New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27
LEGENDARY IRELAND.
GALWAY AND CONNEMARA.

little while one secs child with the raven LOCKS
OF Spain, who appears ms strange among INV Ills"
faces raven among guils. III the o'u p'''S
of the city one may easily Imagine hihs'ii III
old Castillo There are TO he seen several OF the
Spanish houses Of the seventeenth century. iheS
have become as black with age and smoke rs
Dou's cloak In their first floors and Easements
opening on the street the wines were stored ana
sold To find the entrance 10 the dwciiine por-
ton one must pass through low arch 10 an
inner court. Around the windows the s'ohe was
sometimes richly carved. In one case bunohes oi
cranes were cnt on clinging vine, which had two
advantages as a piece Of decoration: iirst. III ths
bleak land it reminded the Spaniard of the sunny
vinc-clnd hills of his native land; ana secondly
/, suggested 10 the passcr the store OF rich Julce
which was laughing in the cellars hard py' 'he
window had a monkey carved, as though climb
ing on the vine and picking the grapes whch
I am confident was the suggestion of some witty
Irish workman. and perhaps seemed mere trlllng
20 the so,nbrr Spaniard Another houae had the
Cc,tic band tied into MI conceivable iiGnrcs ana
knots which is purc Irish style. On" building
which may have been devoted 10 ecclesiastical
nurposes had fish carved over tho door, which
&c the symbol of Christs salvation. with the tail
knottrd which is n symbol OF might. and holding
n chnlcc in his up-turncd mouth. and having
face Of Christ surrounding IT, Further on was
fish with his tail in his mouth, which Is a sign
Of eternity On one house was crest WIN 'he
date 1912. The dwelling Of the Lynch family Is
the most Interesting. as they were prominent
magistrates Of the city when the OtIah'r'ies
from IIag Castle were disturbing the peace of
Galway so gricvonsly that over one Of the city
gates was rngravcn:
From the fury Of the Ofmhertles'
Good Lord, deliver us
Tlorc was q vein Of most nfcXih!c justice In
tho lynch stock II We can Judge from one OF
them. He was engaged In trade with Spain. and
had been there and bcrn royalty entertained. and
Ind begged his host 20 send back with him bis
son 10 receive the reciprocal couresics oil Inc
rconIe of Galway. Lynch had an only son, who
was somewhat wild, but WHO was bctrothcd 70
= noble lady of the city. Young Lynch Thought
that his lady-lovr REGARDED too fondly the person
Of thc Young Spaniard. md therefore plunged
dagger INTO him. and killed him as he came ont
of fine Lynch mansion II then became the duty Of
thc Lynch father as chief magistrate 20 Try his son
Finding him guilty on his own confession, he
HANGED linn himself from the window Of the house
Of the maqistrv While all other parts of the
building are gone, This window remains WIN ~"
eLuu and cross bones under II, AS warning 10
any tha, mediate crime. As | stood In the
street under This window could not help thin'.-
I'M, what an excitement there must have been
that morning in tie horribly curious crowd
gathered there. and what agony there must have
been in the fathcr-hcart OF that stern nagis'rht"
above at the window.
There is fine saliron fishing In the Galway
River. and considerable attention has lrcn given
to breeding them and 10 protecting tho young iish
counted from the bridge 300 salmon In ~" wafer
on the gravel beds. and they were just as plcntii"
hevond They seldom weigh more than twenty
five pounds The sportsman must paw - per
6,v for the privilege 81 fishing and then possesses
only orc-third u the fish which he has taken
| saw a gentleman fishing, standing nearly leg
deep I'm the cold running water from The northern
lakes. and il seemed 10 me that he wac paying
| dearly for his sport. remarked to gentleman
near me that the mans legs must get we'll cooled
"a in a couplp of hours and hc replied % iiut, you
know. he has his whisky flask and must keep up
heat with that" | should think that 1t wo"IH
| rcoulrc NJ least quart each honr 10 keep warm
| and comfortable under snch circumstances. Ihefe
| seems 10 be no hcggng lcr. ana The common
pcoplc have An air OF independence which dld h"'
! .cc in the south. where their Bringing manner ~
| tLc presence Of the upper classes was painful
| The secret ballot and the schools VIII gave the
| rcoplc there higher estimate Of Themselves III
| time The laborlng class here have s'f"hR"
nugatawny complexion, which must be caused
| either by eating fish or by the raw winds from
| ,h. Atlnntic was much interested In the Clad
| dooh a people here who devote Themselves 7"
fishing and have kept themselves distinct from
| time imrncmorin from the rest Of the inhabitants.
| 1,ev live I'm section by Themselves, where their
| hints stand so clos, together that they have no
| Gardens nor yards Until the last forty years
| they were allowed 10 maintain an Independent
| government, and elected king once IN three
Years, whose duty IT, was 70 arrange for 'ie hNil-
| ing. 70 settle the proportion OF the cAch "mch
| belonged 10 each and TO arbitrate IN the numerous
| disputcs which arose among them. Like all sea
| torng pcoplc they are very supcrs,tious. on'
NJ them said that lac would not sail on lshihs
VOYAGE if he met a Icd-haigcd woman on me WY
10 his boat They value very highly the Dressing
Of the priests on their nets before sailing
The women seem more like men OF business
than the men. The latter have that bashiul and
| impulsivc manner which belongs 70 The SAILOR
ouong landsmen. The women. however, do not
cultivate those feminine qualities but can look one
ont Of countcnancc. and contend maninIIy Tor an
additional half-pcnny Ia bargain. Therefore
they sell the fish, and do all the business on
land The costume Of these Amazons Is plcfn
resoue consisting OF red dress reaching hall
way from knee 10 foot, and over II great
0eccy blue cloak, with hood. Their iish are
carried in u basket sling from the arms carried
behind. and the cloak is thrown over II, so thl'
thcv present the same ungracciul appearance
thnt our fashionable ladies' did year or two
AGO The feet and legs are nude. thought the
costume peculiar Ia the Caddagh women, but
aCt~rward saw the same on the women oil
Conncmara, 50 chat it is probably the dress OF
Connaught The ready made clothing trade Is
gradually destroying this, MS IT Is all Other
national and picturesque costumes In the world
Many of the Clnddagh men have gone into the
nnvy and others have cDigrat"d 10 America, and
their pculiaritics will soon be- things Of the past
Most Of the fish taken is sent Ia Dublin and The
other large cities, 50 that Galway. like most fish