The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14
WAEEMAN'S WANDERIyGS.
The Tower Houses or Castles Of i'll
Cielt Irish ChitltainS.
Castle Lisfnny at TaIlow, Castle Kill
oolman, the Irish home o. the Poet
Spenser, and World Famous Castle
Barney. as They Exist To-day.

Blarney, as They Exist To-day.
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London May l.-ThrouEhout the entire
south of ireland, and particularly along
the banks of such rivers as the Barrow,
SUR Blackvater, Bride and Lee, are
found the ruins or the wcll-prcserycd re-
mains of huge square castles. built by the
heads of septs and clans at different
periods during the thirteenth, fourteenth,
fifteenth and "a few as late as the SIX
teenth, centuries.
Whatever the reasons for the same,
these massive stone llccps-for they bore
no resemblance to the INTELLECTUALLY
beautiful Irish and English castles of the
Elizabethan and still more modern time
seemed to have been constructed with
reference to conveying intelligence from
one to another, probably from signal
lights from their lofty parapcts, as some
which are still standing are more than
100 feet in hight Wherever YOU may
SaUnter along these southern Irish rivers
YOU will find that there is an uintcl-
rupted view between the sites OF the an
Gent castle ruins. Often they are but
two miles apart frequently from four to
six: but in every instance they arc in view
Of each other: and ancient roads, showing
that quick and easy communication was
taken into account, are lnvaria bly, found
between
Probably three Of the most interesting
Of these massive old structures in the
south Of ireland are very near together;
and all eau be visited in days journey.
They are castle I4isiinny. at the ancient
town of TallOw on the river Bride, near
the boundaries Of counties Waterford and
Cork castle kilCOlman. on a rivulet flow
inc fo 40 Araa in 81 l,.f
of county Cork; and castle Barney, in the
beautiful Barney vale, but an hours
walk from the winsOme city Of Cork.
Taken together these three are the best
existing specimens of the tower house or
castle Of the ancient Irish chieftain;
while each in its way is world famous in
view of its distinctive associations.
Castle Listing stands on the side of
gentle decliyity, which rises from the
margin of the river Bride. with the sleepy
old town of Tailow and its low. gray con
vent nesting in the valley on the south
cln side. 1t is supposed to have been
built by the Earl OF Desmond and has
undergone but little change during the
past hundred years. 1t consists Of a mas
sive square tower with facadCs Of fully
fifty feet and the structure nearly 100 feet
high. ItSssummit commands delightful
view Of the valley of the Bride. upward
of twenty miles in extent. gemmed with
villas, sheeted with luXuriaut farms and
dappliug at intervals with WitChing re-
vealments of the river, here and there ap-
pearing like tiny lakes of silver in emerald
settings Of yerdure and woodland
The late Douglas Pyne, member of
parliament for West Waterford
as l knew from personal ac-
quaintanCe one of the most loyable of
men, in the fall of 1857 threw tho whole
United Kingdom and d part of America
into roars of laughter, from his odd and
Enthusiastically irish mode Of avoiding
arrest for upward of three months, with
the police, Soldiery and d warrant all
literally under his very nose The "se-
ditious Offenses' which had brought the
law upon him, consisted in tunnellinE,
from his own land to the house of neigh
boring tenant undergoing siege for evic-
ton, and IN this novel manner supplying
him now and then in his dilemma with
courage and comfort in the form ofan odd
bottle Of whisky, and snug hamper Of
viCtuals cooked by good Mrs. Pyue her
self. Mr.. Pyne was COnsidera bic of "A
waC, and as It was October when ne was
"summonsed," his crops were all in. and
as parliament did not meet until January.
he decided to employ the intervening time
in having a little fun with the minions of
the law
Mr.. Pyne was tenant of the Lisfnny
demesne; and his home, e few yards from
almost obsolete mansions of the Irish gen
tleman of half q century ago. He had
converted the castle into byrc. barn and
store house Into this strange structure
Pyne and two of his companions had re-
treated, walinG up and completely barri-
cading the lower entrance: and, provided
with canned meats, fruits and other edi-
bles with an unknown quantity of
whisky and cigars, here he grandiosely
defied arrest
An entire cornnanv of Palfor,,s eoI5io,.s
eudeavored to dislGdra Nm PIt ~
was irnrossihln An eotran.a ro1,id 1ot
be effected Even if one mad been an
langcments were such within. that any
where from one to a dozen tons of rock
could have been precipirated uron the in
vaders. Mr.. PNue from his lofty Dcrch
above them, soothiugly told the soldiers
all this. and much more which made their
duties particularly agreeable The sim
alton becoming known. Tisfnuv was fine
center of attraction fo7. ali brelrd
ThronGs came TO Tallow daily To cheer Mir
-Pyne. who sagely addressed them on the
'wronqs of Ireland'' from a window
ninety feet from the ground. while the
unfortunate soldierv were the Init Of i'm
measure bic and inpvpressibIe ridicuIe
For thirteen weeks This tremendous
farce continued. when finally tho oreat