, 1869-12-27
An ANBRtCAn ABROAD.

Tho ariah switzuxla74 II Trip
1hf~u4h OeuRty W4cklow-C Che
xs'e Of Avoe3 and Meeting of Tho
NAtcFa-ScnNeFy, etua ~ ana TFAas
t1ons-A Gypsy CAmp-cho Q1een,a
Aevos0Nobs OF Desa.ay.
lraox oUE szruAL ooaansrosnxxr.1
- Hlcx2.sw, ireland, Nov. l.
Counfy Wicklow 10 called the Switzerland Of
ltelano. and 4. Go doubt, The most picturesque
part ol the country. lu scenaTJ has beea 10 sx
taVasanlsJ ptsised md loudly snnR By Krns
hsrda, particularly BY Tom koona, that yls1 10
TIE dsese Ale, Which dcea not include Wicklow,
-~.-~- =. - -H.e sas - W sns E.7
Of " do1nG thtuss aoroad, xs-.-. .-...- -
fecnEn1Se the 1ove'lness Of 4nAlsa1 have fetk Il
teameeh@ nooa NO nst TO mtA reston -
'-n'c-. x tL4A.
HKAy.
II IL usual 'of sou1tAts to 10 from Dublin 10
Rny, distance .. only txe1rc ullss, and make
%oe Latter their 6e4oSukltess 0htls thar walk or
Etde to tho many lRudea locatit,ea In the peta b.
oofhood- B1ay hzs good hotel, one or the best
In the Kingdom, hat furnishes verJ fair Accom-.
nedkuons 1t vesy hiaa piIoes, which ara excused
on accGnns nf the hrertJ Of the seasou The
cuilder Of the httel, by-tne-by, wa1 N lr!ahmAn
who went to America, aud after mating = fortune
returned bere and Killed himself with d1tnnnx 10
his good luck. Btny Il T. rambling to vn p9 sssen
OF eight thoossnd people, sbo, hko al watering
rlsoe populations, tve directly OF indirectly npou
the ststsoss 10 the vicinity II Is nsa or six eeu
tuz1es old. and IL vicinity boas.s OF river tho
Cattle Of the RddaAfoFda, which wa hoilt Ia l171
Rrsy Head, peomontoty Of over eight aund1-a
ftet, commands excellent land and water vteNs
and u frequently Asoeuded-
9nx VICINITY.
deep Rlen bekseea which 4 sutfs stream sups
oser Tho socks between pteclp!tlous hills ooresed
VIII tmck wSods- lofty znostcoyered rock
called the Lovers Leap, hA=ga over the slco, aad
receives its rnMe from q tra4itton that rounr
woman there cured herself Of hepeleaa pass,oa
y dasnln2 her hralna cut In accomplishing 4 40 o.
efsaattin the air. This IA tho STOCK story. caa
NOT seHenher any noted p1acs wnera = nect
Light be broken that is cot Esrntshed wl.h conc
such kcnttnettA Tragedy, 70 eve the ta1e M
ar OF paaalbtltty woman Is made tho vclin for
It IA vel! known men dsaT COMMIT suicide Tor
lore In warn day tse Dsrz!n il 4 p1eaAaut re.
eott with n thick 1hade, It's cool paths and trs
tomhitrR Eaters .but 1t meE1ts no such psaiae ~
hts been bestowed upon Il
Powrrscouft. The seAt or The WinKtedg, his I
rather pretty house In .he rec.au s,Je extensive
gsFdeCl, deer PARK. and \ ca$cade which fal 4
hundred feet from perpendicular rock, aod looks
we'll A.+r iorg period Of rain
Tha nuucc md Sugar Loaf rnountainp are
peculiar in shape, the n!Rhes: N tho county, asd
stem 10 Confront tte sFasc.et at every turn Tn.
neh'nca IL the oeHesne presented - the crater
Gratfan BY the Irish Parliament acd 1ttli oceoricd
BY bis descendants
Two deep lakes IN the MUS, Of wild sceucyy IL
the k,rpurt Donnts'ns iAvs oos#Idesas,e claim
10 beauty, aud resemble the Devils Punch Uowls
Killarney. uo!fybtook, belonging to ST. G. F. J.
Hodfou, u ! mAnsion IN tao ElI1abc.h:aa style,
aud wa ones the FoAldeic CO Ct Robin AdAlr Hhoas
harp md drtntinR cup atn still shown. All aoout
hrsy str E!ens, valleys, deus, streams and
courtry 1eat4 with h1o.d pared avenues, aad
Hou1inn perspec,1vea that continually yarY.
