, 1881-09-06
a Visit to tho Grianan Of Aileaoll, Ire
lands Ancient Capital.
County Derry Held by London Guilds
What They DO with Tlo1r
Iscntn}s.
A strong Revolt Against Landlordism-
Eleven Thousand Enigrants from
Derry In 1850.

H1EsIl forces mutle their first entrance In lI'io.
Two years afterwards n powtler.mngn2inp
exploded accidentally there wis no
Skrlnis|Illlg Fund II, those tlays-antl 1t
blew IN tito fort md tho town, md blew ont
tile British garrison. but tlla crlnlsoll-coat.
ed c,lrscs catilo back 10 ronst agni,i Il, the
year ta'00. They erected the Fort ot Gull
mare, Their commander, Sir Henry Duwera,
received from Jnincs ]. 4 charter "for the
establishment atnl regulation Ut tito lowr."
IN 1908 Sir Caller UDoherty captured tho
town antl burned It, alld put the parrEson to
tho sword. Five years later King JaMes
grantcal tlnost graclo,tslY rs tho manner Of
Sacred Majesty is) II charter to tho Irish So
c1ely. which, after various col,tiseatiorls, res
t0ratlons, notifications, .nntl removals, eli
ablcs tho Corllornttan-tha Is 10 say.I Ithe CITY
GoyernMeMt-of Lot.tlon to
BLlh]lT THE PROSPERITY
and levy taxes on the inhabitants of this Irish
city today.
Londonderry. Chester, and Berwick-ou-
Tweed are tho three walled towns Of tho
British Islands. The walls hero nrc we'll
preserved md kept III good repair. Several
Of the canll0ns that were used III tho defense
Of Londonderry during the Siege OF tGs9 arc
still Ill thelypositfon Us Mt tint time. Thu gntcs
and bastIons arc III perfect condition. They
serve to keep nliye nnclent l,ntrels Of races and
eligi0ns, and 1lonco tho English Government
tnkes caro- to CONSERVE thon. Tho public
buildings Of Londonderry aru solid strllct-
urcs aad rather lla1MasolllD; nud, like osery-
thing In. the city, excepting tho Working
clnssos, they give evidences Of II substantial
prosperity III thu past. There Are numerous
relics Of tile oltlcn times In tie vicinity pf
lion trI Ill., @ ~ so n oooxs e;osn n
spacu aud life In telling about them. Bit tho
,a .no t1u,a wo eus -, 'le;u at s1 a Iv, @ ~
'lsit Tue urlanah ot Allcael', anont tlfee
Miles from Londonderry. It iS n I!tll slr-
lHoulltet by Il great circular fort, WllleIl Eli
Eiisli Ell4e-b9Moks M silsnrlnxly M Mtescribo ~ -.
depict us THE srAr OF r,,r,r x,yox
utter the full Of rarn: "Ilerc," sl1a A1r:
of ireland l,OO0 yelrs ago, nild hero for lO0
Sssfs sssoD tG 9Sf y ra Is S sss y5 nsf s rs
summit Is nne ut tho most clIHr.,,ing lai,d-
seHi'cy III ,lro!ultl. Tho fort. comuiamls IL
magnificent viow Ut mountain. AMI yulley.
il1reo counties, Tjleso old ir!sli Kings, to
! ltse our native tongue. "k,ew their blx"
M hostile force corld approach tle,h in any
direction, without exposing their numbers
| yet tho sumo light Is kept up-not now b.
tween liatiyu King and foreign lnyatler, but
| llncal successors of Tie Kings alid Invaders.
was taken to SEQ the ttriaunll by AR.
Jnings il. ODoherty, who, Us 4 suifrit0r, llt.s
alraady ilndo ii. long fight tagal,,st The tyranny
Of larldlortlisln III ILLS county aitl In DOncgNl
ind by alr James t9ll aicl,3ilRllin, tho
Fae11 81 e lf's aoll aana y l w. mogo aa
ost.9't ~ ~ t tuM ;.ts ona .ruM , ma'a1 VII
| ~ W ah1 eo""tS ool'S "As ac4u'tsu VII
aeT Jh1'les l. .....-
by LONDON aulLDs.
Same OF these companies lave made Il ro,y
imurovemenis In hefragrirulturni hoidinss;
| bllt most Of them lluyo 6crl, shocking cx!1l-
pies Of tho commercial spirit-tllGy linyc
matle the, most OF their prerogatlycs by let
cusu Uf tic J.Dlldun Aiorcnrs. Yet, us q
whole. their character rs landlords on rural
properties, on III nycragu ls bettar tbnn that
Of thu Irish landlords.
| This Is Mr. O'Doherty'B statement, md 1t
confirms what llave heard elsewhere III
aerts that the worst landlords uro tic MIR
eI,asers tntler Tie 1llenIlbered Estates and