Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-11-18
sEAurIes or IRISH SCENERY.
From Limsrick 90 Killaloc- Enchanss
Ing Landscapes-Leugh Derg.


[Cor London Timssl
No one fortunate enough to have fine
weather when at Limerick should neglect
the excursion TO Killaloe. The bright
little town lies seventeen miles up the
shannon. and half a mile above II the
Shannon flows out Of Lough Dcrg. For
myself, l had been favored with one of
those sudden changes Of climate which
seem peculiar TO this country Of contrasts
and sharp transitions. | had left Come.
mara in cold and downpour. In Galway
the dripping wet had been so warm as TO
he unpleasantly cncryating. At Ennis
the skies had cleared us by enchantment;
and there and a, Limerick the heavens
were cloudlcss, while the transparent at
mosphere was 50 dry, though balmy. that
the contents Of my portmanteau began to
feel more comfortable to the touch Moth
ing could be more beautiful than the deep,
bright blue of the river, AS had seen II at
CORDIALLY under the MONDAY sun, and the
thick shade of The trees in the orbally
gardens was agreeable rather than other.
wise.
The railway drive in Killaloc along the
Tippcrary side Of the river lies on the
whole through rich country. although
here and there we have hnlfreciaimed
peat bog or rishy and swamy fields that
would liz all the better for draining The
people seem To devote themselves To breed.
ing donkcys; and IL was pretty sight 10
see the rolIglrcoatcd colts frisking around
their sober dams or scrambling like over.
grown kids about the grass-banks Nearly
halfway 10 killaloc We pass Castle Con.
nell, surrounded by masses of wood, shell.
tering handsome country houses from the
winds that must sweep down in the winter
from the round green hills beyond Castle
Council. like killaloe. Is a famous rod.
fishing quarter: and here are the great
rapids of Doonass. where the river throws
itself over the broad bed Of rocks. sloping
rapidly downward for nearly half milo.
But, beautiful As is the situation Of
castle Council, that of killaloc is more
enchanting Turning out Of the little
station. wher the train runs into some
thing like cul de- >ac in the side of a
mountain. the 'r>, object that strike. you
is the long. low. narrow. hog. backed
bridge. supported on thirteen irregular
arches The bridge connects the counties
of Tipwiary and Limerick: and on the
Limerick hanks stands the little town,
looking endways on to the river from
terraccd slope, out Of some old.fashioned
gardens with their clipped ycw hedges.
To the left is the ivy -covcred abbey church
with lis quaint architecture within and It's
clamoro,is jack,,aws without. There IRE
trees everywhere hanging over high
garden walls hclow the bridge. and almost
tYn ..,,lx. lI..t L.. 4:
ternaturally ugly weir, while above is an
extremely picturesque one. Nothing can
m preiiirr than The walk up the narrow
valley, following the river round q gentle
sweep Of half mile or So toward the pass
between the hill, where il winds oui of
Tough berg.
The heights 10 the right are clothed
with woods till the woods give place 10
the green pastures which shade away in
their turn into round ridges of brown
moorland. \ narrow strip If bright meal
Owland borders The water. and herd If
red Durhams are standing belly deep in "a
side channel. switching the troublesome
flies with their tails, behind the break.
water of a s,'dgc- grown island. Strolling
back by path that leads up toward the
town over the crest Of a grassy eminence,
when We turn We gel glimpse of the
lower end of the Tough. which is no less
than twenty-five miles in length, averaging
IN breadth from two 10 three miles The
CLASSY sheet Of water is shut in upon all
sides by green spurs Of the Limerick aud
Tipperary mountains, Oftea skirtcd w
black belts of timler Altogether. with
the boat in the current beneath, from
which an angler is welding formidable
rod. il is " graceful scene-savagc. pas.
toral, and pi,taiorial-as any aspirsni 20
the academy need care to paint.