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THE SUIR

ITS SO URC E TO THE SEA.

L . M . M CCRAI TH ,

Aut “ hor of A GR E E N TR E E .

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TH E W CLO NE E L EST GATE , O LD C Q UAY AND BRIDGE , LONMEL ’ ST . C CLO NI I RL MARY S CHUR H ,

’ PO ULT R E ALAGH , CLONMEL T H E S R S CL O NI I E L UIR F OM UIR ISLAND , ’ “ LIKE A LONG SABRE AT A I VAR RI O R S HI P TH E FRIARY I s BUI LT O N TH E O LD FOUN DATION F a ci n g ‘ “ T T I CKI NCO R T H E HOUSE AT H E W EIR . KI LSHE ELAN BRIDGE CARRICK CASTL E G RAN N AH CASTLE R ‘ W W EGINALD S TO ER , ATERFORD CH EEKPOINT ” CALI I R F C . C E E LE TIONS AHIR ABB Y . .

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r a h Ca h for k i n d m on t o use g p er , ir , per issi severa l copyr ig h t ho o a h p t g r p s of Ca h ir a n d n eighb our h ood ; a n d t o t he Proprietors r O f Wa t e or d A ea 's Mr . f . Cla Clon m l a n d t h r , W rke , e , e Editor s o f ' ’ Tc f mr s A n n ua l for t he loa of s e l bl pp y , n ev ra ocks . 6 119 g a n g o f t he S u i t .

’ I ou hea t he i v e si n i n ou h s sw eet S i n f y r r r g y t pr g ,

' l h n i m ose ld i s a ll ou seek t he m ose ld ha s l e p r r go y , p ri r go t t fa i r i e ﬂ i n g

I n hi s O ld L a n d t he E ver oun hea w hen t he esh chee s s t , Y g , r fr k ﬂ u he

The i le o t he r i r er hr ou h s r pp f t g t he r ushe .

You ca n hea i t a t hi h n oon i n sun n J un e r g y ,

' ’ ll hi le sw a llow s ski m a n d sa lmon. lea or und n , p , er ea th t he lor er s moon

’ When on ie t ur e lov ed n e s blushes a nd hea h ou h s n s y p o , r t r g o g of t hr us hes

The i le o t he i v e h ou h t he r ushes r pp f r r t r g .

Yo u ma hea i t. i n t he a ll eca lli n a l y r f , r g l

O ld scen es old f i en ds old w a s old da s O ld ho es come ba c k a t t s so a , r , y , y , p i f t c ll.

J ust a n . echo " Yet t he y ea r n i n g f or i t s w eeps t he hea rt i n g ushes

The i le o t he i ve t h ou h t he ush r pp f r r r g r es .

You sha ll hea i t h u h t he cold w hen ou a r r t ro g y e old ,

Thr ough st o rm. a n d str ess a n d w i n t er f r ost a n d chi ll t ha t comes f r om r eed of old g g ,

S ha l hea w ho hea d i t lon a o i ll d ea t h ou hea i n hush s l r , r g g , t y r r g e

. h s h s The r ipple of t he r i v e r t hr ough t e r u e .

L . M. McC AI T R H .

A r t hur . "F r om a D r a w i n g by t he

‘ f nita l. Gr oss a nd Ro a esidence. ock o Ge cr ow n in g Stone, , y l R R I n t r o duct i o n .

TH E w t he ﬂ ow on SUIR , t h e Bar ro , and Nore began to t h e nig h t t h at

f w a s w t old l . King Co nn o t h e Hundr ed Battles born , r i e t h e Anna ists

’ f hi oun t a i n s i n T h e sou rce O t h e Sui r is in t h e Devil s Bit , Nort h Tip

- e r a r m w w of . p y , about six iles nort h est of t h e to n Templemore

AS t raveller s on t h e G reat Sout h er n and \Ve st e r n R ailw ay of Ire land leave Ballyb r op h y Junction and glide o ut into t h e great plai n ” w o kno n as t h e Golden V ein f Tippera ry , t h e most unobservant must ” ” t he i notice Gap, or Bite , in t h e steep r ange of h ills upon t h e r

The —w e — w a s r ig h t . Devil a r e told pu r suing a n adver sa ry , and , being

- t o e . hu ngry and angry , h e bit a great pi ce out of t h at mountain p T h en ,

w in hi s r age as h e sped over t h e. s eeping plain , h e spat it out again at , f . O a R o h is opponent S it comes t h t t h e ock of Cas h el , a mass

“ o f o f t he limestone , r ises , inconsequently , out t h e g reen pastures ” th w God Golden V ein . T h is is e account given by a people to h om ,

o E t o t h e Unseen , Go d and vil , a r e still t h ing s r eal enoug h seem tangible .

— n —Of Ot h er s , more lea r ned , talk mor e convi cingly to moder n ears

or - i glacial epoc h s and sc ings . But t h ere in t h e plain rises t h s m e 0 — w a e y st rious R ock O f pious memory , 30 feet h ig h c r o ning pl c i ’ — ” p lgrims goal h oly ground Cas h el of t h e King s .

Fe w vie w s in t h e T h r ee Kingdoms can r ival t h at from the to w er of d t h e ruine Cat h edr al on t h e Ro c k Of Cas h el . Alt h oug h t h e sea is h idden

K n ock mea ldow n s W n t he be h ind t h e and t h e aterford Mountai s , and

w o w w le r iver itself is h idden by its oded banks , t h e vie embr aces t h e h o l . ce n tk o of e val ey of t h e Sui r From t h is e f t h e ancient Kingdom Munst r ,

t he of E le capital t h e Sout h er n Half ( Let h Mogba) of r in , a glorious circ

o w t w i st of m untains may be su rveyed , i h in h c h ci rcle some of t h e mo

’ I w s sti r r ing events of reland s h istory have taken place . T h e Sui r ﬂo w a ’ t o TE . e sout h rds fr om t h e Devil s Bit MPLEMORE and THURLES T h n ,

ma n i ﬁce rtt O f Ga lt ees w ’d meeting t h e g range t h e , it tu r ns east a r d beyon

w L- w w W i s CAHIR , and inds its s h aped a y bet een t h e ater for d Mounta n

Commer a hs e w i s and t h e g , for ming t h e bounda ry , ﬁ r st , b t een t h e Count e

W an d n w of W fo of aterford Tippera ry , and , t h e , bet een t h ose ater rd TH E F R O M r r s C TO S BA SUIR SOUR E THE .

w - and Kilkenn , until it r eac h es t h e sea by a y o f C O ME C RR I C K and y , L N L , A ,

WATERFORD .

S T . C R PATRI K founded a c h urc h upon t h e ock of Ca s h el . He bap t i sed r E n us o w t h e C h ieftain g t h er e , and h eld a Synod , t get h er it h St . Ai l be and St . Declan . He annexed t h e R ock in t h e name of C h ristianity

w " for all time . But h at di d h e ﬁnd t h ere

’ ” . C a i sel Befor e St Patr ick s day , t h e , or stone fort , al ready ex

’ i st ed w a s , and Cas h el a King s r esidence . May be , t h e st range old — R w a n d n o w - ound To er perfect still , built into t he sout h ea ster n angle

” o 1 t r The i e of t he i ver t hr ou h t he ushes. A B l Ph t o m he A ut ho . R ppl R g R t a l ydr e hld. [

— o f t he sout h t ransept of t h e Cat h ed ral stood t h ere even t h en . Cer t i n l w w n o w o f a v t h e great h ollo stone , h ic h for ms t h e pedestal one of

d w a s t R . w a s t h e oldest Hig h Crosses in I relan , h en upon t h e ock It f o D . pr obably used for t h e sacrificial r ites t h e ruids Later , t h e Kings of Munster w ere crow ned upon it . Some eve n claim t h at t h is a n d not f t h e stone under t h e Coronation C h air in “ e st mi n st er Ahbe w —is t h e ” true Lia Fail , or Stone of Destiny . T h e cross placed u pon it is n ow but a fragment . Its age is certified by t h e fact t h at t h e figu r e

C r uc i ﬁed t he d t r r e r e of t h e , upon one si e , is clo h ed , as in all ea liest p

' se n t t i n l o n t i w a o . t h e east side t h er e is t h e on ﬁca l ﬁgu re it h t h e p p , TH TH E SUIR FROM I T S SOUR C E TO E SE A .

d w w pastoral staff and h and r aise in blessing , h ic h t adition h as al ays , , r

h eld , r epr esents St . Patr ick .

f w a s of At t h e coming o St . Pat rick , Ta r a t h e seat Ir is h gover n i f w a s o . ment . It t h en at t h e cl max its impor ta nce T h e Ir is h Hig h

King ( Ard - R ig h ) LAOGHAIRE ( pronounced LEARY) w a s a sovereign

t o of w w a s civilised enoug h requir e a Code t h e La s of I reland , and h e

w sur r ounded by a cou rt of lea r ned Dr uids , accomplis h ed B r e h ons ( la yer s)

— w w and S h anac h ies ( story teller s) it h memor ies stor ed it h h istory .

Afte r t h e w ell - know n episode o f t h e preac h ing of t h is S h ayen

w a t E c on cro n Ta ra , and t h e mir acle of t h e aster Fir e , Laog h ai re

. t o . w a s sented , at least , per secute no longer But for h imself paganism good enoug h . He desired to die and be bu ried , like h is fat h er s , stand m in hi s full w a r - appa rel and w it h all h is w eapons h is face tow a r d s g , ,

w w w n ot h is foes . Ot h er s mig h t lie prone , it h feet to a rds t h e da n ,

w t h D n e w e . h e . But t h e Fait h mig h t exist it h old ruidism It mig h t

even become t h e State r eligion . So muc h did St . Patr ick accomplis h .

T he A rd - R ig h of Ireland h eld sover eignty at Ta r a by t h e c h oice of

o f . w o n t h e lesser Kings , and by force a r ms As centu ries ent , t h e

o f — Sout h er n Kingdom Munster incr ea sed in st rengt h , and Ca s h el t h e

of — r i v a l ancient seat t h e Munster Kings became t h e successful of Ta ra ,

n cu r sed and deserted . T h e Sout h er n Half ( ow Let h M og ha ) of I r eland — l elected t he King of Cas h el . At times a s in t h e ca se o f t h e sc h o a r

— on e fi of saint , Cor mac Mac Cullinan man combined t h e of ces Bis h op a n d w a s d o f B a lla li i n o on Mona rc h . Th is Cor mac kille at t h e battle g ” w lt i r sli l — n w un for t . s u in 908 He a t h e compiler of t h e c a a of C a e o nately lost and t h e aut h or o f many books and poems ; but it is doubtful

w a s w s if h e t h e founder of t h at cro n of Iris h ecclesiastical a rt , till t h e

’ ” R n glory of t h e ock of Cas h el , namely , Cor mac s C h apel . T h is u ique

w a s w o f and exquisite building probably t h e or k anot h er Cor mac , also

a nd - M a cCa r t hy — a n d w a r King Bis h op Cor mac it s completed , p obably , 1 1 4 in 3 . In t h is c h apel t h e st range and symbolical a rt of o ld E rin

w R r . old r eac h ed its full ﬂo er . ic h ca rvings ador n eve y stone T h ose

w c raftsmen kne t h ei r lesson , and could teac h it . T h er efor e , r ound t h e c h ancel a rc h t h ey ca rved quaint h eads . T h ose at t h e sides are distorted ,

w h or r ible , and look do n . Above t h e r ound a rc h t h e faces a r e calm

d - a n fai r and look up w a rd ; fo r men may r ise on stepping stones of ” t h ei r dead selves to h ig h er t h ings .

a w In t h is C h apel is t h e great sa rcop h gus , once kno n a s t h e Font ,

’ w w a s — h ic h , most probably , t h e resting place of Cor mac Mac A rt s bones . TH E T O T H E E A SUIR FROM I TS SOUR C E S .

I t w a s r emov ed f rom a r ecess in t h e nort h w all outside t h e C h apel in

w a s - w t h e last century . In it found t h e C rozier of exquisite gold o r k

n o w . in t h e National Museum in Dublin It is br oken , but t h e matc h

c . less interlacing , deeply ca rved upon t h e stone , may still be t ra ed

of Ca reful study discloses a design gr otesque grey h ounds and serpents .

w w t h w T h e serpents a re s allo ing up t h e gr ey h ounds . Time is e S ift

a s G r ey h ound . T h e Serpent h long been used in a rt as t h e symbol of

’

E . c ter nity T h erefore , on t h e great Munster King s cofﬁn , t h e Celti

E w w w a rtists set fort h t h eir h ope o f t h at ternity h ic h s allo s up Time .

" T h e old craftsmen teac h still . “ e have not yet master ed t h eir lesson .

— — Once but only once i n he r t roubled h istor y Ireland w a s united

w a s " BO R O I M H E under one King . Th is King BRIE of t h e D “ t h at migh ty slayer of invading anes , sometimes called t h e Iris h

" ” t h d h Alfred . B rien became King of Munster on e eat of h is b r ot h e r

976 a n d o f - R Ma h on in , assumed t h e position Ard ig h , or Hig h King , in

w f 1001 . a s o He slain , in t h e h ou r victo ry , by t h e r et reating Danes

f 101 w d er o 4 . a s aft t h e Battle Clonta rf on Good F riday , It u ring t h e days of Brien t h at ft w a s said a maiden migh t go from end to end of

o w w a n d v e t I reland al ne covered it h je els unattended , and fea r no ,

o r a n d w w a s attack upon h onou r upon possessions , so just po erful h is i . w a s r 990 h m r ule B rien King of Munste , about , h e built for self t h e R o v a l R esidence upon t h e R ock of Cas h el .

’ O Brien s descendant , and successor in t h e Munster Kingdom , D NAL

’ ” H e M on BR E ( or t h e G reat ) w a s a notable c h u rc h builder . O I N M ,

w 1 169 greatly increased t h e endo ments of t h e See of Ca s h el , and by h e

n w a s h ad built t h e Cat h ed ral o t h e summit of t h e R ock . He obliged to

t w w r e ﬁ h is Cat h edral in bet een t h e ancient R ound To er , t h e glo ious littl ” u — ld - o r r e C h rc h of Cormac even t h en , per h aps , o fas h ioned , even g — t e s ue R R . q , to some and t h e mo re recent oyal esidence T h us it comes

. w w e t h at e ﬁnd , cr o d d toget h er on t h is myste rious limestone h ill , four buildings w h ic h a r e among t h e most r ema rkable in all Ireland . Th ey

w fo r m a combination of un r ivalled interest . All t h ese o rt h y buildings

- 1 1 w ere e l ecte d p revious to t h e Anglo No r man invasion of Ireland in 69 .

w 1 172 . I n T h e E nglis h connection it h Cash el began in t h at yea r , ” I I E b ﬁl e HENRY . of ngland came t h er e to receive t h e su mission of

Ir is h Kings and c h iefs at t h e ancient sea t of t h e Sout h er n Kingdo m .

m w T h e Kings and c h iefs did h o a g e , but t h ey ere probably quite ignorant o f t h e mean ing of t h ose feudal r ites to w h ich they w ere expected to con T TH E SUIR FROM r r s SOU R C E O THE S E A .

w of form . Hen ry II also h eld a Synod at Cas h el , it h t h e object effecting c onfor mity bet w een Iris h and E nglis h religious practices .

The vow s of allegiance w er e quickly b roken by King Donald Mor

’ O B r i e n 1 1 74 W i n , and , in , STRONGBO ma rc h ed out of h is territories

Leinster to Ca s h el to give h im battle . \V it h Donald Mor of Munster w a s o f R - R of w d . CO NOR , son o er ick , t h e last Ard ig h I reland St rongbo w d t t f r a s o o ‘Va t e r o d . efeated at T h u rles , and compelled r et reat

w w a s 1 194 T h e to n of Cas h el many times bu r nt and , in , t h e Cat h e ” w a s M O R E d ral bu r nt also by Ge rald ( GARET ) , t h e G reat a r l of Kil d d d w n a r e . He defen e t h e act h en questioned by Hen r y V II . by say i g

The M s er i o k Phot o b Ca mi /m a m us oc of Pi ous M mor P . C l y t R e y . y

n ev e r w ha v e wa s t h at ould h e done it but t h at h e sure h is enemy , ” CR E AGH E w w a s . w A rc h bis h op , it h in it His ans er amused t h e King ,

’ a nd w h en t h e great Geraldine s accuser s cried : All Ireland cannot rule ” ” t h is man 3 Hen ry V II replied : T h en h e s h all r ule all Ireland " T h e penur ious mona rc h may h ave realised t h at t h is w a s t h e c h eapest met h od o f gover ning h is tu rbulent I ris h Kingdom .

w w a s b T h e most notable , and notor ious , of bu rnings , h o ever , t h at y ’ w d I N CH I N U I 164 7 . C rom ell s man , Lor Q , in T h e pr iests and people of

Cas h el h ad tak e n r efuge w it h in t h e Cat h edral a n d R esidence a n d for t iﬁ ed w d w d w t h em , but ere est royed utter ly by ﬁ re and s or . Hencefor a rd E A TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOURC E TO THE S .

I n chi qui n w ent by t h e name of M or r oug h o f t h e Bur nings t h rough b l of . out Ireland . F rom t h e days t h e Stua rts Cas h el egan to dec ine

r T h e Cat h edr al w a s desecrated and devastated . In t h e next centu y

Ar chbi slm C a n d t h e P rotestant p, PRI E , un roofed it , completed its ruin ,

w a i s w for h ic h act , it is s id , h is g h ost still compelled to ander in t h e

old t he cor r idor s of t h e Deanery , a beautiful mansion at t h e foot of

’ R w w s a . ock , h ic h , in for mer days , t h e Bis h op s Palace

w T h e seven great , st raig h t h ig h ays still converge upon Cas h el , as if t h e poor little to w n o f some t h ree t h ousand in h abitants w ere still t he

w o f . n o h ub of t h e h eel , t h e centre a Kingdom But h istory is made

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w . at Cas h el of t h e Kings no adays Until r ecently , life s r iver passed i t w : w a s n o w w by , and left it in a back ater fo r t h er e r ail ay it h in ten

’ N ow w on miles . a b ranc h line connects Cas h el it h Goold s Cr oss , t h e

GS . f . W . R w o R and ail a y , lands tr aveller s at t h e very foot t h e ock Th Sou h T n se t of h e u p t e ca hedr a . Rock of ca sh . Pho t o b t he A ut hor t t l el [ y .

T E A TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOUR C E O THE S .

T h is descr iption of t h e dist r ict about Templemor e applies to t h e

The - w h ole valley of t h e Suir . Anglo Normans seized upon t h e fertile

u a lands of t h e Golden V ein , and t h e B tler s , and t h e rest , est blis h ed

" o f w - a Pale w h ic h t h e greater number t h ese ca stles , or to er h ouses , ,

w w w w er e built t o p rotect . T h ese er e al ays su r rounded by a ba n , or

ur t a r d t w a n d enclosed w y , in o h ic h r etainer s , t h ei r families , possessions ,

w ce as w ell as cattle , could be c ro ded upon t h e r epor ted advan Of an

w o n e o w enemy , h ose movements migh t be flas h ed by signal from t er to

w o f anot h er over a ide a r ea . T h ese splendid specimens mason ry h ave

a n d w f w deﬁed time eat h er , and a r e c h ar acteristic eatu r es of t h e h ole

of t h e coun t ry w ater ed by t h e Sui r . T h ei r h istory is , in most cases ,

fe w o f . lost , and only a t h e mor e impor tant a re alluded to in t h ese pages

n or w Neit h er c h ief clansman ent fa r to ma r ry , or to bu ry , in t h ose

” ’ ol “f i lli a m - of e d days , says Si r Butler , t h at notable soldier son Tipp ra ry ,

” ’ W ﬁ n d in h is Autobiograph y . h erever you one of t h ose lonely ,

‘ ’ w d w lofty , squa re stone to er s , called castles , in Ir elan , you ill also

w h d ﬁnd , close by t h e r uined c h u rc h it h mounds and moulder ing ea stones , , d a roun it .

TH U RLE S '

SOME eig h t miles from Templemor e , spreading itself upon bot h banks

o w o f T . w of t h e Sui r , is t h e ancient t n h u rles Th e to n h a s a distinctive ,

d - o w o l w a f o n . c or orld , almost ecclesia stic l c h a r acter its Its name is a ,

“ D t h f t he of . e O r uption t h e I r is h URLAS , a for tress In Annals Fou r ” w e o f D M a eld ui n w ho w a s Master s r ead a c h ief of u rla s , by name ,

6 A D 60 . w a t h o n slain in . T h u r les s e scene of e of t h e fe w signal defeats

o f D I t " t h e anes by t h e ris h . T h is ook place in t h e tent h centu r y , and

w a s d c . e long remember ed and recor ed lo ally As h as be n said . T h u r les

w a s also t h e scene of t h e defeat of St rongbo w by a coalition of Ir is h 1 1 74 c h iefs in . t e n Str ongbow h ea r d t h at Cono r a n d Donal Mor w er e D advancing against h im , h e sent to ublin for h elp . A contingent of

t a n d n hi s Danis h se tler s Nor man soldier s , atu ral allies , came to assis t h tance . Th ey endeavou red to join h im at T h u rles but t h ere by e , ,

’ t h St r o n b w s w D o . banks of e Sui r , of g men er e slain onal Mor

’ O B r i en w a s a n d w t he w a s in command t h at day, it ould seem t h at ﬁeld

a fortunate spot to h im ; fo r w h en h e r etu r ned to t h at same place seventeen yea r s later to ﬁght anot h er battle against t h e E nglis h h e , ,

w as 1 1 7 w t li e E n . 9 a w again victorious In , h o ever , six ye r s after a rds g h a n . lis took T h u rles , and bu rnt many c h u rc h es d temples

E A T H E SUIR FROM ITS SOUR C E TO THE S .

Among t h e many notable Nor mans w ho establis h ed t h emselves in ” I reland ( and in time bec ame mo re Ir is h t h an t he I r is h ) w ere t h e ' 1 2 7 . w e o f . 1 B C TL ER S . T h eobald Fitz alt r came in t h e t rain Hen r y II in

’ ’ w a A Bec k e t w a s He s kin to T h omas , and it pa r t of t h e. King s accepted penance t h at h e s h ould ennoble all t h e mu rder ed A rc h bis h op ’ s rela

Fi t i W a lt er tiyes . Hen ry II . gave la rge grants of I ris h land , in retu r n

’ for w h ic h Fi t z\Va lt e r w a s to act as t h e King s C h ief Bu t ler and to h and h im a cup O f w ine afte r h is Coronation . Hence t h e name of t h e

w family . T h e Butler s ever remained loyal to t h e Sove reign h ose vas

w a n d w t o w sals t h ey er e , ere fr equently in opposition t h at ot h er po erful

-n w ho w d No rma h ouse , t h e Fitzgeralds , o r Ge raldines , ere escended f rom

’ w i - i n - la w a n d - R Strong h o s Kn g h t , son , r ig h t h and , aymond Le G ros ,

w D and ere rep resented by t h e E a rls O f Kilda re and esmond .

