\Tol, XVI. Hugust, 1941. No. 11.
L. A. G. TRONG :U HI lays
PAUL HE RY
ON ILLNACULLlN ISLE. GLENGARRIFF. ll'lrleaoar Cumann Luc'C CuaT'~a No h-~l~eann f ~ ~~".I~t,
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SUBSCRIPTION : Wbolesale from the L"!sh Tourist AlSOclalloD 5/- PER ANNUM, and from Post Free. IRISH E;v,OD & SoD, Lld. COPIl1S FREE Relall Itom TO ALL MEllIBERS all lfewsa~eDI.s and OF THE from tbe ASSOCIATION AND Irlsb Toorls'l Assoclatbo. OF ITS ASSOCIATE DEPARTMENT. TRAVEL PrIce Bd. Official Organ of the Irish Tourist Association and of the Irish Hotels Federation VOL. XVI. AUGUST, 1941. No. 11 .1ft YoWl, jJA!JWiee l'agc (Continued from column 1) UBLIN, BelfaBL, Galway, Cork. There's only One Plaee [or my Holiday Compass points in Ireland. And By L. A. C. Strong ?31 is the locale of the LT.A. Bureau to D in each one of these vital spots I Met with Napper Tandy By ~la",icr Kclly 253 which thollsand of northerners have stands an IRISH TOURIST ASSOCIATION An Artist's Ireland By Paul Henry 2.i4 been flocking, during the past couple Bureau ready and glad to deal with I Know KIllaroey By DO'1al O'Cahi11 257 of months, in search of holiday infor your travel problem~. All you need do Holiday Hnunts in Donegal 259 mation, en route to some of Eire's is write, telephone or call personally to Curiosities Around Ireland 261 many grand holiday haunts. Galway whichever bureau is most convenient. I.T.A. £50 Pboto Competition opened in mid-July, serves the holida~ Singing Through Ireland need' of travellers bound for Conn~. The Dublin office is the head By J)onngh ~JcDonagh :!63 mara 1!>nd the Golden West. quarters. Centrally placed in Hail Holidays! O'Connell Street, it has a grand record Climbing Our Irisb Mountains Free Charge. of more than sixteen years to its credit. By L. \\'. \\'all of Hotels and t!le Law But what do we pay for this service 't 8tarted in a small way, it has develope
s for the first eightcen ycars of my li fe lreland was always the land of holiday for us, and has A often been so since, no subject could invite me more. My only difficulty is to know what to say of all that I long to say: to compress an ache of en £ . .Il. 9., thusiasm and excitement and nostalgia into the space allowed mc. YJllz,OfuJ Magic Days. Our summer holiday was always ccntrcd in Sandy cove, where my grandparents lived, and therefore the L. A. G. Strong, brilliant English stretch of coast from the Hill of J{owth to Bray, with Novelist, author of •• The Sea Wall' '; •• The Brothers"; •• Cor all that lies between it and the mountain, will always poral Tune"; •• The Garden", and have a special hold on me. I have spent magic days in many other much-r9ad works of other places, on Dartmoor, in the West Highlands, in fiction. lhe Engadine, in Copenhagen, in Kerry and in :\Jayo: but 1 never ee the anarchy of the Wicklow mountains of certain districts. Time was when a visit to settle slowly into the known outline guardin~ Dublin Loughlinstown was a high adventure. I am un nay without a stir in my heart that no other sight moved by it now. The Dalkey trams are no longer arouses-exccpt the fir't sight, from Dalkey, of flying galleons. The last one I looked on could have Killiney Bay. done with a lick of paint. It is exactly because I have It may be objected that this emotion is purely per outgrown the attractions of much that once enthralled sonal, and therefore irrelevant. The fact that I am me that [ am confident about the rest. • sentimentally attracted to Dublin and ~ andycove does not nece arily mean that they are good places for Begin with Dublin. another man's holiday. Childhood can cast a glamour '0 it is that when as often happens, a friend says over anything. T know. That is why I am careful to to me: " I'm thinking of Ireland far a hal~day. Where concentrate on those aSj:>ects of the scene that need (Please see over) no reminiscent tenderness. T have outgrown the charm
.I never see the anarchy of the WicklOW mountains •• '" I know no place where there is so much sheer aettle alowly into the outlines guarding Dublin Bay without lie-ht u Achill, where the very stones tn the road are a stir ~n my heart." alive With l1iht."
~------JRJS TJ T RA r' F, J. August, 19-1-1. THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE FOR MY HOLIDAY
(Continued from predous page). Anglers All. shall I go ?" I invariably say, ., Begin with Dublin." Among recent " big-cat('h " ppr There is the amazing arrival from Holyhead-surely sonalities in the one of ~he noblest a~proaches to a capital city. (The \\'01'1<1 ,,,illtoni:lJI contrast of the landmg arrangements, and the train i. ~'oung ~I r. ~fe' that will take my friends, will only give them pleasure.) :\Ionagle, \I' h 0 s (> fllther, a staun('h Even if their stay is short, 1 coun el them not to and time Itonour!',l attempt too much on foot next day, 'ince the average f I'i end of tIlc vi itor from England needs a day to get acclimatised. T. T. A (he has I recommend many tram rides, and a visit to Howth. heen a member On the morrow, Dalkey and Killiney, not forgetting sinee its founcla' tion), 0 \\' n s tIt e the sea front at Dun Laoghairc, which, in th.e fortunale Tmpl'rial and :Mo,: Mr. Joseph McMonagle (I'igllt), son of suspension of certain plans lo reduce it to the COI11 Hot eIs, Ballina, the Proprietor of the Imperial and monplace English level, remains, with its rocky fore During a. July da." Moy HotelS, Ballina, with nineteen \yhile fishing on shore, one of the most individual in Europe. After the :Moy river, salmon which he caught in one day on that, I turn them lose in Wicklow, to walk or bus as somp 200 yards the Moy River, ab"ut 200 yards from far down as Glendalough, but above all, to explore the from the hotel, the May Hotel. nearer glens and mountains, and work their way back ;\f r. ~J c 'Monagle, .Tnr., c'aught ninelr'en salmon-a good day's work 'lDd Iik.:J :t to the city by way of Kilmashogue and Three Rock. c1t'eam ('ome true. With unassuming reticence M1'. When they have spent a summer evening upon those Mc~fonagle said t() us: "I struck one of those day. when heights, looking down on the Bay and seeing the lights the fish were ready to take anything." The pool he :lshed wink out along the arm of Clontarf, while dusk softly \\ as the Ridgl' Pool, and he says it gave him a thrill to know fills the graceful glimmering bowl, and the flat wooded that his rOll a)](l line floated over literally hundreds of salmon in a pool not more than 100 yards long. It Founds country vanishes, vague as smoke, to the north, they thl' answer perfect to th!' Angler's Prayer! have learned something that will last them a long t: The Day. Next Stop, Achill. The day was Sunday, and fr. McMonagle started off with Then, their first week up, 1 pack them off from \Vestlantl his ghille, Pat Hearns (left of pidure), nt 6.30 a.m., eatch Row to Achill, recommendin~, if sueh are still in rommissiol1, ing six fish before 11 0 'clock, wh<'n lIe broke off for :\[ass onc of those long companionable saloon cars wI, ' conver~a and brl'akfast. Thp sport resull1(',l at 1 p.m., and b<'tw<'en tion is apt to be gl'nerul ana trnveJ]ers 1 'ripntl'ti(' that anti 2.30 he caught four more. Followl'd a grand sil'stn. especially on the Inter stretches of thl' journey. \Vhy .\chill. in the high h('at of a July mid-day, until 4 0 'clock, when the which is so well known? It is w<'1l known for good f('nson, salmon war restarted and continued unit! 10.30, what time anti big enough to swallow up all the visitors the hotl'ls can nineteen helpless salmon lay captive in the boat Mr. take, and many morl'. .\na it is an excellent Cl'ntre for ~[c~fonagle tried hard to make it n. seorl', but the twentieth further exploration, 1 ha\-e ne\'!'r known anyone to he ais· eluded him, and rumour whispl'rs more grief over 'che onl' appointed, except, once (P' twi('e, by the weather. EV('JI that didn't than joy over the nineteen that bit. then, a half day's gleam of spl!'nl1our was held to b!' com The log of this day's record fish-catching shows that the pl'nsation, "I must ha\'!' another tr~·," ,ail1 the vidim, ) fish" went off " completely bl'twl'en 4 and 6.30 p.m.-not n have been ahout the W('st quite a hit, but I have nev!'1' single bite! All of a sudden, they became active again, nncl found anything th:lt hit m a~ l1i,1 "\chill aIHI Blackso,l Ba~'. the nine landed between half past six and half past ten I know no phlce wltel'!' th!'re j, so much sheer light: ">\'here mak,C's a 1'('C01'd for the RiclgC' Pool. the wind blows light in from th!' sl'a, sends light flying over This stretch of th(' your llea,l, 'wherl' ij rains lig-ht, wherl' the sea gathers lig'ht Moy is owned by the and brims with it or flings it up tf) h!'avl'n, where the vcr." l\f 0 v Fishery C (l" stonl's in the road nrl' alive with light, where even the Jittlc which is this year, donkeys can, bV a sudden shaft of sun between the shO\\'l'rs, for the Jirst tim<', be tninsfoJ'l11l'd into fonr-foote,l light trotting against :In renting fishing for inland mountainous elou,l of rlarlo.