The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-10-13
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Letter From Ireland,
GRESHAM HOTEL.
N-hE-S II AN hui LIl9
DUBLIN. Sent. 20. 1859.

give you n few Items have noted |
since leaving New York. On the
of the. 2Sth of August, we
left Pier forty eight North river on
bnard ''The Queen" of the ''Nation.
al Line" of Steamers, Capt. Grugan.
Had a delightful voyage until we
came near Cape Clear, sOme 80 miles
from Queenstown, Whena very high
sea arO@e. ARRIVING at ROach's Point
miles from the harbor tender, or
small steamer come out to get the
Queen town ps ssengers. after max
Ing several attempts she Was obliged
to return without US, and we were
also obliged to go on to Liverpool
where v g arrived the following day,
making in ali Is days. The Queen
IL really floating palace and one of
the very largest and safest steam
ships, but not as. fast as some; her
cabin accommodations are most
grand, and officers are all of the first
class We had % cabin and "a steer
age passengers. Some of the cabin
ladies were sick all the way. AS we
crossed the bar 9t Sandy Hook my
daughter had, to go to, her rstaterOom
and remain there thirty. six hours,
nut was not very sick. The balance
of the time she was as well as usual.
AS for your humble servant he was
not off duty at all. 1 was represented
IN person four times day at the ta-
ble, we only had four meals a day,
(Engiish style) breakfast at half past
eight, lunch at twelve, dinner at four,
and tea at seven o'clock. The table
Was supplied with the very best that
the New York and Liverpool mar
kets afford, besides the substantials,
there were delicacies If all kinds,
such as Apples, Peaches, Oranges,
Watermelons, Figs, Raisins, Grapes,
Nuts, &c.
We stopped over night at Liver
pool; took cab next morning and
visited st. Johns Market, which re-
paid us well for our trouble. 1t is
the principal market there, being
TILED with fruits, flowers and vegeta-
bles OF all kinds, saw unions as large
as an ordinary head of cabbage, and
plunes as large as an egg. .....-.
In the afternoon we took steamer
for ''CO1k" where we arrived the
evening of. the following day. had
very rough passage of thirty hours.
The equinOctial gales set in sol n
after leaving Liverpool and blew tre-
mendously all the way. 1t was Inn
possible TO stand on deck, nearly all
the passengers were sick. We made
Queenstown at dark and Cork at
eight O'Clock, where we stopped at
the Royal Victoria Hotel" first
class) in that most beautiful city
We remained five days and, visited
some of the prominent places, viz!
The Ursuline Convent, where we
were most kindly received by the
.l6Ny SInnnrInF hn ChnNun6 ne ThVaC1
the house aud extensive grounds adj
joining, 1t is uhree mites from the
city and a delightful spot, Patrick g
Bridge, Parliament Bridge, st. Pat
rick street, Father Mathews MOnu-
ment, Grand Parade, TheSouth Wall,
Great Georges Street, Mardyke, the
Custom House, &c. Cork is called
the capital of the South. 1t returns
two members of Parliament, is gov
erned by a mayor, sixteen aldermen
and forty eight councillors. The
town is situated on the banks of the
river Lee, and contains q population
Of $4,000. Excursion steamers go
from PAtTicks Bridge four times a
day to observation-disclosures of IL
miles. We made the trip.
| 1t would be difficult to over praise
AhO OCdulS Vi LllO llNCI u
| Queenstown, or the magnificent har
Dor ia which it terminates. Indeed
every element of beauty that. car
mingle in such a scene seemed to be
her comprised. The harbor is capa
Ole of atfUrdlng shelter to the entire
British Navy. A few days ago there
were five hundred ships anchored
there. Every tourist who has sailed
down the river is enthusiastic il
praise OF the scenery. Blackrock
Passage. Green brook and Monks
Town are on the road down, and are
most delightful places.
We took gaunting Car for Barney
distance of miles, by the way o
Queens College, Water WorKs, Lu
natic Asylum, Rosanna Prospect
Carrigan Castle, Lee Mount, Wood
Side, DIR. BArter's famous Water Cure
establishment &c, explored the glOri
Gus old mines of the Castle and as
cended the tower some 120 feet il
height. OF course we ''kissed'' thu
Blarney stone till our hearts Wert
content-Visited the pleasure ground
surrounding the Castle. which were
formerly adorned with statues, anC
every description of rustic ornament
and are still very beautiful. Barney
Lake is in sight of the Castle, and 1
beautiful sheet Of water. ..
On our return to Cork, took raj
cars to Killarney via MalloW. Tht
latter is nice town situated on thr
Black Water, 20 miles from Cork
about 5000 Inhabitants. MalloV
Castle, the seat Off DeDham Nor
reys Bart. proprietor of the town
arrived at Killarney at five in tn
evening, 60 miles from Cork stoppel
at The MuckTOss Hotel. The ViIiag
OF MuckrOss the property of Capt
II. A. Herbert, NJ. P tor Kerry ant
one of the largest prOprietors in tn
south OF Ireland, is two miles soutl
Of Killarney. 1t is half mile frOH
the Lower Lake. Tourists general, !,
go from here by car to the Gap Q
DunlOe, stopping at the cottage, sal
, to have been inhabited by the cele
brated beauty, Kate Kearney of tn
Gap. 1t is now Inhabited by tn
. granddaughter of the heroine VIII
conveniently bears the same name
Goat milk seasoned with a littl
potheen Is offered there, and gratU
ICy received in return, as cars ar
never taken beyound this point. Th
1 LOuElSI may ClLllCE ndlk OE Ilu0 v
horse back the four miles throug
the Gap which consists of wild na
row mountain pass between th
!. range of hills known as MacgilIicud
dy's Peeks &, 400 feet high, and th
Purple mountain. The princips
feature OF the pass is the height (
: the rocks which bound 1t, compare
with the narrow track of road. Th
crsggy cliffs which are composed Z
huge masses of projecting rocks, SUI
pend feaHfuIly over the narrow path
way, and at every step threate
with destruction the adventurou
explorer. Here and there fey
shrubs and trees may be seen which
, together with the ivy and heather
contribute to the picturesque effeC
of the landscape. A small streaI
called the Loe runs the whole lengt
! OF the glen, and at different point
! ! expands into five small lakes, know
: as the Currane Thumen Lakes. Th
! stream is crossed on two places b
! means of bridges, one of these stand
at the head of a beautiful rapi
where the water rushes over tn
rocky bed of the torrent. There !