The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-19
OBSERVATIONS On IRELAND.
by Rov. II. Latham, sn vorkvlle Enquirer.

Some time during the early part of
last Fsll, cnnatTained by circumstnnc ces
over which bad no control. abruptly
brought the desuf0ry sketches OF nv
rambles over the British Ises to a tenn.
p"rary close. These sketches now re.
sume with the announcement that "time
aud chance mast determine how the
subject theme may gang"
since, perhaps, the majority Of the
readers Of the Enquirer are Of Irish de-
scent, and tbOse who are not Of Irish
descent ere intimately linked, in d varie.
ty Of ways, with the Irish, nhall begin
again with Ireland. That I may not
offend the Protestnnt or Scotch Irish of
America or Ireland, I mention the fact
that tue word Irish h used To denote the
Inhabitants of the Emerald I-le. In
other words, it is not restricted, as is fre.
quently done, 10 the papal portion Of the
Inhabitants Of Ireland.
Without a distinct idea of tho geo.
graphical location of country, our his
torical knowledge of that country is very
unsatisfactory. Il may be asked, "What
Is lreland?" To this ii 10 replied, Ire.
land is one of the many islands Of the
Atlantic ocean. This, however, IL 80
Indefinite, that the question, "Where 10
II Z" 10 promptly asked. To this it is
replied, Ireland IL situated In the north
eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean, the
southern part being norlh of the equator,
about fifty one aud one half degrees, aud
the sp0rthern part being o fraction nGre
than dity.6re degrees north Of the same
great circI;'.
1t will be seen that Ireland Is farther
north than any territory belonging 10 the
United States. except Alaska. Dublin,
the capital Of Ireland, which il situated
ON the eaStern coast about midway be
tween the northern and southern extrem.
ities OF the island, is as far north M
Labrador. From New York to Queens.
town the distance IL put down In round
n"a,Dets at two thousand seven hundred
and fifty miles. The northern extremity
of Ireland 10 fully titeen hundred miles
farther north thar the city Of Charleston,
South Carolina. From its great distance
the inference might he hastily drawn
that ireland, 10 Winter, 10 an extremely
cold country. Such conclusion would
be egregi0usly erroneous. The ther
mometer Fahrenheit) rarely rises above
seventy or falls below fifteen degrees.
The average teRGerature of Ireland, for
the yes: ;s shGa: !a::y.ss.en Q. eight
degrees. Such being the facts with
respect 70 the climate of Ireland, it may,
when compared with other countries IN
Europe aud America, of the Same lnti
tude, be said TO be very mild.
There 10 one thing about the climate
of Ireland which ~ very noticeable. II
is It's uniform moistness, For nearly the
whole year the winds blow from tho At.
lantic Ocean. These winds are loaded
with moisture, and there being no high
ranges of mountains to intercept the
western clouds they gently dstiil their
moisture ali over the island. To this IL
mainly due that greenness Of the vegeta.
tion which led 10 naming the island
Green Erin, Emerald Isle, and Green
isie Of the Ocean. II never rains In
Ireland as II sometimes raius in our
Southern country. did uot see q gully
In ireland. Aud ! saw no instance OF
any regard being paid 10 the cultivation
OF the soil so AZ to prevent washing. On
the contrary ! saw many very steep bills
cultivated cup and down" as ou. fathers
| did when they FIRST came 10 America. I,
Is true that the coil of Ireland is heavier
and more difficult to bs washed Into gui,
lies than our Southern coil generally,
Notwithstanding ttis II ,hs rains Tell In
torrents In Ireland as they frequently fall
In our country, it would be but few
years until the hills of Green Erin would
fud resting place AZ the bottom of the
Atlantic Ocean and the IrlBh Sea. !, Ths
fact 10 that It never rains In torrents ir
ireland ~ IL 90 frequently does In cnnn
tries nearer tho equator. 49, s
!. There are two other very noticeable
characteristics Of ans Irish rain. They