Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-10-14
KILLARNEY AT AUCTION.

withstanding. Doubtless it would
not be sold but that it has to be.
Herbert Mrckross, who, like many
another Irish landlord, has been for
long only a tribute payer to London
money lenders, is unable to pay,
and as his creditors refuse to be
further put off the estate must be
sold.
The effort to sell it at private sale
failed, though there are many who
desired to purchase it; indeed, it
seems the contest for it caused the
failure, since it developed that the
highest bidders (the Irish-Ameri-
cans and Sir Thomas Lipton) pro-
posed to give it to the Irish people
as free public park. Such thing
as free public lard in Ireland for
the use of the people The Irish
landlords, the English nobility, the
London spectators and money len
ders, all disapprove of such use for
Irish land; the first because it would
be the Inauguration of new land
system in Ireland; the latter be-
cause it would be $4,000 acres of
Irish land withdrawn from their
tribute list. Then there are two
London syndicates which want the
property as an investment for profit,
part of it to be leased or sold for
general uses, and the historic and
famous portions to be a resort for
tourist sight-seers, and i'll this Eng
lish steamship and railway COM
panies are doubtless interested.
Besides it is evident that the Eng
lish dislike of foreigners controlling
land in Great Britain was mani
tested in dallying with and finally
heading off the Irish-American Of
fer, as we'll as the announced inten-
ton of two American millionaires
to make offers for the property. 1t
was announced and never denied
that the Irish Americans made the
highest bid, aud no one doubts that
Mr.. Croker and his associates are
able to and would make the highest
bid for anything they want, and
certain to outbid the Irish landlord,
the English nobility and the Lon
don shylocks, who, despite their
boasting lack the cash. AS to Sir
Thomas Lipton-he is an Irishman,
with rather American ways and in
clinations. So the highest bids at
private sale were not accepted, and
Killarney is to be offered at public
auction in Dublin, on Tuesday,
November FL, to pay the debts of a
degenerate son of Ireland.
In the sale will be included Muck
ross House and the demesne, which
entirely surrounds the middle lake
of Killarney, and to large extent
bounds the upper and lower lakes,
with its deer forests, game pre-
serves, fisheries, lakes, mountains
and islands. The property con-
tains, exclusive of water, about
ID, 900 acres. Thus the finest por-
tons of the scenery of Killarney
will be sold. The land embraces
Tork Water Falls, the DEVILS Punch
Bowl, O'Sullivan' Cascade, Dinish
island, Brickeen island, Tork mount
ain, Tonnes mountain, the Purple
mountain, the old Weir bridge and
the Meeting of the Waters"
Muckross House, or, as it is
sometimes called, Muckross abbey,
is built on the shore of Muckross
lake. The demesne gates are close
to the village of Muckross. The
mountains, glens and forest sur
rounding the demesne of Muckross
abbey are celebrated for their red
deer and the hall of the mansion is
decorated with gigantic antlers
taken from stays shot in the vicin-
ity.
Perhaps it will be cut up and sold
piecemeal. and used in such WAYS as