The Washington herald., 1907-09-17
Hinky Dink" Tells Of His
Auto Tour of Island.
PREFERS AMERICA, HOWEVER
Chicago Politician Says Western
Metropolis Is Greatest Place I'm the
World 10 LIve-CastIes Look Like
Cases of "Empties' 10 Michael
Kenna, who Knows Clark Street.

Nick, but they haven't got anything on
little old Broadway, have they? And Chi
cago has got EN- all skinned. Amt that
right?"
The little man was Alderman Michael
Kenna. Of Chicago. and the one to whom
he addressed his remarks was Nick
Martin. his private secretary. Mrs.
Kenna and Miss Rafferty,, who were
of the alderman's party that toured Ire
land in an automobile, also were nome
ward bound tourists
The first ward statesman" never looked
better I'm his life. and Mrs. Kenna. on ac-
count Of whose health the trip was made
has been greatly benefited
America for KennH.
I'VE have had a most enjoyable trip
said Alderman Kenna. nut I'm glad to
be back in Gods country again. Europe
is all right for Sightseeing. but /
wouldn't care 70 live over there all the
time. The people are different and the
customs are different from what we are
used 70 IN America, and as I'm not built
ike Waldorf Astor or the other 'geezers
who have been settled for life in Europe,
this country is good enough for me-
Eve left New York july il ana landed
IN Queenstown after voyage OF elght
DAYS When ] bought nay tickets toid
the man I wanted to 60 on slow boat
Something went wrong with the Toe JUST
as the ship got squared around ana we
Law of the Jersey shore for twelve hours
During that time l had a good chance 70
size up the Statue Of Liberty that rises
out of the sea. ! was saying 20 NICK thla
morning that we saw "a whole lot OF ihat
kind Of stuff on the other side buJ Moth
ing in Europe looked as good 10 me as
the little lady who stands there In the
barbor holding a torch GO her 'mitt'
All of Ireland seen.
THE trip. you know, was made for the
purpose OF touring Ireland in an auJomo-
bile All 7 can say Is that We saw tie
Emerald Isle and saw il good and plenty.
"On landing In Queenstown we went by
1aunting car TO Cork. where We stayed the
first night. The next day we visited the
Lakes Of Killarney, and then Went by
train 70 Dublin. In all my travels over
Europe there was no spot in the road that
made the hit with me as did Killarney
I don't say this 20 stand IA with the
Kerry people who live IN Chicago, but
because I really am in love with the
place
The Vale Of Avoca IS a ige bit Of
scenery. and the Giants Causeway Is
sight never 10 be forgotten, but the Lakes
Of Killarney have got everything backed
OF the board I suppose the County
~ z s.rr
and Galway will want to go to the floor
with me when I get back 70 Chicago for
boosting Kerry. but the truth must be
told.
Give me a chance 10 square myself
with my 'constts by saying that the
whole OF Ireland, from coast 20 coast. IS
"a garden spot I drove an automobile
into every nook and corner of the island,
and I promise you that nothing was side
stepped. In some of the smaller towns.
away I'D north in the County Antrim. !
was told that our auto was the first one
ever seen there.
ION the road from Killagan 10 DunlOy we
passed a man driving a cart that was
filed with vegetables for the Ballymore
market Blood an GUNS, Jerry shouted
the farley 90 the donkey. here comes
thonamondheel an tn dIvil himself IS
pushin IT,
our tour of Ireland was divided into
three excursions. Dublin was the head
quarters, and from there we 'ducked' out
into the different counties. After a couple
Of DAYS at the Dublin Exposition we went
up into the Province Of Ulster, Il was
there we saw the Giants Causeway, one
Of the grandest sights o. Ireland.
Castles as aEmntfegU
Our next trip was through the center
and the southeast Of Ireland. The Wick
low Mountains and the Vale Of AvOca
were the principal points OF interest we
saw on this tour, with a bunch Of round
towers thrown in I tried 20 warm up 10
the ruins OF those old castles, but 1t was
no go. That kind OF stuff looks Ike
case Of eupties to me.
"On the third and last trip from Dublin
we visited the western and southwestern
part of the country, and / wish 1 could
have brought It back with me. Man,
dear, but the people Of Cork and Limerick
and Tipperary and Kilkenny know how
to make II pleasant for a stranger.
1T wasn't case OF looking for tip,
either. A sixpence TO a sharaveeshOcht
a POliceman's star. If you'd hand any
thing less than a franc TO one Of those
garsong' walters in Paris he'd have you
pinched.
Calls on Ed LahfR.
''The last place we visited in ireland
was the town Of Youghal, a few miles
from Queenstown. I went there to see
Ed Lahin. who used 10 be Mayor Harri-
sons secretary. He had been in poor
health for some time, he said. but he was
feeling well again. Nothing would do
but we had to stay for dinner with him
never ate such corned beef and cab
bage in all my life. The floughoola ire
ception) he gave our party was grand.
Before We left ne made US have a 'dhuc
and dhuris' drink at the door,.
1T was our good fortune 10 be at
Drogheda on the last Sunday IN July.
which they call Garick Sunday. New
potatoes are due on this day, and, as the
county around Drogheda produces the
finest potatoes in the world, the opening
of the season is big event. Mrs. kenna
and Miss Rafferty, and myself had feed
Of new potatoes and buttermilk. Nick
luiheU up Ills IiOSe az IL DSoaNsS nc > a
Dutchman. If a man could ship potatoes
and buttermnk from Drogheda TO Chi
eago, and have a restaurant on Clark
street he'd put those chop suey dumps
out Of business. From Ireland we went
10 London for a week. and then TO Paris
for ten days. I didn't see anything in
either city that we can't show them IN
Chicago. except a lot of old junk
In summing up his impressions Of Ire
land the alderman says: Limerick has
the prettiest girls in the world, Kerry
the most beautiful scenery, Tipperary the
finest butter, Antrim the best whisky,
and LOuth the mealiest potatoes"