New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-15
IRELAND.
Cori to B.ifnst-sc.n and incidents ON the
way Dublin - Oar Lnic Rebellion The
Feninns-EIiII of How'll The Battle OF the
Ioyne- "Reminiscences of the Battlefield
Toe Linen Manufacture and Emigration
snow in Eseifnst-A Lnfe Spring.
best friends.
From Our sPeciAi Correspondent.

BELFAST, May ~ lrpo.
From Dan to Beersheba, from Cork TO Belfast
We left Cork in dzzly disagrceable weather. 1.-The heds
were green but the skies were blue, and there was
nothing better do than TO accept the landscape along
tho route to Dublin in all its sloppy vcriancy One last
glimpse at Hlaney Castle in the distance was vonchsafd
tous Then Malow and Buterwor,, and Charleyie, and
Klmalloek and Knocklong after the other left
behind aud as the train slackenel IFS speed IN approach
ing Limerick Junction the ceples Of Ipperary on the
right shonc out in burst OF glorious sunlight which al
that moment burst m radiant beauty over all te iertlle
acres OF Hill and de that stretched ont on either hand.
know Of nothing more surprisingly charming IN the
,v Of ra loveness than an Ish landscape IN any part
o the valley section OF the green isle Inc helds are
smooth shorn and cl'any Tic ock and nerds tha uot
their velvet surfaces sleek and comcy and lar as the
eye cnn reach It is ono boundless picture Of good
hushaIdfY aud generous fertility. have seen tlS sec
fou b. fore IN mid Winter and IN the budding and
bossOmng Spring time, and IN each season 1t has lett the
same nnresson For even when the grain Is girneIed
and stored and the hocks housed when the blasts OF
Winter sweep across the plain, AMI vegetable me Is
Dormant then the face OF the country wears CHEEKY
and inviting aspect and, through some Understandable
method tells 20 the superficial observer what wealth
Of fertility Is hidden beneath is frosty bosom.
Soon after leaving Limerick Junction, therenowned Rock
of Ca.he came into Wow the distance on the right
crowned with its venerable and remarkable ruins, Justly re-
carried the interesting recso tho past which are 10
De found IN Ireland. Then Loughmofe Castle, IN bleak ana
desoc decay stood out upon the PLAIN silent and de-
serted ciumbiur monument 20 departed glory. ki
dars aul that vol-kuown scene Of many spirited equine
contest the Cuagh passed, and as the sun was
setting rolled into Dublin.
Dublin the dear ola Irish city, renowned for its ele
broad Spacious ccauly streets, us stately pADNc
BUILDINGS is venerable old pile, Trinity College, its vast
outlying PApniy Park. rs monumental localities ana us
interesting history; Dublin, where Tom Moore was porn
ami vhcre Dean swf lived, died, and was buried where
Addilon, Parnc Tckcl and Sheridan iyed and enriched
~ greatly the literature Of the world The city retains
tic 0ld even tenor # rs business habits, and rs routine
OF municipal la0ns. The Lord Lieutenant d lhtahs
his yc.ca state with sufficient imposing grandeur ana
d. II
allegiance llr any other mode Of government, notNltA-
andng the efforts which her Fenlan children abroad are
making for her redemption.
ono change is marked in Dublin, and that most
agreeable orc 10 our American eyes When was last
here there scarcely person To b. found WHO hsd not
uukint word to say for our Goverment, theh IN the
lrt, n iis great capple with Rebellion Scarcely one
uo did not emphaiicay and exulngy predict the down
fall and destruction of the United States as government,
A. tho success OF tho South In their efforts nc Secession.
Now It would be- difficult 10 find man who would Will
ney admit that he ever gave utlerance to sue seht-
Iuet or ever thought Secession anything else
than o dells.on. No viii feel surprised that such
traits OF consistency manifest Themselves IN the lnsh
eharcter They are not alone in this prdicamcn; no
small portion OF Europe - engaged IN inc masuo"tioh and
deelut0n Of the dish If humble pie which JoIah4A mas
ct before them aud becomes Us not to e1ut but to
take homo 70 ourselves 30 much Just prde AZ may seem
lis not to be denied that Dublin possesses many an in
labltlnt whose sYmpa'hes are with the fenln move
mcnt There Numerous evidences % TINS than
are observable ew1ere. Not enough, however TO war
rant the presumption that the movement has the ghost OF
chance ~ success is anything else than M nihcet
Hihcuian humbug -
Fyey murder OK violation Of law is set down to the Fee
ni4n organization and IL Is doubtful whethee poor fa
could exercise h tmehOnorcd prcrogaye az Donybrook
without being arrested as conspriior. Speaking OF
being arrested reminds me OF Richmond, whence great
Head Confer stephens made his escape IL stands yet IN
all its gloomy grandeur bearing over It, somDef Pora III
large text cut IN the walls "Cease 20 do evil learn TO do
we'll" . go
precept 30 the letter. Il is doubtful II ANYBODY could do
| betCrf than he did under similar circumstances.