TEE DEyILn 0Lzs,
near Sewrzth, Il n4llo and half loog. 1o;.
lowing the eourHe Of tho vAttrry, which ii
the upper cri forEus \ waterfall, and then
Tos1s along over narscw rocky bed. The neigh.
borhood u gloomy and deso:Ase enough to sat,siJ
Aty one fond Of culttvA.1pg ~hAs Chxucer calls The
doleIul dumps. have heard the gtriA and women
who live 10 the negntoraood compared 10 Au1,l-
the contrary they arc only coarsc honely peAaauts
whose ta.e feet And Ices a1e neither clean nor
symmetrical
Not fAr IRON the Glen II the renowned
Azk71So Or TIE wATEns,
which Moore celebrates u his lyric. II u
Amply con1oLctton OF TWO streams Ia =
valley between Two mountAins, aud ID
surpassed BY many landscapes that hnye no rcpu-
tAiion. The spot sne1e tue poet Is supposed to
have SAT = bile utititx his verae l. marked By =
slab And \ group Of e1erKreeuA hut
tho poet Moore dtd not compose
his lyric there At ALL but 1t spot some miles dis.
tant There arc two Meeroga Of the Waters. but
the one under Csstla uoward furnished tho theme
for The bard. Shelton Abbey, seat OF tho Earl OF
Wicklow. G1encArt Castle. the property Of the
Earl OF Carr alort, the ruins Of Ofmond and Cool
rass Csa,le s1e in the nel1hoornood- Tne wood
OF 6hillelsRh frun nieh the national culga takca
its name, ia IN the Coo,a,!.n Park, near By, And
fusnlsned some Of the oak for St Px.slck1 C1,he.
DIAL u pnhuo.
yHH VALE Or AyocA,
10 praised BY Aoore. Il seen from the garden Of
the Wooden Bridge Hotel. It Is about eight ntle4
long and half = nile vide, pretty river winding
between the wooded sides Of the high hills,
There are many ptsas&nt hooks IN the va]e, and
sna|l lates: handrume gIoves and faif lan1seapes
abound IN the vicinity; but at1l, II the scenery
were not tn Ireland, It would not be thought ex-
lraord1nal3.
dLKKXAlEL1
il = valley, scpuicd to 10 1e1lsn.frl, through
~htca tbs Avonpex onn stroatn, unified with the
Ayopmorr. nA&ts tho Mtetlpg OF the WA&eea)
runs for several miles, aoneunes snronzn wco1ed
~'t -
..-r ~" >'.'-..'T sAfls =. 80 sa1m1t
= --n&c sQuus. IL us hcs: noul K4io IL Wicklow,
can be seen Or clear dA{ sla diCertnt counties,
Including :s1J attractive EsneramA
rHH sKvKH cuaReuxa
i: :ac rant stves 70 tic ::iot of n cAnJ eoeeki-
asuea: ed!ncfs N tae fx1leJ o. dleada'ouza-
e1t5 1orntflJ stood OF tho sita having. according
to tradition, been built In tho seventh csptuIJ.
asuuno monastefJ rounded oy 81 heF!n. Ana
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.SsA1 ~ . keea .s.s ~. - - SusN r
.ae tusns 1s au"esoo. ~ Anops eoe@ eoo l.hA.as ~
" ee'e.. u toe f"auo 1o.ess' one ot ~a,sa s..1
e.~-"s Nv 'eet nVa. avg i'so say VIC ~
eaotsa lAt uac' co01Anru !ARet PoFutAhsou
taAo nun.!n. LEI ees5 pfoaos5 u *aA aese1 nose
1osp vhlsRe.
Inc oioeles. iosmefly tne hts9s OF "1ekiow.-
Al TIC Old lrhAoltatts Of this county enjoyed
regal nobcfs,-Sefc bare In ice falfyt knd 1netf
csunontF touos arc st''' pointed ont, though I
hare little sA1th that Inc! are what they arc repre-
seatea 10 &C. nave oeea 1old aoch exSasA9ant
stories About Celtic grandeur aud glory that !
have Ero"n somewhat akspacAa When one u
RfaFet3 iofofsned INA! greater poets than Honei
and saaSspesfe ssnE ID The ttrcess OF Irish cities
now nhHoovn, and thas waEtofs 1nd statesmen
onee 'ooRot aho aAes n0e VINO "ese oeJcao
t1cthf asd so'ont ene eanros tc'taso 3len H7a&ln2
a'o"atce LOT tklonA seA and eo'aus1A1n.
1fE foGLAraoccA
u INC nof! famous caAeaae ID WICKLOW. IL u
!osneo os VIC rAes o1 .nc Lucy eo41oa !ro"
VIC "lixs A.es" NA! entouSa Aae o'ea q mp
po!e .ae Rsue Renuy alonR tae tefRe o1 ae
IA''' aoa taea tuWe'e ~ = eef'ts o4 eatAacss n1o
s1e l%"'i '<:'". A1c eouNon reople peHetc kue
wv =" 'A>oeN'ssV ~" 1e.e s.""~+eseo - W.
sst'ous HuFetsa''oas' IN WHICH sue aesa saa ass
.mf~ p.J eoosPhS":s pafs' a71sseo. o. oonsse'
os noloe o. sa'nhA
81. kEsisS BID.
-; ,;,r - = -. :. :..n!s:o7-e sh~
EountAtu called l1dEoG, tn the side Of wt,sa =
sm2n cAsc known n ST. kevtn's Bed. A. It Is