('s~ (1 don't me:ln to th<' da." or week by suggest that there aT(' al\l'a~'~ ,1l()\I"l'rs. hut that, ('ven if tlH'I'I' indi\'iclunl rods. arl', it ao('sn't mu.,il malte,· ) Corrib Yields. Kerry and Donegal. Corrib eomes in too. ~If the holiday-maker has lon~er, let him go to Kerry and for honourable lll<'ll explore from Glenv,ariff to Killarnl'y. Or let llim go north tion in the roll of wRrd to Donegal. Those who Ilave a car I advise to go round reCl'nt catches. Two the ('ntire coast, starting from Dublin ,outhwar,l~, But n a m e s descr\'ing Dublin and Wicklow need a week bet~een thl'm, at 'che 'ery ~p('cial mention aI'<' least. Writing of this has made me re n('ss. 1 long to come the well-known Gal acrossl and hear once more the cries and voices I am :lhyays ",·egians, Rean Kenny hearing in my mind, an!l smell the weed at low tide on th!' (sec photo) an(l P, sea wall at Dun Laoghairc, and look at D:llke~' Islaml, an,l o ':\faille, who .'por go over 0 'Connell Bridge and bp offered a " Mail" or a tl'Cl :I III 0 n g 11 i s " Herald," and climb the stl'l'!> lane from Rnthfarnham up ('atches threl' ni,'" Pllotol [Pri1107e the side of Kilmashogue, and have someone tell me that Go,l tlOut (at one ~itting-) bless me, I'm gettin' grand and stout (it will be a lie, but Mr. Scan Kenny, News Edltor, "Connacht Trihune" tot:Llling ten pounds. never mind) and ... in fact. J want my holiday, and there's with eleven trout weighing 23 Ibs. In all which he only one plaee for it. oalliht at Oughterard durlng:a:dal'e-,llhlnl. -TOURERIN'. 252 August, 1941. IRISH TRAVEL
I Met with Napper Tandy • • • By MAURICE KELLY
It Your holiday can be a series of odd encounters and stimulating digressions"
KNOW a famous English composer The greyhound was clad in a scarlet a Mayo accent and the intonations of who came to Ireland on holidays jacket with the initials" J.M." e~ Normandy. He was, incidentally, a I some years ago; he never went broidered in white. I looked at him native Irish speaker, and his command of back and is still living contentedly in a keenly and said: "Is he not a trifle long hyperbole in English was astounding. small town on the Kerry coast. A French in the back?" The owner gave me a To describe the talk in that little pub wine-merchant, come on a temporary startled glance before saying: "Ah, would be quite impossible. It ranged over business visit, has dwelt in a Dublin devil the bit. Sure that's often a good countless subjects, with our host (for such suburb for the past fifteen years. And fault." After that we got on like a house he became) playing an ubiquitous part I have a Scotch friend who has been here on fire; before the w4eel was off we kn~w denouncing, expounding, acting as inter ever since he came to recuperate after that the dog was to run that night at the preter between the sailors and ourselves the last war. When I asked him why he Ballybunion track-and that he was when necessary, and relapsing into Irish stayed in Ireland, he surprised me by certain to win. "He'll be home and in moments of high excitement. But replying: "I've never been so happy dried before the others come into the surprise was still lying in ambush for us in anywhere else." straight." So I never saw Killarney, for the person of the stout grey-haired Mayo Indeed, one cannot but envy the we spent the rest of the day with the man man who was the least talkative of the overseas visitor in Ireland, for he comes in the two coats. His dog won the race company. When the talk suddenly turned with a foreign outiook, finding zest in easily and we parted considerably richer to Russia we discovered that he had been many things that we take for granted. than when we met. The man with his a prisoner of war in that country for three And yet he need not remain a stranger, scarlet-clad greyhound vanished from years, had a fair knowledge of the hnguage for we Irish are the most communicative our lives, and I have often wondered what and thought vodka the best drink in the -people in the world. As Dr. Kiernan name the initials .. J.M." symbolised. world. The introduction of this additional pointed out in last month's Irish Travel, This element of surprise in Irish life language so nonplussed us that the stout conversation is the national pastime. offers continual stimulation to the holiday man was allowed to sing three Russian maker, who has the necessary leisure to songs without interruption. Then the Odd Encounters. enjoy it. Unusual characters, exciting smallest of the French sailors rose from Have you ever tried to recall the personalities, strange situations, cosmic his barrel with dignity, bowed to the moments of your keenest enjoyment? discussions-these can be found in all company, and sang a nostalgic song about If so, you have probably found that all parts of the country. I spent one of the Brittany. your brightest memories cling around oddest and most memorable nights of It went on right through the night, brief, isolated-almost accidental my life in a small shop (grocery-cum with the rain pelting outside. And at five episodes. These were the miraculous tavern) on the west coast. in the morning we ate rashers and eggs occasions when the time and the place in the open air, with the sun streaming and the circumstances harmonised in a Babel in Mayo. down over the mountains and lighting mood of unmiXed joy. And in Ireland The shop was perched on a wild remote myriad pOints of silver in the Atlantic if you have any luck at all-these headland, and we were driven for shelter below us. occasions can be surprisingly frequent. by a thunderstorm. There were five Your holiday can be a series of odd people in the shop--the owner, three Environment Makes Your Holiday. encounters and stimulating digressions. bearded men in sailor clothes, and a stout But we could multiply these instances A unique flavour is lent to these grey-haired man from somewhere in the indefinitely; perhaps they have no encounters by the friendliness of the neighbourhood. I was astonished to see ultimate significance, but to me they seem people, their intense individualism, their that the bar was heavily stocked with typical of the charm which Ireland holds great variety of interests, and their liqueurs. Under the soft light of the for the holiday-maker from abroad. Your readiness to talk. (If you ever meet a paraffin-lamp their colours took on an reticent Irishman he must be seriously life, maybe, is what you make it. But extraordinary richness and depth. your holiday is what other people (and ill or have foreign blood in his veins). The explanation was simple.. \Ve found Conversation will start naturally, and the environment) make it. In Ireland wc that French fishing-pirates were in the don't think about our scenery, though your approach should be neither ingratiat habit of putting in at that part of the ing nor patronising. Indeed, if you know many visitors proclaim it the loveliest in coast. The owner of the shop had a barter the world. Nevertheless, the scenery your subject well it is often advisable to arrangement by which he exchanged start on a semi-truculent note. subtly moulds the outlook of those who lobsters for various types of merchandise. live with it. Who will deny that the In the process he had picked up a thorough The Man with the Greyhound. diverse Irish landscapes, the delicate knowledge of French which he spoke with gradations of colour, the constant play I remember motoring towards Killarney /1 of light and shade are reflected in the on a broiling July day. Ahead of us a temperament of the people? battered car suddenly slowed up and The Irish are frequently described as a pulled in to the roadside with a puncture. hospitable people. That is a serious As we stopped to offer help a sturdy red understatement. We are not materialists, faced man encased in two overcoats and our hospitality of the table and the emerged from the car, followed by a hearth is merely a symbol. It is a greyhound on a lead. He greeted us with corollary of that thrilliJ.g hospitality of a nod and asked, "Would one of you the spirit which is open to anyone who walk the dog while we're at the puncture? sojourns in Ireland with a tongue in his He's the fastest thing in Munster, and he head and the abilit} to mix with his might get stiff with sitting in the car." fellow-men. 253 IRISH TRAVEL August, 1941. What makes Ireland so pleasant is the universal warm welcome. FAMOUS ARTIST ~n ~rtist's 3!relanb By PAUL HENRY (From a Radio Talk given by the Famous Artist during July, in the I. T.A. Hail Holidays Programme).
