Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-06-07
ERIN CHARMS
Our soldier and sailor Boys OF
the American ESpesIiticnary
T'orres.
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Soldier Tourists Attracted by the
Beautiful scenery and Historic
Places.
Pay Tribute to the Hospitality Of
the Irish People, Finding
Them delightful.
DESCRIPTION or KILLARNEY.


The charms and joys of Ireland
and the hospitality of it's people
seems to have made a hit with our
soldier boys fortunate enough to
visit the little green isle. judging
from the following account in The
Mehun, a paper published by the
soldiers of the American Expedi-
tionary Force. II reads as follows
Ireland isn't called THE Emerald
Isle' for nothing, and the visitor,
no matter what time of year he
comes, is bound to carry away with
him a mental picture of green fields
and pastures with little whitewash-
ed cottages dotting the landscape.
There is no brown, sun-baked sum-
mer season there.
The American soldier fortunate
enough to get leave to Ireland
need not worry about enjoying him
self. Irish hospitality Is proverbial,
and he will keep stored away in his
memory list OF the things he had
to eat, with Irish ham and bacon
ranking high among them No food
regulations at al except for sugar,
and the meals are many and IRE
quent. believe that every Ameri-
can army visitor gets converted to
afternoon tea with its accompanying
side dishes,
Ireland is easily reached in ten
hour trip from London by rail to
Holy head Wales, and then by boat
to Dublin. The Journey should be
made in the day time If possible on
account of the fine mountain seen
cry in North Wales en- route to
Holy head. II is also possible to
cross in few hours from Scotland
to Belfast the big manufacturing
city of the north, whose linen mills
are worth visit X one has the
time. Belfast nd Ijublin are only
three honrs apart BY ran.
In Dublin there is considerable OF
historic interest to see-the old
Irish House of Parliament, now the
Bank of Ireland; Trinity College
Dublin Castle and the Custom
House. Along Sackville street, for.
merly the main business thorough
fare, buildings are in ruins as a re.
suit of the Sim Fem uprising in
1916.
The Killarney district is perhaps
the best to visit, as in addition tC
the famous lakes, which are fully
as beautiful as the poets declare
there are Muckross Abbey and
Mucxross Castle. two famous ruins
close by, and also the scenic drive
along the cliffs bordering Bantry
Bay and the Kerry coast. Blarney
Castle, with its Blarney stone, car
also be visited on the Killarney
trip.
: The Giants Causeway is another
noted point of interest. but the Wis
itor had better scan the time table!
thoroughly before starting. as it il
not so easily reached as Killarney
But although Killarney and the
Causeway are a long way from Dub
lin, one need not go far in IRELAND
to find beautiful scenery and ruined
castles.
But after all the real charm o
Ireland is it's people. When asked
for directions, the London bobb!
says: First to the right, third t
the left" in a most businesslik'
fashion, but the Dublin policeman
is likely to smile a very friendl.
smile and reply: $50 it is to Daw
son street you'll wish to be getting
is it? Well, you go this way to ge
there" There is no adequate wa,
to describe how hospitable. cordia
and witty the Irish people are. The.
must be seen and talked with to b
appreciated. Ask any American sol
der back from his leave to Irelan'
and he will tell you the Irish ar
lust as funny as our tlfeaters a
home show them to be and twice a
delightful