The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-11-10
Old Dualuce Castle and the Giants
CauSeWay.
THEIR LOCAL LEGENDS AND TRADITIONS.
From the London Morning Star.

To the lover Of stirring romance Dun
luce teens with interest. 1t is acknowl-
edged TO be the finest ruin in Ireland, and
il situation it is certainly the most roman
us. Il s~sis upon al insulated rock 100
feet above the sea, the perpendicular pa-
salt seeming TO be incorporated with the
Castle walls while the &C, Q of the waves
below has ooped out number Of curious
caverns, and OF which is specially pointed
out as the haDtation Of Banshee. The
approach is certainly trying to the cour-
age Of even the most adventurous tourist.
being a kind Of self-supported archway,
The rugged surface Of which Is not more
than Is inches wide, and below which, at
the depth of 100 feet, the waves are wild
! " flashing into foam. Across this giddy
pathway followed the guide, forgetting
the danger as listened TO bis wonderful
narrative. Each apartment has its own
peculiar legend, bat perhaps the most
romantic is the Bansbee's tower and dun
geon where one Of MDonnelPs daughters
was confined by her relentless parents for
encouraging the suit MQuillan, a feudsl
chieftain. The Qenouement which follow
ed her long incarceration would suit the
pen Of Miss Braddon or Wilkie Collins
How, one moonlight night, a boat stealth
| lily advanced towards the castle, and how
the imprisoned lady descended from her
chamber down hundred feet of rope into
lovers arms, ard the boat glided noise
less y away without waking the old giant
and the lovers lived happily ever after
wards; all this was related By my old
guide with childike enthusiasm. Then
passing into another part of the castle,
which bad weathered the storms Of thir>
teen centuries, saw the relics, and lis
tened to the tragic story Of its destruction,
which was partially Effected by fire, and
partially by the giving way Of the rock
beneath, hich, with a sudden crash, car
ried with it q portion Of the castle walls
1t appears the Lady Margaret M'Donnell,
WHO during her widowlood kept the castle
walls. 1t appears he Lady Margaret
M'nonnel, who during her widowhocd
kept the castle for her young son, gave Il
grand ent t.inment one Christmas NIGHT
rs was the hospitable custom Of the family
The O'Ne;Ils Of Shane's Castle The az,
chpsters &C Ballast the Uamiltons If r..
rome, the Slcwarts and Montcomerys
were al invited and coma - tho ha,orot
The miner sas nIavino in tho }alI and tho
cook in the ki'chan was dressing as many
dishes as there are days in he wear, so
many, indeed that the tinker had to sold
er 10 al! the old pots and mans he copId
Law bis hands on AVID all was iov;aI;tv
within: but without was r8c;no the widest
of sforos and suIlcnl, tLo,o co,,,o rorI
Of the ,amrest and = crack a. f. aT no
c9nrors in Colora;no vara f7ir. or5
without . n,o,,ar,,s ,o.;oo ,lo -;..h.n
with the cock and al tIo ma;ls anI oil
the meat went doro avri,;lg MO ,La IoI-
inr sea. The tinker, who was seated in
one Of the arcbways, escanel as IL mir
ac,e. OF course nobody waited for he
BANQUET. bat lhe ladies' tucked nm ,heir
SKIRTS and ran for their I;ves last thar m.
She cook, should f,ed the fishes. Ia1v
Maraaret fixed herself AZ G,enartn end
never a~aiD returned - Nnnlnco : b;ch
by the action Of wind, fire ard water. soon
became the wreck Of faded Glory
On approaching the Caus..yav 7 was
met bv cne Of the numerous Guide who
claim the honor Of having conducted TJrcb
Miller. Professor EpcEIand. Sir Robert
Peel, and OTHER disl.2rrished nelson's over
the Giants domain. proceadjnr first TO
the hotel for luncheon, I fell in with a
ioIial family party who had inst retu7nad
and fror. whom I cleaned ,nuch useful
Information respecting the manners and
customs Of the guides and I'll promlse
you" said The paterfam;as, that al! your
wits will be required to escape their
mar0u yres and those Of Mary Sbiols."
On icquirining who Mary Shiels was, I
had a most picturesque ard lively sketch
Of "raai Irish girl by whom every
visitor TO the Causoway is addressed, and
fro0 whom escape is matter of some
Starting at length, was soon
at the commencement Of the greatest nat
ura wonder in tie United Kingdom.
There is, however, nothing so IMPOSING
and grand in the first view Of the Cause
way as one would suppose. Tie scene
has to be taken in numbers, owing to the
irregularity of the outline, which, except
from the sea, prevents a general view.
The Causoway is divided into three parts,
distinguished by the names Of the Grand.
Middle and Lille Causewavs. formin, to-