The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-10
PASSENGERS AND CREW
IlAD8ENC GETTING EXPERIENCE
SECOND. ADDRESS. IS.
BY PROF MERCER
(Reportcd BY oliver shurtleff.)

(Reportcd BY Oliver shurtleff.) u
Prof. Mercer. who has been giving
some very Interesting addresses about
HIS European summer, continued this
morning by taking up bis trip. as he
landed at Queenstown and going to
some OF the most Interesting points
connected with Ireland and Irish his!
tory. 7s
In his remarks Mr.. Mercer said:
Though. not long In Queenstown, We
soon noticed that We were in a for.
eign country. The hotel rates. the
travel rates and the prices OF almost
everything were not rates and prices
b tariff" The tariff for breakfast
was one and six, for dinner two and
six, etc. From Queenstown We went
TO Cork by rail-. From Cork, over per.
feet roads In jaunting car, a vehicle
peculiar to Ireland. It is a two wheel
ed affair divided into two parts SO
THAT five persons including a driver
can ride comfortably-with their feet
hanging over the sides OF the car. The
roads were not quite so hllly as those
OF West Virginia. but the hills were
extremely beautiful and green. The
term Emerald Isle" Is no exaggera.
ton. We passed the ancient seat OF
the Duke OF Munster. but said the
guide. HE doesn't live there any
more merchant lives there now,
who died ttwelve.month ago." He
was serious. too.
The great Blarncy Castle Is SIX
miles from Cork, and of all the dark.
damp, gloomy. dsagreeable places Of
abode. It certainly ileads the list, and
hasn't been inhabited for some 200
years. The walls are from four to six
Fleet thick and one hundred feet high.
Near the top OF this wall. OH the, in
side. is a ,walk-way, protected by a
wall or battlement on the outside. The
Castle In early days was used for de-
fensr so through this upper protect.
ing wall openings were made. so that
the defenders, In times OF war could
hurl missiles and melted lead down
on a body of invaders. The famous
! ,Blarney stone Is one Of the base
stones OF this battlement wall and TO
kiss II, one has to lie down. twist
around and kiss upward. while be.
low him is 100 feet OF space. II is
sometimes dangerous and the, rock is
tnot .at nff clean.
To quote:
There was n young girl from Xii.
barney.
Who vowed she would so and kiss
Blarney; g6it.
The stone was so filthy
She said. It's not hilthly.
Beegorra, I'll save it for Barney"
From Cork we went by boat to Ban.
try. n place on bay OF the same
name. The vessel was a double deck.
er, the passengers occupying the up.
per deck. the luggage the lower. On
the first part Of the bay the water
was so rough that the lower deck was
flooded, but the farther bay is one
of the most beautiful bodies OF water
in existence. Near here is the famous
summer resort Of GIengarrff. 1t is
a most beautiful place. sthe hotel be-
ling provided with, French windows, q
noble forest as d background, aud an
ancient castle. Next morning, We start.
ed out for coach ride OF 40 miles.
On this road was something not often
seen. tunnel. Our. drive took us
through two tunnels, both OF which
were moderately long. At 20 miles OF
this drive We came to hotel, and
Sheie we EueSdii " Hote inuIe luily tHe
manners and customs Of the people.
At the hotel the waiter would say,
"Will you have soup. please?" At your
answer they would reply. Thank you."
always emphasizing the you. Next We
saw the beautiful Killarney lakes, We
were rowed across by stout Irish.
man. and as the sky looked cloudy
We mentioned to the guide that we
were afraid that 1t was going to rain.
20, NOT" he replied. .just little per-
spiration from on the face Of the
mountain From the amount Of wa.
ter that came down, the moantaIa
must have shed tears: AS We travel.
ed from place to place, we were al.
ways entertained by stories and
myths which were believed by some
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