The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-22
and Joyces wrote there in the sixteenth
century:
From the ferocious O'Flahertys
Good Lord deliver us -

century:
From the ferocious OFlahertys
Good Lord deliver US"
In those days the Connenara. with its
outlying islands. was still held by a few
Irish chieftains. who recognized no law
and were well able TO maintain their indie
pendence of English rule. They looked 10
Spain and the promised Armanda 20 free
them from the annoyance OF the encroach-
ing English, who had seized the fortified
town Of Galway. BY land. the mountain
passes and dangerous boys made Come
mara inaccessible and the famous O'NaI-
ieys were easily able 10 outwit the Bri-
fish cutters. which could not follow them
through the intricate maze Of Islands
lying OF this dangerous coast Spanish
influence was PARAMOUNT mainly through
the prosperous trade OF Galway with
Spain and II was not until the falltte Of
the Amanda that Connemars began 10
make terms with the English TO bell
or Conaught was an oath still in vogue
with the soldiers Of Cromwell
The "ferociogs O'F1ahertys'' derived
their epithet from their method OF getting
rid Of the rival chiefiairs by the simple
Homeric device Of inviting them with heir
retainers 10 dinner and staying them "ar
one kills an OK az the stall. They and
the OMalleys. with whom they inter
married. long since sold their land % Eng
hsh owners and dissappeared. The ruins
Of their sea stronghold in Buuown harbor
are still a landmark Though the Martins
survive and have maintained their rank.
their castle Of BaIiynahinch with the
greater part Of their vast estafes5 has
passed By the inevitable steps into Eng
fish hands The castle q the u Arcys
who founded Chif6en. tire capital q Con
nenara. stands empty and - falling into
the rapid decay that watts on neglect in
this damp climate. where a houee that
stands empty FOR awesr must - pracfi-
cslly rebuilt 20 b hahitsble The Jcyces
who gave their name 20 a large tract stlB
marked on the map as 'Joyce's Country
are represented b. some = the poorest
cabin people. Throughout Conneusra the
same conditions hold The Land owners
are English. hence IL is that there are
no Catholic gentry and that all the Cafho-
Tics walk 70 one church on Sunday am
all the Protss;ants sriye 20 snofhsr-one
Of the most sfgniAcant sights u frfsh
country Hfe-
sportsman who prefers rough ard mixed
shooting with p great variety - game
to organized ''5-i~ee.~ TIE go ard lake
fishing is sxceiis-t. While The salmon
rivers are TIE f<sf - ireiard IreiarG g..
a. a whole more given oTeT q fhe &C.
Hzfks q Sport than any county ir TIE
world 4 ken inf~rssf in burtsnK rzc-
lng. coursinE and al TIE zino- fs-r.s g
sports p~rvades ever eiazz u sgcisfy.
b.; 70 maintain = sporting estate IL the
vest q ireland ore za1s4 not - dep~sseaf
On revenue f-p-n ire soH
Fifty years ago. ~hea tke district vas
th.ckiy populated ard ths rents zer~ a.
fsfr % t1e tenant ths IT4sh ia1sfoErsr
oSulc i've from tss iand. IN iEene ezgE e
Land R4is -aea fts~ tenants are greatly
reduced q number ~ erzsrrztio1 zzd ~
Fents are u-fztr - the tszssor3 - ms;
have a fortune ir1eSercsrt - be states
The vzr1-t Industries that are ss@r -
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dom properly s-tsrzAfe1 ~ fhe e1asrzs
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