Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-11-23

founded a monastery there some TWO
centuries earlier. The early inhabitants
manifested a disposition for war, which,
BY the way. is net by any means ex-
tinct. and devastated the whole country
around, and were in turn punished by
the neichboring chiefs. The Mccarthy
and o'Mahony's were the original pro-
prietors of the country. In 1893. Pekin
Warheck. the impostor king, was recelT-
ed in Cork with regal honors, in reward
for which the Mayor was hanged and
beheaded, and the ancient charter of the
eity taken away. 1t was restored, how
ever. In 1909. In the war of the Pro
tectorate, Cork held out as loyal city,
but in 1919. was surprised and taken.
The eruelties perpetrated by Cromwell
and his soldiers are well known and of
ten spoken of.
Cork, according to the guide books, Is
a handsome city. but in that point. L
fail to agree with the authorities. The
streets. some of them. are wide, but the
buildings are old and dingy: any attempt
at ornamental architecture is difficult to
find. Grand Parade is perhaps the prin-
ciple street. It's wide and straight,
but It's beauty is spoiled by the irregu-
larity of the houses. as regards height.
material and design The same Is true
or 81. rarrich sUIreu, which Is or an If
regular crescent shape, extending from
the Parade to ratrick's bridge fine
bridge of limestone spanning the river.
1t was erected in 1860, under the super
intendence of Sir John Benson.
Cork has not within its limits large
number Of notable edifees, but gains its
! popularity among tourists. from the beau
ty of the surrounding country. The Gus
tom House, St Annis Church, Royal
Cork stitution-founded in 1905 for
the diffusion of knowledge, and the i'm
provement of the arts and sciences
thedral Of St. Fionn Bar and Queens
College, are among the most prominent
buildings.
During the afternoon l engaged a
lear, as the Irish call their most pop
ular mode of public conveyance, and had
drive to Barney castle This castle,
and the residence Of the McCarthy's was
built in the fifteenth century, by Cormac
Mccarthy, or By the Countess Of Des-
mond. At present, it consists of mas
slve ruin. the tower of which is over q
hundred feet In height, and lower por-
ton which, although not SO substantial
! ly built, must doubtless have been con-
sidered impregnable before the introduc-
ton Of gunpowder The chief attraction
about Barney castle is, of course, the
Barney Stone which. marvellous as il
may seem, owes almost all its reputation
to few rbymIng lines. This stone has
long been by-word among the Irish,
and for what reason it is difficult to saw
1t mag be that the glib tongues of the
natives of this particular locality may
have given rise to supposition that il
was above the ordinary gift Of nature
Whatever may be the state of the case
curious tradition attributes to the
stone the power of endowing whoever
kisses 1t with unusual eloquence. Ac.
eordlng to the '.Reliques of Father Prout'
There is q stone there
That whoever kisses,
oh, he never misses
To grow eloquent.
lis he may Chamber
10 a lady's cham Der,
Or become member
Of Parliament
A clever spouter
He'll sure turn out, or
: An out and-outer
: To be let alone.
! Dent hope to hinder him
Or to bewilder him,
Sure he's a pilgrim
From the Blarney Stone.
The present owner Of Blarney Castl
is building himself new castle or man
, sion, and the ruin serves as q fruitful
source Of emolumept to some neighbor
ing family who have charge of the cas-
tie and receive "Wotever yer homo
Place The castle is gloomy enough
and the stone is not difficult to get at
as may be supposed at least, / foun,
it 50, whatever may have been the cas-
years ago.
The road to Barney is through yer
pleasant part of the country. and nea
the castle passes by Barney Lake.
pretty little pond. Like almost ever
: piece of water in Ireland. the fertile i'm
aginations of the people surround it Wit
superstltious stories. One tradition state
that al certain seasons a herd Of whit
crows rises from the bottom Of the lax
to Craze among the rich pasturage alonj
its banks. The driver told me that
was enchanted and that an attempt ha'
y been "ade to drain it to place som
feet lower than its present bed. bat
would not be persuaded to move II
. showed me the intended bed. and the re
, mains Of the ditch. but at the same tim
seemed to fear that he was going it'll
. beyond what L would believe. Ny r,
e