 'llc aish {. he
~cfiptive powers have dane that ionch better
than coub hope 10. wert 10 labor al Il for
twelvcnonih, aud every school boy has renl
their descriptions. viii only speak Of thu la.
preston made npnn my miud. My presnus
conception 81 the Cnu@'wny was incorrect |
haa supposed ~ori Of irregular aali along the
coast. composed ei lofty basaliic columns which
the immaginatioa, something Ike that expt.
rioncod when locking upon the Falls 81 >mga'
n. IL iaqaiie dll'rpt. lndssI the thnsc-
wag locked to nv as tlG work 81 comlnnn
sized stone masons. who had be,n cutting ont
M order of Eve, yiv severn and eight sided
blocks lor street paving, and thea piled them
up ios inspection and shipment, VIZ walked
over ihem, Tor the p,les GENERALLY wcrr not high,
To ace 4 The sides fitted together clueely u they
ought to II laid in the main street Of iint city
No macon coaId have don, better wik, aud
THIS IL III, real wonder and curiosity Of the
Csuseway 1t is aimiIi,ode oI human aft
Il il no, nj all snrpriaiDg that The ancient IN
lvbitan,s ct tie coaaty supposed IT 10 be The
work Of giants
Most Of the blocks are Ave. six and seven
sded-.a very few. three and nlnc sided They
are piled up in stacks, one end II each block
heiug concagp. the other convcS. '" that the
blocks II each pile cvacty IL Into each other
whih their siics joint precisely wlth all the
surrounding stacks but being piled up Ia col.
umns Of irregular height. ,hcy pr'soni no aloa
of II caurwsy The highest ealamn' are IN
shat IS calI,si the Giants Loon the tallct Of
whicl, nte thirty ihvr set high.
The rock - trap, resembling Ia eonpos,tion
AID appearance, the hasaltic rock abou the
ah IT 81 Cuis. Geoloahis agnlsn, oe their
lorumtiou on the Plstonie theory -tnai the
whnlr mas was origuaiy liqum vhica 10
cnolar. cn,cSed ar crya,siizci into tl'csc 'rrrg
alar ioema a plausible theory, psrhapc, as ran
be devised to 1plaiu ihis singular handIwork
At rptulr
\ slm,lhs ,,rulryicri Iorms,,"u In The Island
If Stans ua tn coAsi u scotland Tuehls Cave.
il ON mu,h gran,irr scale According to An.
cieut traditions the Giants butt ,l0 eauseusy
between Scotland and ireland hul -,prs their
death be,ng uo lous,sg wanted, II Ap sank INTO
The sa. leaving only what tv,naius at s,ala
and this place visible The eoas, IN tia v,cin.
~ - high, told. ppd rugged and ia npr who
j.ight, in will ,cssr!. well WORTH = Wit
The FIELD crops an the north coat hook weli.
but the trvsN ore lew AMI scuhby. shllcoH the
other parts VI on route from Belfast, thru ~
a rich foliage distributed about ,hc fields
which adds rraty 70 ,hc tsau,y ot The lAul-
capc,
>egi lsh. Shy,d ,osi NIGH, W Font Rash
and take n diercni route hatk o. RelEst -
The first place OF interest 81 Ncluin, "a pFctt,
,hrivine pac, Of some 1000 iohabitsn,s
Iieer We nake an interesting ,i>', SO o,s al
,he 81 alton M,slci Schools wh'tr vc are kind
Ii r,ceivcl BY the Principal and his sttrodants
sao are very polite n ticir Efforts Ia gr'uiy
our curiosity. rhc-e ,chools vcrc commenced
10 ty''and on,y low year ago. There ar
about Twelve in operation eR'i the ,hri';n Is
TO iucfcasn the number to thirty tso; o. enc
log each district. They are established by act
Of Parliament, uu,kr TIM rnntrol oi gomns.
sioers appoiu,si hy tho Crown To ntfcjuce
anil improve the system 81 popular education.
aud tof ihe elura,ion 81 teachers Also 10
unite the children Of the different elasee. Of So
eicty. AMI Of orposiOg se,',s SO as to eulllyalr
among the people and children tra,crual r'la
tions
The children rocclye tharnufh ard MN tcn
English plGtatioa une boar cycry Nirda,
sst arar, iar rr.igicps Instruction, whel
Protestant, and Catholic arr SEPARATELY u
s,rue,esl by teachers of lh'iI n~Icciye ..i,hi
ia this way . s'rioas obstaclr io ih, unlnn
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