“ W w T h e Butler s obtained la rge possessions in icklo , and in fertile

d of Tipper a r y , and ea r ly in t h e t h i rteent h centu ry became possesse

The w v - n T h u rles . Butler s ere e e r notable as ca stle builder s and fou der s ,

o . o n of religious h uses T h ey bega n to build t h e banks of t h e Suir .

\Vi t hi n t h e la st h alf- centu r y t h ere w ere r emains of no fe wer t h an hine

w w a E castles in t h is to n . James Butler s c reated a r l of O r monde in

’

1328 . b 1324 A out t h at time ( ) h e caused t h e castle to be built , t h e

No r ma n keep of w h ic h still gua rds t he b ridge across t h e slow - ﬂ o w i n g

. w Suir Th e Butler s also built , o r endo ed , Ca rmelite and F ranciscan

h a n d h w Monasteries at T u rles , t ere , a s ell a s at Templemo r e , t h e

Knig h ts Templa r s establis h ed a Preceptory . V iscount T h u rles still r e

o f d o f mains t h e inferior title t h e Ma rquis of O r mon e , t h e h ead t h e

Butler family .

T h u rles to- d a v is an important a n d t h r iving to w n of about

. a n d in h abitants It h a s a notable h or se fai r , it is t h e cent re of a r ic h

a n d - w I grazing grain gro ing dist r ict . t is t he seat of t h e A rc h

o f a n d D E e diocese Cas h el iocese of mly , and contains a magniﬁc nt R oman Cat h olic Cat h edral and a h andsome a rc h iepiscopal r esidence .

a n d Th e bells t h e o rgan of t h e Cat h edral a re notably ﬁne . T h er e is

’ R C olle e t w o also a ﬁne oman Cat h olic , convents a n d a mon a stery t h e g , , w w d w h ole fo rming , a s it ere , a kin of r eligious qua rter . T h u rles a s t h e scene of t h e famous R oman Cat holic Synod in

F rom T h u rles on w a r d t h e Sui r ﬂo w s t h roug h t h e count ry of w h ic h t h e poet Spenser said t h at it w a s t h e ric h est c h ampain t h at may else ” be r id . Soon th er e comes in sigh t t h e mountain w hic h h e speaks of

’ ” a n d w as t h e best fai rest h ill t h at a s in all t h is Holy Island s h eig h ts .

h n t e . namely Galtee Mor , t h e h igh est peak of Galtee ra ge TH E C TO E A SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E THE S .

H O R LY C OSS .

n ow w BEYO T h u rles , t h e Sui r , a br oad and s h allo st ream ﬂow s lazily ND , ,

a n d d of w w - w d w t h r oug h sedge r ee s and fringes flo er ing ater ee s , bet een

of some t h e ﬁnest pastu re lands in Munster . About t h ree miles sout h

The Mos Pi ur es ue Vi ew f Ho r Ab F r om l D r a w i n In t he A ut ho . t ct q o lyc oss bey. [ y g ; r

w lo w w - d est of T h u rles , on t h e r ig h t bank , do n by t h e r iver si e , stands

o f t h — f t h e lovely r uin e once fa r famed Abbey o Holy C ross .

w a s d 1 168 fo r d d T h is Abbey foun ed in , Bene ictines , by t h at in e

’ - D B i Th O r e n o f . e fatigable c h u rc h builder , onal Mor , King Munster o e w riginal c h a rter is still in exist nce , by h ic h it appea r s t h at , about

’ ' 1182 w a s t o li l , t h e Abbey tra nsfer red from t h e Black Monks t h e l ite

E t h w . e t h at is , f rom t h e Benedictines to t h e Cistercians a rly in t elft h f . d o centu r y t h e Pope , Pascal II , gave to t h e gran son B r ien

’ B or o i mhe D O B r i n O f w s e . a onoug h , a bit t h e True Cross It magni ,

ﬁ c e n t ly d n d w t o a n d d ensh rine a set about it h p recious s nes , conﬁde to

1214 w a s r é- t h e ca r e of t h e Cistercians . In t h is Abbey built , and about E A TH E Sr i R FROM ITS SOUR C E TO THE S .

. l w t h at time t h e sacr ed r e ic , h ic h gave its name to HOLY CROSS , came

- l to its r esting place on t h e banks of t h e Sui r . T h is r e ic , being amongst

b w a s t h e most rever ed in C h r istendom , t h e Ab ey , fo r over t h ree and a

of h alf centur ies , one of t h e most fr equented places pilgr image in Ire

o f E E land . In t h e r eign Qu een lizabet h t h e nglis h desc r ibed t h e r elic a s t h e i dol w h ic h t h e I ris h more supe r stitiously r everence t h a n all t h e ” idolat ries in Ireland .

’ 1600 t he O N e i ll i n t o In , gr eat Hug h came state to Holy C ross

n o . visit t h e h oly r elic , fo r r easons less political t h an pious He m a rc h ed t h r oug h t h e cent r e of t h e island at t h e h ead of h is t r oo ps t o

S out hw a o f w h t o i l t h e kind royal p r ogress , h ic h e t h oug h t ﬁt call a p

e grimage to Holy Cr oss . He h eld pr incely state t h ere , concert d

w o a n measu r es it h t h e Sout h er n lords , and dist r ibuted a manifest ” n oun c i n g h imself as t h e accredite d Defender O f t h e Fait h .

’ 1603 R e d O Do n n e ll w a y In , Hug h came to Holy C ross , on h is to o f t h e d isast rous battle Kinsale , and demanded t h at t h e fragment of t h e True Cross s h ould be bor ne out to h im at t h e ‘V est Door to bless

on w a y h im h is .

of w a s 1536 - u o f T h e Abbey Holy Cr oss suppressed in , at t h e b reak p t h 15 E e . 63 monastic order s in Ir eland In , lizabet h confer r ed t h e Abbey E lands upon Ger ald a r l of O r monde . T h e Butler s r emained friendly ,

of i if not fait h ful , to t h e Old Fait h , and t h e line Abbots cont nued at

Holy Cross until as late as 1700 . T h e relic also passed eventually into

w Butler h ands . It a s exposed for public veneration for t he last time ‘V 1632 . in Holy C ross Abbey about t h e yea r In t h at yea r , alter ,

E be elevent h a r l of O rmonde , seeing h is grandson , t h e ﬁ r st Duke , h ad

come a P rotestant , conﬁded t h e relic to Cat h olic keeping , until suc h ” time as t h e House of O r monde s h ould r etu r n to t h e Old Fait h . Sub

180 w s sequently , it passed t h r oug h va r ious h ands , until in 9 it a given

' o w ho t h to t h e Cat h olic Bis h op f Cor k , deposited t h e r elic in e I r s uli n e

' ’

. I r suli n e s ha v i n Convent in Cor k It continues in t h e keeping , g moved w it h t h em to Blackrock .

Per h aps t h e most inter esting t h ing w h ic h r emains in r uined Holy C ross Abbey is t he lovely little pilla r ed s h r ine bet w een t h e t w o side f c h apels in t h e nort h t ransept . T h is a rcade is a ﬁne example o

- d t h irteent h centu r y ca rving . Its point c d a rc h es spr ing from a ouble r ow w of beautifully t isted pilla r s . Its r oof is a ma rvel of graceful E g roining . ver y va r iety of delig h tful detail h as been lavis h ed upon t h is little sanctua ry . Its sides a r e elaborately ador ned w it h ﬁn e TH E S um C TO S E A FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

i h t d w w . T e w o a n t o ca r ving design Of doves o ls , kissing , is r ep e ate d

a w n upon t h e p nels , and t h e beautiful Got h ic details s h o a F re c h i n

ﬂ uen c e . T h e elabor a te w ealt h o f detail and t h e loving w orkmansh ip

point to some special , and important , pu rpose for t h is unique fea tu re .

- It h as been suggested t h at h ere t h e dead Cistercians lay bef or e bu rial .

d R —t he But su rely no ead br ot h er , but r at h er t h e elic True Cross itself

" occupied suc h a s h rine W a s it w it h in t h is greatly or n a mented little a rcade t h at t h e R elic w a s p reserved w h en not exposed upon t h e G o spel

" w f O . side of t h e Hig h Alta r Th is is , h o ever , a matter cont rove r s y

“ O f ( ﬂ Anot h er matter Of keen cont rover sy IS t h e Tomb t h e , ood f ’ ” ” 3 W h w o n R “ oma n s Son . o a s t h e Good \V ma I \Vhy a r e t h e oyal Ar ms of E ngland ca rved on t h e s h ields bet w een t h e a rc h es of t h e canopy

" O f w Wa s t h e Tomb , toget h er it h t h ose of O rmonde and Desmond ” lVo ma n E " t h e Good an nglis h Queen , h er son a Plantagenet Prince ” \ O f n w d w of Vas h e Pierce t h e Fai r , son Isabella Of A gouleme , t h e i o M King Jo h n , by h er second h usband , Le B run , Count of Le a r c h e and

" - d t he h alf brot h er Of King Henry III . His deat h is recor ed by Fou r

i n 12 h Master s as ha v g occu r red in Ireland in 33 . Many maintain t at t h is ca n opied monument is not h ing more t h an a beautifully elabo rate

- t h ree seated sedelli a fo r t h e priests . Ot h er s suggest t h at it is t h e

b O f w ho r e - t he Abbe tom one built y of Holy Cross , in a fa r ﬁne r style ” The t h an t h at of King Donald , at t h e close of t h e fourteent h centu r y .

O f e d position at t he nort h side t h e ig h Alta r , is t h at usuall assign , H y to founder s .

Legend a n d t rad ition tell a more mysterious and inter esting tale .

’ ” T h e per sonality of t he Good Woman s Son is sufficiently inte r esting

w w e l) d to make it or t h h ile to quot t h e local stor y , a s told ,y t h e custo ian

o w n w of t h e r uins , in h er o rds

’ E d w a s a n d w a s t o I r e T h e King of nglan s son h e , h e sent over

’ N o w w a s land to collect t h e Peter s Pence for t h e Pope . , t h ere a family

Ge r a t t w o f in t h ese pa rts in t h ose times by name y , and t h ey kne all

w i S O o w t h e money t h e young Pr ince h ad it h h m . t h ey foll ed h im to a

a n d a n d hi m a n d lonely place , and set upon h im killed t h er e , stole t h e

d d i n w money , T h en t h ey bu rie t h e bo y in t h e soft ground t h e ood , w w t it h out w aiting to kno w a s t h e life gone out of it altoget h er o r n o .

N o w of w a s old , in t h e Abbey Holy Cross at t h is time t h er e a n

d . h d d a n d w a s e . monk , h e blin One nigh t reamed a d ream He reamt

’ ’ W hi s ha d t h at t h e Good oman , mot h er , placed upon t h e young p rince s

TH E . C TO S E A SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E THE . — . O f stone h er e , set in t h e cor ner of t h e Hig h Alta r cour se , it is only set ' W w w up by t h e Boa rd of orks to s h o h er e t h e Hig h Alta r stood , for t h e dea r kno w s w h er e t h e r eal stones w er e t h r ow n t o by t h e soldie rs w h en — t h ey w er e qua rter ed in t h e r uins a h undred yea r s ago a n d t here is a

w little r ound h ole r ig h t t h roug h t h at stone . T h at h ole a s bored t h roug h h t e sto ne by t he d ropping O f a tea r . Fo r seven generations t h ey r e

e n t ed w t h p , and as t h e tea r o r e t h e h ole t h r oug h e slab Of stone t h e

w w F o e r t s cur se ore a ay fr om t h e g t y .

S O w w w some say , any ay , and a pr iest rote it all do n in a book

’ ’ —so — lately I m told and su r e isn t it as likely as not it is t r ue , after all " ”

Th e c h ief beaut y of Holy Cross Abbey w h ic h r emains a re its w w indo s . T h eir tracery is per h aps , unmatc h ed in per fection in Ir e

e t t he land , and its elaboration points to t h e fou r t ent h , r at h er h an N ’ w . O t elft h , centur y doubt t h ey belong to t h e per iod of t h e Abbey s — r d splendid r estoration w h enever exactly t h at took place . T h e eticulate ” w w ( or h oneycomb ) east indo is notably ﬁne . It is pa rticula rly

O f w i bea utiful w h en Observed from t h e Opposite bank t h e Suir . fr om h c h t h e most pictu resque view O f Holy C ross Abbey may be Obtained . T h e

O O f w s i ile plan f t h e C h u rc h t h e Holy Cr oss is cr ucifor m , it h double d c h apels . Quaint bits of carving h er e and t h er e h ave escape t h e h and

B ut s of t he spoiler a n d t h e ignorant . for many yea r s t h e Abbey pas ed

. i o n e . fr om to anot h er , and fell into a lamentable condition About t h rty f d yea r s ago t h e Boa rd of “ orks took over t h e r uin . r esto re it

C to some decency and order , and ensur ed its preservation . T h e loister s ,

w d a n h o ever , a r e in private h an s d t h e Cloister ga rt h is used as a c roquet , g round .

n ow T h e site O f Holy Cross is unimpr essive . T h ick groves Of t rees

d w sur r oun t h e r uins , h ic h a r e of great extent , and in r ema rkably good

d t he preservation all t h ings considered . Little h ouses cluster roun ,

t t he . appr oac h es o Abbey , as t h ey may h ave done in t h e monastic days

It is n ot easy to pictu re t h e stately p rocessions w h ic h must h ave

w lVe st . crossed t he o ld b ridge and w ound t h eir a y to t h e Door Holy d C ross h as still about it a peaceful , graceful , sc h olastic c h a r m h a r to

o f desc ri be or deﬁne not ea s to account for . Per h aps t h e aura calm , , y

- t he d . h oly , austere lives still linger s , like per fume in dea r ose leaves

w a s There is a homeliness about Holy Cross , for all t h at its r ule Cis — t he te rcian a n d its Abbots Lords of Pa rliament a n d V ica r s General Of

“ ” d w l E . O r e r . a s e l as a rls of Holy Cross TH E Sum FROM ITS SOUR C E TO THE SE A .

w w a s T h e Suir at Holy Cross is spanned by an ancient b r idge , h ic h 1626 D w built in by James Butler , Ba ron unboyne , and h is ife Ma rga r et

’ ’ r i n d d . O B e , a escendant , doubtless , of King Donal , t h e Abbey s founder T h ei r pious act is r ecorded in Latin on a ca rved stone set in t h e w all

’ O B r i e n w facing t h e ruins . It bea r s t h e Butler and a r ms , it h t h e i O f a n d w nitials James and Ma rga ret , a Latin inscr iption , h ic h ends His pr ec or ante a bi t um verbo non a mpli us un o e v a d a t st y g i o s auctor ” d ut er . la c us q , and bi s t h e t raveller to say a s h ort p raye r t h at bot h d t ” t h e buil er s may escape he Stygia n Lake .

I t w a s me di a ‘v a l only natu ral , in days , t h at b r idge building s h ould

’ d d “ w be accounted a blesse and mer itor ious eed . omen , to h om t h e

ﬁ d a w dif culties of me i eval t ravelling , no doubt , came h ome it h special

w w fo rce , ere ever foremost in t h is ork in Ireland . T h e famous and

’ ” “ O C a r r o ll E i n i h ( w a s beautiful Ma rga ret , Au g T h e Bountiful long

d d d w remembere as a Buil er of Br i ges , as ell a s a giver of feasts . in t h e

. w ﬁfteent h centu ry In t h is case , anot h e r Ma rga ret evidently follo ed

h er example a centu ry later .

DE N GO L .

of FROM Holy C ross , t h e Suir ripples on quietly past t h e little village

d n w d d . f w Gol e , sometimes kno n as Gol en Br i ge T h e e h ouses clus t er

w b o on bot h banks of t h e r iver , h ic h is h ere c rossed y a l ng , stone b ridge d . O f Of great antiquity In t h e mi dle , on an island , t h er e a re r emains

t he O ld circula r tow er w h ic h in bye - gone days pro t ected t h is pass of t h e , ,

1 n . 690 a d Sui r In t h e citizens of Cas h el , h aving h ospitably received

i w o d w entertained t h e ad h erents (i f lVi ll a m I I I . h ha been ounded at t he

O f d o f siege Limer ick , t h at mona rc h r esto re by letter t h e C h a rter t h e

w on t he o f City of Cas h el . T h e letter is said to h ave been ritten B r idge

Golden , and is still in t h e keeping of t h e Cas h el Co rporation . T h ere a r e

t O ld w many ruined mills and ca stles in t h e vicinity of he river . One to er is pictu resquely utilised as t h e gate w ay to a modern h ome of t he Scully

family .

H S E AT A S L PR IOR Y .

A OU a mile or mo re sout h of Golden upon t h e east bank of t he Suir B T , ,

O At a re t h e imposing ruins f ha s se l P r io r y .

M a n i ﬁc e n c e d g of plan , splen ou r of ac h ievement , t h ese a re t h e i r

r esistible impressions left on t h e mind by t h e remains Of t his great

O f Augustinian foundation . T h e ruins cover acres level ground beside H E r n o n To E A T SUIR ITS SOURCE THE S .

- e w u t h t h e r iver , t h e sit being c h osen it h t h e usual j dgment and ta ste of e

n e monks Of t h e Olden time . T h e Nave is o h undred and t w enty feet

. \ fﬁ l in lengt h , a nd nea rly sixty feet b road T h e V est Door is still su cient y

w p reserved to s h o its bold and splendid w o rkmans h ip . T h ere a re w ide

w w t he a t ransepts , and many side c h apels , h ic h follo usu l Cistercian a nd

w O f Augustinian plan . T h e alls and dimensions an imposing gate

i n h Fl or i a t ed cr oss on Mon umen ta l Sl a b At a soe l Pr i or y .

n - e it h ouse , groi ed guest pa rlou r , c h apter h ous , dorm o ries , and fa r mery

d s o f i i m may still be t race . All Speak , even till , a la rge commun ty ,

w e u w portant guests , po erful pat rons , and s c re endo ments . TO E A TH E SUIR FROM I TS SOUR CE THE S .

r T h e pat rons of At ha ssel w er e t h e De B u g ho s . T h e Priory w a s

’ d 1200 by “ i lli a m F i t zAldhelm B ur ho 3 m foun ed about de g , _ Nor an 1 17 6 n I I . Knig h t , and kinsman of He ry II . In , Hen ry sent h is kins

de B ur ho w o f n man g , it h a t rain nobles , to I reland to gover n t h e cou t ry

’ “ ” ’ - o r V u e . a s t h e King s Lord Justice , icer oy , after Henry s depa rt r

t zAl helm w w hi ch a lli ed e Fi d founded a po er ful family in I reland , its lf

’ w a n d a n d for t r r e it h t h e De Lacys and t h e Butler s , became , cen u ies

a a an d m ined , t h e str ongest opponent to t h e famous Geraldines Of Kild re

d F i t zVVa lt e r Desmon . T h eobald , t h e ﬁ r st Butler , r eceived t h e lands o f At ha sse l Ar dma le e o f w and y a s par t of t h e ma r riag portion h is ife ,

r - i t W F t zAldhelm . o Ma rge y , gr and daug h ter Of illiam P revious t h is

W n d At ha ssel ma r riage , illiam h ad fou ed t h e Pr iory on t h e Sui r at for

o . w s r Canons R egula r of t h e O rder f St . Augustine He a bu ied w it h in

w 1204 t h e Pr io ry alls in . T h e spot is uncer tain , but t h ere a r e several

o n o f interesting ca rved monumental stones t h e ﬂoo r t h e r uins , almost

dd w . U On e w w t h i en by eeds and nettles pon , h ic h mig h t ell be he

’ d or i t foun er s tomb from its position , t h er e is a beautiful ﬁ a e d inci sed

o n y n c ross . T h e alta r in e Of t h e side c h apels is r ema r kable fo r h a i g

— w h o for F r etained its original alta r stone , ma r ked it ﬁve cr sses t h e ive

r w d “ d a s . of o oun s of Ou r Lord , as usual in ea rly ays Most t h ese st nes w d d R . ere remove , or est royed , after t h e efor mation

’ ’ \Vi lli a m Fi t zAldhelm s d ll a lt e r w ho gran son , died from battle w d w 28 12 4 1 w a s r oun s in h is castle Of Gal ay on July , , b roug h t fo b u rial ” t A ha ss l w o t e by t h e Su re . Walter a s t h e ﬁ r st de B ur g ho E a rl o f

' w I lster , t h at title coming to h im t h roug h h is ife aud t h e onl c hild , M , y o f d e o n e of - Hug h Lacy , t h e ﬁ r st Anglo Nor man invader s .

’ Possibly it is t h e face o f de Lacy s daug h ter w h ic h w e can still t race cut on t h e stone slab beside t h e Hig h Alta r . S h e h olds a p rocessional

w c ross in h er left h and , and looks to a r ds t he ﬁgu r e o f h er h usban d in , w t h is ample robe and flo ing locks , depicted upon t h e lef side Of t h e slab . — S h e h as a long nose , tig h t lips , and na r ro w eyes a face full of suppr essed

w ’ . w w po e r T h e man s face beside h er s is a eaker one , it h a pointed

' . o c h in e is r ep r esented as eit h er bald r tonsu red . Possibly YV al t er H ,

-e r w At in lat life took some religious vo s at ha ssel.

At ha ssel Alt h oug h t h e r uins at h ave been taken over , a nd partially

t he o f VVor k s t - he restor ed , by Boa rd , p r esent condition of t h ese interest ing monumental slabs , prone upon t h e ground and obscu red y g ass nettles b r , , a n d w l damp eeds , eaves muc h to be desi red .

’ ” Walter s son and successor w a s t h e famous R ed E a rl R c h a d , i r , TH E I TS C TO T H E S E A SUIR FROM SOUR E .

w a second E ar l of U lster . He s accounted t h e most pow erful Ir is h sub

o n o ect . j of Henry III , and , pr bably , h e did t account h imself a subject

’ f w . d at all In t h e days o t h e feeble E d a rd II . h e vie w it h t h e King s

Ga v e st on for . of favour ite , Pier s , t h e ofﬁce Lord Deputy , and , on Gaves

’

. w a r w ton s r ecall , succeeded h im . He spent h is life at it h t h e Ger al

1304 w dines until , in , h e made alliance it h t h em by t h e ma r r iages of — of hi w i z t h s daug h ter s . Anot h er of h is d a ug ht er s El a be became t h e

r on Mon umen a S a b i n At ha ssel Pr i or Figu es t l l y.

