The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-18

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he hilly country the stone wall takes
heir place. The tone Of everything is
looking up. We rarely see any old cas-
les or ruins after We leave Dublin. The
country is very interesting to the travel.
er the whole distance, and in many places
Tor the first 40 or so miles isyery beauti-
Iul. we pass Malahide, near which Is
The castle OF Lord Talbot de Malahide.
Here the railway crosses the Malahide
Estuary, or arm OF the sea on q wrought
iron bridge on stone abutments, having
twelve spans.
NOTABLE POINTS OF usTEREsr. l2'
The next stopping place is Sherries,
sometimes called Holm-Patrick, where
St, Patrick is said 10 have taken shelter
from the. Druids-then Balbrlggan,
famous for the stocking factory Of the
Balbsiggan make, This is a very thrifty
looking place. And ten miles further on
il Drogheda, on the Boyne, the viaduet
across which is massive and grand.
Within mile Of the village, in q valley,
is the battle ground where William,
Prince OF Orange, fought his father.in-
law, King James, January ID, 1890. Here
also occurred the battle between Crom-
we'll and Sir Arthur Ashton in 1919, The
Boyne rises in the county Of Kildare near
the village OF Carbery out Of one Of the
holy wells said to be numerous through
out Ireland. 100, :.
We pass an old castle near punleer in
ruin. Several miles further on we come
in sight Of Dundalk, seaport OF consld-
cradle importance. Here Robert Bruce
was crowned King Of Ireland. In 1878
Bruce was killed gu the hill Foighard,
near Dundalk.
BELFAST.
This is decidedly the most American in
the style Of its buildings, both public
and private, and in the width and beauty
Of It's streets Of any town we have visit
ed. We took a jaunting car and rode
through the place and around it for the
day-and were "never so much at home"
this side OF the blue sea. Belfast has a
population OF 1T5000, two.thirds OF
which are Protestants. The general APP
pearanee Of the city is that Of a clean,
thrifty, business place. Il has many ele.
CANT churches and public buildings,
among them the Methodist College. 81
Thomas and Elmwood churches. Here
also, is Prince Albert memorial monu.
mcnt, on which is a statue, life.slre, Of
Prince Albert. 3
We visited the York Street Flax Spin
ming Company's works, which are The
most extensive in the kingdom. This
company gives employment to over S,VO9,
hands. One weaving room alone had
1000 looms in operation. The whole
mandatory in every department IS upon
the most gigantic scale. 5.r.
FROM BELFAST TO LONDON VIA GLASGOW
AND EDINBoRoUGH.
We took passage from Belfast for Glas.
cow on a steamer at % p. NJ, and arrived
al Greeuock little after daylight. The
passage was delightful. As we approach
The shore the land OF Bruce and Wallace
stands out in bold relief. It is even
mountainous. The two principal peaks
arc Godiel and Holy Mount.
The high land is on the left Of the
Clyde. The right side is lower and un-
dulating, This is the dividing line be-
tween the high and low lands Of Scot.
land. The Clyde is one Of the most noted
shipbuilding sections in England. After
passing Dunnoon, a celebrated watering
place, and Dumbarton Hill with its castle,
we behold the remains Of the old Roman
wall, built by the Romans from sea TO
sea as a protection against the Danes, and
near this is the palatial residence OF Lord
Blantyre. From this point TO the city
the banks OF the Clyde are a succession OF
ship yards. Glasgow is the largest city
in Scotland, and has numerous public
buildings and monuments. Among the
latter may name the Queens memorial
10 Prince Albert, and the monuments 70
Sir Robert Peel and Lord Glyde.e But
Glasgow is the centre Of more enjoyable
and interesting things than any other
place in Scotland. Here is Edinburgh
Castle, the old seat Of the King of Scot
land, This castle is situated on u rock
800 feet high, and is so located as 10 com.
.mand every approach TO the city, unless
va, come on Saddle-back Mountain,
l which is an impossibility. It is garri-
soned by a company Of Scotch Highland
ers. L, contains the Crown jewels Of the
Old Kings Of Scotland, and the old oak
chest, more than 400 years old, in which
they lay hid for many years. They
were accidentally discovered by Sir Wal
ter Scott in 1878. Here is Queen Marys
room, and also the room in which james
VT nfScntland was horn, also an old can.
non 20 inches in diameter. called Nous
meg, cast in 1885.
Near the old castle is the hOuse where
John Knox lived and died. II is a most
quaint building, standing out in the street
It is three stories high, The stories are
low, with very small windows and ANAL
rooms. The stairway to the second story
stands outside. As this was not the day
| for visitors we had to content ourselves
By taking an outside seat and view. II
is now a tobacco store. It stands about
twelve or fifteen feet out iu the street, and
the steps named above fully four feet
. further. There are two very quaint little
rooms, built like dormitOries, on the roof
| There Is a stone belt with the edggot pro,
. lection, say Of three or four inches wide
: from the top, that runs round two sides Of
the house, on which there is yery slngu.
lar carving, which cannot put in such 8
shape as to be Ineligible to your readers
There is also on = square stone. between
. the second story windows, with,a wreatl
cut around it, this inscription In Greek
Latin and EHlish:.g