Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-17
IRELAND AS THEY SAW 1T.


bers of Parliament, some accom-
panied by their wives, made
tour of sightseeing in Ireland.
They have heretofore spent their
time and money doing" the con-
tinent every summer. A movement
was started some time ago by Mr..
F. c. Crossley, of Dublin, to turn
the tide of tourists to Ireland, in
which he was ably seconded by
prominent Irishmen. Strange as
it may seem, they encountered
great difficulty owing to the false
notions and prejudices regarding
Ireland and the Irish people. The
beauties of Ireland all had heard of
and longed to see, but they regard
ed the country as lacking facilities
for travel and accommodations for
travellers; that the roads, railways,
bridges, water craft, hotels, sta
tons, etc. were primitive and crude;
that the people were ignorant, rude,
uncouth and unfriendly, if not real
ly antagonistic to strangers, es-
pecially from England. This diff
Guilty only made the promoters the
more determined to disprove these
allegations by actual observation by
an exclusively English party OF
tourists, and after months of urgent
solicitation they succeeded in organ
izing such a party in London, and
on May 20 they landed in Dublin,
where they were graciously re-
ceived and most Hospitality enter
tanned. There the party divided,
one taking the Southern route, the
other the West.
The members of the Western Sec
tor were Lord Coleridge, Mr.. Bran
Hillyard Westminster Gazette),
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Manders, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Macarthur, Mr.. D. V.
Prize and Hon. Miss Forbes Sem
pill, Lord Rosmead and Lady Ros-
mead, Mr.. James Round and Miss
Round, Mr.. Charles G. Shaw, Mr..
Ernest Spencer and Mrs. Spencer.
The Midland Great Western Rail
way Company made admirable ar
engagements for the comfort of this
party, and placed special saloon
cars at their disposal. The Direct
ors also entertained the party at
dinner on the 23rd ult. The tour
embraced visits to Galway, Cashel,
Ballynahinch, Falls of Loughna-
fooey, Westport, Mallaranny and
Achill. Long cars were especially
provided for drives, which proved
interesting. The party returned
to Dublin on the goth ult. refreshed
and invigorated, doubtless, by the
ozone-laden breezes of the West.
The Southern section was much
larger and embraced the following:
Mr.. James Baily and Mrs. Baily,
Mr.. George {. T. BARLEY and Mrs.
BARLEY, Sir Charles Cameron and
Miss Cameron, Mr.. John Colville
and Mrs. Coville, Mr.. Frederick l..
Cook and Mrs. Cook, DR.. Robert
Farquharson, Sir Fortescue Elan
merry and Lady Flannery, Mr.. w.
HAZEL and Mrs. HAZEL, Mr.. ].
Henniker- Heaton and Mrs. H-Hea-
ton, Mr.. Henry Kimber and Mrs.
Kimber, Mr.. J. c. Macedonia and
Miss Macedonia, Sir Charles Palmer,
Bart. Mr.. H. G. Richards, Mr.. j.
Carvill Williams. Representatives
of leading English papers accom-
panied this section of the party.
The arrangements for the South
erd tour included many most at
tractive items, a boating excursion
on the beautiful Lakes of Killarney,
boating on the Fjords at Parknasilla
and special coach drives to Ken
mare, Glengariffe, Waterville and
other almost equally lovely spots.
The coaches were all provided free