R d w second w ife of obert B r uce , King of Scotlan , and follo ed h im in

w i n a n d w . h is w a n der g s h a rds h ips , alt h oug h , it ould seem , un illingly

T h e R ed E a rl w a s suspected of Br uce leanings du r ing t h e inva sions

w 1316 w 1315 . a s a s of E d w a rd Bruce in He imp risoned in , but released

E w d . by order of d a r III Some ten yea r s later , after a strenuous and

stir ring ca reer , h e soug h t t h e r est of religious r eti rement . T h e old 2 man attended t h e Pa rliament h eld in Kilkenny in 13 6. He gave a

w a n d he w w fa re ell banquet of great magniﬁcence , t h en it h dre to h is C T SEA TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E O THE .

” At ha ssel n ea r e . 1326 favour ite to Ca s h el By Midsummer Day , , h e

’ D R ed E At ha sse l sa w w a s dead . oubtless t h e day of t h e a r l s bu r ial in

’ r t h e zenit h of t he P riory s Splen dou .

’ “ I Vi lli a m w B w E w ho R ic h a r d s gr andson , , kno n as t h e r o n a rl ,

B r h E w a s u o O f . w a s succeeded h im , t h e last de g a rl Ulster He slain i by t r eac h ery at Ca r r ig Fergus (Ca r r ickfergus) n 1333 . On h is deat h hi s - Countess , Maud Plantag enet (a great grand daug h ter of Hen r y

E w li E ﬂed to t h e nglis h Cou r t it h h er only c h ild , t h e ttle lizabet h de

a h w ho w w B rg o , after a rds became t h e ife Of Lionel Duke of Cla rence , a n t h E w d br oug h t e a r ldom of U lster to t h e E nglis h Cr o n . Several b r anc h es Of t h e de B u r g ho family settled in t h e I Ve st a s w ell as t h e

or . Sout h of Ir eland , and Spelt t h eir name Bu rke , Bou r ke

” r w E w a s w Du ing “ h is lifetime t h e Bro n a r l in conﬂict it h t h e ’ B r i n e hi m 1 2 O e . 3 9 C h ief of Munster , B ryan B ryan defeat d in , over

ﬁ er a r of At ha s se l w r an pp y County , bur nt t h e village , and , as it ould t w n o d . appea r , t h e P rior y as ell , alt h oug h t h is is state

’ It is likely t h at after B ryan s bur nings t h e cent ral to w e r ( n ow

w a s over seventy feet h ig h ) fell in , and r econst r ucted upon a ba r r el

w O f w a rc h , t r aces of h ic h r emain , instead on t h e gr oined r oof h ic h ,evi

n l w d e t d . y , h ad broken o n Certain inter esting a rc h itectu ral featu r es c d point to re onst r uction about t h is ate .

At ha ssel w a s d E w Pr ior y issolved dur ing t h e r eign of d a rd V I . In

' t h e r eign of h is si st e r M a r v it w a s granted by t h e Cr o w n to T h omas

‘ l d Aft e r t ha t d E . Butler , a r of O r mon e , like all c h u rc h lands , it passe d t h roug h many h ands . T h e mill race became c h oke ; t h e mill

At ha ss l w l ground no m ore ; t h e w alls cr umbled ; t h e r oofs fell in . e e

O f comed no more r ic h guests , nor gr eat patrons . Only quiet cor pses

’ h umble per sons claimed t h e P r iory s h ospitality . But still t h e ever ” ” fl ow i n g st ream Of t h e gentle S uy r e ripples past t h e graceful t h r ee f ” w w . fish ul lig h t easter n indo Th e salmon still leap in t h e Sui re , a n d t h e yellow i ris w aves its h ead as in t h e d a y s w h en t h e Augustinian bret h r en fis h ed fr om its pleasant banks a n d boated on its limpid pools .

’ E T E KA N S LL . S . P U I V

O T w At ha s se l a n d C Ga lt e e s N fa r fr om t h e Sui r , bet een a h i r , under t h e ,

by Tu reen , t h er e is a cu r ious and pictu r esque place of pilgr image . On ” f P k n e very l st of August t h e Pater n o e a u is still h eld . Number s .

- mumber s w how o f pious persons and c h ild ren h ic h annually diminis h , — e ver , in t h ese days of h u r ry and emigr ation come from t h e su r rounding TH E Sum C TO SEA FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

” count ry and t h e enci rcli n g mountains to per for m t h eir r ounds or ,

“ ” r eligious exe cises , to kneel and recite prayer s at t h e va r ious stat ions r ,

“ ’ ” w k n a t . Pe u s and to dr ink and to as h St a Well . E ven in p re—C h ristian days t h e Holy Wells of Ireland h ave been

b d a n d w cele rate , r ega rded it h peculia r vener ation .

VVe lls — w — t h T h e oly t h e living ells t h e cool , e fres h t h e pu re H , ,

A u d r ollc d w t h o san ages a ay , and still t h ese founts endure .

C h r istianity and C h ristian baptism gave to t h ese w ells a n e w impo r

‘ ” ’ ' 1 710 10 b M 0 A 'lfhm Th h W . . e S d cr . Peka un s e a tter e oss St . ll [ y l

tance and sanctity . T h e missiona r y a n d t h e anc h orite came to t h e Holy well

And in t h e sylvan solitude or lonely mountain cave ,

i t 5 w . Beside passed t h e h ermit life , as stainless as its ave

w n T h is ell is under an old t h or n t ree , a d a little distance from it ,

w t o to a rds t h e ea st , a re t h e r emains of a stone ci rcle just la rge enough

contain a r ecumbent man . T h e opening of t h e ci rcle points due east .

’ W a of s t h is t h e Saint s cell , so built t h at t h e ﬁ r st beams t h e r ising sun

" w t he must strike upon h is sleeping eyes If so , h at mean pair Of " curiously h ollow ed stones in t h e centre Of t h e cell W ere it n ot for t h ei r W’ o r w . position , t h ey mig h t be eit h er quer ns h oly ater stoups ere

w a i w l t h ey al ys n t h eir pr esent position , or ere t h ey removed to t h is ce l

m e w " from t h e little ruined c h urc h across t h e strea , som ﬁfty yards a ay

H E C To S E A T SUIR PROM ITS SOUR E THE .

d of B r ea sa l t he complaine to King , and , r epresenting t h e ci rcumstances o f w ha d t h e rong s h e suffer ed , passionately demanded justice . Der mod w a s w e w moved at t h e violence Offered to h er , and in a r age vo d h e ould r evenge t h e injury , and put h is son to deat h for t h e fact . Accordingly z D h e commanded h im to be sei ed , and taken into st r ict custody . r agging

t o R ui dhe w w n u h im t h e r iver Loc h , h e order ed h im to be d ro ned , h ic h i m dl t l ’ natural sentence w a s me a e y executed .

w w w So fa r t h e story may deserve belief ; but h at follo s , it h out doubt , w a s foisted in by t h e credulous w r iter s of t h ose da rk ages w ho w er e for h eaping mi racles upon t h e backs O f t h eir saint s w h ic h t h e pr esent times a re not expected to give credit to . But t h ese Obscur e guides a r e

w w e d t h e only aut h ority e h ave to di rect us . T h er efor e a r e oblige to

d ‘ proceed r egula rly , lest ou r esign s h ould suffer mor e by omitting t h ese legenda r y r elations t h an it possibly can by inserting t h em in t he h is tory :

hi T h e King , h aving indulged s passion so fa r as to dest roy h is

hi s t o a n d son , in calmer moments began lament h is loss , to condemn

n n w a h imself for t h e sudden viole ce of h is r esentme t . He s perfectly

w w hi overcome it h melanc h oly , and h en h e r eﬂected upon s deat h t h e t h oug h ts of it w er e insupportable .

e D er mod i w ho In t h is dist ract d condition applied to Collum C ll ,

- B e a n ho advised h im to go to St . a c w lived in t h e P rovince of unster , , M and possibly from t h e prayer s of t h is h oly per son h e migh t ﬁnd r elief .

f w T h e King ollo ed t h is advice , and , attended by Collum Cill , came to

n w ho e a t h e sai t , r esided in a m n cell upon t h e nort h side of Mount

Gr ot t w w a w l e , h ic h at t h at time s kno n in t h e I r is h anguage by t h e nam

’ of B ea n “ w Cill c a . h en t h ey a r r ived t h ey found t h e saint it h great

d a n d w hi s labou r digging a ditc h to su r round h is c h u rch ya r , orking in w et w s clot h es , for it a a r ainy day .

n d h I Vhen St . B e a ca perceived t h at it w a s t he King of Irelan e

' d d w u c ried out to h im alou , O , mu rder er , o n to t h e ground pon you r

’ k n e e sl T h e King instantly quitted hi s h or se and prostr ated h imself

w h o e before t h e saint . Collum Cill , attend d upon t h e King , infor med

B e a ca n u hi m t h e h oly of t h e business t h ey came pon , and told t h at t h e

King w a s almost distracted w it h r eﬂect ing upon t h e ba rba r ity Of t he

c t ' a he h ad committed , and h ad no relief left h im but h is p rayer s t h at

God w ould be pleased to pa rdon h im t h e offence a n d restor e h im h is son

um w r e alive . T h erefore h e pr es ed t h at so religious a per son ould not

C TO S A TH E SUI R FROM ITS SOUR E THE E .

r w fuse t O intercede fo h im , since h is life and h appiness er e so imme

di a t e ly concerned .

w i t - h T h e saint w a s moved compassion , and addressed h imself t h r ee

w O f times it h gr eat fervency to Heaven for t h e r estor ing t h e young p rince ,

’ n son a d Heaven h eard h is p rayer s , for , as t h e legend r elates , t h e King s

w d w ho w i n a s broug h t to life and pr esente to h is fat h er , received h im it h

w e expressible joy , and ever after h eld t h e saint in gr eat veneration h os devotion h ad: po w er sufﬁcient t o w or k suc h w onder s and accompli s h so t ” mir aculous an even .

’ - B e a c a n s a t w Outside St . tiny c h u rc h , its ester n end , t h ere stands

w shout t h e base of a la rge stone cr oss , upon h ic h remains a po r tion of

Th w w a s off t h e s h aft . e piece h ic h b roken lies at a little distance

w i li i ou . w sa c r s a a ay Almost it h in living memo ry , a g young ma son , in

of f w mood idle da r ing , sma s h ed t h e s h aft o t h e c ross it h h is sledge

—so - w s h ammer . On t h e next day goes t h e stor y t h e young man a

dead . T h er e is anot h er stor y concer ning t h e family of t h ose w ho r e

" w moved t h e upper part o f t h is same cross . T h ey h ave been follo ed by ” ba d e w persistent luck t h roug h t h e l ngt h and b readt h of t h e orld ,

w w t B h erever t h ey ent , unto t h is day . T h ere is a tradition t h a ekann used to p reac h t o h is converts w it h h is a rm s extended upon t h is stone

of R da y w c r oss , in likeness h is edeeme r , a nd t h at eac h , it h a r m s ex i n e w . tended t h e same manner , h e r ecit d t h e h ole of t h e Psalter Cer ’ i t tain it is t h at t h e saint s memor y linger s , little as t h ere seems for

to linger r ound . C h ildren ador n h is little r uined c h u rc h w it h small

- s w c h ina tatues and pictu r es , and unc h r istened babes a r e bu r ied it h in its

w alls .

‘ w i It may ell be t h at St . B ea c a n lov ed young people w it h a n a rdo ur w h ic h added u rgency to h is supplications for t h e r esto ra tion of t h e

young p rince .

of W of a. T h e beauty t h is secluded Holy ell , and t h e neig h bou r h ood

’ ” Pe k a un s \ h ospitable fa r m h ouse , make Tu r een and V ell favou r ite

- t h . w t o e spots for summer pic nics T h e r ail ay runs close it , a nd also

. a t main r oad fr om Ca h i r to Tipper a ry . It is about t h ree miles dist n

from Ca h i r .

KNO K R AFF N C G O .

w B n FROM t h e knoll upon h ic h stands t h e broken c ross of St . ea ca may be

K n o k w seen t h e famous Mote of c g r a ffo n . As t h e Sui r inds fr om A t ha ssel . f h w to Ca h ir , t h e green cone o t e Mote fo rms a landma r k h ich TH E C To E A SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E THE S .

t w at racts t h e eye by reason of its smoot h , pyramidal s h ape , h ic h p ro i t w claims at a glance to be no or k of natu r e .

Mo t -e n ow w T h e is for med Of tiers of stones , covered it h g reen , mossy tu rf . It r ises about sixty feet above t h e summi t of t h e com

w w a s . manding little h ill upon h ic h it erected , and is sixty feet in dia

d n meter at t h e top . At its base may be t raced foun ations of a exten

. o w O f w K n k r ffo n sive castle , a ruined t er h ic h r emains . oc g a is one of

a n t h e ﬁnest motes in Ireland , d va r ious accounts h ave been given o f its

w o rigin and age . It h as never been explored , and t h e antiqua ria n ho ” d br a v e eo w d i a red to t h e good p ple , h ose omain t h as long been r e

“ ” w . m . u ga rded , ould be counted a h a rdy man Its for suggests a t mulus ,

w a s t he o r c h amber ed bu r ial place Of a c h ieftain . It is said t h at it

w b C a hsel cro ning place of t h e Munster Kings long efor e , and t h at

w w eig h tee n Munster Kings er e bor n and r ea red under its s h ado . T h e

' moder n t h eory is prosaically inclined to place t h e const r uction o f t h is

- - e d o r . mot , and ot h er s , in feu al Anglo Norman times It r ega rds t h e

w n ow mote as contempor a ry it h t h e adj oining feudal castle , in r uins ,

w t h . E 1 1 2 n d w th e w h ic h a s built by e nglis h about 9 , a to h ic h mote ” - n iﬁ t i n served as a look out and fo t c a o . T h e popular account O f t h e o r igin of t h e mote is familia r w h erever

“ o t h e pleasant pages Of Crofto n Cr oker a r e read . His Le g end f ” w Kn oc k g r a ffon is an I ris h minor Classic . In t h is deligh tful tale e

O f lea r n t h at t h e gr assy mote is not h ing else but t h e h ump a poor little ,

’ w a h- w ho R e ry , h unc back pedla r , fell asleep in a Fairies ing nea r Knock ” r a ffo n g , met t h e good people and t h eir Queen , r igh ted t h eir tangled

m w hi s t lr e r e fairy usic fo r t h em , and , a s a re a rd for so doing , left h ump

- of be h ind h im for ever . Simila r tales a r e to be found in t h e folk lor e V f a r ious nations , even to fa r Japan . Crofton Croker rankly states t h at h e c h ose t he Mote O f K n oc k g r a ffo n as t h e scene Of h is stor y for n o bette r reason t h an t h at t h e story O f t h e pedla r w a s told to h im w it h in sig h t of t h e mote .

w muc h o od r oun d . for T h er e is h o ever , h istor ical r ega rding t h is , , g g ” R h t o t he mote as of very e a rly or igin . T h e Book of ig ts r efer s ” f R a f w n K e t i n ﬁ w ho i d a n d o a . a House Geoffrey g l ve nea r t h e place ,

w a w w doubtless s familia r it h it in t h e sixteent h century r ites , in h is ” E i r i n n w a s F i a cha M ui lle a t ha n History of , t h at it t h e fort of t h e

f ‘ s a y s : Fi a c ha ﬂ a t King of Munster in t he t h i rd centu r y . He

a B a t h R a fo n n w n ow R a ffon w h stayed t , h ic h is called Cnoc , it h is ” - R a ffon w w o r foster mot h er , , from h om , it ould appea r , t h e h ill , fort , o t ok its name . TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOUR C E TO THE S E A .

T IIE IN ’ TO E K G S S N .

TH E r eason w hy Fi a c ha M ui lle a t ha n needed R a fon n for h is foster

o o m t h er is set fort h at lengt h in t h e pages f Geoffrey Keating . His

’ Fi a cha w w a s ﬁ r st name , , signiﬁes ne s , and h e so called because t h e

w w w a s sor r o ful ne s broug h t to h is mot h er , Munc h a , daug h ter Of Dil da

- Chr e a a e he r li usba n d - E o a n g , v ry soon after h er ma r riage , t h at , g Mor ,

of a w of O i lli ol G ‘ son t h e gre t and ise King Munster , llave , h ad been ” —M i ll t - slain in battle . is second name u ea ha n or ﬂat h eaded H ,

O f w v olun h ad reference to t h e ci rcumstances h is bi rt h , h ic h caused t h e

. of ta ry deat h of h is mot h er , Munc h a In o rder to fulﬁl a p rop h ecy h er

’ Phot o b UH ' A ut hor The Ki n g s Ston e. [ y .

Di l Chr e a a w ho w a w fat h er , da g ( s a Druid ) , foretelling t h at t h e c ro n of

I reland s h ould come to he r fat h erle ss babe if bor n under certain condi

’

- Fi a cha s t sa c r iﬁc ed - o w n . tions , devoted and ambi ious . mot h er h er life

w a s o w T h e c h ild bor n on a small r ock in t h e midst f t h e r iver Suir , h ic h

- b ed w o f is t h er e even to t h is day . It lies in t h e r iver , it h in sig h t t h e

w B a ll d r e hi n o w . mote , not fa r from h er e y d House stands

U hi s B t h e pon t h e deat h of eldest son , ogan G reat , in t h e battle

’ M uchr ui me O i lli ol O lla v e w o B of Mag h , , kno ing n t h ing Of ogan s ma r

r i a e d d O f g , emise t h e perpetual gover nment of t h e pr ovince Munster

son . w afte r h is decease to h is second , Cor mac Cas But h en h e h ad

Fi a c ha M u l e t t o intelligence t h at i l a ha n w a s bor n , h e t h oug h t proper TH E I Ts C T o E A SUIR FROM SOUR E THE S .

hi w c : alter s ill , and in t h is manner settled t h e suc ession T h at h is son ,

“ w w Cormac Cas , after h is deat h , S h ould ea r t h e cr o n of Munster dur ing

Fi a cha M ui llea t h n h is natu ral life , and t h en t h at it s h ould devolve to a , t h e son of E o g a n M o r ; t h e sover eignty w a s t h en t o r etu r n to t h e family o f t h o w Cormac Ca s , and so e pr vince a s to be gover ned alter nately by

t w o w o r . t h e h ei r s Of t h ese illustr ious tr ibes , it h out qua r rels disputes

And t h e w ill Of O i lli ol Ollav-e w a s h e ld in suc h vener ation by h is posterity t h at t h er e w ere n o contests bet w een t h e t w o families for t h e crow n of ” Munster for many ages .

w e T h us it came t h at , t h roug h out t h e later h istor y of Munster , ﬁnd

t w o E o a n a cht - t h e great t ribes , t h e g and t h e Dal Cais , descendants of O i li l ’ E og a n and Cas . l ol O la v e s Optimism w a s h a dly justified for r , ” w of qua r rels and disputes t h ere ere , even to t h e days t h e gr eat Hig h

o f . King Brien , descendant Cas , but t h ese , p r obably , imp roved t h e

M n st r stamina and manliness of u e me n as a w h ole .

T H E D F K K R A F FO R O NO C G F ON .

F I ACH A w h w d y met h is deat h nea r t h e spot h er e e a s bor n . One h ot a

Fi a cha w Kn ock r a ffc n , it h h is r etinue , left h is palace at g to bat h e in t h e

ha d w o f Suir . He it h h im h is guest and kinsman , Conla , a pr ince

N o w ha d f w Leinster . , Conla long been aflicted it h a disease r esembling D d lep rosy , and a ruid h ad ecla red t h at h e could never be cu r ed unless ” h e could ﬁnd means to w as h h is body all over w it h t he blood O f a King .

Fi a ch w hi As a token of t h ei r fr iends h ip , a allo ed Conla to ca r ry s lance

. w hi w h ile he w a s bat h ing in t h e r iver . W h ile Conla atc h ed s cousin s w imming in t h e Sui r t h e prediction o f t h e Druid came into h is mind .

' w He basely violated t h e la s of h ospitality and gratitude , and r an t h e

d w hi s ow n King t h roug h t h e bo y it h spea r , intending to plunge into

- w w w s t h e blood r ed ater s . T h e ound a mortal , and t h e attendants

d Fi a cha r us h e upon Conla to avenge t h eir Sover eign , but t h e dying laid h is command upon t h em to save h is life a n d pa rdon t h e mu r d ere r . His

’ e w C on la s w a s ord r s er e fait h fully obeyed . life spa red , and t h e King w s e d a ca r ried on s h or e , and instantly di .

Among t h e c h iefs w ho resided nea r t h e Mote Of K n oc k g r a ffon in

’ w w a O Sulli y a n w ho some h at later times s T h e , possessed la rge ter r ito r y

’ O H e e r i n ra in its vicinity . In a famous poem t h e poet t h us celeb ted h im ’ s w ho d O ullivan , elig h ted not in violence , t R uled over t h e great E og a n a c h of Munster . About K n o c k g r a ffon h e Obtained hi s lands f ” After t h e victor y o f con licts and battles .

E C To TH SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E THE S E A .

KI A D I LL R R GH .

N O T B a lly c a r r o n t he - w fa r from and pleasant Sui r , bet een Bans h a and

w w Ca h i r , t h ere is a little ruined c h u rc h , it h lonely c h u rc h ya rd , kno n — — as Killa r d r i g h cor rupted into K i lla n dr i ffe o r t h e C h u rc h o f t h e Hig h ” t o f Ar d - King . It is said h ave been called a ter a Hig h King ( R ig h )

B w ho w w o t h f e . Of i rinu . met h is deat h h ile bat h ing in t h e ater s Sui r

T h e name. and legend indicate t h is lonely little spot as t h e bu r ying

Fi a cha M ui lle a t ha n w w t h w place of , it h h ose birt h and deat h e ater s of

w t h e Sui r ere so intimately and cu r iously connected .

Anot h er great leader of men w a s bu r ied in t h at remote little c h urc h

d of 1910 w n \Vi lli a m ya r t h e Hig h King in June , , h e Gener al Sir Butler ,

w a s w laid beside h is forefat h er s , it h full milita ry h onou r s . after

i l i w a w an h onou rable a n d distinguis h ed ca r eer . Si r I V l a m s a ort h y son d o d of Tippera ry , a auntless s l ier and leade r , a steadfast pat riot , a

fe w f w . o b rilliant riter , and an upr ig h t gentleman Pe r h aps t h e lines — ver se found among h is paper s after h is deat h by h is w ife w ho is t h e

w w E — famous a rtist , ell kno n as Miss lizabet h T h ompson disclose t h e ” w a n d man most ort h ily . Th ey a re given in t h e Autobiograp h y . a r e as follow s On t h e dim tombs of Time I see

T h e names of men w ho st rove in vain

To t h d he i lift e loa , to b reak t c h a n

" T h en w hy a better grave for me

W O T h ou , t h e Fir st , t h e Last , t h e h ole ,

T h ou w ho from toil and tea r s of man ,

Dost shape on ea r t h T h y mig h ty plan ,

d w An d buil h ile all t h e ages r oll ,

E noug h it is fo r me to know

o f T h at all t h e t ravail t h e yea r s ,

e o f hO e d O f Th e gl ams p , t h e clou tea r s , ” w Add somet h ing t o T h y w ork belo .

