The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-12-09
{. On visiting Blarney castle,

dence oil the owner, Or GeOfpe Su.
John Colthurst, was pointed out to
us and we were told that it cost'f47,-
900, or about $3.50, 900, to build, and
had not been occupied for three years.
the proprietor living in Paris during
that time and the great estate is ly-
ing idle and uncultivated, except in
the immediate grounds about the
house, cared for by hired farmer
son our ride to Blarney in an Irish
jaunting car with its seats facing out
ward, we found matched roof cottages
IN abundanc, whose exteriors and
surroundings appeared extremely
clean. They looked as if all was new
ly whitewashed, and as if u friendly
rivalry existed among neighbors as to
who should have the neatest and
whitest dwelling"
"Was there any enterprise or trader"
"1n the large cities that we visited,
especially Dublin, Cork and Belfast,
there was general air OF thrift and
enterprise, q well dressed and healthy
population, fine retail stores, well dis
played wares, with dash OF shrewd-
ness on the part OF the attendants
that confirmed the impression that
Irish statesmen are considered among
the best il not the best in the United
Kingdom"
GLOW did the peoples spirit strike
your"
1--WE found the people very hopeful
and imbued with the one idea upper
most in their minds, and that is If
they could have home rule, their own
government, and chance to till the
soil for themselves, they would be as
happy and prosperous as any people
could be on the face of the globe"
what do you think OF the national
struggled
81 think the idea OF home rule is the
leading purpose and hopein the hearts
of the Irish people, and that the strug.
gle will 90 on until it's success is as
sured. The woman in Queenstown,
the porter in Cork, and the shopkeep-
er in Dublin, with whom we talked,
were all OF one accord: Give us home
rule, let us take care of our own af-
fairs, and we will get along and ask no
to have lengthy conversation
with Hon. T. d. Sullivan, lord
mayor OF Dublin, a highly intelli-
gent and thoroughly well-informed gem
tleman, and he was confident that it
was only question OF time when
home rule would be established. Dur
ing our journey we fell in with an
Irish Protestant clergyman; he even
seemed to lean toward home rule, but
only feared that the Catholics, being
largely in the Majority, would, in event
of national success, Cypress the Prot.
estants; and when we pointed to the
fact that in the United States all creeds
and doctrines hourished under the
same government, and that patriot
ism for Ireland should overcome re.
liglous prejudice, especially as Parnell
and other leaders are themselves Prot
estants, he finally admitted the hope.
fulness OF selfgovernment in Ireland"
"Were you impressed by the beauty
or natural richness OF the country"
Gas you travel through the country
you are at once impressed by the
beautiful green and fertile lands that
can be seen on all sides, as far as the
eye can reach. The beautiful charac-
teristic scenery OF Ireland cannot be
realized without seeing it. The moist
ure OF the climate seems to beparticu"
larly favorable to growth and vegeta-
ton, giving the thick, green turf lux
urious and velvety appearance and a
rich color rarely seen IN any other
place. In fact, you hardly see fence
or stone but is clad with verdure. II
seems as IL all that is necessary, in
stead of putting premium upon idle
ness blythe present system ofeviction,i is
to encourage the tilling of the soil, which
appears rich enough, If properly culti-
waited, to support more than Jour or
five times the number OF inhabitants
that now dwell IN the section OF the
country we passed through. Every
where we saw green fields and lovely
dales and vast acres OF land, where
vegetation fourished in wild luxuri-
ance, covered with that beautiful tint
which gives the land it's just and ia
miliar name, The Emerald ISLE
"And now, Mr.. Reporter, before clos
ing this interview, / might say word,
by way ofcomparison between Ireland
and say, Holland, which we visited
after our departure from Ireland.
Now there is Holland, with popula.
ton OF over 4, OOO, 900 and an area OF
about $4,000 square miles, with land
redeemed from the sea after patient
toll, and which has to be constantly
trenched, rich and prosperous, while
Ireland, with a population OF only
about 100000, although nearly
three times the size of Holland 49,
600 square miles) with Its rich natur.
al soil and beautiful climate, is poor
and depressed. The reason is obvi-