Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-11-08
LETTER FROM EUROPE
wo- C.---LV.
GIANTS CAusgvAY, IRELAND,
juno %, 1850.

! lit London on tHo Ill'' f""N'"
Through the centre OF Ecgland,
Through North Wales TO Holyhead,
whence | embarked !or Drblin'-
Dublin is fine, enterprising, com
imorcial city; one Of the largest IN the
iPiiiisl, domiuionf, ,bavlng two hundred
and fifty thousand inh"bllants-poS-
Isessing, also. great manufacturing
iin.creats and holding important eom-
morcial relations with the pHacipal
parts Of Europe and Am4rica.--
Many elegant. public buildings and
monuments adorn the principal
street is, gardens and squares, Among
the former are the Bank Of Ireland.
a noble structure, custom house. royal
exchange, post Office and Dublin
I Castle, nov used as barracks and Tor
municipal purposes. 'Tae oldest part
of the Ctstle dates from l4ll, and
is in good stale OF preservation,
The monuments are good, par'lcu-
laIly those erf cted to the memory
of LotJs Nelson and Chesterfield,
Tom Moore, and the Dake Of Well
fiugton.
| 4 few hours BY railroad brought
US to :be renowned city OF CVrk,
with lis eigAty-six thousand busy,
stirring Inhabitants, presenting VERY
| feature and peuiiaIi;y of the genuine
Irish character. This is tie port
where embarked so many volunteers
in aid oil the Pope.
By f.r the most interesting spot
/ to The tourist in the Sou Ii Of Ireland,
| is the lakes Of Killarney whore We
arrived on the l9,h. Tie | kcs are
near the town. and extend some
thirty OF forty miles, surrounded by
ithe most beautiful scenery "i moun-
| tains and valleys, Upon their boT-
dors are the exclusive domains OF
wealthy landlords, owning thousands
of acres under rich cultivation, with
vast parks and pleasure grounds,
which, al this season of the .yedr are
coyer red with a vcrduro Of peculiar
richness, presenting p landseape as
! far IS the eye can extend, OF deep
green. nowhere to be seen out o!
the Emerald Isle. At the head oi
the principal lake, and on an elevated
point of an island is situated The
ruins Of Ross Cas,je. perhaps The
finest old ruin in the whole O.! Ireland. !.
and certainly one Of tie NEST inter
esting from lis situation and histor-
ical associations. It was stoTmed
and taken by Cromwell, and by him
ldismantled as we new see it. Many
cannon are sill peeping through the
rocks Of ruin placed there to defend
this strong hold from the attacks OF
this undaunted and all victorious
invader. The walls are silk standing
together With part Of The towers, al
covered with profusion OF IVY
flowers and shrnbbery, the growth 0
: several centuries. From the highes
. pinnacle | have specimens oi tP'
. ivy and the Irish shamrock, the lat
ter as you know, so noted us the na
Il ,ional emblem. From the SUNNI
: of the castle The view is grand; tn
I distant lakes. tie long succession Q
: mountains, castles, princely abode
. aud old ruins, brought into vie" o
: all sides, with the beautiful lakes l
= the foreground, studded with nnmel
= Gus s,zall islands, clothed 10 ric
. green foliage, present a panorama g
= tremely beautiful and pleasant
!. 1.-THE eye. Numerous birds fill ii
:, - woodland, aates fowl, with mar
- graceful and majestic swans, are see
!. fitting acrose the placid waters
;ieyerv direction. In the distant
near the border Of the lake IS see
the rare old ruiz Of Mucross Able
vn once monastery Of monks. II
rs convent aud church are parts W
Id served and completely cover
70. With the ever-pr'sent and eterf
IN occupant Of forsaken tenements
,er the iv, is truly he most wonder
;s plant in lhe vegetable kingdom
at. most eapricious vine. choosing as
ID. l(avoriie abode Tuined walls, harI
,lt and precipitous rocks, and clIngins
rse their surfaee With atenacity arpafe
sen ~ incompatible with any ia8
ize vegetable life. No one can have
idea Of The beauty and grandeur