GAI I I R .

AS B a lly d r e hi d P T t h e reac h es Of , t h e river pu r sues its cou r se ove r t h ree

w e w ei r s to t h e pleasant little to w n of Ca h i r . T h e upper at r s of t h e Suir ,

s b w w y - be above Ca h i r , a re accessi le only by r o ing boats , h ic h ma lifted

w d — K ille mle e over t h ese ei r s . C h a r mingly situate residences Cottage , , A TH E S um FROM Tr s SOUR C E TO THE S E .

b — t . Al avilla , Ca h i r Ab ey House stand on t h e green banks T h er e a r e

w o enticing o ds , clea r bat h ing pools , and favou rite h aunts for t r out and

w w salmon . In ea r ly spring and late summer , tangles of ild ﬂo er s and

- w ater w eeds dip t h ei r fai r faces into t h e r ippling w ater s . S h eets of

' w w - w yello ater lilies s ay upon t h e pools . I pon t h e banks a re h edges o f w d - w - w oo bine and dog r oses . fringes of creamy meado s eet and pu r ple

w of w loosest rife In t h e ﬁelds a r e yello groves t h e stubbor n , s ayi ng

bohe r la n - w w o f ( rag eed) , h ic h t h e moonlig h t tu rns into t roops fair y

w h o r semen for t h ose it h eyes to see .

w w T h e d eller s on t h ese banks love t h em ell . T h eir c h a rms , so far , a r e unexplored by t h e average tou rist .

’ / Wh h Pho o b I . ( b u I on Ca h i r . The Old Mi ee s i ur ns. i r . ll l t ll t Ca t y ,

- Ca h ir is t h e centre o f a r ic h cor n gr ow ing dist rict . Di rected by a

la rge and inﬂuential Quaker community , t h e milling indust ry b roug h t prosperity and population to t h e v a lle y of t h e Suir in t h e eig h teent h

w w a s w centur y and especially to Ca h ir , h ic h kno n a s t h e Quaker

w To n . In old P rotection days mills abounded upon t he banks of t h e

. n ow i a mOn t he Sui r Many of t h ese a re in r u ns , but nea r Altavilla , g

sally trees and t h e sedges , t h e river still tu r ns a pictur esque. old w n ow m h eel as of old . It p rovides t h e elect r icity for a ﬂou ris h ing mode

i The mac h ine bakery in t h e old mill w h ich supplies a la rge distr ct . milling industry ﬂ ou ris h es still in Ca h i r in spite of foreign competition . TH E F R O M To SUIR ITS SOURC E THE S E A .

old t he . As of , , mills of Going and Smit h , Ltd , still grind , and for m cent- res of activity and employment w h ic h serve a s unmixed blessings and sou rces of pr o sper i t y t o C a hi r ﬁ n ow a t h riving little to w n o f some

in h abitants . T h e la rgest of t h ese mills stands over against t h e

o ld f o ﬁne Castle o Ca h i r , and form s a suggestive and str iking c nt ra st

n d bet w een feudal a d moder n con itions .

H IR BBE Y CA A .

t he o f d o f CLOSE to banks t h e Suir stan s t h e r uined Abbey Ou r Lady ,

n o w . w called Ca h i r Abbey It is an extensive r uin , it h a lofty cent r al

. At w . a s ha ssel but to er seventy feet h ig h It is not as la rge , it r e

b w sembles At ha s sel in many respects . Ca h i r Ab ey a s also a n Augus

d d of d e tinian foundation , foun e , in t h e reign King Jo h n , by Geoffrey

C moell F w a . e of featu res , and no tombs , pa rticula r inter est su rvive

o b t he ut hor Ph t o y A . Ca hi r Abbey. [

e w d w t h e h and of Time . T h e conv r sion of t h e cent ral to er into a elling

- R d - d i n h ouse , at some post efor mation period , oubtless obliterate many

w t e r e st i n g a chi t e c t ur a l featur es . Portions of anot h er to er remain .

' w r n a r T h e mullions of t h e E ast Windo a e still per fect , as a re t h e ﬁne

h s s l w c At a e . r ow lancet w indow s on t h e side aisle , h ic h r e all T h e out

’ buildings must h a ve r eac h ed t h e r iver s edge . T h e Abbey precincts

w w w . a re no bounded by a h ig h rail ay embankment , h ic h ca r ries t h e

- R w . n W . G . S . a d ail ay br idge over t h e Sui r close by T h is embankment ' w w r o s e ct mi ht d w a r fs t h e central to er , from h ic h in old days a ﬁne p p g

— w d w Ga lt ees be su rveyed t h e river in ing t h roug h a ric h count ry , it h t h e , To E A TH E SU I R F R O M ITS SOUR C E THE S .

t h e Kn oc k me a ld ow n s and t h e I Va t e r fo r d ountains gua r ding it like , M

“ ” - a n d Sli ev e n a mon . pu rple clad sentinels , Lonely closing t h e ci rcle Like

w a s n u most Ir is h r eligious foundations , t h e h istory of Ca h i r Abbey

E w w a s . eventful . d a rd Lonergan its last P r ior

T h er e a r e gr aceful moder n c h u rc h es for bot-h R oman Cat h olics and

w off P r otestants in Ca h i r . In t h e middle of t h e to n , t h e Squa r e , stands

o f t h e r uined old Pa ris h C h u rc h . In t h e middle t h e r uin t h e re is a

i R e noticeable cu rtain w all . It s said t h at fo r many yea r s after t h e for mation Cat h olics and P rotestants w o r s h ipped simultaneously in t h e

w . old c h u rc h , divided by t h at all T h e Butler s , lords of Ca h i r , clung

ﬁ n d to t h e Old Fait h . Nevert h eless , t h ey found it p rudent to favour ” w w it h t h e po er s in t h e ascendency . T h is combination pa ris h c h u rc h

speaks effective ly of t h eir position in t h e seventeent h centu r y .

R Pe n n e fa t her o f In t h e ruins rest t h e r emains of ic h a rd , Ba ron t h e

E d o f hi w o 1 s h d 859 . xc h equer , a famous ju ge day , die in

CA H IR CA STLE .

CAHIR CASTLE r ises on an island in t h e Sui r , and comma nds t h e br idge

i v - in t h e middle o f t h e to w n . T h is old y clad Butler st r ong h old is p rob

o w a ably t h e best example f late feudal a rc h itectu re in Ireland . It s

- i n o r a n r built t h e ﬁfteent h , ea rly in t h e sixteent h , centu ry , d h as e

a d b m ine in t h e family of its uilder s ever since . T h e Butler s ceased to

a h live in t h ei r castle about h undred and ﬁfty yea r s ago . It a s not

b e en in h abited since a company of infant ry w a s qua rtered t h er e in t h e

w w days of t h e late E a rl of Gle n g a ll. ( He it a s ho gave t h e site for

w t h e p resent ba r r acks, about a mile outside t h e to n , for merly used for

a n d n ow d . Cavalry , used for Fiel A rtillery) For over a centu r y t h e

Castle h as under gone no str uctu ral alteration , but r emains an eloquent

w itness of t h e life led long ago in Ir eland by a Lord of t h e Pale .

Centu r ies before t h e Butler s built t h e p r e sent Castle - centu ries

’ O B r i en Tho mon d befor e even Conor , Lord of , founded h is Castle t h er e — in 1142 t h e rock in t h e Sui r upon w h ic h it stands w a s r ega r ded as a ' ” b d fe n . e e d d . natur al point of vantage to e by a dun , or fort Its very ,

- D - I a sca dh name in Iris h , Cat h ai r uine t h e stone st rong h old of t h e ” — - — — w d . old ﬁ sh abounding Dun is a or h isto ry An Iris h M S . t h e Book ” of Lecan — r eco r d s t h e dest ruction of t h is fo rt of Cat h ai r C ur r ea ch

s in t h e t h i rd century , T h is is t h e outline of t h e romantic tor y . A r e

ur r ea c h e w a s M a cR a d a ma i n lative of C Lif killed by Finn , c h ief of t h e

n . C ur r e a dist rict su r r oundi g Cat h ai r , t h e moder n Ca h i r In r evenge , ch

’ ’ B a da ma i r w ho ha d w Life mu rdered Finn s mist ress , , h er d elling on t h e TH E I TS C TO T H E E A SUIR FROM SOUR E S .

- D e - I a sc a dh w w l Cat h air uin , h ence s h e supplied Finn it h food and c ot h i o w n w ng , no doubt of h e r catc h ing and eaving . After mu rder ing he r ,

C ur r e a c h d d w plun ered t h e fo rt , and escape a ay beyond t h e river Ba nnow

w t r i d \ e fo r d . to a r s Va Finn pu r sued h m . After many days h e got

o f ur r h- r sig h t C e a ch in t h e dista nce . T e e upon Finn p ronounced a n i n

hi s a n d ur r t cantation ove r spea r , h urled it at C e a ch , w ho w a s in he

d t o f o o f . e h d w a mi s a gr up friends Nev rt eless , t h e spea r foun its y

’ C ur r e a c h s t ruly to h ea rt and killed h im .

w o f T h e B re h on La s r efer to t h is fort Cat h ai r , and Geoffrey Keat

d B or oi mhe ing states t h at , among many ot h er r oyal r esi ences , B rian fortified and used t h is fort of Cat h ai r also .

W - K n oc k r a ffo n a n d h en t h e Anglo Normans came ﬁ r st to Ireland , g , n o t w a s t he w c Ca h i r , pr incipal place in t h e Ba rony , h i h passed , about

’ '

1215 t o o n f I I f V r s r . h e o . s o l o c e t e i m , Hen r y Knig h ts , P h ilip F rom

t o w W w h - . it passed h is nep h e , illiam , ose great granddaug h ter broug h t

d e B e r mi n ha m he r w h it to t h e g s by ma r r iage it Milo de Ber mingh am .

’ In 1332 t h e Ba r ony reve rted to t h e Cr o w n o n lVi lli a m d e B er mi n g ha m s

E w d a . attainder . But t h e n g lis h King s little bettere by Ca h i r As

’ e d O B r i en a n d ha d b 1332 h a s be n said al r ea y , B ryan h is Iris h y over

‘ - w 13 5 t he r un a n d r e d e . conquer e Tipp ra ry Ho ever , in 2 , King granted

E o f d n d E w t he a . Ba r ony to James , a rl O r mon e , to lizabet h , h is ife

i ld a n a t o f E James C t h e a u ral son t h is a rl , by

d d o f E D a y Cat h erine Fitzg eral , augh ter t h e a rl of esmond , h as gener ll

o h o been r ec gnised a s t he founder of t h e Ca i r b ranc h f t h e Butler s .

i — o r — d t he w Since l e h is successor qua rtere de Berming h am a r ms it h ,

hi s h w a s d w w . , t er e probably also a pru ent alliance it h t h e previous o ner s

. The n e w Lords of Ca h i r h eld an equivocal position . T h e y occupied t h e borde rland bet w een t h e t w o great w a r ring h ouses of Butler ( O r

d . monde) and Fitzgeral ( Kilda re) Butler s by descent , Fitzgeralds

’ e d “f a r by ma r riag and inter est, t h ey cont rive t h roug h out t h e Ba rons ,

of . and t h e ﬁerce st ruggles t h e sixteent h centu r y , to r etain t h ei r estates d amid t h e ruin o f t h eir confe erates . Per h aps t h e position of t h ei r

“ : m d st o f r v e r ‘ Castle h elped t h em , for an old r ecor d says In t h e y ye y

S u r e l e t h c . y y an Ilaud , ye same a natur al r o k , and upon y t a Castle , w w a n ~ h ic h alt h oug h t may not be built it h y greate a rte , yet is y e , y ” n n l seite suc h by natu re t h at yt ma y be said to be i e x pu g a b e .

- i t Ca h i r C a st le . ha s c h anged little during t he centur ies . To day 1599 closely resembles its appea rance in , as pictu red in t h e Pacata

w a s E . Hi ber nia . At t h at time Ca h ir Castle noted in nglis h h istory as

TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOURC E To THE SE A

’ of e O N ei ll Instead at onc attacking in t h e No rt h , t h ose of t h e Iris h Council w ho h ad estates to lose in t h e Sout h per suaded E ssex to lead t . d M a r bor o u li h is a rmy into Muns er Having been defeate nea r y g ,

E e t o ssex marc h d to Kilkenny , t h ence to Clonmel , and so on Ca h ir .

' “ R sec r e t a r t o E of E eynolds , y t h e a r l ssex , descr ibes Ca h i r a s t h e

’ ’ o n ly fa mous Castle of Ireland w h ic h w a s t h oug h t impr egnable ; it is t h e

w f or o f n bul a r k Munster , and a safe ret reat for all t h e agents Spai and

” ’ o i l o w f r O N e l. R me . T h e Butler s of Ca h ir er e staunc h Hug h Ca h ir

E . Castle , t h erefo re , ssex attacked

’ ’ E O N e i ll s o e a n d x ncou r aged by Hug h vict r i s , e pecting reinforce ” w E w ments from Mitc h elsto n , t h ose h eastes , as t h e nglis h r iter cou r E t e ousl n . y ter med t h e ga r r iso , r efused to su r r ender T h ereupon ssex

D w d a n d . put h is cannon into position , began a vigor ous siege espite i e

i n w d l b reac h es t h ei r alls t h e ga r rison h el out b ravely for ten days , unti

h o ff t h ey found t h at t h ei r expected r einforcements a d been cut . De s a i r i n d a n d p g , t h e ga r r ison attempte to make a so rtie to vacate t h e

d . w a s a n w Castle under cover of a r kness It a desperate endeavou r , d a s d E w . e d iscovered by t h e besieger s igh ty of t h e ga r r ison er e slaug h t r e , a n d t h e E nglis h took t h e Castle .

' ' ’ E ssex I e - g ar i i son ed Ca h ir w it h E nglis h tr oops left h is w ounded ,

w n w fi o . a s t h ere , and ent to Clonmel It h is rst success , and h is last ,

in I reland .

o f d h t o In spite t h is a r med r esistance , t h e Lor of Ca i r managed keep

w a t h h is Castle and land s from conﬁscation . T h is s t h r oug h e inﬂuence

“ o f t he o f E of e l ed h ead t h e Butler s , T h omas , a r l O r mond , ca l t h e

’ ” ’ Queen s Black Husb a nd from hi s colou r ing a nd hi s Sovereign s ma rked p reference .

w W a R Du ring t h e Cr om ellian a r s and , l ter , dur ing t h e evolution ,

o f w t h e luck t h e Butler s of Ca h i r h eld . T h e Ba ron of Ca h i r a s a minor

w of 164 1- 50 llf a t he w du r ing t h e a r s , h is gua rdian being George , a h alf

E d . 1647 b rot h er of t h e a r l of O r mon e In , previous to t h e coming to

w I n Chi ui n M o r r ou h o f t he Ireland of Cr om ell in per son , Lord q g Bu rn ” —w ho w a s o n ta i n ings t h en ﬁg h ting t h e side of t h e Pa rliamen r ians ,

w a f vested Ca h i r Castle . T h e siege s one o h ou r s only . T h e Castle

w a s I n chi ui n a n d . p r omptly h anded over to q , a flimsy story put about ’ — " t o s h elter Mat h ew s co w a rdice or w a s i t h is prudence

w 24 Crom ell h imself appea red befor e Ca h ir Castle on Feb r ua ry ,

1650 w w , and again George Mat h e su r rendered it h out a s h ot h aving been T E A TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOURCE o THE S .

“ o f w a s : ﬁ red . One of t h e conditions su r r ender t h at T h e Governo r

a w w of m y enjoy h is estate , h ic h h e h as as h is jointu re , and t h e a rds h ip

t h e h ei r o f

A l t h oug h t h e Butler estates w er e' Su rveyed by Petty du r ing t h e

w w Common ealt h for t h at object , t h ey ere not actually allo t ted to soldier s

or d R e st of a t i on 1662 a ventu rer s , and at t h e , in , O rmonde h ad little dif

“ ” ﬁc ult s hi s of . y in rein tating kinsman , t h e h ei r Ca h i r

— r — d T h e But ler luck o p rudence h eld also u ring t h e Re voluti on .

Th oma s , sevent h Ba ron Ca h i r , foug h t fo r James II . on t h e bloody and

w w 6 1 t w di a s 1 9 . o sast rous ﬁeld of Augh r im , and outla ed in But , yea r s

w w later h is outla ry a s r ever sed and h is estates r estor ed . Being know n ,

’ ‘ ‘ l u o b a u t i o a hi r . l a e Au umn Ca hi r Pal k. P l t / I . C n , t t , p

as st rong Cat h olics w it h Jacobite leani ngs t h e Lords of Ca h i r lived , , a d b road u ring t h e eig h teent h centu ry .

' B t he n 1 788 old B l n y deat h of Pierce , eleve t h Ba ron , in , t h e ut er li e

be R came extinct . But a claimant appea r ed in t h e per son of ic h a rd ’

Gle n a ll w i r Butle r of g , ho der ived h is d escent from S T h eobald Butler ,

w a s Ba ron of Ca h i r in t h e time o f E lizabet h . R ic h a rd Butler ma r

“ Ti ed o f a s e fﬁ e w to a niece Lor d C h ancellor Cla r e , and , l gal di culti s er e

w f d w . a s a t h us smoot h e over , h e succeeded as t elft h Ba r on Ca h i r He

w E n t h E l di ed t e r a r d s a of Gle n a ll. so e a r c reated ﬁ r st rl g His , second , , T TO TH E S E A TH E SUIR FROM I S SOURC E .

of in 1858 w it h out a male h ei r . T h e Ba r ony Ca h i r fell into abeyance

E . again , and t h e a rldom became extinct

T h e p r esen t r epresentat ive of t h e Bu t ler s of Ca h i r is t h e last E a rl

’ of Glen a ll s t he w g daug h ter , Lady Ma rga ret C h a rteris , to h om belongs

w s t w o t h e beautiful pa rk t h roug h h ic h t h e Suir run for over miles , to

“ get h er w it h many acres of sur r ounding mountain and valley.

- w Ca h i r Castle is i n excellent pr eservation . It still serves for Flo er t w o e . o r S h o s and t h r gat h er ings T h e Butler s migrated , ﬁ r st , Ca h i

—a o n on e House Georgian mansion , over looking t h e Ma r ket Squa re side ,

o — and t h e lovely demesne upon t h e t h er and , later , to t h e Lodge , on t h e opposite bank of t h e Suir .

’ Th m R li w Br i h Pho t o b I . Con d o" Ca hi r . e Sui r r o a a d e Ca i r . f y g , [ y ,

C HI R R A PA K .

TH E o f t he w lovely green banks Sui r a r e no h ere lovelier , or greener ,

n t h t h an in Ca h ir Pa r k . Its beauties eed to be seen to be r ealised to e de full . Happily t h e Pa r k is open to pe strians ; p rivate ca r r iages a n d ‘ be angler s may obtain access by permits , to obtained at t h e E state

e w ‘ Offi ces in Castle st reet . It is a qu stion h et h er Ca h i r Pa r k is more - ’ w - beautiful on a h ot summer s d a y , h en t h e cattle stand knee deep in

w w s t h e broad , clea r r iver , and h en trees and pastu res ea r t h eir rich e t

“ ’ o f o r t e w r s of dress living green , in la autumn , h en t h e sca let coat

t h w t a n d - a h untsmen , and e dappled h i e , black , tan of fox h ounds appe r o TH E S E A TH E SUI R FROM ITS SOURC E T .

and disappea r t h roug h groves of golden oaks and C O pi ee s ca r peted w it h

yellow b r acken in w h ic h lau rels keep t h eir summer livery .

n k . I places t h e ban s become almost precipitous , and a g raceful b ridge

h n w spans t e r iver at Kilcommo , by h ic h t h e pictu resque t h atc h ed Cot

— - a n d —i tage built for a tea h ouse , once a favou r ite rendezvous s d r eac h e .

GA RN AVILLA .

AV w o f s H ING ﬂo ed t h roug h t h e beautiful demesne t h e Butler , t h e Sui r

n ow t h passes Ga r navilla , a modernised residence , once famous as e

“ ” w - w E d d elling place of Lovely Kate of Ga r navilla , of h om t h e poet ,

w e a rd Lysag h t , sang in t h e eig h te nt h centu ry

" Have y ou been at Ga r navilla Have you s e en at Ga r navill a

’ ’ Beauty s t rain t rip o e r t h e plain lVi t h lovely Kate of Ga rnavilla "

’ 0 s h e s pu r e as virgin snow s

E r e on w 0 t h ey ligh t oodland h ill , ;

S w eet as d ew - d rop on w ild r ose

Is lovely Kate of Ga r navilla . As a noble S h ip I ’ ve seen

’ w w Sailing o er t h e s elling billo ,

’ So I ve mar ked t h e grace ful mien

o f Of lovely Kate Ga rnavilla .

’ n If poets p r ayer s can ba is h ca r es ,

No ca res s h all come to Ga r navilla ;

’ Joy s b righ t r ays s h all gild h er days ,

- And dove like peace perc h on h er pillow . C h a rming maid of Ga r navilla "

Lovely maid of Ga r navilla "

Beauty , grace , and vi rtue w ait ” of On lovely Kate Ga r navilla .

