The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-30
THE M'COYS ABROAD
Writer In Killarney Echo Gives An
Interesting Interview.

4 staff representative of the Kill
arney, Ireland, Echo, using the non
deplume of Murphy" gives this in.
teresting pen picture of our tourists
abroad.
Every week at this season brings
some interesting visitors to Killarney
Why they come; what they think OF
their visit, and other matters are OF
valuc.
Il met Mr.. John N. Mccoy of Oska.
loosa, Iowa, his wife, Mrs. Edith Nc
Coy, and Mr. James C. Whittier and
Mrs. Whittier, of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, at the New Hotel, Killarney,
the other evening. Mr.. Mccoy was
here eleven years ago, and he liked
the place so much he came back
again. Mrs. Mccoy is the grand
daughter of a Clare man, and she too
wanted to see Killarney. 1t was al
so a return visit by Mr. Whittier. Mr.
Mccoy said the scenery was perfect
and Mr.. Whittier declared it sublime,
They both agreed that the hotels
were we'll kept and comfortable.
Mrs. Mccoy was enthusiastic over
| her trip, and she put Killarney above
all other places she had seen. Mrs
| Whittier was delighted with the pro
| fuse vegetation eVeryWher from
! Parknasilla to Killarney, and de
clared it equal, and in some respect,
| superior, to Southern California
| Mrs. Mccoy told me that 10 dollars
dozen would be given in Iowa tOl
| the beautiful roses growing around
Mrs Whittier was pleased about the
COntented appearance of the people
even under difficulties, and Mr.. Nc
| Coy remarked upon the marked i'm
prOVements in housing and similar
respects since he was last here
Mrs. Mccoy felt the wit and good
| humOr of all the people most con
genial; and their kindness Mrs
| Whittier declared was remarkable
| Mr.. Mccoy told me a number of PEG
people we're deferred from visiting
| Ireland by the wild stories Of unrest
published about it; but he and Mr.
Whittier acknowledged they found
nothing but beautiful scenes, kindly
people and good hotels everywhere
Mr.. Whittier was struck by the easy
way in which people took the re
sDonSibilitieS of life, while Mrs. Nc
Coy expressed her delight at the Wig
or of the manhood and wOmanhOOC
of the race that gave her grandfath
err to America Mrs. Mccoy was al
50 loud in her praise of the lace she
wa sable to see at the Killarney con
vents and elsewhere.
There is no doubt about it, sale
Mr.. Mccoy, but Killarney is worth
not only one visit but two and three
visits, and if possible must como
back again, "Oh do" said Mrs. Nc
Coy, and it was clear from the ex
preston of her bright face that she
meant it.
Mrs. Whittier was charmed with
the hospitality of the people, which
she and Mr.. Whittier declared woulc
keep Killarney and its memories in
| their hearts.
1T was quite clear to me that Mr.
Whittier and his wife were leaving
Killarney with splendid impressions
of the people, thescenery and the
hotels. | met Mr.. Mccoy clever
years ago, and it was a great pleas
ure to me to see that neither years
nor change, nor even the study o.
law in which he is engaged, had
dulled one bit of the kindly feeling
he then displayed. In Mrs. Mccoy
he has somebody who will always
remind him of ireland and what he
saw there in no halt-hearted OF
doubling way. Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
tier we're also the kind of people who
came and saw and studied things
so opinions expressed by them were
deliberate and likely to live. In Cal
ifornia and Iowa there will be -four
people always speaking the praises o.
Killarney anyway, and in Killarney
there will be some who, met then
hoping they will come back again.