The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-05-11
The Geography of Ireland.

Washington. l.. g.. Nn o. The
historical ana political Importance OF
ireland has created lu Tire minds ul
many Americans an exaggerated idea
of IN" Islands phys.piT proportions
ana ~" density of It's population, two
vital factors in Bingham TASK OF sup
pressing the rebellion which has had
It's inception Ia the capital aud Iarg.
est cit, puhuin. Tou1.' war geo
graphy bulletin. ISSUED 3D., the VA
uonal Geographic sur.r'y from its
headquarters In Washngton. gives
the FOLLOWING informal uu IN The sub
jet.
The whole OF Ireland. recently un-
der martial law. embraces an area
slightly less than the state OF Name.
but with u populatiou tlmod six
times ~ dense. In comparison Nith
the governing countr = is three
niths as largo as England and Walcs.
with Ono-ninth the population. The
ISLAND Is ono ~ the Vctg few sections
Of the civilized world where the pop
ulation has shown Il marked decrease
during the last CcnturI Tho first
census Of the island taken Iu is21.
recorded q pupulotiol almost nfty
per cent larger than tf tho present
~" while tho census Hf l,tl showed
III" hishwatcr mark . more than
eight millions, nearly twice the pres
cnt population ot i.315 1000. THIS re-
markablo decrease. duo largely to
emigration began after The famine.
brought about by tho destructive dis
case which attacked IN, potato crops
" lNit This Gallant. resulted in
h NtthdraSal of mon, than a mill
lion acres from cultivation within two
years. incidentally. tn, potato which
has played UGH an important role
In Tho life of ireland daring the last
three hundred wears. not indig.
onuus 20 the island. hU' was ono Of
d food goId-mines u-coycred by
'hc Spuu'1rds IN thcir conquest of
Peru The country directly i'm
doptcd 90 SIR Walter n.i.rh for her
Irish potatoes. As II $500. n, who
brought them from whH NOW North
Carolina nrI planted .H.u ON hi-
estate near CORK. IN l.
ireland lic, on th, western rim
or what was once "a rtr. p. cuut'-
Mental Europe II if. numerous
r. .u'1ius. the highest ..ng tho No
.GillloIdiy RocsS C3.t'H ...t u th,
Kilaru"r region but .r.iy Boz no
mountain chain or e.. tt.i back
bone Thrrc I- Il mon .f Joss veIl
defined central plain however tho
DISTINGUISHING feature which be- d.
hog the hl'ck bog pro ...us ia, ia
nous peat fueI. differentiated from
the brown hogs Of the uutpius lfl
IN" Who'll" island were ught Tao 70
losol it would r 900 feet
lbov" IA, sea.
The lakes. or Tough. of ireland
among IT, most " l... tppr'ci-
itod physical charaot. sf.o-. their
scenic beauty being o.. Inspiration
of poets. painters ana musicians. Nor
the Irish rivers boon overlooked
In appraisal of the islands beauties
Tn" Shannon. which flows for 600
miles from the county & CiNpn 100
northwest 20 the Atlantic ir the
southeast IS On, LONGEST w1'nrr0gr~r
.r tho United kingdom. o. nav.
gated hv lars" steamers for half Co.,
length 1nI is connected with pInI.u
means % the Grand and the Dr.. t'
Although coal found u most
II tn" thIrty-'wu .u.u'Ics !utn which
he island s diy.I,I and thor,
considerable iron 'r' mining III. mot
m important INDUSTRY Gold vH. uc.
ng mined IN a m. lest WAY ln .uuu't
at the time Of the re- "uluu
u l5as but the works were destroyed
,ud IA" source OF the metal has newer
r"-disCoNcrcd.
Agriculture and stock raising are
chief occupations ~ tho Iuhnhi-