The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-11-02
MANY VISIT IRELAND.
Record Year for Tourists In Emerald
Isle Drawn by Exhibition.

Limavady. Ireland. Oct 5-In this
record year of tourists visiting in Ire
land the minds of Irish people turn
naturally to the many lovely spots
which our island affords The exhibit
ton was, of course, the loadstar which
drew people 10 our shores. but the
beauty of the land held them Most of
the famous old cities and places noted
for their beauty were visited by those
who had plenty of time at their dis
posal.
Waterford is one OF the Oldest cities
in Ireland, and is a very interesting
one. Ii was founded in S53 by the
Danes, who called it Vader Fiord-the
Ford of the Father-hence its name.
1t is situated on the banks of the River
SUR and in the midst of lovely hills.
The history Of Waterford became con-
nected with that of England in the
twelfth century. Dermot McMur-
rough, king of Leinster, was expelled
from his Kingdom in 1167 by another
great man Of the neighborhood. and
sought assistance from Henry H. who
allowed Richard de Clare (Strongbow)
to raise a force wherewith to help Der
mot. Soon the Inundated monarch
was back on his throne. Then Strong
bow married Dermot's daughter Eva,
and finally succeeded to the throne
Henry II afterward landed at the
port to take possession of the terri
tory that Strongbow had acquired and
TO receive the submission of some of
the Irish chieftains. Warbeck. came to
take the city in 1892 and was repulsed.
This led Henry VII to eXclaim: "Urbs
1ntacta manet Waterfordia" (the city
of Waterford remains untouched),
which since that time has been the
motto of the city.
In the month Of August, 1S49. her
majesty, Queen Victoria, spent night
in the harbor. in the royal yacht. on
journey from Cork to Dublin. In her
Journal are recorded her impressions of
the surroundings:
The harbor is rocky on the right as
one enters, and very fiat to the left:
as one proceeds the land rises on either
side. We passed Duncannon fort,
whence James II embarked after the
battle Of the Boyne, and from which
they had not saluted for fifty years"
Waterford is the fourth port in Ire
land. 1t has a large provision trade
with England and imports corn from
the Mediterranean and Black sea ports.
Large steamers carrying live or dead
stock leave the quay daily, and fire.
quently the cargo consists of 500 sheep
anu 4bVOD IlCdQ VI Cdllle.
A century ago the building of wood
en- and iron ships gave employment to
many people, but the trade decreased
and was finally given up. Another lost
industry was that of glass cutting. for
which the city was famous. purchasers
or collectors of antique curiosities give
large prices for specimens of Water
ford glass" An object of great interest
in the city is a circular building called
Reginald's tower; it has a plain para
pet and conical roof. 1t is said to date
from 1908, and to have been erected by
Reginald, the son of Litricus, a Danish
king. In its time 1t has been a fort
ress, a royal residence, a mint and a
bridewell, and is now a residence
again. Within its walls was celebrated
the marriage of Strongbow with Eva,
daughter of Dermot McMurrough
From the top of the building lovely
views are obtained Of mountain, wood
and water; and also of the chief places
of interest in the city. Among these
is the leper hospital originally founded
and endowed by King John. whose
sons, during their stay at Lismore,
having INDUCED to excess in the sal
mon and cider for which the town was
then, as 1t is now, famous. developed
skin trouble which the physicians of
that time called leprosy. King John
AT once ordered the hospital to be
built: this work he probably considered
10 be a religious act. The leper hospi-
tai Of the present day was built on
Johns hill about q hundred years ago.
There are the remains Of a Francis
can monastery which was once used as
a place Of worship by the Huguenots,
who sought safety in Waterford The
Protestant cathedral stands on the site