From Dublin 10 the ancient town OF Drogheda, at the
mouth Of the Boyne tho road kts the seashoe ana runs
through level and uninterestng country. The hill OF
Howth where the giant Fin McCou supposed To have
performed such pfodgies of physical yaor IN throwing
stones at the Danes whore Bran BOroihme achieved some
his glorc. where Graua Ue stole the heir OF the cas-
Tie lands because the lord Of the demesne denied her pot
Of beer and boiled potato when on her return rom
visit 10 Queen Elizabeth and where, according 10 popular
legend various maryoous events have occurred, rose
green and fresh from the sea on our night as We e DuD
lin and Ireands Eyethe little island SO called Just
north of Howth-seelned to wink In the sunshine with
every lap Of the around its rocky base BaDrggan
renowned for its stocking manufacture being cIt real
ward we halted after az Drogheda.
EVERYBODY knovs-Or ought To know-that they make
fine linens this ance town. and that at about two ana
one half miles away the battle of the Boyne was fought IL
1870. Forty years before this Cromwell, ~ his gwen way
laid siege b. the place with army of l2cOO men, aud
after being repulsOl in unsuccessful attacks suceeed'd
on the third IN taking possession
The road 20 the field OF battle leads along the LETT BANK
of the river in westerly direction from Drogheda an
obesk of granite marks the central portion oil the paue
field, and u said is nearly exactly upon INC no. "he
Schomberg fell An inscription upon the base ra'es tue
fact that there GLORIOUS King william the ilHu oe-
eated James the Second tho !st OF July lOU ana de-
livered Ireland from the despotism OF popey ASIDE
from this monument there is nothing 70 denote that the
tranquility of the beautiful vale OF the Boyne was ever
disturbed by fhe rude shock Of battle The fertile fields
are already deeply carpetod with Spring yerdurc and Nay
flowers Focks aud herds are BROWSING peacefully where
the hoofs OF chargers bearing egons OF armed men COM
mingled In deadly contest; and the river gliding gently
along toward the ueghborng sea- oVchung by spreading
branches already bright with the first foliage OF the year,
completes picture of peaceful rural beauty stTkingy IN
contrast with that which the same locality wore Oh that
eyenful Summers day nearly two centur Is ago.
What strange associations concerning men ard events
are connected with the battle Of the Boynei The great
central figure, William of Orange, Is the hst upon when
the thoughts center, and his whole singular history pror
10 that eventual voyage the Hague, when ne came
over 10 Sci the royal house in order England passes be-
fore u.s. His remarkable 10 power IN the Netherands
the part which he played in the wars OF the great King
Louis XIV and the destiny that he gave 70 the hing
Great Britain, among the most prominent ana I'M
portant events OF history. What different volume OF
English history would have been written II tlat canuo
shot from the opposite bank Of the ryof when Wouhueu
his shoulder that July day had ranged ab men OF o
lower BY contrast with this true hero how dusaidy
the character OF James tie Second appears
| | picture him fleeing over yonder green BIZ
after the disaster OF the Boyhe mao o1eI.u4.cA
him In that uncxamTled race for Duhln town.
Cowardce lent ycor his efforts IN the appnea0n OF
whip and spur and bis famous ride next day u VO mice 70
Waterford conclusivey demonstrates that MS qualities
were OF the turf tuIy rather than OF me uFe ueI o
those that belong to royalty. Msdane ssu ne 70
the Lady Tyrconne on arriving al Dublin Casue, your
countDmen the Irish very FAST II must he Owned
ain this as in every other respect your majesty, SUI
passes them foryou have the race was the DteIe
oinder Of the lady Did not his Thole previous anu SUD-
feuuont history prove him incapable OF manly sensation
and dead the Of honor, We might ven 0eiese
that shaft well aimed must have ranked IN mo
wound for hieme alter, AMI permanently o'aaoeo US