The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-02
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Correspondence of Cambria Frseman.l

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last that / WAS about taking leave of the |
magnificent city of Dublin and its polite
and polished people, and vending my
way to the old Spanish~looking city of
Galway. Before left the former city
was fortunate in meeting very agreeable
and accomplished acquaintance, TO whom
| am indebted for many interesting items
connected with the North of ireland.
The only point will touch on now, of
the places that have not seen, will be
TIE GIANTS CAUsEwAY,
in Antrim county. This remarkable
Causeway consists of many hundred thou-
sands of columns, lrreguIarly arranged
and formed of dark rocks, almost as hard
as granite. The most of them are OF a
pentagon figure, but so closely coIpacted
together that, though the pillars are per-
fsclly distinct, the very water which falls
upon them will hardly penetrate them.
Not one will he found to correspond ex-
actly with the other. Each pillar is
formed of several distinct joints, the con-
vex end of the one closely fitting into the
concave of the next, la some the concavi
! ty and in others the conVexity being up
permost. The tsllest pillar measures
about thirty-three feet. Among other
cuI ious things 10 be seen there is the
Giants Well, a spring Of pure fresh water,
! forcing its way up between the joints of
two of the columns. Here arc also the
Giants Chain, BAgpipss, Theatre, and
Organ. The last named is beautiful
colonade of pillars, one hundred aud TWEEN
ty feet long, and resembles the pipes Of
an organ. Like all such places, the
| Causeuay has lis tradition and legend.
| give it as heard it: Long, Isng ago,
there lived Scotch Giant named Benan>
d,ner, who sent word to the famous Fion
McCumhal that if he would make a dry
pottrCoy from Scotland to Ireland he
would go over and lick the concsit cut of
Fion. The great Irish Giant was not to
be scared, SO lie asked permission of the
! iilustrious King Cormac, Monarch of Ire
land, TO do SO, and he got it. Fion
McCumhal (pronounced Fin McCooD set
to work and built the Giants Causeway,
and when completed went half>way to
meet his antagonist, Benandoner. The
two giants then taught with their broad
swords, and the result was that the Irish
whipped the Scotch giaHt.
| will now proceed with the sketch of
my trip from Dublin to Galway, but as
uRfortunatsly took passage in a night
train, will have to pass unnoticsd sew
eral places of historical note and interest
and proceed at once to
iGALwAY,
= ~ fI,hi in F,,il.
neck of land between an arm of the great
/ Galway Bay and Lough Cerrib, a noble
lake thirty miles long. This old city is
remarkable for its antique archways and
| passages. The inhabitants of this thrifty
! town have a considerable amount Of Span
/ ish blood m their veins, for in olden times
/ Spaniards were constant traders 10 this
| coast. In the good old times the Bay
Of Galway was one sf he most important
/ in Ireland and would be so still had they
anything like kind or just government.
/ The entrance TO tlis noble bay is sheltered
! by the Islands of Arranmore, Innsmain.
and Innishere. Sailing into Galway Bay
one sees grand diversity of scenery. -
On the right the noble range of the Bur
rim moustains form majestic boundary
10 the scene. To the left the country ia
delightfully."- varied, exhibiting the Minis
ged beauties of rich cultivation and pri-
meval ~ildness Such a sublime success
sion of noble bays as present themselves
here, it would be difficult to fnd any
where else IN the world, and all are pro
tected from the fury of the Atlantic by
numerous islands which lie near the en-
trance. And yet we look in vain for
some stately ships The boats of the
hardy, staluart fisherman are alone to be
seen.
will now, with one bold stride, travel
to-
MALBAY,