Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-04
GIANTS PLAY.
Legends About the Making OF
the Causeway.
An Interesting Description OF
a Natural Wonder.
A Visit to the Causeway and Its
Surroundings.
How to Reach the Giants Territory.
Incidents of the Trip-A wonder
full EchO-In the Wishing
Chair.
BY MARIAN TAYLoR.l

On the list of the wonders of the
world the Giants Causeway, in the
North of Ireland, takes one of the fore
most places; and many are the legends
concerning those inhabitants of that
rocky coast who fiourished long CEN
turtles ago. In one we are told OF a IA
nous giant who was at the same time
the wonder and the terror of the civil
LIKED world. So great was his strength
that one day in the County Antrim he
stopped and picked up a handful OF
earth, which he threw into the middle
of the Irish sea, by that stupendous act
causing the Isle of Man to spring into
existence; and not only that, but the
spot made desolate by the removal of
! the earth bloomed into Loeb Neagh, the
largest lake in the British Isles
what lends credence to the story
being the fact that the lake
and the island are exactly the
same size. There came day, however,
when the Irish giants pride had rude
| shock, for rumors reached him that Eng
| land boosted greater man than he. De-
termined to find out the truth of these re-
ports, he planned visit which should
result in the Staying of his neighbor
across the sea. The good wife of the
| English giant scenting battle in the air,
with the ready wit of her sex devised
an ingenious plan whereby to save her
husbands life. Making him lie down,
she covered him DIP and waited. Pres
emily the earth shook, and before her
stood the Irish giant with slaughter in
his eye. where is thy husband ?" he
asked in voice of thunder. "Hush,"
answered the good woman, pointing to
the recumbent figure of her lord, "my
baby's sleeping, and if you'll promise
not to wake him I'll go and fetch my
| husband" =
''By the soul OF St. Patrick" ek-
claimed the Irish giant. ''if that is the
baby, what must the father be?" and
in terror he fled to his own country,
where he lived the rest of his life in fear
and trembling.
Now in order to reach this fabulous
giants territory. we will take driving
tour along the Antrim coast, our start
ing point being the bright and enter
prising city of Belfast, which is but a
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Liverpool. in taking which we must not
omit to be on deck when the Isle of Man
is in sight, AS we shall thus have an OPP
portunity of forming some idea of the
size of the giants hand. Then, too,
how beautiful is that arm of the sea,
Belfast lock, by which our vessel glides :?
the rugged Antrim mountains, with
town after town nesting at their base
to the right of us, and the fair hills of
Down to the left, vivid with the intense
green of the Emerald isle.
The principal sights of Belfast are the
! ship building yards on the Queens is-
land. Marcus Ward great printing es-
adjustment and the York-street spin
ming mills. Over the city towers the
| Cave hill 120C feet high, whose outline
forms the profile of the great N ,poleon
Bonaparte, freak of nature which once
seen is seldom forgotten.
Obtaining an Irish jaunting car, that
most delightful of vehicles, unfortunately
so rarely to be found outside Ireland,
we commence our long coast drive.
Carricteiergus, our first interesting
hating place, derives its name from be-
ing built on rock (carricte) and from
being captured by Fergus A., king OF
Scotland in the eighth century. Then too,
it is the memorable spot where William
| III, OF England, landed in the year 1890.
Passing on we reach Glenaem, lovely
SPOT containing a fine demesne belong
ing to Lord Antrim, and here is the be-
ginning of the magnificent rocky scenery
for which this coast is remarkable. AT
ter passing through that charming sum.
mer resort, Carnlough, which means
earn of the lake, we come to Garron
Tower, the property of the late lord
lieutenant of1reland, which, perched as
it is on a rock, commands fine view oil
the surrounding country as we'll as OF
the sea. By the courtesy of Lord Lon
donderry, visitors are allowed access to
the house, a privilege worth awaiting
one's-self of, the plate alone being the
value OF kings ransom. The grounds
are most beautifully laid out, and we
leave them with regret.
Red Bay best charms us with its mys.
FERROUS caves cut in the side of the solid
rock, and soon we reach Cushendall in
the original Irish, Cois-Abhann-Dha
or the termination of the river Dali, and
further on is Cushendun Cois-Abhann-
DUNE, or the mouth of the river Dun
Both are sweet spots nesting among the
hills and haunts of beauty to the wan
dering artist. 1t is, however, when We
reach the lovely ravine called Glengarif
that our enthusiasm knows no bounds
for more exquisite glen it is scarcely
possible to see; it is so extensive, too
that it is no mere abode for Titania anC
her satellites, but is fitting pleasure
ground for the descendants of giants.
At Ballycastle-th town of the castle
we spend night, and are delighted
with the sunrise as seen from the noble
promontory called Fair Head, the fol
. lowing morning. Taking to the ca
again we soon arrive at Carrich-a-rede
where suspended from two precipitou
rocks is the fshermen's famous rop'
bridge, over which some venturesom'
tourist occasionally crosses, with hi
. heart in his mouth, and enc might al
t most say with his life In his hand.
: At length we reach our destination
4 and are abb to leave our traps at tn
8 fine CauseEay hotel before proceedin
/ to explore The wonders awaiting us.
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