’ name o f Ga r navilla comes fr om t h e Ir is h Ga r r an - a - B h ile t h e ” o r s h r ubbery of t h e bile , old t ree) . G a r navilla itself w a s made t h e subject of some c h a r ming lines c om

R ev W posed by t h e . illiam A rc h er Butler P rofessor of oral P h ilosop h y , M of Trinity College Dublin . w a , He s a n accomplis h ed sc h ola r and critic o f , b An n e r v i lle 1814 h is day eing bor n at nea r Clonmel in . is ea rly , , H — c h ildh ood and boy h ood w er e spent at Ga r navilla fo r ma n y yea r s t h e TH E F O C TO E A SUIR ROM ITS S UR E THE S . r esidence of member s of h is family—and constant allusions to t h e h ome of hi s h is yout h a r e scatter ed t h roug h poet r y . One sonnet r uns as fol

0 lo w s G roves of my c h ild h ood " Sunny fields t h at gleam " W it h pensive lust re rou n d me even n ow

R w w iver , h ose unforgotten ater s st ream

d w B rig h t , pu re as ever , from t h e r ifte b ro

w d Of h ills h ose fadeless beauty , like a ream — Bu r sts ba ck upon my w eeping memo r y how

' a n d i v e n Hat h time incr eased vou r loveliness , g ’ " . To ea rt h , and ea rt h s , a radiance caug h t from h eaven My soul is glad in floating up t h e tide

” ’ Of yea r s ; in counting o er t h e w it h ered leaves T h at Time h at h strew n upon t h e pat h of Pride

Ye s d o : v e t t he , gla ; m st glad and feeling grieves , W it h peace and pain mysteriously allied ,

’

w a n d w w . T h at s a y s ell my breast , like ocean s stilly aves I

R OCH E STOlVN .

w a t o a Ar dﬁ n n a n e B a ll br a do its y t h e vill ge of , t h e Sui r pass s y and

R w w r oc h esto n . At R oc h e sto n t h er e a re some r uined ecclesiastical e

t o w w w mains . Close R oc h esto n t h er e is t h e fo rd h ic h a s crossed by t h e Lord P rotector Crom w ell on t h e da r k and tempestuous nig h t in

w d 1650 . Febr ua r y , , dur ing h ic h h e took Fet h a r

T h e account of t h at nig h t as given in a n e w s pamp h let o f t h at ,

“ w date , T h e Iris h Mercu r y is sufficiently amusing to be ort h quoting

R a hi ll n o w Re hi ll w F r om [ , t h e Ca stle at h ic h place fell into

’ C rom w ell s h ands w it h out a st ruggle ] h is Ex cellency w ent o n to R oac h es to w n w h er e h e got over t he river S h u re in suc h a nick of time t h at t h e , least protraction ha d metamorp h osed t h at ford into a fer r y . In a

w d w t he h ideous tempest h e came late before t h e to n of Fet h a r , h er e

o f w w a s Governor little d r eaming of any storm but t h at eat h er , sum ,

Th a ha d e mo n e d by h is E xcellency . e gentlem n at ﬁ r st t h ough t it b en

’ w w in jest , but , t h e Cor po ration s ea ring and t rembling t a s in ea rnest ,

w a s h e concluded from t h e la st , as muc h as from t h e ﬁ r st, t h at it so ,

n h w a s t he o n e and by t h e same action evide cing e of same fait h , like , , w hi s d w w ell ver sed in t ra e , called a council of t h e S h aker s to kno h et h er it w a s consonant w it h t h e r ules o f w a r t o summon a tow n by candl e

h w a s . w lig h t . After a small debate t h ey concluded t h at h et er it o r C T m TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E o THE S .

n o ( fo r t h e t h ing w a s left amp h ibious) it w a s consonant w it h t h e rules

of e w d saf ty to su r r ender t h e place , h ic h h e did , mo estly saying t h at h e i

lost h is gover nment in a stor m , and not tamely , as ot h er gover nor s h ad

a done , and t h at , by t h is condition h e h ad s tisﬁed h is engagement to t h e ' Sup reme Council w h ic h w a s t h at n one of t h em s h ould see t h e dav in ,

w e t ha r d h ic h h e s h ould lose F no , nor t h e sun neit h er , t h oug h it s h ine

l w on a l t h e o rld but \Vood st reet .

r “ e w w ere more t roubled to come to , t h an to come by , t h is to n ,

W m by t w . h ic h y Lor d Lieutenant enter ed t h e same lig h in h ic h h e h ad

w summoned it , t h e governo r entertaining h im it h a ﬁle of h ealt h s .

. E ow n h n o t But , su re , h is xcellency h ad so muc h ca re of h is t at h e did

d —o r e — o f rink it , so t h at h is modesty circumsp ction lessened h im one ” c u w p, but h ad h e dr unk of anot h er h e h ad anted t h e latter .

’ ’ It is inte r esting to cont rast w it h t h is r eporter s acc ount C rom w el l s

o w n

' W e w s h ot not a s h ot at t h em , but t h ey er e ver y angry , and ﬁ r ed

t w a s of ver y ea r nestly upon us , elling us t h at it not t h e time nig h t to d . n w a s w t o send a summons But yet , in t h e end , t h e gover or illing sen

t w o w w s . out commissioner s , I t h ink r at h er to see h et h er t h er e a force fi t suf cient to for ce h im t h an o any ot h er end . After almost t h e w h ole

h t he w w a s u nig t spent in t r eaty to n delivered pto me t h e next mor ning ,

w w e w w a s w i n upon ter ms h ic h usually call h onou rable , h ic h I t h e ill ger 200 to give because I h ad little above foot , and neit h er ladder s , guns , ” o r n anyt h ing else to force t h em .

fe w f w A mont h s a ter t h is C rom ell laid siege to Clonmel . But h is

w a s o f r eception in Clonmel ver y differ ent to t h at Fet h a rd , and is a

w gallant sto r y h ic h s h all be told in its place .

A R DFI NNAN .

I N t he w ho w a s sixt h centu r y a n Ir is h saint , a leper . c h ose for h is

’ anc h or ite s cell t h e steep cliffs w h ic h overlook t h e Sui r w h ere it bends

R w - s h a rply , beyond oc h esto n , about fou r miles sout h east of Ca h i r . T h e

w a Dr ui - - w a s son of name of t h e spot s t h en m abr a . T h e saint t h e

’ C o n n a l O C a r r oll and descended from t h e Munster Kings . His name

w a s Filmi a n a n d w , t h e place h ere h e founded t h e monaster y for Canons

R w egula r of t h e O rder of St . Augustine h as been kno n ev er since a s ” Ar dﬁ n n i a n Fi n n i n - t h e h eig h t of a . No t race of t h at monastery .

n ow d remains, but t ra ition says it stood nea r t h e present P rotestant

w i C h u rc h . It a s t h is F n n i a u w ho built t h e Abbey o f I n i sfa lle n a n d F M T O S E A TH E SUIR R O ITS SOURCE THE .

f w r w w a s w O . ho connected it h t h e Abbeys S o ds , and Clonmor e He

R ua d a n w a s . . not t h e St Finan of Clona rd , t h e teac h er of St , and Of t h e k ill great Columb e .

an O f w t o Cor mac Mac Cullin Cas h el , Bis h op and King , illed t h is

a t Ar dﬁ n n a n o n e of o n e w hi s Abbey ounce gold , and Of silver , it h ” T h d O f i O l 08 . G a h or ses and a r ms . H e died in battle in 9 e eat h ,

Ar dﬁ n n a n 1085 . Prior Of , is r ecorded in

T h e r iver runs t h roug h an amp h it h eat re O f h ills w h ic h command w ide view s O f t h e su r rounding count ry . Natu r e h as indicated t h is

a O f n w h spot as point vantage , and upon t h e h ill Opposite t h at upo h ic

“ ” o r t h e monastery is said to h ave stood is a ﬁne r at h , fort . T h e ” n ow w fort is peopled , by t h e creative fancy Of some , it h lively

’ Clur i - a - dha un s o w w g , o r Sp r tive elves , it h h om it is undesi rable to inter fer e .

Ar dﬁn n a n w a s t h e scene Of a great battle in 1150 bet w een t h e King

’ o f O C on or w ho Munster and an claimed t h e Hig h Kings h ip Of Ireland .

T h e to w n and Abbey w er e plundered and bur nt by t h e Anglo - Nor mans in 1179 .

’ n w s . After Stro gh o day , Hen ry II sent h is youngest and favou rite m son , Jo h n , t h en about sixteen yea r s Old , to assume t h e c h ief govern ent

“ O f hi s w O f ne ly acqui red r ealm . T h e Lo rds h ip I reland h a rdly r emoved from t h e young prince t h e reproac h conveyed by h is nick - name o f Lack

n e w d 1185 . Land . P rince Jo h n a r r ived in h is omains in He kept

a n d h is cou r t in Dublin w it h r eckless and luxu rious extr avagance , suc

c d w . e e e d in est r anging t h e Iris h c h iefs , as ell as all Older and graver men

It became know n t h at t h e I ris h and t h eir c h iefs w er e a r ming . Jolu n and h is cour ti er s talked loud and did ot h ing . At last t h e Pr ince ,

ed S o n of p r oce ed out h and , h is line marc h , h e erected t h ree castles

r w w o Tyb oug hn ey ( h ic h may still be seen from t h e Sui r . t miles from

w w d O f Ar dﬁ n n a n a n d Fiddo n) , from h ic h h e date some h is C h ar ter s ;

o O f Ar dﬁ n n a n w Lismore . Jo h n Observing t h e imp rtance , h ic h com ,

a n d ma n ded one O f t h e c h ief passes into t h e counties of W a terford Cor k , t O O k u t w o w o f t he . p h is abode h er e , and for yea r s atc h ed t h e building t w fort r ess . T h e Iris h decla r ed t h a t h ese fortresses ere built solely to

- M serve as sta rt ing points for t he plunder O f unster . Accordingly h ey

w a s attacked Lismor e and A rdfinnan . Lismor e taken by su rprise and

- R — E its go vernor , obert de Ba r ri one Of t h e ﬁ r st Of t h e nglis h to land

’ — D O B r i e n w ho w . in I reland w a s slain w it h h is h ole ga r rison onald , ,

’ O f t n st e r w O C o n o r M cC a r t h h claimed to be King , it h and y , t en

E A TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOURC E TO THE S .

n n n ma rc h ed against Ar dﬁ a . T h e meeting took place to t h e left Of t h e d t he . w a s Sui r , Opposite Castle But suc h t h e comman ing position above

’ t he r iver t h at O B r i en w a s unable t o take it by force . T h erefor e h e

w a n d feigned ﬂig h t , and allo ed t h e small gar rison to issue fort h pursue

m w . h im . T h en, tur ning and su r rounding t h em , h e put t h e to t h e s o rd

J I Ohn Fou r Knig h ts w er e slain in t h e encounte r . soon after retu rned

n n n t o E ngland lea ving Jo h n de Cou cy at Ar dﬁ a . A little above t h e , r

on O f Castle , t h e Opposite side t h e r iver , t h ere is a place called Aug h

” “ na - fullea g h ( or t h e Bloody possibly t h e site Of t h is great battle .

w a s w on E n l w a s T h e Castle back , subsequently , by t h e g is h , and

w w a s after w a r ds granted to t h e Knig h ts Templa r s , and t h e round to er

o n e O f t h eir P r eceptor ies . T h e Knig h ts of St . Jo h n Of Jer usalem , t h e

ospitaller s succeeded t h e Templa r s aft e r t h e obliteration Of t h ei r H , ,

2 A ﬁ n n w a s d d d 131 . r d a n O rder , al r ea y allu e to , in Castle counted among

w . t h e st rongest in Ireland , and t h e to n h ad a municipal cor po ration

f w In t h e days O t h e Common ealt h , General Ireton planted h is guns

d d w upon t h e Opposite h ills , and bomba r e t h e Castle it h suc h vigou r t h at

. f w a w a gr eat b reac h Of eighteen eet s made in t h e alls . and t h e Castle f ell an easy prey to t h e besieger s . T h is is t h e contempora r y account

T h e Majo r - Gener al [ Ireton ] w a s very desi r ous to gain a pa ss over

w w e ha d o b o r w w t h e Suir , h er e , indeed , n ne but y boat , h en t h e eat h er

w e Feln 'ua r 1650 w e served ; h erefore , on Satu rday in t h e ev ning [ y , ]

w a a Ar dﬁ n n a n ma rc h ed from Cas h el , it h p rty Of h or se a nd foot , to , w w a s O f w h er e a b r idge , and , at t h e foot it , a st rong Castle , h ic h h e ,

’ f d e about ou r o clock in t h e mor ning , attempte ; killed about sixt en Of t h e

’ e out - d t w o a n d o r w nemy s gua r lost but men , eig h t ten ounded . T h e

l t o a n d w e enemy yielded t h e p ace h im , a r e possessed Of it , being a very consider able pass and t h e nea rest to our pass at Cappoquin,w h it h er w e

a n d Y w ca n b ring guns , ammunition . ot h er t h ings fr om oug h al by ater , t he . and t h en , over t h is pass , to a rmy

i n T h e Castle at t h e present time is in good pr eservation , being

Tw o w h abited by t h e P rendergast family . Of t h e fou r to er s still stand

n d a nd -l . upo t h ei r r ocky foun ations , r ise pictu resque y above t h e Sui r

The Suir is crossed at Ar dﬁ n n a n by a very long a n d graceful b ridge

Of w U d . fourteen a rc h es , h ic h ca r r ies t h e r oa from Cor k to Clonmel nder

h w d r O f t ese a rc h es , h ic h a r e y except in t h e ﬂood times t h e Sui r , fever st ricken cr eatu res in t h e days Of t h e Great amine soug h t s h elter a n d F , ,

st ran g e to say alt h oug h unattended and relieved only . by a. secret , , TH E RC T O E A SUIR FROM ITS SOU E THE S .

w w r c h a rity h ic h dreaded contact it h t h e epidemic , eve y individual r e cover ed .

Beside t h e br idge to - day may be seen t he flouris h ing w oollen factory — . w w w Ar dﬁn n of t h e Messr s Mulca h y , h ic h tu r ns out t h e ell kno n a n w n d o w a . f n w t eeds , r ugs , motor fab rics T h e h um h irli g h eels , and t h e

o f O f sun glimpses long h anks dyed ya r n drying in t h e , make pleasa nt

’ sounds and sig h ts for t h ose w it h I r eland s industr ial development at h . t e w h ea r t For all t h at , factory c h imneys r ise some h at incongruously in t h e pictur e Of t h e O ld Nor man st rong h old w h ic h r i ses among t he t rees ” o n h i n n n t e Heigh ts of F i a .

l o n w e T h e village stragg es bot h Sides Of t h e b ridge . A ide villag

' t he a n d le n ds a green str etc h es by t h e edge Of r iver , c h a racter istic c h a r m t o — i T— t h e landscap e . In t h e h a rd Old days n 18Q nv e men w er e pub li cly n ow d O f w w h h anged upon t h is verdant and eserted st retc h s a rd , h ic

in for mer times belonged , cu r iously enoug h , to t h e Corpor ation Of Clon mel .

D LA Y AB BE Y .

F PO N t h e h eig h ts Opposite Ar dﬁ n n a n Castle about a mile from t he ,

b - l w le a d s . r iver , a y r oad to a love y ruin kno n as Lady Abbey T h e r uin t o r . is lonely and neglected , and its h is ory is veiled in Obscu rity Oblivion Ivy smot h er s t h e r emaining w alls a n d t w ines r oun d t h e graceful w i n

(l w w d t h w o s , h ic h date t h e buil ing to e t elft h centu ry , t h e design , a s a

w o r . s h ole , suggesting Benedictine Ca r melite or igin Pos ibly Lady Abbey w a s d n I n n i slo n a h b d w a epende cy of g Abbey; T h e Ab ey and lan s ere granted to t h e Duke of Yor k and Bis h op of \Va t e r for d at t h e R efor ma ~

tion .

‘ T h e ruins Of Lady Abbey w ill r epay a visit w er e it Only for t h eir

w e K n oc k me a ldo w n s position , encircled by mountains . T h e s ep of t h e ,

Ga lt e es C o mme r a hs a n d Sli ev e n e n a mo n w ell ew a rds t h ose w ho leave , g , r t h e high r oad to puzzle o ut t h e stor y of t h is graceful r uin .

T E NE WCAS L .

l — o r w - T h e little village Of New cast e Ne castle P rendergast , a s it is

Often called - lies on t h e r igh t bank of t h e Sui r , about seven miles sout h f . o n e s w O f w est o Clonmel . On ide to er t h e purple h eigh ts t h e Knock

s me a ldo w n s o n t h e ot h er in t h e distance s lope t h e C o mmer a g h . Nea r ; , , t he r iver a re t he ruins Of t h e Augustinian Abbeys o f M ullog h and N e w

' w n w h a n castle founded and endo w ed b t h e P renderga sts , h e re o t e , y H E T SUIR FROM ITS SOUR CE T O THE SE A .

i c e st or s of . d t h at family lie buried T h ei r anc ent fort ress is close at h an ,

i t h o of w but n ow r uinous . T h ere s a story h at once t e m nks Ne castle

o n offended e Of t h eir pat r ons , a nd , in r etaliation , h e set ﬁ re t o t h e

- . O f u Abbey Some t h e monks lost t h ei r lives , and t h e b r eak p Of t h e

w t o e d m . P r en ergast fa ily ensued T h ey , h o ever , Su rvived sufﬁciently giv

o n e n e a good account Of t h emselves under Ma r lboroug h , as Old tombsto , 1 ’ ( 17 10 m d w d . late , r ecords T h e fa ily a r e escended from St rongh o s knig h t , Mau r ice de P r endergast h onou rably remember ed in Iris h h ist or y as

The Fait h ful Nor man .

KN OCKLOFTY .

FROM Ar dﬁ n n a n t o Clonmel t h e cou r se Of t h e Sui r gro w s in beauty w it h

w w e a c h on w a rd mile . T h e silver st rea m ﬂo s by fertile meado s and

w a n d sloping oods and c h a r mingly placed r esidences . T h e demesnes

K i lma n a ha f K n k o ft t h l of plantations Of n and o oc l y ﬁ e beautifu seat t h e — i i E a r l Of Donoug h mor e affor d e n dless va riety of c h a rming r iver a n d

mountai n scener y .

RL I LD MA F E .

TH E p retty village of M a r lﬁ eld cluster s r ound t h e beautiful demesne and

f w E - o R s . . . w w n h ome ic h a rd Ba g ell , q , D L , ell kno as a h istor ia n and

politician . In t h e h omes O f t h e villager s a r e executed t he c h a r ming ‘ ” M a r lﬁ eld e mbr oi d e r i e s w ow e i , h ic h t h eir origin to t h e initiative and ' t a st e of w w ho M r s . Bag ell , is ever eager and active in all sc h emes for

b a n O f w t h e ette r ment d beneﬁt t h e people Of t h e h ole neig h bou r h ood . Ma rlfield is t h e moder n a n d p r osaic appellation Of t h e Old to w nland

I n n i slon a h t h of w h f of g , e name h ic h in I r is signiﬁes t h e Island o t h e — N e w ( or Sw eet) Mi lk p robably because it w a s good grazing la nd by t h e r iver .

I NN I L Y S ONAGH AB B E .

TH E ruins of I n n i slon a g h Abbey a r e n ow enclose d in t h e c h u rc h ya rd O f t he l t h P rotestant C h u rc h Of M a r lﬁe d . T h e Abbey Of t h e Island Of e

w i s d t o O ld a n d S eet Milk frequently allu ed in c h a rter s su rveys , but little

O f e h istory int r est is connected w it h it . T h is peaceful uneventfulness

w d r e speaks ell fo r its r ule , for good deeds a nd uty done a re seldom

w t he d O f -e s corded , h er eas mis eeds Jam Butler , t h e last Abbot , being

e a n d unusual , em rge Obtain notice . T h e Abbey is said to h ave been

’

- by . w M or O B r n . e founded St Malac h y in t h e t elft h centu r y Donald i , — — - King O f Munste r w ho fr inged t h e Suir w it h h oly h ouses r e establis h ed TH E C TO SE A SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

1187 a r e - it in , little later t h an h e establis h ed Holy C ross . He seems

t o . h ave colonized it from Fur ness , in Lancas h ire

About 1465 t he Abbot of I n n i slon a g h desired to unite t h e t w o

w - w o f d po er ful and ever a r r ing Houses Butler and O r monde . It is sai t h at t h e E a rl Of Desm ond and t he E arl of O rmonde of t h at time met in

I n n i slon a h w m w t h e Abbey Of g , d re up t h ei r a r ed h osts it h in t h e pre

’ c n ct s i , and , t h roug h t h e Abbot s intercession , consented at last to join ” v w a s e in lo e . T h e pledge solemnly given , and bound by a sacr d oat h t h at never again w ould a feeling of h at red or ill - w ill to w a rds eac h ot h er

“

v ow w a . a enter t h eir h ea rts . Th e s st rangely fulﬁlled T h e s me evening t he E a rl o f Desmond left w it h hi s retinue for one o f h is st rong h old s on

d r of O W Ar dﬁ n n n — t h e bor e s C . Cor k . h en cr ossing t h e a e _ford at t h er w a s — E w s r Ow n d i s d no br idge in t h ose days t h e a rl a d e , and only h dea d Y bo y reac h ed h is feudal castle for its bu rial at oug h al .

’ W E T TR I C S LL . S . PA K

I n n i slon a h e HALF a mile from g Abbey , in a s h elt r ed glen of muc h sylva n

O ld n d beauty t h ere a r e a very small Celtic cr oss , a tiny r uined c h apel , a , ,

’

w \ . a h oly ell , famous as St . Patrick s V ell

42 a n d 17 T h e little c h u rc h , feet long feet br oad , is over t h r ee h und red

R o n O f w o r yea r s Old . After t h e efo r mati , t h e Cat h olics Abbey pa r is h s h ipped i n it up to t h e end Of t h e sevent e ent h century . To t h is little

' w s a - O f t h hi t e w c h u rc h a removed t h e memori l alta r tomb e \V family , h ic h

’ w a s 1623 o riginally e rected in St . Ma ry s , Clonmel , in , to t h e memory

I i t F o t he i r a n d Vh . r m Of Nic h olas e and h is relatives , crest motto it w ould appea r t h at t he W h ites w or e t h e W h ite R ose and ad h er ed to t he

House O f Yor k t h roug h t h e Wa r s Of t h e R oses in t h e fifteent h centur y .

A glimpse O f t h is glen and of t h e tiny r uin may be caug h t fr om t h e

- t left side o f t h e r ail w ay t rain as it r uns from Clonmel o Ca h i r . T h e G reat Sout h er n and Wester n main line follow s t h e cou r se of t h e Sui r

( except t h at pa rt Of it w h ic h r uns t h r ough Ca h i r Pa rk) from W a t - e r for d to K n ock g r a ffo n .

’ I t W e . St . Pat rick s ell h as long been a popula r place Of pilgrimag h as been celebr ated for many w ond erful cur es effected by t h e w ater s w i d h c h bubble , clea r and spa r kling , from t h e groun into a deep circula r

ha s o f pO O l at t h e foot Of an O ld t ree . It been beautifully said suc h Holy \V ells t h at

T h e Scriptu re o f creation h olds no fai rer type t h an t h ey

T h at an immortal spi rit can be linked w it h huma n clay . TH E S R TS T O T H E E A UI FROM I SOUR CE S .