HEN I was asked to give enchanted with wh'lt I saw and so a short talk on Ireland my excited at the thought of possibly W mind went back a good many some day being able to live and years to the first time I saw the paint there that I could not sleep West. I had been living for a good at night waiting for the next day [Photo Ohancellor] long time in Paris and...London to dawn and in the end decided to PAUL HENRY, R.H.A., and it was only a lucky chance that stay and throwaway my return whose paintings are worIii famoUS. brought me back. Robert Lynd ticket. I abandoned my flat in had just written his "Home Life London and the work I was doing ~he in Ireland" and he was so enthusi there and spent seven long utterly and, in the main, I relied on astic about what he had seen when delightful years in the West. There "outside car." But no hardshIPS he was collecting material for his were many difficulties-difficulties were too severe on those long journeys. I was amply repaid for book that he fired me with a desire of travel and accommodation every difficulty by the variety and to see for myself what he described which don't exist to-day. These at times, unearthly beauty of the so. feelingly. I wanted a holiday, were about the last days of the so started out to see the West of Bianconi "long car." Motor cars landscape. Ireland for the first time. I was so were very)eldom seen on the roads Achill. It was in Achill that I spent the best part of my first seven years and now, except for the much better roads and the disappeannce of the thatched roof, which personally. J deplore, Achill is what it was lfi those early days. It's a large place and there's heaps of material for the artist as well as the fisherman and the cliff-climber. For instance, the Croghatln Cliffs are the highest sea cliffs in Europe-<>ver 2,000 feet almost sheer into the sea. The island has a peculiar intimacy that is not so marked in Connemara or Kerry. For the artist, AchiU is particularly attractive because what we call "the stuff," that is, the material for your work is all round you, and the distances from one side of the island to the other are not great if one is at all active. I have lived and painted in every part, but my favourite resort was on the south side where the hills slope gently to the sea, to long golden strands like Keel and the perfect gem of a bay at Keem Strand; anywhere on the road near the hotel at Follagh with the Minawn cliffs reflected in the bay and the lovely misty blue shape of Clare Island "dreaming on Evening in Connemara, from a painting by Paul Henry. August, 1941. IRISH TRAVEL the water and the little cultivated fields in the foreground is a style very hard to be3.t. With Achill as a centre I was able to explore the Erris Peninsula beloved of Synge, and Clare Island and Clew Bay where later Augustus John painted. Leenane to Galway. But Achill is not all the west. Later on I stayed for long periods in Connemara and explored it all from Leenane to Galway. I think I could talk for an hour about its strange beauty which changes from an awe-inspiring austerity to the most winnmg colour patterns. Of all parts of the West it is the most Dooagh Village, on Achill Island. varied from the wildness of its (A painting of this village by Paul Henry hangs in coast bitten into fiords like Killary the Luxembourg Gallery in Paris). Bay and lined with enchanting villages like Salruck to the wheIming. This small area of England and America have made it untravelled solitudes of the Twelve Corkaguiney has remains that would one of their regular haunts and Pins and the pastoral beauty of the satisfy the most insatiable student. going round Exhibitions of pictures shores of Lough Corrib and its I have never been anywhere where in London and New York I have encircling mountains. I saw so many cromlechs, ogham been struck by the number of stones, cliff forts and hermits' cells pictures of Ireland on the walls. "The Kingdom." -a small area just teeming with After all it is not much to be But beautiful and satisfying as interest and the beauty of Smerwick wondered at, given such a lovely Achill 3.nd Connemara can be, I Bay with the grandeUr of Brandon country where nowadavs travel is have a very soft spot in my heart seen across its waters from Bally easy and comfortable, and reason for the Kingdom of Kerry. Some ferriter has to be seen to be believed. able accommodation is to be had. of the finest mountain scenery in But above all what makes Ireland Ireland is there and in the Dingle New York and London. so pleasant is the universal warm Peninsula one has not onlv places Since those far-off days when I welcome you get from everyone of spectacular beauty but the wealth fIrst saw the \Vest, a great many in the fields, on the roads and by of archaeologicll interest is (lver- of the most distinguished artists in the fireside of the cottages.
