The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-28

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tne Dog, q the people were frst tSaghs'
to dOb by the Donegal Industrial Fund. :.
THE LACE coErAaE y
Comes next; here Mrs. Glynn, of Liner
ick, is making filmy fabrics on the tam
bour frame, with the aid Of little
hooked needle, and Hannah Gallagher,
from one of the lace classes in Donegal,
Is working Kclls' lace on pillow. After
stopping to admire this lace we pass ON
o. the
WOOD CARVING AND DESIGNING SHOP.
The most noticeable thing is an exhibit
of wood carvings executed by the boys
trained at Mis-. Hart's Technical School
at Gweeaore. County Donegal. We then
enter the banqueting hall of Donegal
Castle and view the
EXHIBIT OF IRIsH ART.
The Colossal Bronze Statue of Glad
stone excites cur admiration. Nearly 800
pictures, paintings and cngravings by
Irish artists are shown.
THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITS
Are the products OF the Donegal Indus.
trial Fund, and are the handwork Of the
employees trained in Ireland during the
past 10 years. Here are unequalled
homcspuns, spun and woven by hand of
soft Donegal wool and plant dyed; en-
broidered hangings which, from the
wool off the sleeps back or the flax fibre
from the plant, 80 the last stitch of en-
broidery, are entirely worked by hand
by the clever Irish workers trained by
this noble philanthropic enterprise in
various parts of Ireland. Here arc cover.
let's spun and woven by hand in County
Armagh and embroidered in County
Dublin. curtains spun and woven in
County Galway and embroidered in
County Wicklow, hangings woven in
Gweedore, County Donegal. and emhrnid.
cred in Queens County, lace made in
County Limerick, County Monaghan
and County Cork, art linens hand woven
in County Armagh, hand-knit hosiery
and homespuns from County Donegal,
spriggs handkerchiefs from County
Down, fine hand stitched lingerie from
County Dublin aod Queens County,
wood carvings from County Donegal, all
wool sanitary underwear from County
Dublin, and embroidered vestment and
altar cloth worked by Irish girls trained
in London. A court train which took
Irish girls 800 hours to cmbroider in
gold occupies glass case. Other spc-
cinl exhibits are bog oak carvings, b lack.
thorn sticks and Irish jewelry, as wcII as
an interesting collection of Irish marbles,
GRANTEES and altar vessels. At the
CONCERT AND LECTURE HALL
We heard delightful concert Of Irish
melodies on the harp and lecture on
Irish AIT and Industry, by the foundres'
| of the village. We also stopped in the
shady tower garden where refreshing tea
or lemonade is served.
The ROUND TOWER
is 100 feet high and beautiful and in.
terestipg replica of one Of the 80 towers
still standing in LELAND. To the let of
the ruins of the keep of Donegal Castle
will be found spot dear to the heart OF
every Iiishmau,
THE WISHING CHAIR
OF the Giants Causeway, exactly repro.
duced and standing on Itish soil brought
frsm iceland for that uuIposc.
THE VILLAGE sMITHY
next engages our attention. where Nc
Gloughlin, OF Dublin, is busy making
"thipgs Of beauty out Of long iron rods
The clang of the hammer on the anvil il
heard all day long except when tn
smith leaves his work to teke part in {
concert or his apprentice joins O'FIara
the weaver, in dancing an Irish jig ol
the village green. a step leads us t.
the
"KELIs EMBROIDERY" COTTAGE