T h e name Of t h e great Apostle Of I reland ha s al w ays been associated

w Well n o it h t h is pa rticular Holy , alt h oug h deﬁnite record Of h is visit

S 1 8 t o . w w w to t h e pot be found It is ell kno n , h o ever , t h at alt h oug h

Ai lb E w w a s . e ho w a s Tippera ry t h e Special p rovince Of St Of mly , pre

v i o usl . o n e y establis h ed in it , St Pat rick labou r ed t h ere at time during t . W n w he h is many jou r neyings e k o t h at , after h is visit to Cas h el and

a I n u t — S . o u b ptism Of E g , St Pat r ick jou rneyed Nort h er n Deisi t h e co n

w w w s n a lt e s . t ry , t h at is , h ic h lies bet een t h e Kn ock me a ldo n a d t h e G e

T h er e is a cu r ious r ecord O f t he difficulties of t h at jou r ney into Nort h er n

. i s O f e Deisi It said t h at t h en Pat rick cu r sed t h e st reams t h at plac , because h is books h ad been d ro w ned in t h em and t h e ﬁs h ermen refused ” w w to give h im ﬁ s h . T h e str eams , it ould seem , ere t h e Ta r a nd t h e f t h a r e . , t r ibuta ries Of Suir For all t h at t h e Tar and t h e Nar r an

. d t h r oug h fruitful count ry , St Pat rick p rop h esie t h at t h ere s h ould be ” o n S no mills t h ose t reams , but t h at t h e mills Of t h e foreigner s

w e . ould be nig h t h m He t h en blessed t h e Sui r and its banks , and ”

w . e t h e r ive r is fruitful , except h er e t h e ot h er st ream s enter it Som

w as w of t he centu r ies later t h e p rop h ecy fulﬁlled , h en t h e mills ” — V - for eigner s t h e Da. nes w er e establis h ed at Clonmel and at V a t er

d . fo r It is likely enoug h t h at in t h ese jou r neyings St . Pat rick may

Ar dﬁn n a n a n h ave c r ossed t h e Sui r at d t r avelled o n to Clonmel . It

w may ell h ave been t h at t h e saint found r est , after h is toilsome p ro

g ress over t h e r oug h country bet w een t h e K n oc k me a ldo w n s and t he

w e u Sui r , in t h is s eet and s h elter d glen by t h e r iver . Do btless he

w p reac h ed t h er e and baptised and t h en blessed t h e ell . ,

’ It may be interesting to quote h ere P rofessor Kuno M e yer s liter al ’ I t tr anslation Of Pat rick s Blessing U pon Munster . is taken from

“ ’ “ t h e Tripa rtite Life Of St . Patrick

’ God s blessing upon Munster ,

w " Men , omen , c h ildr en A blessing o n t h e land W h ic h gives t h em f uit " r'

A blessing o n e v e r y w l h ea t , W h ic h is br oug ht for t h O i t hei r ma rc h es " f t g N O o n e to be in w a gt pf h elp ’ . n s r God s blessing upon Thi n t e . TH E I . C T O S E A SU R FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

A blessing on t h ei r peaks ,

O n ﬂ a - n t h eir bar e g sto es ,

A blessing on t h eir glens ,

on A blessing t h eir r idges .

' ' Like sand of sea un d er s h ips Be t h e number Of t h eir h ea rt h s

’ O h slo e s o n s p , plain ,

- k On mountain Sides , on pea s .

T h e t w o miles bet w een I n n i slon a g h and Clonmel abound w it h r ive r

“ w d of pictu res h ic h linger in t h e memo ry . T h e deligh tful ga r ens Ma rl

w t h w O f w h eld slope do n to e ater s t h e Suir . T h e ooded h ills Slope up

d e o n WVa t er for . from t h e r iver , t h e sid , darkly beautiful T h e Sui r h a s

Ed w a n d inspired many ve rses since mund Spenser rote , bot h h umble h ig h

n for a w sou ding , it is r iver t h at inds itself t h roug h many h ea rts , bot h nea r its banks and fa r acr oss t h e ocean .

” ” ” w R T h e Gentle Sui r , S eet Clonmel , a re Clonmel , Lonely i ” — S li ev e n a in o n t h ese w ords st rike c ho r d s o f memor y in t he h ea rts o f t h e

s er e d on s . w O f ca t t s and daug h ter s of Tippera ry T h e to n Clonmel , in d pa rticula r , seems to exercise a peculia r , and lasting , h ol over t h e

f w o s d t O . affec ions its to nspeople at h ome and , m re e pecially , abr oa

‘ h w t he Th ere is little doubt t h at t is fact is , in a la rge measu re , O ing to

i T a O f — ﬁ Shi n r ver O t h e Sui r belong t h e yout h ful associ tions spor t g . l wi - w boating , s mming for all forms Of h ic h Clonmel h as long een famous .

T h at place so dea r to all ou r h ea rt s

’ V ' a V ell 1 mea n St . P tr ick s

’ Its c h u rc h a n d t r ee in d reams I ll see

’ “me n fa r from R a re Clonmel ;

w d Its mountain alks , eac h grove and ell ,

w w T h e Spa , it h ater s pu r e ,

T h e d ea r O ld R ock a n d c rystal w ell

Kissed by t h e silvery Suir "

’ w w h M a r lﬁ eld T h er e s Ne to n A ner , , Minella and R a g \V ell h " w h er e on ea rt h c a n you ﬁnd a spot O . ” TO compa re w it h our Clonmel "

TH E C To S E A SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

CLON ME L.

S W EET CLONMEL seems to h ave deserved i t s name even befor e

’ “7 Tua t ha Da n a a s a n d Spenser s d a y . h en t h e de n came to I reland dr ove befo re t h em t h e ea rlier settler s , t h e Firbolgs , t h ey h alted in t h is

l w . pleasant val ey by t h e r iver Sui r , guided to t h e spot by a s a r m Of bees . ” fOr t T h ey r aised ther e a circula r , or baile , and named t h e place ” Cluain Mealla T h e Field of

The Wes Ga e C on me . t t , l l

t O lli O l of In t h e t h ir d cen u ry t h e gr eat Gllave , King Munster , con

e t h “ fer r d upon e C h ieftain - E n g us a settlement from t he Suir to t h e

. W D o f sea h en , later , t h e anis h pir ates landed at t h e mout h t h e

a n d d d h i w a u Sui r , by egrees ma e t ei r ma r aud ng y p t h e r iver , t h ey ,

- doubtless , found a consider able community establis h ed at Clonmel .

w e Probably t h ey met it h a good r esistance t h ere , for t h e Dan s h ave n ot left t h ei r ma r k upon t h e mor e inland t ow n O f Clonmel in any degree E ER H C T O SE A TH SUIR O ITS SOUR E THE .

t o m w cor responding t h eir i press upon Port Lai rge , h ic h t h ey named

” “ e - d O f aft r Odin , V ater Fior ( T h e Fiord t h e

E Little is r ecorded about Clonmel until after t h e nglis h connection .

— - A F ranciscan F ria ry w h ic h ha s been r e built in late r times upon t h e O ld

t - w a 1269 w h si e s founded t h ere in , and it h it t e name Of t h e E nglis h

n 300 E w . 1 K nig h t Otto de G ra dison is connected In d a rd II . sanctioned a ” w h a ll mu rage grant for seven yea r s , h ic aut h orised a toll upon mer c ha n di se w t he sold it h in bor oug h , suc h tolls to be used for t h e er ec tion

w Of alls , rampa rts , and ot h er fortiﬁcations r ound t h e tow n of Clonmel . ” O f w - Traces t h ese alls remain to day . T h e West Gate is still t h e

w w on e p r incipal ent rance to t h e to n fr om t h e est . It is t h e only of

m Old u a n d Br i d e C on e . Q ay g . l l

w w O f t h e fou r gates h ic h remains . Outside it lies t h e Iris h to n , r elic

O ld w t h e penal days . T h e la rgest r emaining portion O f t h e alls is to

’ M r s . be seen in t h e c h u rch ya rd O f St . a y ( Protestant) C h u rc h

w w w a s T h e alled to n of Clonmel besieged by Ga r ret Mor , t h e G reat E f O f d r 15 16. o a rl Kil a e , in He ma rc h ed into t h e ter ritory h is h eredi

hi s O f ta ry r ivals , t h e Butler s , in all t h e pomp of position Lord Deputy ,

’

e . . Henr y V II . h aving r ecently ordain d t h at h e s h ould r ule all Ireland

w w a s t hi m I n After some r esistance , t h e to n yielded up un o by t h e

a n d w a n d h abitants , h ence h e r etu r ned Home, it h certain Hostages

e a n d w a s hi s w be . P risoner s , r eceived by fr iends it h gr eat joy ; t h e rest

ow n took t h emselves in safety to t h eir h omes . n o a c r. T O S E A Tm: S U I R r n o ITS S r THE .

5 _ - o n ld 16 0 w a s o n T h e siege of Cl me n a muc h more impor tant e . Its impo rtance in Ir is h h istor y is second only to t h e sieges o f Lime rick a nd —i f . Fo r Londonder ry no ot h er I ris h victory , indeed , victory it could — d w e . o f be calle h ad Crom ell to pay so d a rly T h e Mayo r Clonmel , Jo h n ' i w t he t h W h ite a n d t h e cit zens er e loyal to mona rc h , and applied o t e , y

E a rl o f rmonde t h en command ing t h e R oyali st t oops n I reland for O , r i ,

w d - of soldier s to defend t h e to n . O r mon e sent foot men t h e a rmy

’ ’ w R oe O N e i ll c of w w h of O en , under t h e ommand O en s nep h e , Hug

’ ” O i l i lst e r me n w he Ne l. l t Dub h Black Hug h and h is , toget h er it h

w w w e to nspeople , h eld t h e to n against Oliver C rom ll , in per son , and h is

’ " St . Ma r s Chur ch C on me . Tr a ces of Twel t h Cen ur Wor k r y . l l f t y e ma i n .

e I t w o w o n vet ran ronsides , for nea rly mont h s , and fr om t h e grim Pr o

w tecto r a t r ute of gr udging admi ration . Cr om ell indeed w a s about ib , ,

t he w to raise siege h en h e noticed somet h ing s h ining in t h e gr ass . H e

picked it up and found it to be a silver bullet . T h is suggested to h im , . h t he w w o t at ga r rison ere it h out ammuniti n . He decided to t ry w h at w w d h unger ould do h er e force and steel h ad faile . But t h e sta rving defender s still h eld out , alt h oug h plague n o w added its h or ro r s to t h ose

o f . A 9t h famine galla nt sor tie upon . May left t h e I ronsides beaten and w even Crom ell discouraged . But t h e defende r s h ad s h ot t h ei r last

r w bullet and spent t h ei la st ﬂask of po der . TH E C TO SE A SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

w T h en ug h Dub h ent to Jo h n W h ite . GO n o w he said and H , ,

f . w Of er to su r r ender Crom ell h as been beaten . He does n o t know

w e our . w t h at h ave s h ot last r ound He ill give you good ter ms , but h e w w t o ill s h o no mercy us . Fir st y o u must let me and my Ulster men c ma r h out sec r etly at midnig h t . W h en w e h ave h ad a fai r sta rt o an d , g ’ su r render to h im .

" e t h P l h Br i e. O oum Phot o b t h A u or . ou t m la g dg l a . [ y

w T h e siege h ad cost Cr om ell over of h is men . He r eadily

’ ’ ” O N i ll k w " granted Mayor \Vhi t e s conditions . Does e no Of t h is h e

— — w asked suddenly h aving signed t h e t reaty pen in h and . T h en h en h e kne w t h at Black Hug h and h is me n h ad escaped into County Water ford h e w ould h ave torn up t he treaty in h is rage . But Mavo r W h ite

for w bad . reminded h im of h is r eputation keeping h is ord , good o r T h en

' w : h fou ht w ell t w w C r om ell declared T ey h ave g for h ei r to n , and I ill

w w had s hi s v keep my ord Alt h oug h no to n puni h ed t r oops so se erely ,

w a s hi s w . h e spa r ed t h e citizens . T h is last milita ry or k in Ir eland On

5 29t h 16 0 he Y E . May , , embarked at oug h al for ngland ~ TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOURC E TO THE SE A .

O f w Clonmel r emained in t h e h ands t h e Pa rliamenta ry Pa rty , it h

R O f 1660 . Colonel Sankey for Gover no r , until t h e estor ation C h a rles II . in

. 1690 It w a s h eld for King Jam es II in , but afte r t h e Battle of t h e Boyne — it w a s sur rendered to King William . Its subsequent h istory until — 1848 is merely O f local int e rest .

In 1848 Clonmel w a s t h e scene of t h e famous t rials fo r h ig h t r eason

” ’ o f Y \Vi lli a m r i t h e oung Ir elander s and t h ei r leader , Smit h O B en .

’ ” ’ O B r i e n o f w M a c M a n us O Don o h Smit h , Meag h e r t h e S ord , , and ue

w e e r e convicted and transport d to Aust ralia . After some yea r s William

’ O B r i e n w a s o - Smit h pa rd ned , and all t h at is mortal O f t h at noble minded

Phot o b t he A ut hor The Sui r r om Sulr i s a nd c on me . f l , l l ( y

a nd unfo rtunate gentleman sleeps in I ris h ea r t h , not fa r from t h e Sui r , f O O e . in t h e P r ovince f h is r oyal ancestor s , and in t h e land h is d votion ' O f w w w a s T h e statue an Iris h peasant a r rior , h ic h erected in fr ont

O f w 1904 O f t h e To n Hall , in , in h onou r and memory t h e men of

t o e r mi R r e— h as refer ence t h e ea rli r , and more fo dable , ebellion in p Union d a ys .

' ' w a s i n ClOn me l 24t h 17 13: Laurence Ster ne bo r n on November , At

K n oc k br i t w a s w a s , nea r Clonmel , born t h e gi rl kno n in after years t h e ” most gorgeous Lady Bles sington ,

W a h om Lau rence p inted and w h om Byron sung .

r — —w Muc h Of he girl h ood s h e ma r ried at sixtee n a s Spent in Clonmel . TH E S um I r s C TO E A FROM SOUR E THE S .

w a s Alt h oug h bor n in Italy , Clonmel for many yea r s t h e h ome O f

‘ n w ho . C h a rles Bianco i , ﬁ r st came t h ere a s a pedla r and rose to be o n e Of ’ R ’ Clonmel s ﬁ r st oman Cat h olic Mayor s . B i a n co n i s name becam e

’ ” d t B i a n o i famous t h roug h out I relan a s t h e o rigina o r of c n s ca r s .

T h ese ca r s ca r r ied ma ils and passenger s t h roug h out I reland before t he

w w advent of rail ays , a nd ere celebrated in t h ose d avs for t h ei r e xcellence

O f and despatc h . T h e ﬁ r st t h ese ca rs r an from Clonmel to Ca h i r and

5t h 18 1 . back on July , 5

' Li ke a long sa br e a t a w a r r i or s hi p.

T h e visitor to Clonmel s h ould not fail to spend some time in e x a mi n

- M . r e ing t h e inter esting P rotestant C h u rc h of St . a rv Alt h oug h built

h o n d 1857 in t h e a r c aeol g i c a llv da r k a a rc h itectu rally painful ages about ,

w w w t races o f t w elft h centu r y or k r emain . T h e east indo is r ema rkable fo r its pa r t i c ula r lv beautiful t racer y . T h ere a re also t h r ee h andsome

R O f w — — t he oman Cat h olic c h u rches , one h ic h t h e F r ia ry is built upon

’ l e bv w d ﬁ n e O d foundation dese c r at d C rom ell s sol ier y , and contains t h e tomb O f James Galda Butle r t he p rogenitor of t h e Ca h i r Butler s . ,

Clo n n zel T h ere a re many ot h er interesting t h ings to be seen in , from t h w t h e Corporation plate a n d r egalia to e splendid Hor se S h o ground , w h ere t h e most successful Ho rse S h o w of t h e Sout h o f I reland is h eld

r 1912 eac h August . Since Janua y , , Clonmel possesses an att ractive t w . golf links nea t h e to n , in addition to t h e p riva e li ks , r n i D . O f t h e Ea rl O f onoug h mo r e , at Knocklofty But t h e p r n “ The ci pa l att raction of Clonmel must ever be t h e river .

TH E S r m FROM r r s SOURCE TO THE Sm .

w w d - D w had a t t o n rote R ic h a r o ling many yea r s ago , , its side a br ig h t clea r r iver w h ic h Often in my imaginative yout h , ,

’ t o w hi mv o w s eemed me like a long sab re at a a r r ior s p, fo r t n h ad been ” famous in O ld days fo r h ig h Spi rit a n d h eroic deeds . T h at long

” ’ s a b re ﬂa s h es still in t he mind s eye O f ma n v a . Clonmel ma n in t h e N e w

“ \ a w O ld w t he V orld . He r ec lls t h e vie from t h e B ridge , h en moon ” w a s t h . Gr a h ig h , o r from e Convent B ridge at sunset He remember s v e l w w Island and t h e Ne bolds , h e re t h e Clonmel sc h oolboys make t h eir ” fi . t w t h s n d r st attempt a s imming , e Boat h ou e a t h e ba t h ing place beside

’ t he t he O ld e s it , Islands , B ridg t h e Queen s Gap , Lady Bles ing

’ t r e e w a n ton s Bat h , t h e sally s kissing t h e ater , d t h e t rees fringing i t h e banks . It s t h e river t h at gives to Clonmel its unique and end u r ing d ” fa scination , and gives to t h is pa rt of t h e Gol en V ein its beauty and h c a rm .

w ma n v " F rom Clonmel t h e Sui r ﬂo s on by a . mi l until , at t h e foot

’ 7 ' Sli e v n a mo n b m i e d v . t s Of , it is joine t h e An er T h is little r iver gives

w w An n r name to Ne to n e .

N E \\7 TO\VN ANN E l

w w An n r e D . d Ne to n is t h e h ome of t h e uc h ess of St Albans , in h erite

h R - w i t from h e r fat er , alp h Ber nal Osbor ne , once a famous in t h e House

Of Commons .

“ Not fa r from Ne w to w n a bri dge of ﬁve a rc h es kno w n as Sir ,

’ H m d w h e . a s Th o as s B ri g , Spans t h e Sui r It built by Si r T omas Osborne t o \V t r r w w w n r w C O . a e f0 d A n e a s connect h is property in it h Ne to n , but granted by hi m as a public h igh w ay w it h out expense to t h e county ea rly in t h e last centu ry .

The r iver is , per h aps , h er e at its loveliest . It runs t h roug h a v alley

for med by t h e pu rple slopes of Sli ev en a mon upon t he nort h a nd u on , p

b w out - C o mme r a h t h e sout h y t h e ooded , lying spu r s Of t h e g Mountains .

’ a n d w w v e r v Th r oug h t h ei r gaps green ravines , h ic h run do n to t h e r iver s ” d - R e ge , glimpses may be caug h t Of t h e loftier ecks beyond . In t h eir

w o umshi n a un w h ea r t is h idden t h e eird and lonely lake Of C , h ose c h illy

’ w a r e un fa t ho me d a n d d t he aves , a re immu re fr om sun by r ocks feet

h ig h .

E SLI VE NAMON .

Th e Mountain o f t h e Fai r standing in splendid and soli TH E C TO SE A SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

v a lle y W t a ry state , dominates t h e of t h e Suir from Clonmel to aterford .

Since t h e days w h e n Finn and Osca r

Follow ed t h e c h ase i n Sli a bh- na - mban - F e i mbe a n W t it h t h ree h ousand Fenian C h iefs ,

’ E e r t he sun looked out O f h is ci rcle t he great mountain h as been celebr ated in song a n d sto ry . It takes i t s

Old O f ho w w H name from t h e tale t h e great h ero Finn c h ose h im a ife . e c a used t h e fai rest w omen of Munster to assemble at t h e foot O f t h e

" — The House a t t he Wei r Ti ck i n cor .

d n t w . mountai and o race to t h e top , promising to make t h e inner h is b ri e

B ut t he d O f t he Finn desir ed , above all t h e ot h er s , G rana , aug h ter King

TO h w a w t he Cor mac . h er e s h o ed s h ort and easy ascent unkno n to ’ — t n of s - out d r . e est , by means Finn s h ort cut , G rana easily istanced her t oiling competitor s t h e h er o c h ose h er before t h em all for h is W ife . ,

’ It is said t h at du ring Oliver Crom w ell s ma rc h t h roug h Munste r t he

’ n Pr otector s pr ogress led h im acr oss t h e s h oulder Of Sli ev e n a mo . T h e men began to sh o w signs of discontent at t h e h a rds h ips and difﬁculties

u w Of t h e ma rc h . Suddenly t h e glorio s prospect , h ic h included t h e most E T T H E E A TH E SUIR FROM I TS SO U R C O S .

V w . w a s i n beautiful po rtions of Sout h Tipper a ry , bu r st into ie It a n spir a tion to t h e old campaigner . He s h outed to h is ﬂagging soldiers ” t h e n ow familia r w or ds : T h is is a country w or t h ﬁg h ting for "

Th e w ords h ave since b een t h e battle - cry o f t h ose w h om even

’

w . w Cr om ell could not completely cr us h Since Crom ell s day , and since t he o f great days Finn and Osca r , t h e slopes and fastnesses of t h e

” “ Mo untain of t h e Fair Women of B ir inu h ave proved as s h elt er ing ” breasts to t h e o rp h ans o f liberty in t h e by - gone da r k days of di st ur ba nce and r ebellion .

C t o t About t h ree miles from lonmel , close t h e r iver , r ise he tow er s

“ ” W Te a h - a n - n ow w of T h e House at t h e ei r ( in Gaelic , g Corr) , kno n

i k i n o as T c c r Castle .

TI KI N CO R LE C CAST .

Tl cx l x coa w a CASTLE s evidently once a fortr ess of importance . Until

h i - a couple of undr ed yea r s ago , t h is beaut fully situated to w er h ouse w a s t he of r w a s Si r h ome t h e Osbo ne family . It la st in h abited by Jo h n

w Ti i n ho e 1743 . c k c or of o Osborne , di d in Close to is t h e fr agment an t h er i l De r r n a ur . simila r ruin , Castle

DE RRI N A L L U R CA ST E .