Killary Bay, that long fjord dividing up Galwa.y and Mayo. 255 /1?ISH TRAVEL August, 1941. NOTES AND NEWS Big Business in I.T.A. Bureau .. Bundoran Golf Fixtures Kinsale Regatta
o. cope with the big rush of holiday queries ushered in Sunday,. September 14th.-Th'l Rodgers Cup (close). Match WIth the month of July, the LT.A. Bureau in O'Connell Play. Wmner holds Cup for 1941, and receives voucher value T. Street has been kept open over a much-extended span of 20/-. Entrance Fee 2,'6. busmess hours. The new hours will continue in foree--w order to facilitate holiday-makers-until further notice. In addition Wednesday, September 21st.--The Hon. Treasurer's Prize to the numerous postal enquiries dealt with and answered (close). Presented b) Mr. H. E. Martin. 18 Holes Medal Play. Monthly Medal.-First Sunday in every Month: Arrange promptly, personal and telephone calls are answered on all p3.rtners. - week days between 9 a.m. and 7.30 p.m., on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., and on Sunday between 12 noon and 2 p.m. This season has proved the busiest since the record Congress KINSALE REGATTA. year (1932). Five staff officers have been CO'lstantl} on countrr Among many August Bank Holiday Fixtures throughout the work, attending to personal callers, who include not only Irish colIntry is the Regatta at Kinsale, a time-honour d and much vacationists but also English and Colonial visitors (Canadian, patronised event, (it received honourable mention in Hunt's New Zealanders and Australians), Welsh, Scotch, Siamese and Yachting magazine of 1854 and is believed to antedate the a number of Japanese and Chinese. battle <;If, Wa~erloo ') Among the cups and prizes offered for A good example of the hundreds of tours and itineraries competItIOn I~ a Silver Cup for yachting presented by Mr. worked out by the 1.T.A. Staff is the all-coastal tour by current EamonI' O'Neill, T,D., Leas Ceann Comhairle. Aquatic items coach and rail services--Dublin, right round the coast, back include rowing and swimming races, Pig and Pole, etc. The to Dublin. This carefully-mapped tour for a part} of three Knights of the Silver Hook Anglers' Club travel from Dublin travellers with sixteen travelling days at their disposal, took each y ar, to compete against local amateurs at deep-sea fishing, almost two days' planning to complete the minutest details. a Silver Cup going to the winning team. BUNDORAN GOLF. A~gust fix~res in the. ~undoran Golf Club promise good COMING EVENTS. pla)mg on thIS popular links. Here are the details. Among other Coming Events on the Irish Calendar are the 3rd August.-THE MANAGER'S CUP. 18 Holes v. Bogey. Cork G'lelic Feis in Cork City during August week-end (massed Presented by D. Narramore, Esq. Cup to be won OlItright. Pipe Bands, Dancing, Camogiuocht, Hurling, etc.), the Ballina 4th August (Bank Holiday).-18 Holes Medal Play. First Agricultural and Industrial Society's Show at Ballina on August prize value 30/-; 2nd prize value 10/-. 21st and the eagerly-awaited Annual Show of Connemara .13th August.-THE TOURIST CUP. 18 Holes 11edal Play. Ponies on August 28th at Cama. W~ner holds Cup for 1941, and receives prize value 10/-; 2nd As we go to Press, a big crowd is participating in the PEACE prIze value 10/-. AND GOODWILL FESTIVAL at Killarney,during the week 24th August.-THE CENTRAL HOTEL CUP. 18 Holes v. Sunday, J lIly 27th to Monday, Au~st 4th. The Queen of Peaee Bogey. Winner holds Cup for 1941, and receives prize value and Goodwill has been crowned and acclaimed, the Festiv2J 10/-; 2nd prize value 10/-. Ball held with great success and the throng of holiday-makers 31st August (Close).-18 Holes Medal Play. Two Classes- entertained by many items .ncluding Delia Murphy's sin~g A, Scr. to 13; B, 14 to 24. Winner of Class A to meet winner and the Army Band. In Galwa} too, Races Week is in full of Class B in 18 Holes Match Play. First prize value 30/-; swing with all its usual gay frolic and fun. 2nd prize value 10/-. 7th September.-THE ANNUAL CUP. 18 Holes Medal Play. First Two qualify for Match Play. Winner holds Cup NEW WEXFORD JOURNAL. for 1941, and receives Silver Replica. A copy of Cois Na Slainghe, the new maga7.ine of the Gaelic Lea~ue (Enniscorthy) has just come to hand. It is a delig-htful LADIES' BRANCH. piece of work written, compiled and edited with a harmony of Sunday, August 10th.-Mixed Foursomes. 18 Holes Stroke. enterprise and ability. Duplicated throughout and stitched Handicap lImits: Ladies 28, Men 16. First prize value £1 each: into a printed cover, it shows how much efficient work can be 2nd prize value 10/- each. Arrange partners. Draw for opponents. effected with the minimum of facilities; in this case practically Entrance Fee 2/6 each. everything was done--on the technical side--b} ordinary office Thursday, August 2Jst.-Bundoran Ladies' Cup. Handicap equij1II1ent. A rich list of contents includes the following limit 28. 18 Holes Medal Play. First Four play off match articles :-Semnus Rafter (T. D. Sinnot) ; Arches of the Years play. Winner holds Cup for 1941, and receives voucher value (Micheal Toibin); Enniscorthy, 1916 (Sean Etchingham); 20/-. Entrance Fee 2/6. Ct,rrent lrish Fiction (Senator Kehoe); Exile in Irish Poetry Thursday, September 4th.-The Countess of Granard Cup. (Fintan Murph}), and a very long-headed clear-sighted article- See Poster in Club Room. N'.J, Mna-by Fear Posta. MORA '5 HOTEL TALBOT STREET • • DUBLIN Two Minutes from Amiens st. Station. HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER IN BEDROOMS. BED, BREAKFAST and BATH 8/6 FULLY LICENSED. EXCELLENT CUISINE. GRAMS: MORAN'S HOTEL, DUBLIN PHONE: 45244. F. A. MORAN, Proprietor. August, 1941. IRISH TRAVEL
To prove there's no et rooking," go there yourself! I· KNOW KIL·LARNEY
O hard is it to kill a lie, I expect By Hotel Rates. it will be taken with a large S This nonsense IS equalled only grain of salt when I say there by the nonsense talked about the is a no-more-absurd story going the DONAL O'CAHILL hotels. Let us consider this as~ct rounds than that one about over of the matter for the moment. In charging in Killarney. . and about the town there are some thing like fifty hotels, made up of I deny it! No it wasn't the much maligned licensed hotels, private hotels and Now I am a Killarney man. I hotels this time-but the tOl.lrs! guest and boarding houses. Of the know Killarney. And I flatly deny They were "highway robhery!', fir t class, one hotel charges from this story. Killarney hC'.s it5 faults I tried to get down to details but 25/- per head per day inclusive, and I know them; but this one of it wasn't easy. At last I discovered from 147/- weekly; a second, I05/ overcharging, applied as usually it that the cause of the trouble was weekly; a third from R4/- weekly; a is applied-against the town in not plural but singular, to wit-the fourth 15/- per clay inclusive; a general-never has been, and is Gap of Dunloe trip. Now the sixth 12/6 per day; and all the not now, one of them. It is tme, charge for this tour is 12/6 per others-each excellent in its own of course, that Killarnev is able to head (estate t011 I/6)-the fare paid way-charge less, ranging down to accommodate people with fat purses, by the gentleman mentioned-and 42/- per head per week. but it is equally tme that nowhere here is what he got: probably If these then are the rates pre else caters for those of moderate before he hail arisen from his bed means so well. vailing in Killarney, as assuredly in the hotel that morning a luncheon they are-may we not ask: what How all this nomense about over basket had been prepared for him, justification is there for all this talk charging in Killarney began I do one or two hoatmen had called for about overcharging? And my not know, but it has had a long it and had taken it to Ross Castle, answer is: there is none. The rates innings anil is hoary now. Stupidly one and three quarter miles from I have given are published in the enough it is drivelled out on the the town, where they beg",n their LT.A. guide-book to the district least provocation throughout our pull of 15 miles up through three and copies may be had free of charge. own country, is at its worst in lakes at the top of which they were Dublin, and more often than not to meet him in the afternoc'll. In In the circumstances I can offer yOU will hear it from persons who the meantime the jarvey had been no better aclvice to the prospective never have been to Killarnev at all. waiting for him at the hotel. After ,isitor to Killarnev than that he They must say the expected thing, breakfast he, in the entertaining write to, or call at, 'the Irish Tourist I suppose. It is a human failing way of the Killarnev jarvey, drove Association office, O'Connell Street, and probably it is said as a justifica him seven miles to Kate Kearney's Dublin, and secure one of these tion for their holiday-making Cottage, where he alighted-to con books. He will then learn all there abroad! But unfounded as 'ill tinue his journey of five miles is to be known about Killarney this talk is, it must harm the Irish through the Pass, either on foot hotels, tours and fares-and if over Tourist traffic considerably. Bad or by pony (6/- extra). By the charging shOUld be attempted, he news travels far-and it should be time the jarvey had returned to the has his remedy. He should report understood that one cannot m"l.lign town our friend was lunching by the matter at once. And the LT.A., Killarney without injuring the Irish his boat at the top of the Upper just as they are only too glad to give traffic generally. Lake, after which he was rowed helpful advice for his holiday down through the three lakes to making, will be equally interested And all for 12/6. Ro Castle where he was met once in his complaints-and they, with the intelligent business people of Only a week ago, at a Dublin again by his jarvev, who had drivelJ, party, I heard it again. The subject another one and three-quarter miles the to\vn, will deal with the offender of holidays had cropped up and in the evening. All of which means as he or she deserves. someone had suggested KilIarnev. that his boatmen had had to walk " Oh, Killarney," said one. "You;d or cyrIe 3t miles and row 30 miles, Try it, Yourself. be robbed there!" That put me while the jarvey had had to drive But all this is, I hold, superfluous on my mettle. I asked if he had I7t miles-making a total of 51 advice. There is no "rooking," been there. He had not-but a miles through unrivalled scenery. no overcharging. To prove it, get friend had. And the friend had And all this for 12/6. Yet it was a guidebook and go to Killarney been "rooked," or so it was said. called highway robbery! yourself.
