El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-05

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variety OF material gathered By the editor
Of The Herald in Europe during the war
and after Excerpts VIII be published in
this column daily during the next several
months Publication % the Notes" be-
gan October %. uoday's llstalmeut con
/ tinues the Irish notes.
I BETWEEN Cork and llaliow there Is
u slight cultivation; mostly little
walled or hedged pastures with a few
poor scrawny cattle, horses, and sheep
The land looks good where It Is drained.
cultivated, and treated right, but there
is almost no drainage though a little
effort would reclaim vast areas-I do
not speak Of the boys, which must re-
main so, but Of sl0ping lands where
nature has only to be assisted a bit
TO make them productive.
% Dee, 1919-Toward Killarney the
country Is somewhat better kept. The
stock looks better; better houses,
roads, barns, etc. Still very little cul-
tivatiou, but considerable beginnings
at drainage. This region begins to
look more like somebody cared a bit.
Have not seen a silo or a piece Of
power machinery. Reliance on pas
ture, and even the dairying industry
seems to be giving way 20 raising
beef cattle TO ship TO England; a large
proportion Of the dairy cattle has been
slaughtered for beef, not from neces-
sity, but for the double reason that
England has a prejudice against
chilled beef from South America and
the United States preferring fresh
beef from Ireland at higher prices, and
that the inhabitants Of Ireland at
present do not seem TO care TO keep
up the dairy business though there is
a great demand for its products.
"A Dec 1919-At Killarney, the
only guest in big fine Great South
ern Railroad hotel Of $50 rooms; not
withstanding was the sole guest Of
-the hotel, was given perfect and com
plete service, a fire and excellent
meals. Spent a delightful day driving
in what they call a side-ear or car
Tor short, the high two-wheeled side
saddle affair, quite comfortable. Jolly
old fellow 10 drive, but like all the
rest he ran down his own country
without shame.
Rain and shine, right cold but not
unpleasant. A beautiful region, comes
up 20 press notices. Killarney's
charm is far more in the details than
In the ensemble. As with so many
other places in the old world, so much
romance and sentiment and poetry
and literature have been woven about
the very name Killarney that one
cannot see with the eyes alone, one
sees with the spirit and Is touched
by the romatic atmosphere Of tradi-
ton and affection
There is nothing more beautiful in
its way than the Meeting Of the
waters" a lovely place even at this
season and in spring and sumner
when the rhododendrons and the my
riads Of wild flowers are in bloom It
must be enhancing. The entire re-
zion IS charming, good roads and wei
kept lands and forest parks. The lit
tie court Of 1lucsross abbey, with its
covered arcade galleries all around and
its dim mysterious light and solemn
silence, Is one of the loveliest things
II have seen in Europe. There Is a
beautiful cascade with a fine view
from the top over all the lakes, and
there are many miles Of fine scenic
roads. II is of interest TO know that
the Muckross estate of 5000 acres,
comprising many of the finest por-
lions of the Killarney area, was sold
to an American for S250000, which,
Judged by American prices, seemed TO
be far below its real value. The estate
is well kept up, and Is open to the
public under reasonable restrictions.
Killarney is well worth a visit, even
at considerable effort ut is off the
principal lines Of travel now. A week
or ten DAYS should be set aside for
that region By the tourist. The best
flower season is in June and July. The
rhododendrons are declared to make
a floral display unexcelied anywhere
I fol. gorgeous color effects. There is a
tree holly and a tree arbutus that has
edible berries ike Strawberries. am
told that Americans made Killarney
and. kept it goings the English al
most never come here. The American
tourist traffic stopped when the war
came, and the place Is now almost de-
serted by pleasure seekers. The Ameri-
can liners used TO touch at Queens
+ town, and from there TO Killarney It
was an easy trip by rail, stage coach,
/ or automobile, and the Americans used
TO come by hundreds, even thousaudI;
| but for some reason as yet meX-
/ planned the British government for
7 babe the liners to touch at Queens
town, and Killarney and all that part
+ OF Ireland which used to thrive on
tourist trade have been hurt badly.
! The Irish say the cutting off of this
steamship service Is only one more
of the thousands Of things the British
/ government has done IN a deliberate
effort to ruin Ireland and breals her
spirit. The Irish say that Britain has
deliberately ruined the entire shipping
industry Of Ireland.
25 Dee. 1918-Christmas day quiet
7 ~ spent at the hotel in Killarney.
was the only guest in the big house,
but the entire dining room was set
with linen and silver and glass and
trimmed with holly and mistletoe and
fir branches Just as if there had been
a big crowd, and a Christmas dinner
was prepared for me that equaled any