O L D Der r i n la ur records descr ibe Castle a s seated on t h e S h ure . It w a s t he Ca h i r Butler s w ho pla ced it i n its command ing position o n t h e

a w t e r r iver , t h e most import nt means of communication bet een t h eir r t o r n d i v a t h e sea . Its name suggests t h at it w a s built in t h e midst ” o f t he oa k w n ow . Th oods , but t h ese h ave totally disappea r ed e Fitz

o f D r r i n l ur 1 74 E ge alds Desmond assailed e a in 5 . ssex took it just r ,

o D r r n 1599 . e i la ur bef r e h e took Ca h i r Castle, in But , like Ca h ir , soon

t o w I r everted from t h e Queen its for mer Butler o ner s . t must , how

’ w h ever , h ave been dismantled befor e Cr om ell s days . Alt oug h h e r e

o f — w t w o cords t h e captu re Poulaker ry Castle t h e ruins of h ic h r emain ,

o n n — miles furt h er east of Clonmel , t h e or t h side of t h e r iver and also

s e Der r i n la ur anot h er of le ser importance , h e makes no m ntion of

- - E GU RTE EN LE PO R .

o n w o f - le - o f SOME miles fu rt h er , t h e to er Gu r teen Poer , t h e r esidence

le Count de Poer , rises from among t h e famous w oods at t h e foot of t h e ” . w h ills T h e name signiﬁes t h e little tilled ﬁeld . Gu rteen a s at o n t t h of R e e . t t he ime h ome ic h a rd Lalor S h eil Coun de la Poer , pre

w ha s d be a ut i ﬁ ed ee sent o ne r , greatly imp rove and Gu rt n and t h e TH E Sum C T o E A FROM ITS SOUR E THE S .

d w d ma n neig h bou r h oo , h erever t h e h an of could supplement t h e h andi

D d o w a n d - w or k of Natu re . eer t t h e green la ns , cattle stand knee deep

in t h e broad and gentle r iver . B rus h , r at h er t h an pen , s h ould po rt ray

a n o w o w t h e dells d r avines f t h e Gu rteen ods , h ic h clot h e t h e h ills from

t o r iver bank summit , eac h possessing a c h a r acteristic beauty of its

ow n . EE LA KILSH N .

H E . e T little village of Kils h eelan lies on t h e l ft bank of t h e Sui r , opposite

‘ - w e . R Gu rte n It is a station on t h e G reat Sout h er n and V ester n ail ay ,

c a n t but beyond t h e usual post ofﬁ e , police ba r r ack , bakery , general

" — r ut h h K h l n Br i Phot o by M A or . A fa v our it e subj ect m b r us a n d ca mer a i ls oe a dge. [

w shO t h e re sources o r notable featu res of Kilsh eelan a re fe . T h ere p , ,

o n w w is e beautiful featu r e , h o ever , t h e graceful b ridge h ic h

spans t h e Sui r at t h is point . It is a favou r ite subject for brus h and

- e . camer a , and is pictu r d in most guide books of t h e locality Th ere is a

w o n w broad h a rf t h e Tipperary side , h ich is often a scene of busy anima

tion w h en ca rgoes of timber a re being unloaded or emba rked . T h e

- w h ole makes a ch a rming and long remember ed picture .

- - K N U I R. CA. BR IO O S — TH E w C a r r i e k - o n w ancient to n of Sui r , it h , in t h ese days , only I in h abitants h as fallen somew h at from its ancient h ig h estate . t is ,

r C To E A TH E SUIR FROM r s SOUR E THE S .

w i 63 a . n 18 T h e lea r ned a rc h eologist , Dr James G raves , r iting , says

If any of my r eader s w ant to get properly w r ough t up to t h e fram e

w - w or w r e of mind in h ic h a g h ost stor y s h ould be r itten , read , I ould

w w w w s commend t h em to a ait a stor my autumn t ilig h t it h in t h ese old all .

1 w ell remember suc h an after noon , and h ave a vivid r ecollection of t h e cr ea king door s and t h e h ollo w sig h ing of t h e w ind along t h e dar kened

w passage s . T h er e a re h o ever it seems no t roubled g h osts to h aunt , , ,

e . w ho w a s t h e castl T h e old c rone , t h en its ca r etaker , seemed indignant

her i at t h e supposition . But s h e conﬁded to us belief t h at t h e castle na l

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lur i c ha un r . its tutela ry fai ry , by name C , o Leat h er Apron

’ ’ w w a s In t h e good old times , said s h e , h en t h ere las h in s and ' ’ ” n o e n d of w layin s in t h e castle , and servants , as ell as quality , in h alls

’ ” w a s Clur i c ha n s t h e and kitc h ens , it business to see t h at serving men t d . n o and mai s did t h ei r duty If , t h ey got a sound t h ras h ing by means o f w w w w hi m e t h e leat h er apr on h ic h h e al ays ore , and h ic h gave h is nam ,

’ fo r h e. w ould lay t h at about t h eir h eads .

F r om t h e descr iption o f hi s d ress it w ould seem t h at t h is C lur i c ha un belonged t o t h at numerous class o f cobbler s ( or cord w ainer s) among ” w ho t he f t h e good people , h ave a special concer n for affai r s o mo r tals .

’ old o f d T h e c rone D r . G raves account r epu iated any t r oubled

on e g h ost . yet suc h t h ere mig h t be if spir its retu r n yea r ningly to scenes

or of for mer innocence enjoyment . Tradition tells t h at Ca r rick Castle w a s w ho d w t h e birt h place of Anne Boleyn , became t h e secon ife of

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. ma y w h Hen r y V III S h e ell h ave spent pa rt of h e r gi rl h ood t ere .

’ Anne s grand fat h er ( w ho died in 15 15) at one time assumed t h e title of

E w w ho w a s o f a rl of O r monde , in r igh t of h is ife , t h e daug h ter t h e sixt h

E w h o d w w a s how a rl of O rmonde , ied it h out a male h eir . T h e title ,

E o n e t h ever , subsequently exc h anged for an nglis h , and r estored to e ” R ed E d nea rest Butler h ei r , Pierce t h e , eig h t h a rl and h usban of t he

w ho w a s d famous Countess a rga ret , a itzgeral a notable castle M F , d a n w o f d a y . I Vhet he r builde r , and a valiant r ema r kable oman h er

’ w a s he r n Ca r rick bi rt h place o r not , it is quite possible t h at An e Boleyn s

” ‘ slender neck ma y h ave been pok ed out of t h e or iels Of t h e castle in

’ w n o h er gi rl h ood s days , h en t h e fai r h ead upon it h eld t h oug h ts Of

W . w or . indsor , nor of Hampton Cou rt , muc h less of t h e To er t h e block

e w t he Did t h e luckless Queen ver t h ink of t h is glor ious s eep of Sui r , as

w w w seen from t h ese indo s , h en s h e looked out upon t h e T h ames t h roug h p rison ba r s .

H E I C T o S E A T SU R FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

. t h The \ e . St rand V alk r uns past t h e castle , and alongside r iver It

w ser v es a s t h e p r incipal p romenade for t h e to n . No vi sitor s h ould miss

w - t h t h e vi e of t h e r iver and mountain from t h e b r idge , and from e

‘Va t e r fo r d side .

o o If time and pportunity serve , no visitor to Ca r r ick s h ould fail t

ca r take a from t h er e for a d rive along t h e leafy Kilkenny lanes , to visit t h e splend idly p reserved O ld Ir is h Hig h Cr osses O f A h enny and Kil

Fe w kei ran , some six o r seven miles from Ca r r ick . ﬁner examples of

Hig h Crosses a r e t o be found i n I reland . U ntil r ecently t h ei r beauties ,

o r o r , indeed , t h ei r existence , h ave only been realised by a ntiqua r ians , , ” - - n d t he . a s t h ey a r e called i t h e neig h bou r h oo , Auntie qua r e ones T h en

w e t o n ow w - ﬂ o w i n back again come t h e r iver , an ample , slo g , and ma r kedly tidal w ater w ay ﬂow ing bet w een low ba n k s fringed w it h h ig h

g e . s d C e

T H Y Y BR OU G NE CASTLE .

’ — — TY B R O I GH N E Y CASTL E alr ead y alluded t o ma v be se en fr om t h e Suir

’ t w o w about miles from Fiddo n . T h e original building , of King Jo h n s

. w w time is still pa rtly occupied , being incorporated it h a moder n d elling h ouse . About t h is point t h e c ounties of Tippera r y a nd Kilkenny meet .

FI D1) O \VN .

AT t he d w village of Fi do n , t h e Sui r is cr ossed by a r ema r kably long w o od en br idge w h ic h r ests upon a n island in t h e middle of t he r iver . ,

n w w T h is b ridge fo rm s t he c h ief means of communicatio it h Portla , from

Fi dh- dun w o t h e left bank of t h e r iver . T h e name comes from t h e o d ” o f d un t h e , o r fort)

R T E G ANNAH CAS L .

ABO F T a mile from “7 a t e r fo r d t h e Ca r r ick r oad goes past t h e ruins O f a

l r a n n a h magniﬁcently placed cast e upon t h e left bank o f t h e Sui r . G o r w — w a s R ed , as it is sometimes r itten , Graney built by Pierce t h e ,

E w eig h t h a r l of O r monde , and by Ma rga r et Fitzger ald , h is ife , about

w a of 1521 . t h e time t h at Pierce s made Lord Deputy Ireland , namely ,

R b R w i n 1616 : o er t ot h e r ites , , a memory of Pierce and Ma rga ret T h e

E w a s a v saide a rl , of h imself , plaine and simple gentleman ( sa ing in

o f h t he feats a r ms) , and yet , nevert eless , h e ba r e out h is h onou r s , and

n w w i se dome c h a rge of h is gover ment , very ort h ily , t h roug h t h e singula r of his Countess , a lady of suc h porte t h at all estates of t h e r ea lme H E R C TO SE A T SUI FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

d olli t i u w a s ubst a n c i ll c r ouc h e unto h er , soe p q e t h at not h ing s t h oug h t a y — w . w a s debated it h out h er advise S h e man like , and tall of statu re , very

] ] a liber al and bountiful , a su re friend , a bitter enemy , h rdly disliking w w d w a s h er e s h e fancied , not easily fancying h ere s h e isliked . S h e a

’ d w good h elpe a nd means , in t h ose ays , h ereby h er busbau s count ries ” o w ere b roug h t t civilite .

’ Per h aps Ma rga ret s w i se do me w a s exercised in t he c h oos i ng of t he G r a n n a h w a r o site of Ca stle . Its name , h ic h signiﬁes a place

’ d uc i n d o f d g grain , in icates t h e r ic h ness t h e su r roun ing land . Its

e n o w u . . position on t h e Sui r r nder s it , even in its r in a st riking object ,

F rom t h e “ to w er s a n d w alls w hic h remain a good idea may be for me d o f

w a n d o f . t h e impo rtance of t h is fort ress h en enti re , its great st rengt h

T h e Sui r y G r a n n a h is about 400 ya r d s b r oad and from t h e b , ,

ma y w d castle , it be seen inding t h roug h its ric h valley fo r a consi erable

e d istance . T h e r iver bank becom s h igh er and h ig h er upon bot h sid e s

ow G r a n n a h w U d s bel , and gro inc reasingly pictu r esque . n e r t h e cliff . upon t h e left ba n k is R ail w ay Station and t h e w h a r fs a n d , ,

\Va t e r for w d quays of d begin to bound t h e i e r iver .

E \VAT R FOR D .

i r eet s w w BEFORE t h e Sui r its sister rive r , t h e Banno , to for m ith it . t o get h er w it h t h e No re t h e noble estua ry w h ic h reac h es t h e sea sixte en ,

w b Ci t or miles fu rt h er sout h , it ﬂo s y t h e y

Water ford ha s been w ell descr ibed a s co nsisting of a very long ” ' — W e quay side and a ve r y fe w st re ets . It is no longer t h e ric h at r

” ’ O c o n si d r a ble ford of Spenser s day , but it is still a port f impo rtance ,

’ w t h t r for d how a n d e o f . \Va e s a county to n , seat a diocese position ,

v w e er , must ever make it a place of importance , h ile its h istorical as d sociations a r e mor e numerous t h an t h ose of any ot h er city in Irelan , w D w it h t h e possible exception of ublin . To rite a complete h istory of

r f w w ‘Va t e o r d ould be to rite t h e h istory of I rel a nd .

w w ho w T h e ea rly I ris h er e a pastoral else a h unting people , d elt ,

w w a n d d d in easily moved d ellings of attle , efen ed t h emselves by means

- v w w n or ma de . Th of ea rt h or ks . T h ey neit h er built to ns seapo rts e

ﬁr st to bui ld sea po rts and fortresses - i n I reland w ere t h e Da nis h i a -i

w E i r i n n t he vader s . Suc h st rongh olds er e a necessity to t h em in for

collection and safe keeping of t h ei r ric h spoils be for e s h ipping . But

it is , nevert h eless , mo re t h an likely t h at t h e Danes at t h ei r ﬁ r st coming found an I ris h settlement al ready upon t h e estua ry of t h e Sui r . T h e TH E I T C T E A SUIR FROM S SOUR E o THE S .

M E N A PI A o f w . I W 27 1. D a s 0 . . t h e a ncients , very p robably , ater ford n w e r e ad t h at an exiled t r ibe o f t h e Deisi came to t h e Port of t h e R iver ” For k , and named it Port Lair ge t h e Por t of t h e because

~ - d o r 852 i t r i of t h e t h ig h s h aped ben f t h e rive at t h is point . In , S c t h e

r a n d Dane came to Port Lai rge , captu ed fortiﬁed it , and called it V ater h ” t e o f . Fiord T h e Ford of Fat h er , t h at is , Odin)

' Fo r a centu r ies r emained Danis h st rong h old and capital ,

w w t w su r r ounded by stone alls , intact i h its o n c h a rter customs a nd , , , d aut h o rity . T h e su r r oun ing count ry groane d under Danis h domina tion . T h e opp ression of t he Iris h w a s likene d unto t h e Babylonis h

Captivity . T h e foreigner s ext racted from eve r Iris h man a tr ibute y , w h ic h w a s called t h e Ar i g i d Shr on a ( or Nose because a ll w ho w d o r n ot w n oul not , could , pay it er e liable to h ave t h ei r oses cut

ff An - O . d t h oug h t h er e w er e but o n e milk giving c o w in t h e h ouse

n o t t he o n s h e du r st be milked for infant of e nig h t , nor fo r a sick per son ,

a n d w but must be kept for t h e foreigner , h o eve r long h e mig h t be absent ” n o t h is s h a re o r h is supply must be lessened .

T h is Danis h t rann w a s at last dest roye d by t h e great King B rien y y ,

hi s o w n ﬁ rst in Kingdom of Munster , and , ﬁnally , t h roug h out I reland .

I n 980 h e s w ept d o w n t h e Sui r vall e y from Cas h el a n t ravaged- and ,

. d w ho h plundered Port Lair g e and banis h e t h ei r King , a d forced t h e w a r D t e . upon h im . B r ien bu rnt t h e anis h st r ong h old to h ground But t h e po w er o f t h e Danes in I reland w a s n ot entir ely ended even by t h e 1 4 D of 10 . great I ris h victor y Clonta r f on Good F r iday , A anis h king d o m w Dubli n ~ Li me r i c k a n d lingered in I reland , it h , , Cor k , for

- 1 1 e of 69 . its c nt res , until t h e coming t h e Anglo No rmans in

0 R w r In 10 3 , eginald t h e Dane built t h e st rong r ound to er on t h e r ive

\Va t e r fo r d w a n d ha s bank at h ic h still bea r s h is name , survived many

1050 R R a n a ld strange scenes and vicissitudes . In anot h er eginald , o r , Of w h om C h a rles Kingsley w r ote in h is romance o f Her ew a rd t he ” \ o V ake , built t h e C h u rc h of t h e H ly Tr inity , after t h e fas h ion of t h e Danis h c h u rc h in Dublin w h ic h is n ow kno w n as C h r ist C h u rc h h C a t e d ral . T h e foundations r emain beneat h t h e ﬂoo r of t h e p resent

e 1773 i . \ P rot stant Cat h edral , built in for a pa r s h c h u rc h T h e Vater

d -e d e for Da nes h aving emb raced C h ristianity , elect Malc h us , a Dan

W 1096 h . and Benedictine , sometime of inc h este r , in , for t h eir Bis op

a An seln i hi s T h ey sent letter to A r c h bi s h op . at Canterbu r y asking for

w w a s . consecration , h ic h request granted in t h e same yea r C T SE A TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E o THE .

’ Va t e r for d a s T h e most. sti r ring scene Of V s h istory w enacted on

25t h 1170 w R d e E August , , h en ic h ard Cla r e , a rl of Pembr oke , nick

w - - d w a s w d named St r ongbo , t h e Anglo Nor man knigh t a ventu rer , e ded to

Aoi ffe E v a t he a n d w e t ( ) , daug h ter of tr eac h erous ick d King of Leins er ,

r De r mod M a cM o r o ug h . Tr adition tells t h at t h is ma r riage took place i n

’ R w t h w r w eginald s To er , overlooking e Sui r , h ich even still r an e d it h t h e ' t h d o f ' W a t e r fo r d blood of e efender s , and r eﬂected t h e smoking a nd smouldering r uins o f t h e city .

’ \ T w a r ried to t h e Leinster petty king s daug h ter , St rongbo assume d

n d - o a d v R . air s Of s ve reig nty , e en aspi re to be t h e A rd ig h But t h e

Re i n a d’ W s Tow er a r or d . g l . te f

' ma r r i a e fa i led oli t i c a l o b e t A g in its p j c . ccor ding to B re h on L a w no d h er edita ry rig h ts could be conveye by m a r r iage , or t h roug h a female

’ . Ao i ffe w a s L e i n s t r s h ei r in no sense t h e King of e h eiress , n ot e v e n

Le i n st e r m n All Ao i ff in t h e eyes of e . e br ough t to Strongbow from De r mod w a s t h e cu r se laid upon t h e King of Leinster t h at no t rue h ei rs

hi D r o s h ould succeed m. Neit h er e m d n or St rongbo w w a s su rvived by

a legitim te male h ei r s .

’ h w w a s St rong o s assumed sovereignty b rief . In t h e next yea r , 1 17 1 . C w , King Hen ry II ame h imself over to Ireland to c h eck t he gro ing insolence o f De r mod and h is son - i n - la w and to receive t h e submission of

TH E C T o S E A SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

after t h e B a t t le o f - from w h ic h t h ey h ave not saluted

f . b w e fo r ift ea r s urt h er up , et en t h e little villages one on eit h er y y F ,

a w o n o f t side , e c h it h its little ch apel pictur esquely situated t h e top he

bill w e d . t d rock or , anc h ore T h e li tle ﬁs h ing place to ou r left is calle

Passage and is famous for salmon . ‘Ve ha d an excellent specimen fo r

d e d o n l r o ur dinner . Alber t cide going to Va t e for d ten miles up t h e ,

’ t he w a n d d r iver , in Fai ry it h t h e boys , but as I felt giddy ti re I pr e fer red to remain quietly on boa r d sketc h ing .

’ 4 E w 190 . e In Ma y , , d a rd V II sp nt a day in I r h s Intacta and

t e d w d visi t h e Agricultu ral S h o h el t h ere .

' W w Alt h oug h t h e City of aterfo rd teems it h h istoric associations , but e w f h isto ric remains h ave su rvived t h e passage o f time . Wit h t h e ex

' ’ c e t i o n R w w d u t he p of eginald s To er , h ic h sta n s as a landma r k pon

o f w d i n sc r i sout h e r n end t h e quay , ado rned it h an explanator y mo er n p

- i t he old V a t er fo r t o h O f- t h e tion , remains of J d h ave be soug t for in out w a a n d R w y nooks cor ne rs . T h e ca stle is in t h e Tramo re ail ay Station

’ h — d i n w a n d va rd . St . T omas s C h u rc h founde t h e t elft h centu ry de

i t e a b . d c a d to t h e memo r y of St . T h oma s Becket y eit h er Hen ry II o r — hi s son Jo h n is to be found beh ind t h e bonded w a reh ouse of Messr s .

- h D w h w d . T e o nes . T e alls may be t race in va rious unlooked fo r places t 7 t w o most interesting ruins in “ a e r fo r d need some sea rc h ing out .

- w a s T h ey a re Black F ria r s a n d t h e F renc h C h u rc h . Black F r ia r s

2 The w s s ur r e ii de r d i t s found ed for Dominicans in 12 6. F ria ry a e by

VI I 1541 n d 15 w d I . a 99 a s P r ior , Matin , to Hen ry in , in it grante by h E h D . . Queen lizabet to h er eputy , Si r Ant h ony St Leger T h e F renc

‘ ‘ C hur c h t a k e s its n a me from h aving been us ed a s a place of w o r s h ip by a — n - — w a s i n 1 693 colony of H ug ue ots d ismantled and ruinous as it t h en ,

w w a s 1240 and for some time after a rds . It founded in for F ranciscan 1245 w . F ria r s by Si r Hugh Pu rcell . Hen r y III . endo ed it r ic h ly in It w s a a confiscate d a bout 15 46 a n d tu rned into an alms h ouse . It s bse ,

d t h e d . quently fell into isuse , until F renc h r efugees obtaine it In it ‘’ o f Vs a t e r fo r d w t he a re ma ny notable t ombs and graves ort h ies , and

w r uins ill repay a visit .

w h T h e ﬁne quay , of h ic people a r e justl y p roud , and w d h ic h forms t h e istinguish ing featu re of t h ei r city , r uns fo r mor e th an

’ ” ui r s w e a mile along t h e bank of t h e Sui r . T h e gentle S ater s h av

a n bor ne m ny ca rgoes to t h is quay , and r ippled on t h roug h ma y h ap

en i n s p g in many centu ries .

Nea r t he southern en d of t h e uay is t h e \Vood e u B ridge w h ich q , TH E S I R ouR CE T O TH E SE A U FROM ITS S .

spans t h e w ide r iver and w a s built in 1 793 by an - American b r idge

u . b ilder , Lemuel Cox , of American and Iris h oak It cost and

W of o n 31st a s only decla r ed toll free on t h e str oke midnig h t December ,

w i n n e w n o . 1907 . A bridge is p r ocess of constr uction

\Va t e r for d w a s of . t he t h e birt h place t h e beautiful M r s Jordan ,

Va lla ce o f . \ Georgian act ress , and C h a rles Kean V incent , t h e com

of M a r i t a n a . w a s w a s a . poser , etc , also bor n t h er e , as T h om s F ” of w Y e Meag h er , Meagh er t h e S or d , t h e oung I relander and Gen ral of t h e U S . A rmy .

’ — - F rom Mount Miser y so called by C rom w ell s sold ier s t h e steep

V w Va t e r fo r d . hi ll Opposite t h e city , t h e ﬁnest ie of \ may be Obtained

7 Oye r against “ a t e r fo r d t h e Abbey C h u rc h stand s upon t h e site of t h e

- - Ki lc ulli he en w i w a s m i . b once fa ous August nian Abbey of St Ma ry y , h c h

" m . Chec k oi n t . So ow i n a ll i n one a ll one a t as eco e p fl g , l t b

d n o De r mod M a cM or r - foun ed by less notorious a patr on t h an Oug h , King

w w a n d of Leinster . It a s furt h er endo ed by King Jo h n ot h er s , but

in 10 5 1 its temporal and spir itual possessions w ere leased to t h e Cor

or a t i on W w h . p of aterford , o still h old t h em T h e p resent c h u rc h is d altoget h er mo er n .

