Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13
flITCHELSTOWN CAVES.
One of the Interesting Spots for Tourist in Ireland.

In speaking of visitors who have gone to Ireland for pleasure trip, nothing could give an American great CT pleasure than visit to the Mitch elSt0Wn caves. The Mitchelstown caves are situated in the County Tip perary in valley at the foot of the Galtee mountains, between the towns of Mitchelstown and Cahir. There are two caves; one has been known for centuries. The other, which is larger and the one will describe, was discovered in the year 1883. Some men who were quarrying observed that some of the smaller pieces of stone fell down through Assure i'll the rock and disappeared Suspecting that this was an entrance to another case like the one they had always known, they enlarged the opening with their croWbars till at last they were able to get through. Finding that the space grew larger they took some can dles and descended. They went on until they came to what appeared to be deep precipice. Holding their lights over the edge they looked down,
 but could see nothing. Determined to go further if possible they let down a lighted turf by the end of cord, and by this means found the precipice to be only about sixteen feet deep. They next sent one of their men for some ropes and let themselves down. On they went over very rough ground GOV cred with fragments of limestone. They were So astOnished at the vast size of the cavern and of the grand ness and beauty of all they saw, they never thought how they were to re- turn. At last, suddenly observing that their candles were nearly burnt out, they hastily turned back, but long be. fore they were able to reach the mouth their lights went out and they were left in total darkness. It was useless to find their way back, so they sat down ill despair and gave themselves up for lost, and in that way remained until a late hour at night At last they were released, for their friends, alarmed at their long absence, came in search with candles and brought them out safely. This cave is of one single hollow and has many lofty chambers connected with long pass. ages. The opening is on the side of a hill and owned by fair lady named Mrs Mulcahy. After entering, you pass along low, narrow passage till you come to little precipice which you descend by means of ladder. The passage now becomes wide and high @AASOl S5O4Ai5 1DOAL@ AOO3 lGcC yOu IlCI
 come to side chamber which is called the lower middle cave" Through this l is very grand indeed. If the guides and visitors should light their candles 1 hold them closely to one another, a
 scene like fairyland would appear to 1 you. A number of pointed pillars stand on the floor while others still more numerous hang from the roof with their points down like icicles. Sometimes these hang from the roof and meet those on the floor point to point and form complete columns from ! floor to roof Tn this part of the cave as we'll as in others the pillars are often grouped and Joined in the most curious shapes and receive very odd names from the guide At one side of l the chamber a number of beautiful 1 slender pillars are clustered together side by side like organ pipes This is called the Organ. Another group is called the Four Courts, called after l the Four Courts in Dublin. Other names are Railroad Track. Flitch of I Bacon, Lots Wife. Some pillars are pure white. others are tinted with every color of the rainbow. Anyone who wishes to see some of the remark. l able stone may call on Annie Darcy,
 Union street or go and See for them selves, as she has done.
 ANNIE DARCY,
 I 43 Union St