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PORT- NA-BLAGH HOTEL, DUNFANA~HY e"ecJ by*a regular S 'bus sent. pusIDg :Fully Licensed DONEGAL HIGHLANDS the princIpal railway statlous, the CLARENCE b within OIly reach of shopping, commerelal and amusement oontres. Cen trally heatecJ thronghout, with eoal fires In all public rooms, It provides eomfo~ and IUXlJl)' at 11 moderate prfoo. The baIJroom, with a fioor sprung on the latest prfnclples, ..commodates 300 dancen. Telephones In the bedrooms and a prap adjoining the hotel are additional IUXlJrfes. * Phone 76178 OverlookIng Sheephaven Bay amidst Magnlllcent Scenery LAKE and SEA FISHING. GOLF •• TENNIS :: BOATING :: DANCING • REDUCED TERMS-JUNE and SEPTEMBER. A.A. R.I.A.C. l:LBnence BREENAGH LODGE UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT. In olose proximity to LInks and Strand DtJBLIN~ AIlGLlIlG :: BOATlIlG :: GOLFING (18 B.) :: BATBlIlG :: WALKIIlG ife,hoteZ· PERSONAL SUPERVISION. TERMS-APPLY MANAGEMENT. O'Ku!fe's
SLIEVEMORE HOTEL g:;£~~~o~~~~ CARRICK COUNTY DONEGAL the West of Ireland DUGORT, ACHILL ISLAND SLIEVE LEAGUE HOTEL Safe Bathing, Fish1Dg and Boating, the Hotel is Unrivalled Coastal Scenery. Fishing, Boating. Excellent Licensed, has 30 Bedrooms recently renovated Cuisine. Hot and Cold Water. Garage Free. Fully throughout. AA. and B.LA.O. Appointments. Licensed. For particulars. apply Telcgrams: Slicvemore Hotel, Dugort, Achill. Reduced Terms May and Jnne. Apply-ProprietrellB. J. MALONEY, Proprietor
(Fully McMAHON'S HOTEL ATLANTIC HOTEL Ucensed) OUGHTERARD COUNTY GALWAY YOUGHAL• Free FIshing on Lough Conlb. FalIy Llcellled. B. and O. All BecJrooma. • Overlooking sea.• Adjacent to Rail Station.• Close to ElectrIc LIght. Free Garage and Stabling. Flnt 01_ Clhrlng. Golf Links. • Excellent CUIsine. • Free Garage. MOUNTItD CASTS AND FLIltS OBTAINABLIt AT THIt HOTItL. 'Grams: ATLANTIC. P. J. MEADE, TERMS ON APPLICATION. IUCBAEL MelllABON, ProprIetor. 'Phone 2. A.A., It.LAC. & LT.A, Proprietor.
CALEDONIAN HOTEL SOUTH GREAT GEORGE'S STREET, DUBLIN Your Hotel in BUNDORAN Centrally IltuatecJ for all partI of City THE Bot and Cold Water all Room-. and Reading LIghts all BecJs. EXCELLENT CUlS1IIE. Term Moderate. Exeellently servecJ by BDs Rout•• Telegrams :-" Caledonian Botel," Dublin. Telephone 23277. ATLANTIC HOTEL HOTEL IVANHOE, PHONE 28 HARCOURT STREET, DUBLlIl • FULLY LICENSED • (A few doors from Stephw's Green) •• H. & C. WATER IN ALL BEDROOMS •• Hot and Cold Water In every BedMom. Central Heattng. Eleotrlo Lift and Fires. Night Porter. A.A. R.I.A.a. G&ra«e. ••• SPACIOUS LOUNGE ••• Telegrams: .. SATISFIItD, DUBLlX." Telephone' (VISITOas 511. P. O'CONNELL, Proprietor. D. McCAUGHBY, Proprietor. • LOFnc.. 514411 August, 1941. IRISH TRAVEL ~oIibap T!}aunts tn, Donegal-uith its majestic mountains, its lot'ely lakes and ~ts chain of superb beaches-is one of the finest natura! playgrounds in El"ope. Whatever your taste in holidays this delightful region can provide the necessary forms of e11joympnt and "urea/ion. The angle" may fish some of Ireland's most sporting rivers and lakes; the golfer has choice ofmany fine seaside and inland courses; and the touring holiday-maker commands scenery of extraordinary grandettr a11d variety. There are dozens of charming holiday-resorts along Donetal's 300-mile coastline. Indeed, it is quite impossible to do justice in a short article to the manifold attracti011S of the County. Bunglass Point. Malinmore and Malinbeg overlook the SOUTH DONEGAL. north and south ends, respectively, of Malin Bay, wllere B~doran is one of the leading seaside resorts in Irelanil. there are fine bathing beaches, pre-historic and other Frontl~g the town is a fine sandy beach on which the interesting remains. Three miles north-east of Malinmore At~ant~c wa~e.s. spend their force. The bathing and is the secluded village of Glencolumbcille. At Glen Head, sWlmmlllg fa:cihtles here are most enjoyable; sea-water bath nearby, there is a lovely strand and, in the vicinity, many arc also available. There is a first class 18-hole golf links; relics associated with St. Columbcille. The cliff scenery in o~hpr recreations include: dancing and indoor games, all this area is on a grand scale. The Glen Valley is an cmemas, concerts, tennis, boating, fishing and shooting. Irish-speaking district. Good fishing (sea, lake and river) and mountaineering. Along the shores of Donegal Bay the following places arc worthy of note: BallyShannon (famous for its salmon !ish THE WEST COAST. in~), the Fans of Assaroe, the Salmon Leap and some Abbey r.ums bei~g features of the district. Rossnowlagh, a quiet Ardara, at the head of Loughrosmore Bay, is a centre of little se~slde place where bathing (fine strand), golf, te~nis the Donegal homespun and knitting industries. Interesting and fishmg can be had. Donegal, an hi toric town a. sociated excursions may be made to the caves and waterfall at with the powerful 0 'Donnells; the " Annals of the Four Maghera (6 miles) on Long-hro beg Bay. Bathing, good Masters," were compiled (1632-36) in Donegal Abbey. fishing and shooting available. Moun~charles (G:aelic name, Tannatallon), in pleasant sur roun.dmgs, provl~es bathing, golf, tennis, boating and Narin and Portnoo are quiet resorts on lovely Gweebarra angling; cottage mdustries flourish here. Near rnver there Bay. There is an extensive sandy beach here, the delight of is a fine strand; good fishing and shooting available. Dun bathing enthusiasts. Other attractions include: golf, tennis, kineely, too, offers ample scope to the angler and fowler. fishing, shooting an.l numerous antiquarian remains. Rosbeg, ~llybe.gs, centre of the herring-curing and carpet-making t,hree miles to the West, on Dawros Bay, provides capital mdustnes, ha~ a fine. natuml harbour; bathing (Fintragh bathing (sandy beach), boating, fishing and shooting. :3trand), boatmg, fishmg nnd shooting are amongst the attractions of this charming spot. Oungloe is a thriving seaside village at the southern p,nd of The Rosses district. Burtonport (golf, 9-holes) and Kin Kilcar, n picbresque little village, is a centre of the casslagh are two important centres of the herring industry. cottage industries; there is a very fine strand at Traloar. A few miles north of Annagry Strand are Bunbeg, Middle Carrick, near th~ head of Teelin Bay, is a suitable place for town and Derrybeg (Gweedore golf links at Magheragallon), th~ ascent of Sheve League (1,974 ft.), a panoramic view charming little resorts beside Gweedore Bay. Due to the pomt. Experienced boatmen can be hired nt Teelin. close to ceaseless action oJ' the Atlantic waves the shores along an Carrick, for trips around the coast and to the Caves below Continued ove'Yleaf Bathel'S at Marble Hill, beside Dunfanaghy and Port-na.-Blagh. 259 IRISH TRAVEL August, 1941. this region have been formed into inumerable promontories, holiday. Greencastle affords good facilities for bathing, bays, coves and sandy beaches. Taken in conjunction with boating, fishing and golf; fine views from Inishowen Head, the many islands off-shore and the rock-strewn mainland 3 miles north-east. .J\1ovillc, a trans-Atlantic port of call, interspersed by lakes and streams, the whole comprises a pre~ents many inducements to the visitor-bathing and sea truly remarkable scene. Visitors in need of quiet and repose water baths, tenis, boating, fishing, shooting, and a spacious will appreciate its qualities. St. Columbcille's Irish College recreation park. (summer courses) is midway between Middletown and Derrybeg. Bathing, fishing and boating available. THE HIGHLANDS OF DONEGAL. 