Many picturesquely placed r esidences ador n t h e banks of t h e Suir ' i w W . w w w belo ater ford Close to t h e city is Ne to n Pa r k , h er e F eld W o R t of w - w “ r S Ma r s h al L rd ober s , son a ell kno n aterfo d family , pent

hi o . many years of s boy h od Upon Mount Misery is Knockane Castle , TH E C E A SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E TO THE S .

ce of a e . once t h e residen of Alder man Forristal , Amer ican s h ipping f m

W e of o r l On t h e at r ford side , nea r t h e upper end t h e Ford , pr incipa

i w a a I I . c h nnel , of t h e Su r is Ballinakill House , in h ic h J mes is sup ’ i posed to h ave taken h is last ni g h t s rest i n h s ow n dominions .

w a I l About t o miles from W terford t h e Sui r runs round Little s and .

' u on t hi s w T h e Fitzgeralds built a castle p island in t h e t elft h century .

I e l t he w w ho e t he t h as b en rebui t and resto r ed by present o ner , b ars

n o w a - same name , and is a noticeable ddition to t h e r iver pictur e at t h is point .

w of of r A ﬁne vie t h e conﬂuence t h e t h ee rivers , and t h e imposing

w n ow ma e F a i t hle t he estua ry h ic h t h ey for m , y be obtain d from gg ,

w . o w o h ome of t h e Po er s T h e h ouse nestles am ng its ods , and t h e

’ ruins of Fa i t hlegg C h urc h make a c h a r ming subject for t h e a rtist s

n Fa i t hle o w t he . pe cil . gg Hills c mmands t h e ﬁnest vie in district

Fa i t hle . B s w w Opposite g g is ellevue Hou e , in h ic h er e spent t h e

’ ’ ’ a of R O Con n ell s e r . earlier ye rs ic h ar d Lalor S h eil , eloquent suppor t

T h e sma ll squa r e tow er of Buttermilk C sa t le overloo k s t h e river

- a t o . t o o w a t t h is p int T h e ruin is supposed h ave been a t ll h ouse , or er

a t e w hi w Dun g , at c h dues upon s h ipping er e levied by t h e Abbot of

t o of Dun br o brody , or it may h ave served as a pr otection t h e monks dy w hile ﬁs h ing .

si x W t s About miles fr om aterford , at t h e bend of t h e estua ry , s and t h e little vill a ge of C h ee kpoint .

CHEE KPOINT .

AT C h ee kpoint t h e w at e r s o f t h e Suir mingle w it h t h ose of t h e goodly ” ” B a r row and t h e stubbor n Nore .

All of w i d h c h , long sundere , do at last accord

’ oi i n on - t h s To j n e, e er to e ea t h ey come

SO w o n e . ﬂo ing all in , all one at last become

o t h a w The t h ree r iver s n w for m e gre t estua ry , t h ree miles ide ,

s know n as Wa te rford Harbour . T h e j uncture of t h e river is mar ked

w o n e w U by t h e Ba r ro B r idge , of t h e largest rail ay viaducts in t h e nited

n . Ki g dom .

Near t h is point w h ere t h e river o f Waterfor d joins t he r iver ” — of Ro t he old of e e i t a o n e ss , as c h ronicler s t h e Abb y describ st nds

a n I Dun br od . of t he ﬁnest mon stic rui s in reland , y Abbey C TO S EA TH E SUIR FROM ITS SOUR E THE .

‘ BR DY BBE Y DU N O A .

w a s on THIS great Cistercian h ouse built , as its name indicates , t h e dun ,

or o f d . o f E n for t , some Ir is h c h ief calle B rody T h e name t h e site in g 1 2. . 1 8 lis h records is Port St . Ma ry T h e Abbey dates from about T h e

w w a s o t he E n t elft h centu ry an ep c h of c h u rc h building , alike among g

t he lis h and t h e Ir is h . To t h is per iod belong t h e most splendid of

Got h ic a n d Tr a nsitional r uins in Ireland . Having acquired Ir is h

- possessions and settled t h emselves t h er ein , t h e Anglo Nor man invaders tu r ned t h eir t h oug h ts tow a rds making peace w it h t h eir God and amends

hi t he w or for t h eir sins . T s v did by means of monastic endo ments by

w w w ho t o e a Cr usading . T h e stal a r t a r rior barons did not decide mak

goo d end i n t h e Holy Land so ug h t it i n religious retirement in monas~ ’

w n w I . r i e o . a s t e s of t h ei r founding Among t h ese Hen r y I s Ma r s h al ,

M on t ma r i seo— Hervey de no attractive c h a r acter , according to Cam

br en si s . Fo r w of w t h e beneﬁt of h is soul , toget h er it h t h ose h is ife ,

ancestor s , h ei r s and sover eign , h e gave t h e lands of Port St . Mary to

i w t he m B ld a s . onks of t h e Cistercia n Abbey of , in S h r ops h ir e

Lands in t h e w ild and unsettled country across t h e C h annel h ad

. R a n ul h little attraction for t h e snug S h r ops h ir e community . p , t h e

“ ” Bi ldw a s A a c . Abbot of , sent lan , p rudent lay b rot h er , to prospe t

w Alan found t h e place a solitude , and h is only s h elter a s a h ollow o a k

i B i ld w w t . U o h s a s R a n ul t ree p n r etu r n to i h t h is report , Abbot ph d ’ ma e over h is Ir is h r ig h ts and obligations to t h e monks of St . Ma ry s

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D . Abbey in ublin T h is community built St . Ma ry s Abbey at Dun brody .

R ev . . w Dun br od T h e P Po er , h as set fort h t h e h istor y of y

“f a t er fo r d . Abbey in a pamp h let publis h ed by Ha r vey , In it h e says

The annalist does not note t h e or dina ry , but t h e unusual and ex tra

a n f ordinary . T h eir sc tiness o matter for h istory is per h aps on e of t h e best tributes t o t h e discipline and relig ious spi r it of t h e monastic e s ” ” t a bli m n t sh e s a . H w of Irel nd appy t h e nation h ic h h as no h istory .

be w a s Dun br od If t h is pr overb tr ue , not only y a peaceful a n d but h appy community , many ot h er r eligious h ouses on t h e Sui r like w a e At ha s l I n i s ise , for ex mpl , oly Cr oss se Ca h ir and hlon a h . H , , , g

T h e C h arter of Dun br ody h as been preserved in t h e Abbey R egis

w i s n ow B od lea n r ter , h ic h in t h e at Oxford . T h ere is a t adition t h at

Her ve y de M on t ma r i sco took monastic vow s and bec ame ﬁ r st Abbot of

Dun br od y , ut it is almost ce ta n th at he e came n ot a C ste c an b r i b , i r i , TH E u s C TO T H E S E A SUIR FROM SOUR E ,

but a n d . a Benedictine , t h at at Holy Tr inity , Canterbu ry His monu

o r h ment , efﬁgy in black Kilkenny ma rble , once stood on t e Gospel ,

d he w t he a n si e of t h ig h alta r , it h c h alice in one h and , baton in ot h er , d 1 7 8 o d vestments ove r h is coat of mail . In 9 t h e s l ier s qua rter ed i n i

Duncannon Fort smas h ed statue and monument .

Dun br od w i m or a n e The y axed greatly in prosperity and in p c .

w a s w t he o n e . Abbey victor ious in cont r over sies it h Templa r s , alt h oug h

E w d t h w of t h e Abbots decla red to d a r I . t h at e la suits h ad so i m pov e r i shed t h e Abbey t h at it could neit h er maintain h ospitality n or"

n t w s c . w w supply its o w need . I a vi to rious also in a la suit it h t h e 1 7 A h s se l 1255 . 4 Augustinians of t a in In 3 Pope. G regory " I . made t he h ead of Dun br od y a mit red abbot and h e became a Lor d o f Pa rliament . ,

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D Dun br od v s w t d t h of t he . oubtless ealt h at racte e cupidity spoiler .

Tw o D o f . t he yea r s before t h e general issolution t h e Mona steries , in

Dun br o d w a s l . y d . r eign of Hen r y V III , suppresse T h e ostensib e ” r eason given w a s w ant of h ospitality and o f constant good a ffection

w to a r d s t h e Gover nment . T h e lands passed from one to anot h er until

E O f Don e a ll t he ma r riage br oug h t t h em to Ar t h u r C h ic h ester , a rl g , in possession of w h ose descen dants t h ey r emain .

w E i t s D - u T h e Cistercians ere ever noble builder s . ven in ruin un

d a b ro y r etains t h e c h racter istic Cistercian massiveness and auster ity .

w w r : —a i n T h e R ev . P . Po er ites All is sever e simplicity realisation

o so . S . W t he st ne , to speak , of t h e r igor ous Cistercian pi r it h et h er

' actual designer s or masons w ere I ris h o r for eign ma t t e r s li t t le ; t h ey — w ere i n ﬂ ue n c ed—c onsciously or unconsciously by t h e Celtic building

o f t radition . T h e free use Caen stone (ca r ried h it h er fr om

F r ance) a rgues t h at it w a s n o nigga rd h a n d w h ic h fu rnis h ed t he build " ” ing f unds .

w w . . T h e gr eat east indo is still perfect It h as t h ree lig h ts , deeply

w d w w a n . The Splayed in a rdly , d is su r mounted by t h r ee smaller in o s

fo r - w w est door is still ma rvellous its stone ﬁligree open ork ca rving , i ” ‘‘ w s t so r aised as to allo w easily t h e ﬁnger to pass under i t . T h e e w w o w w w a s w t he indo , t get h er it h t h e sout h all , allo ed to fall befor e

Boa r d o f Wor ks (in 1895 ) r escued t h e gr eat Abbey fr om complete decay

E E E N \V G N VA .

N w n d o f TH E w ide estua ry passes e Geneva , otor ious in t h e sad ays

“ 7 ” 8 a n ow t he 9 as milita ry station , ma rked only by t h e ruins of bar

i n 1 85 o f Ge ne . 7 racks Its name comes from t h e fact t h at , , a colony - I TS C TO SEA TH E SUIR FROM SOUR E THE .

o w n E vese craftsmen obliged to leave t h ei r count ry , petitioned a r l ,

t o Temple , t h en Lord Lieutenant , to give t h em per mission settle in some

. .pa r t of I reland T h e I r is h Pa rliament voted for t h ei r settle

‘ w ment and for t h e const ruction of t h is to n for t h ei r reception . T h ese

t o colonists w ere w or ker s in gold and silver , and , furt h er encou r age

w a s o f . t h em , an Act passed c h anging t h e standa r d gold in Ir eland An

Assay fﬁce an Assayer and a special set o f h all ma r k s ' for t h e w or k O , ,

w a s h produced at N e w Geneva w ere p rovided . But t h e settlement s or t

o r u . lived . After six seven yea r s t h e ind stry suddenly ended T h e

- Genevese gold w or ker s left only a memory in a name .

N e w 1800 w as . At Geneva , in , bo r n Samuel C Hall , of I r is h litera ry

a n d . w . antiqua r ian fame His accomplis h ed ife and collabor ator , M r s d . . a w a s S C H ll , bo r n t h e same yea r in t h e Hook istr ict , acr oss t h e

“ a w o n : h a r bou r . T h ei r a rtistic and valu ble or k I reland its Scenery

’ a n d C h a r acter still r emains a n i n e x ha ust a ble and astonis h ingly accu

a . w r te store h ouse of fact , legend and description Husband and ife

w w did a w o rt h y or k for a n I reland t h en almost unkno n .

CR OO K .

T H E - w next point of interest is Cr ook , t h e ancient landing place h ere t h e

E n ﬁ r st nglis h King to enter I reland ﬁ r st set h is foot o I ris h soil .

I n t I . o 18 h 1 17 1 . Hen ry landed h er e October , Traces still r emain at

l o o d of f . of w C r ook of t h e castle t h e Knig h ts St Jo h n Jer usalem , h ic h

w w Dun br od w r ecall t h ei r la suits it h t h e Abbots of y , h ic h h ave al r eady

been mentioned .

E PASSAG .

PA SSAGE E AST nestles among t h e h ills upon o n e side of t h e r iver ; t h e

of o w village Bally h ack is upon t h e ot h er . T h e village f Art h u r sto n is

d w t he passe , t h e coast cliffs begin to s h o t h emselves , gr eat estua r y

o n w w a merges into t h e sea , and t h e Spit , h ic h extends nea r ly h alf y

a cr oss it , stands a lig h t h ouse .

DUN NN CA ON .

' DUN C ANNON FORT commands t h e ent r ance to Water ford Ha r bou r from

a ﬁne st r ategic position on t h e VVex for d s h or e . F rom t h e days of

. w ho w a d Henry II , fortiﬁed it , t h e for t s rega r de a s imp regnable . It

w a s ga r r isoned in t h e days of t he A r mada i n anticipation o f a Spanis h a ttack . It successfully resisted t h e Pa r liamenta ry forces under Ge ner al

. n ow I reton It is dismantled , and impr egnable no longer . It is TH E I TS C T o SE A SUIR FROM SOUR E THE .

famous a s t h e scene of t h e last act of t h e Stua rt t ragedy in Ireland . It

t he is said t h at James II . ﬂed from h is dominions in suc h h aste , after

be w e hi m Boyne , t h at caused t h e cable of t h e F renc h s h ip h ic h bor

from Duncannon t o be cut and t h e anc h or l eft be h ind .

VVOODSTOW N .

ood st ow n w TH E next village upon t h e estua ry is lV , it h its ﬁne st r and

and beautifully situated r esidences . Loftus Hall , once t h e seat Of t h e t f he O . t e r o r d u o f E l C ‘Va d . Ma rq ises y , stands on si e

H O O K .

C R E DAN d d t he - d o f HEAD is r oun e , and peculia rly s h aped h ea land Hook

w w o f n o w ~ juts out sout h a rd . T h e To er Hook , a la rge moder n lig h t

“ o h ouse , makes a notable landma rk . T h e Old prover b , By H ok or ” w a s d t he a . by Cr ook , p robably o r iginate by navigator s Of t h is estu ry

Opposite lies t h e pictu resque and popula r seaside resort o f Dunmor e .

D N M R E U O .

w DUNMORE is beautifully situated upon t h e sea , h ic h is h ere bounded

w by a bold and r ocky coast . Per h aps t h e ﬁnest and most glor ious vie of t h e estua ry of t h e Sui r is t o be obtained fr om t he rocky h ill above

. w a a Dunmore Upon t h is ild and striking spot st nds ﬁne cromlec h , h ’ T . w t called e Druid s Alta r It is a ﬁtting spot for o r s h ip . On he

on e Cr e mla w o side lies Island and Hook To er , up n t h e ot h er t h e ﬁne B a y of Tramor e w it h its r ugge d C liffs and p recipices and its splendid

stretc h of st r and . It is w ort h no ting t h at visitor s t o Water ford can

golf at Tr amor e .

CONCLU SION

Ar' Hook t h e great estua ry w h ic h combines t h e t h r ee sister river s

i w - ﬁnally merges into t h e sea . T h e l ttle ater d rops t h at t rickled out

’ ” into t h e suns h ine in t h e crevices of t he Devil s Bit h ave t ravelled on

ly in t h e sunlig h t and t h e st a rlig h t , t h r oug h s h ady pools and pebb

v i lla e . r ui n w a n d w reac h es , by cottage , g , and mill , meado , fort ress h a r f ,

w y to t h e ocean . T h ey h ave encounter ed many t h ings upon t h eir a

w ' me s eet and gentle , some h a rd and evil .

w - t h Sometimes t h e ater d rop glides in e sun among mossy ledges .

‘ o r li nger s by t he edge of t h e copse w h er e t h e h azels le an t oe g t he r 5 but

w sometimes it is dar kened and polluted , so t h at it ould seem t h at t h e

oozi n s c i t n ev er w d foul g t h at infe t could be purged a ay . But t h e turbi

" ' . b h A u hor Ca m R fl l n Ca hi r l bbe . Phot o r a h t e t . l e eot o s. y g p y Fi s hi n g o n t he Sui r .

TH E FI e U L SUIRE is sca r cely as full of salmon o r t rout as it w a s

w in t h e time of t h e old r iter w ho t h us desc r ibes it . T h ere a r e mor e

o n w o n e n w ba r r acks its banks no adays , for r easo , but as ell a s t h is t h e

d D o f r iver is nette from Clonmel to unmore , and t h e incr eased pr ice

“ ” salmon a nd t h e facilities o f t ransport account fo r la rge catc h es , w o f O a n Y et h ic h pa r take mor e t h e natu re f indust ry t h an a pastime . ” d w t h e Sui r is still a goo salmon r iver , and many b r o n t rout br eac ) lie in its pools and t r ibuta r ies . Nevert h eless , it may be frankly stated t h at for t he tou rist a n d t h e general public t h er e is n ow n o good free

w t w or . t a salmon ﬁs h ing on t h e Suir , any h ere else is ort h pr eserving l d . d is ca r efu ly pr eserve Th e I r is h gent r y h ave , as a r ule , r etaine t h e

ﬁs h ing r ig h ts of t h eir for mer estates . T h ey a r e generally courteous as t o w a n d o f t h eir preserved ater s , seldom r efuse t h e r equest a sporting f . o of visitor But , in consequence t h e incr ea se angler s in Ireland , property on a good s a lmon r iver h a s r isen muc h in value a n d is n ow muc h mor e ca refully looked after t h an for merly .

T h e Sui r commences to be a salmon r iver at Holy Cr oss , and salmon

d B l r r n ﬁs h ing becomes goo about a l y c a o . F r om Holy Cr oss to Golden some of t h e r iver is open for licensed r od s . T h e best salmon ﬁs h ing

i n w w is Ca h ir Pa r k , h ic h is ell preserved by Lady Ma rga r et C h a rteris ,

w E o f D and at Knocklofty h ic h is preser ved by t h e a r l onoug h mor e . , T h er e is good ﬁs h ing about R oc h estow n w h ic h is in p r ivate h an d s and , ,

Ar n w Ar dﬁ n n n dﬁ n n a . a e at , h ic h belongs to M r s P r enderga st , of Castl ,

w N e ddi n s and may sometimes be rented . T h ere is like ise good ﬁs h ing at

n w w d M a r lﬁ el a d . d Ne castle , h ic h is p reserve is a favou r ite and favou r ed

’ I n n i slon a h spot , also p reserved , and t h e tur n of t h e Abbey , at g , is w w ell kno n to angler s .

— ’ ” — T h ere is a w ell k now n pool Dudley s below Clonmel w h ic h is 1 11 . 9 p reserved by M r R obert Malcomson . On a July for enoon in t h at w ell - know n ﬁs h er man successfully landed ten nice salmon and pea]

w w . 1 . m . . bet een 10 a m . and p at t h is spot Some of t h e ﬁs h ing belo l Clonme is open . About Clonmel , Kils h eelan , and Ca r r ick t h er e is ” ﬁs h ing from cots . TH E I TS C TO TH E SUIR FROM SOUR E SE A .

' S a lmon ﬁs h ing on t h e Suir begins on Feb r uary l st and ends o n

i 5t r October h . Ma rc h and Ap il a r e t h e best mont h s on t h e river

o n f Handsome ﬁs h are fr equently landed t h e banks o t h e Suir . One

f w 1 s . w a s w eig h ing 401b secu red a e yea r s ago by C O . G . Going at Knock

“ r a ffo g n on a ﬂy . T h e Fis h ing Gazette announced t h e sale of a

w b 65 28 salmon eig h ing 561 s . and measur ing inc h es in lengt h and inc h es

w w a s i n 1911 . in gir t h " h ic h caug h t in t h e Suir June ,

w 58 . T h e la rgest salmon ever caug h t in t h e Suir eig h ed lbs , and w r w r e - i The a s caug h t nea r A dma y le under ci rcumstances ort h tell ng . lucky ﬁs h er man w a s ﬁs h ing for t rout w it h w orm wh en h e sa w t h e giant

ha d w " off h ﬁs h . But h e not a single fly it h h im He h ur ried to t e n w w n ea rest fa r m h ouse to seek t h e materials it h h ic h to make o e . ” Have y ou any feat h er s " h e b reat h lessly dem a nded o f t h e ﬁ rst per son — n he . he . ot t met No , a feat h er except in my best h at began

w girl . But t h e eager spor tsman ould listen to n o excuses . Bring — ” " . w a s w a s it h ere quick h e cried T h e h at p roduced , a ﬂy h astily

t he . e w w a s tied , and h e r an back to river Aft r a h ile t h e salmon

w a w a s h ooked . T h e man s alone , and it fully six h ou r s befor e h e suc

h n c e eded . “ e in landing h is fis h h e ex h ibited h is pr ize , t h e fi r st ques tion asked hi m w a s t h e name of t h e deadly fly w h ic h ha d captur ed t h i s ” ” " w h " . t t rop h y A h ans er ed e man , gr avely , t h at is t h e mystery

And t he ﬂy w h ic h killed t h e 58lb salmon in t h e Sui r by Ar dma yle h as borne t h e name o f t h e mystery ever since "

n Trout ﬁs h ing is free o many pa r ts of t h e Sui r , and upon many

t o of its t r ibuta ries . F r om Clonmel Kilsh eelan t h ere a r e several favou r ite spots w ell pat ronise d in leisu r e h ou r s by t h e in h abitants of

An n e r w t he w Clonmel , young and old . T h e , h ic h joins Sui r belo

w d . Clonmel , is a goo t rout stream Pa rt Of it , h o ever , is p reserved by

. Ahe r low w t h e Duc h ess of St Albans . T h e , h ic h r uns into t h e Sui r by

K n ock r a ffo n g , is a favou r ite and p r olific st ream , easily accessible from

Aher low — Ca h i r . T h e supr eme beauty of t h e Glen of refuge of Geoffrey — Kea ting t h e Iris h h istorian in t h e seven teent h centu ry makes t h is , ,

f i r e t ributa ry w ell w or t h exploring to its sou rce . T h e A r a and t h e

on t he e also h old t rout , and good sport is to be h ad Ta r about Clogh e n ,

l w a s a capital brow n t r out st ream . T h e best tr out on r ecord at Clonme b on w 81 s . caug h t t h e Devon bait , and eigh ed

T h e season for t r out ﬁs h ing o n t h e Sui r is t h e same as for salmon ,

J n t he n l st 15 . amely , Febr uary to October t h April , May , and u e a re

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