The Irish standard., 1894-10-13

tAS VIladRe ol A8a
tradition says it re~
Some continental scholars
the Emily savants to contest in learu44s
In due time they arrived in Ireland and
were making their way TO Emily. Eea,
that town they came to stream where
some old women were "bittling" clothes.
The foreigner inquired. in Latin, the
road to Emily. The women answered in
the same tongue and added, still i'll Lat
in, volume Of general information. The
foreigners were surprised. "lf the wo-
men speak Latin and know SO much, "
they said to themselves, "what must not
the men knowr' They retraced their
steps to the sea shore. The Ernly schol-
ars dressed as "bittlers" had outwitted
them.
A few miles north of Enaly stands the
Rock of Ballyneety, where Sarsfield cap
tured and blew up the cannon and am
munition intended for the siege Of Lin
erick. Westward, a couple of miles, is
the village Of Kilteely, under a pictur-
esque hill. Two stone slabs, about forty
feet long, form q slide with steep in.
cline. The "bouchap and colleen" that
slide together down this flag are ''sure
to be married next Shrovetide." From
Keeper Hill to Galty Nor students have
flocked to Billy Lundon's 'classical'
school in Kilteely. Many young priests
and doctors scattered through the four
quarters of the globe can recollect with
pleasure the happy days when they sat
in Judy "Pat Martins" front room and
didn't listen to the ''mesther" as he
paced up and down outside, calling upon
the muse in high sounding tones TO re-
late
Quicve dolens regina deum, tot volvere casus
Insignem IN pictate virum. tot adire labores i'm
pulerit? -
Westward two miles, stands the village
OF Herbertstown, where the Plan of
Campaign was inaugurated by William
O'Brien and John Dillon. From Cam
paign" Hill the long, sloping and histori-
cal hill of Kpockapey is plainly visible.
Here Fin Mac Cool and his Fenian war
riors distinguished themselves in days of
I'D. Knockaney rs the birthplace of
5, pi..,l>o Hennessy of Dubuque. Crom
y;,, Few miles distant, Is also q place
~ h;ators,,' i ri Importance On its summit
are fort 81 3 peculiar construction and a
acrom]each. !, !, tomb, the top slab of
which weighs eies',,t OF nine tons. How
il was fetched up hssir remaina doubtful.
On tbs eastern side Of the bill are the
''Puck's Jump" pe oend1cul"r rock
eighty feet high, and two noRe 'ssola'eo
rocks standing up close togesner iney ),
are called ''Diarmuid" aud e1falnhe'
after the champion warrior of the seven
bsttalions Of the Fenians, and his ws1e'
the daughter Of King Cormac MacArt.,
who ruled ireland in the Third Century.
Her father wished Grainne to we'd Fin
MacCool; but she preferred Diarmuld
O'Duivne, and she put hun under q
'sgash'' or plight of honor to fly away
with her. During his pursuit by Finn
and the Fenians, Diarmuid on one occa-
sion pitched his camp at Crom Hill.
Westward from Crom Hill extends level
tract comprising hundreds Of rich farms
around Hospital, Knocklong, Bruree,
Bruff, and Banogue. A few miles north
OF the town of Bruff, Lough Cur lies
hidden under the shade Of Knockadoon,
Knockfennel and Knockferna. Here
and there are ruins Of castles, forts and
abbeys. It is a picturesque spot. From
Che summit of Knockfennel one can
plainly sec the white sailed vessels go.
ing up the Shannon to Limerick City.
On one side the residence and deer park
of The O'Grady Of Kilballyewen, on the
other the wooden demesnes Of the Crokers,
one of whom was accidentally killed
here last year at the British military
tournament.
There is race course at Fedamore, q
few miles from Lough Cur, and another
at Banogue. In fact, all through the
Golden Vein horce-racipg, fox-chasing
and deer-hunting are favorite pastimes.
Often have the country folks suspended
work and made holiday at the races OF
Cashel, Baronstown, Brookfield, Elton
and Banogue; and many good days
sport has been enjoyed in the wake Of
the Arrivale Harriers, Cooper Chadwicks
and sJacky" Ryan's fox hounds, and
.Jacky'' Gubbin's 8 stag hounds. Athletic
sports also found home in the Golden
Vein, and it has produced rich crop OF
vel. athletes. Lough Cur is the
home of Hayes, the pedestrian, who
defeated all American eompetitors few
years ago. Ned Grady, Of Ballybrood
continnsd 81 RiEhth. {, Paga. 4