'rhe interior of the county is occupied by great masses of THE NORTH COAST. mountains, alternating with picturesque and fertile valleys. Gortahork and Falcarragh are situate close to the shores The mountain-groups in the south-western peninsula lllay be explored from Killybegs, Kilcar or Glencolumbcille. In this of Ballyness Bay. The Cloghaneely district, and The Rosses, region the most spectacular feature is Slieve League (1,974 comprise the Donegal Gaeltacht; Cloghaneely Irish College feet), where the cliffs fall sheer to the sea frolll the summit is open to students during the summer months. Local objects of the mountain. of legendary interest -are: a gigantie ancient cross St. Finian's t t dripping well," and a huge boulder know~ as orth of Doncgal Town, a great chain of mountains cul It 14cKinly's Ston'3." Tory Islani! (antiquarian remains in minates in Blue Stack Mt. (2,219 ft.) and :{.avagh More rIude a round tower and ruins of St. Columbcille's Monas (2,211 ft.). This region may be visited from Glenties, by tery) and others off-shore may. in fair weather, be visited by the road which follows the valley of the Owena River. The boat from Maghen.roarty, 3! miles north-west of Gortahork. mountainous area north of the River Finn may be con Bathing, boating, sea and lake fishing. veniently explored from Letterkenny. Still further north are the Derryveagh Mts., a striking chain running from south DUnfanaghy, Portnablagh and Marble mU-This region west to north-east; the highest peaks are Slieve Snaght Dunfanaghy, Portnablagh and Marble Hill, within a few (2240 ft.) and Dooish (2,147 ft.). Nearby is Errigal (2,466 miles of each other-is becoming increasingly recognised as feet), the highest mountain in DonC'gal, .and a few mill'S an ideal place for a seaside holiday. Here are magnificent northward is Muckish (2,197 ft.). Good centres for explor seascapes, cliff scenery, lovely sandy beaches. and the ing these Northern Highlands are: Gweedore, Dunfunaghy mountains piled up all round. Horn Head is a prominent und Creeslough. fC'atnre. Among the holiday pursuits are: j!;01£, tennis, bath inj!;. boating, fishinR', shooting, riding, rambling, dancing and ...... indoor games. Visitors should explore the adjacent Ards Peninsula. convenient to which (via Creeslough) is the CROAGH PATRICK. historic Doe Castle ruins at the head of Sheephaven Bay. Over 20,000 pilgrims climbed Croagh Patrick on Sunday. Carrigart, Rosapenna and Downings are contiguous resorts July 27th, and prayed on the summit, for peace. In view of in the Rosguill Peninsula, between the bays of Mulroy and transport difficulties this is a truly remarkable figurC'. Sheephaven. The district is rich in antiquarian remains and the scenery is delightful. There are splendid bathing beaches, two golf courses-9-holes at Carigart and 18-holes (champion ship standard) nt Rosapenna; also facilitips for tennis, boating, fishing anCl rough shooting. STRAND HOTEL Milford, in bpautiful surroundings close to Mulroy Bay. is rpnownpi! as a sporting centre-excellent fishing, shootinl! nnd golf (~-holps). Portsalon, on the western shore of Lon!!'h Rosslare Strand, Co. WEXFORD Rwillv. i" n i1eseh,p<1lv famous resort with its snorting 18 hole golf links nnd mnqnificent hathing strand; other rpcrea tions inclune: tpnnis. hoatin!!. fishinl!' and shooting". Rath One of the f-Ll..-.L---Jllt----;----~-..-.l mnllan (motor ferry service with Fnhan) nrovines good bathing, boating- and fishing; golf (Otway Club, 3 miles): finest and ~~~tf!~~~~tl:;;~?=:~~ numprous antiquarian remains. Rathmelton, on a creek of most comfort- .. Lou!!'h Rwi 11 V. is a noted angling- centre for the lower '~~~~5~;~~if~~ rpaclll'S of the River Lennan; interesting TIlins in the . able Seaside vicinity. Hotels in :: J reland : THE I'N'ISHOWEN PENINSULA. Beautifully Situated overlooking the Sea ll.Dd Splendid Thl' hl'rlUtiful Inishowen Ppninsulll. strptchinp- hptween 18 Hole Golf Links, six miles from RossIare Harbour. Loug-hs Fovle nnn Swillv. is a self-contninpn rp";on offering Splendid Train service from all Sta.tions. sunprh vnrietv of scenery and uniqup fllcilities for thp holiday mnkl'r. Thprl' nre a number of charming- seasinl' EXCELLENT CUISINE and WINES. placl's in this area. Spring Interior Mattresses and H. and C. Running Fahan is a secluden summer retreat with a good strand, Water in all Bedrooms. Hot Sea Water Baths. nn;acent to North West golf course (Lisfannon Strann). Buncrana, on the l'astern shore of Loug-h Swilly. is a popular Electric Light throughout. New Sun Veranda. seaside' resort with facilities for hathing. two golf courses, Spacious Accommodation. Billiards, Table Tennis, tC'nnis. dancin!!'. hoating-. fishing. shooting :tnd mountaineer in!!'. NC'ar Tullag-h anrl P ....lhn Bavs arp Clonmanv (rinp'ed Dancing, Hotel Cinema (Talkies), Croquet Lawn, round bv mountains) nnd Ballyliffan (miles of sandy beach), Darts, Putting Greens and Three Hard Tennis hnnnts for health and pleaRant relaxation: tC'nnis: boating. fl"hing- nnn shooting availahle. Oarudonagh. two mill'S south Courts. Good Safe Bathing from Hotel. of 'rrawhrellg:l Bav (flnp strnnn) is a goon nn'!'ling- cpntre. Free Garage. New American Louug~ Bar "Prom this nlace via "\fnlin villal!'e it is 11 mill''' to Malin Hi'ad. tIll' most northprlv point in Irl'lann (cliff'" nnll sea I.T.A., R.LA.C. and A.A. Appointments. cn,'('s) 'rhp imnrp.sivl' const sc('nerv nnil snll'n(l;n hathinll' Wires: Kelly. Strand, Rosslare. Phone: Ho. 18 ROSSLA RE STR. hC'nclles npar Culd'lff will uppl'al to those in need of a reRtful 26> Curiosities A SAINT'S HEART ilround Jrttand AN HOUR BETWEEN THEM! On this country roadside, three and a half miles north-west of The Chapel of St. Laud in Chist Church Cathedral Dundalk, it would take the man in the cart more tlum an hour to contains this curious cage wherein, cncased in walk to the man at the house. Why? Just because the border iron, rests the heart of St. Laurence O'Toole, between Eire and the Six Counties runs up the middle of the road (the cyclists are almost on it) and Eirc kccps Summcr Timc, while Archbishop of Dublin in the twelfth century Northern Ireland keeps Extended Summer Time, one hOltr earlier. eight hundred years ago. THE STONE IN .MENLO DRUID'S STONE CIRCLE This huge stone circle can be seen at Glalldorc, Co. Cork, where it is said to mark a consecrated spot hollowed by The Village S'tone in Menlo, C01£nty Galway, is the hub religiou.! or judicial associations in the dim far-off pre of life in this little Irish town. On it everyone sits-to gossip, rest and solve the problems of all time and places. Christian days. IRISH TRAVEL August, 1941. IRISH TOURIST ASSOCIATION ARDEEN HOTEL Photo Competition, 1941 MARINE PARADE £50 IN PRIZES DUN LAOGHAIRE The IRISH TOURIST ASSOCIATION is offering £50 in Prizes through the" IRISH TRAVEL 11 Photographic Competition, this summer. .The prizes will be awarded as follows :- Best position Facing* Sea, Commanding FIRST PRIZE £10 (one award). Beautiful Views of Dublin Bay and SECOND PRIZE... Four awards of £5 each. THIRD PRIZE ... Twenty awards of £1 each Wicklow Mountains. These twenty-five (25) cash. awards will be given to the senders of the twenty-five best photographs of Irish interest Convenient to Pier, Station, Baths, submitted. The winning entries need not necessarily be the Bus Terminus. best from a purely technical point of view, but will be those most suited to the publicity work of the Irish Tourist Association, depicting characteristic aspects of Irish life Hot and Cold Water in All Bedrooms. Landscape, Customs, Types, Antiquities and kindred scenes. Electric FIres. Central Heating. Excellent Cuisine. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 1. Each entrant must enclose with his entry, or batch of entries, a signed coupon from ONE of the following issues of Irish Travel-April, May, June, July, August, September, October, 1941. The Entrant's name and __---PHONE* 81164. address should be written on the back of each photo. 2. The closing date is SaturUo.y, October 18th, 1941. 3. Photos entered may be of any size or ~aken by any make of camera; it is not necessary to enter negatives, but all entries are accepted only on condition tho.t the entrants are prepared, in the event of being awarded one of the prizes, to relinquish the complete copyright and negative, in its stead. 4. Entries will not be returned unless accompo.nied by a sufficient fee to cover postage and registration. 5. The judging of the entries will be done by judges appointed by the Irish Tourist Association and their decision will be final. 6. No employee of the Irish Tourist Association is eligible to compete fOT these prizes. . Address all entries to : Everything to satisfy the most THE SECRETARY, exacting connoisseur is provided. Coal fires in all public rooms; after (Photo Competition), noon tea, 3-6; liberal table; excel IRISH TOURIST ASSOOIATION, lent cooking and service; a pleasant 14 UPPER O'CONNELL STREET, and informal atmosphere. Centrally DUBLIN. situated, with moderate terms. Visit the Restaurant next time you're lunching in town. LT.A. PHOTOGRAPHIO COMPETITION, 1941 ENTRY COUPON A. I wish to enter above Competition according to the conditions set out and I shall accept (IS final the decision of the judges appointed by the I.T.A. in connection with the Competition. Name , . ABBEY STREET, DUBLIN Postal Address .. O'Ku/Je', ...... 262 August, 1941. IRISH TRAVEL SINGING through Ireland By DONAGH Mac DONAGH The town of Passage is neat and spacious And situated upon the sea, 'Tis dean and decent and quite contagious To go to Cork on a bright summer's day. "With deep love burning, my heart is turning, HAT a perfect picture of the town of Passage! To where the sun on his western way, No travel brochure--however attractive--could With lingering radiance and true allegiance, W make it more desirable. The compact town, its maritime situation, its proximity to Cork, the Hangs o'er the waters of Dublin Bay." implIcation that the we8.ther is always sunny, you have it all there in four lines; jomed to its traditional but occaslOnally he will achieve a simple and moving tune it makes a grand song. But it is only one of song of regret: hundreds of songs about the towns, cities and counties of Ireland; every foot of Irish ground must have been Once I lived contmfed and friends I loved surrounded celebrated by some departing exile at some time or 1ne, Care nor grief ne'er troubled me, nor made my heart other, or by some local harn impressed by the grandeur feel sore; about him. But now these days are over and I'm parted from my Songs of Exile. C01tntry, And Kilnamartyra's lovely face my eyes shall see Every little townland in Ireland has its own sweet smger who is only waiting the wind of a word to trans no more. mute the beauties of his surroundings into verse. He Sung to that beautiful and moving tune Caith Ceim an has no doubt that the sky is bluer, the hills greener and Fhiadh, "The Kilnamartyra Exile" has a quality of the water hrighter than anywhere else in the world. passionate regret which lifts it far above the normal Leave him at home and he may never write a line, but level of these "Chansons de Depart." send him into exile and song after song will pour from Too often the authors of these lines are putting naked him-sentimental,-graTldiose effusions many of them, emotion on paper, and that is uS11ally an emharrassing process; but often, too, they will give us a very vivid and colourful picture of the country to which they are so attached: J felt dejected, no doubt, at leaving, AIy !teart W,7S rent with the saddest woe, T took a f!,lance o'er the flowery meadows And the flowery braes of S'/£'cet West 1l1a.'\/0, Then by Castlehar and p.,[anulla J1Inction And through Claremorris I madl' my way, Till SOOft the engine was gently stea1n1'ng 111 the loving station of Castlerl'agh! This, written probably by some p00r emigrant leaving for far away Bo~ton or Pittsburg, has achieved by mere simplicity much of the quality which makes Raftery's "County l\iajo" so memorable: It is in Claremorris I'll stop the first event'ng, And at Balla beneath £t I'll first take the floor; I'll go to J;iltimagh and have a month's peace there, And that's not two miles from Ballinamore. Both the poet Raftery and the unknown ballad singer Bantry Bay is the theme of at least one well-known express here one emotion, their longing for that Mayo and much-quoted song. from whirl} both are separated. C;omluded on page 266 Happy Holidays in anyone of the hundreds of Irish ... seasides. This lovely pic ture was taken among the long reeds by the sandy stretches of -- guess where? Holiday fun on the big Silver Strand at Rosslare, renowned for sea and golf. RelaxatlOn-de-luxe on a camping-caravanning holiday beside the sea. All hands on deck to build or help to build sand castles at Arklow. Two lovely lassies from the Erris peninsula wasting a. big hug on their favourite donkey. Cliff, sea and sand at Ballybunion, in the Kingdom of Kerry. and Bacon and Eggs-and TEA-while on a camping-cycling holiday, just •• anywhere in Ireland." .... All the •• kids" take a hand to help the life guard moor his boat at Tramore. IRISH TRAVEL August, 1941, SINGING THROUGH IRELAND-{Continued from page 262) North and South. Hills of Clare. One could make a tour of all Ireland with these songs, I dip at random into the pile of songs I have con but it is in the North and the South that the ballad cerning the four corners of Ireland; here is one about singers seem to flourish; in the West too, but not so the Hills of Donegal, another about the High Hoary luxuriantly. Perhaps it is some quality in the air which I-lills of the County Tyrone, and here is one that de..1.1s makes the inhabitants of the extreme North and the with the Hills Beyond Drumquin: extreme South of the country one in their business The whins across Dru·mbarley make the hills a ability and their composition of songs. A glance at the yellow blaze, names on a map is like the contents of a ballad book: When the heather turns to purple o'er my native Ballinamore, Donegal, Strabane, Drumquin, Eskragh, Dressigh brays, Pomeroy, Buncrana, Enniskillen, Coleraine--there's the The limestone rocks of Claraghmore lie glittering in North for you, and those are just names picked at the S1~n, random; but the South is equally fertile: Macroom With nature at it grandest on the hills beyond which has so many songs about it, Mooncoin with one Drumquin. of the loveliest of all ballads sung to one of the finest and the Hills of Clare have not gone unsung: airs: In days gone by my boys and I with spirits h1{!,h Then here's to the Suir with its valleys so fair for fun As ofttimes we wandered in the cool morning air, Would bend our course to see the sports where ojlen Where the roses are blooming and lilies entwine times we won, By the banks ofthe Suir that flows down by M ooncoin In Tarbert, Glynn, Askeaton, Foynes no malch And the Mossy Green Banks of the Lee have many a could we find there, song in their praise. But then so has nearly every river We bore away the palm each time when we were in Ireland, and every bay. Bantry Bay, Galway Bay, home in Clare. Lough FoyIe, Donegal Bay and all the rest of them; Two Loves of Country. and here is one from Dublin Bay: But there is no reason why one should ever stop or With deep love burning my heart is turning ever come to the end of these regional songs. There To where the S1~n on his western way are probably enough to fill many volumes-songs of With lingering radiance and tY1~e allegiance memory and songs of joy and songs of regret. The Hangs o'er the waters of D1tblin Bay. Irishman has two kinds of love of country; one the love of the impalpable idea of his nation: More Dublin Songs. We have all bent low and low and kissed the q~tiet feet But not all the songs of Dublin are couched in such Of Cathleen the daughter of Houlihan. extravagant language, many of them come right down And the other the love of the actual place where he was to earth and describe the city as it is, or rather as it was : born its hills and its valleys, its rivers and its hays. ,Twas down by Anna Liffey we carelessly did stray, Thes~ two loves walk hand in hand for him and the one Where in the good old slushy mud the seagulls sport has produced as many 30ngs as the other. And both and play, are typical of his genius. We caught the whiff of fish-and-chips, and Mary A few of these songs combine successfully the patriotic fondly cried: love and the love of the country left behind, and when ." Oh, John, come on for a one and one down by the they do they become magmficent. Think of " J\ft~r Liffey side. Aughrim " with its terrible refrain" But Sean O' Dl£tbh~r To get the full effect of that song you have to sing a gleanna, we were worsted in the game." But in th.e it to the tune of " The Tan Yard Side" in a fine broad final analysis perhaps the best of all these songs IS nasal Dublin accent in which " one and one" becomes another which has enough emotion and enough poetry " wan and wan," and" cried" and" side" have two to break the heart: . syllables each. Old Dublin is preserved, too, in a song 'Tis my grief that Patrick Loughlin isn't Earl in about a Twangman and his girl who "kept a Treacle Irrul still Billy depot one side of the Carlisle Bridge" (now A nd that Sean DuM no longer rules as lord 11 pan O'Connell Bridge). A Commercial Traveller who dealt the hill, in bones and rags won her heart by playing " Billy in And that Colonel Hugh O' Grady should be lying the Bowl" for her: dead and low Now when the Twangman heard of this And I sailing, sailing swiftly from the C01t11ly of He flew in a terrible rage; Mayo. He swore by the contents of his twang cart That he would have revenge. He lay in wait near James's Gate, And when poor Bags came up, With his twang knife he took the life Of the poor old gather-em-up! Again the Dublin accent is an indispensable adjunct to the song. 266 August, 1941. IRISH TRAVEL A stout pair of boots, strong legs, and sound lungs! OU~ ilti6fi mountain6 RISH mountains have long been utilised as a' rJ.IJ e. w. W.a1t playground by the shooting and fishing fraternity, I but other possibilities of our great areas of upland sea cliffs of the North West. A stout pair of boots, have been but poorly explored and the scratch of the strong legs, preferably long, and sound lungs are the climber's boot, such a feature on the high rocks of the only requisites. adjoining island is a rare sight on our higWands. Exactly why, it is hard to say. Our hills are practically as high The Leinster Chain. as those of Wales, higher than the best that England has Mountaineering in the Leinster Chain is little more to show, and, still, Ollr most beautiful mountam is than walking, with qualifications. There is plenty ot climbed by the vast majority as a penitential exercise hop, step and lep from tuft to tuft on the high moors -though the penitents have not to wait always till the of the main chain, and dry feet C'lnnot be hoped for in next world for their reward, as anyone who has looked this type of country unless there has been a prolonged from the summit of Cro 19h Patrick over Clew Bay on drought. The best walks are to the summit of Lugna a fine morning will testify. quilla (3,039) (from Drumgoff at Glenmalure in 21 or 3 hours), the hills around Glendalongh and Lough Dan Sharp Teeth and White Spires. and I would specially mention one circular walk and There are over 1,000 hills in the country, ranging from climb from Glendalough. The first stage is by road to 1,000 to 3,400 feet above sea level, and if the proportion Wicklow Gap (1 hour). Take the steep slope to the right of these providing suitable rock for technical climbing to the summit of Thonelagee (2,686) in another hour. is not as high as in Britain, our hills are more varied in Thonelagee is the most central of the high Wicklow characterand form. Dubliners have the greatest granite Mountains and is the pivot of the greatest expanse of mass in these islands at their door; in the west beautiful granite and high moorland in Ireland. The descent to cones of quartzite hold sway; in Sligo and Leitrim Longh Guler, on the east, a delightful heart-shaped sleek limestone prows dominate the countryside while tarn, miles from a road, can be varied from a walk to a the black basalt of Antrim gives way to the youthful rock scramble, the stream issuing from the lake can be granite tors of Mourne. In the south, our finest climbing followed to the Waterfall at Glenmacanass, about 2 grounds are principally composed of sandstone. A hours from the summit. The road walk down this deep strong walker can ascend almost any of our mountains, and romantic glen back to Laragh is five or six miles. while the rock man can try conclusions with the sharp This is just a tit-bit; there are over a hundred mountains teeth of MacGillycuddy's Reeks, the circular coombs between Dublin and Kilkenny, generally friendly and of the Comeraghs, the white spires of the Twelve Bens, easy-going with a few sharp customers along the flank the perpendicular terraces of Benbulben or the plunging of the main axis. (Continued oveJ'leaf). Oollectively, the Twelve Bens form the most beautiful mountain. group in Ireland. Glistening, they cut through the mist and stand over you like giants. 267 IRISH TRAVEL August, 1941. Over the Reeks, in Kerry. Mweelrea, Benlugmore, Benbury and the Sheefry The finest ridge walk in Ireland is over the teeth of summits provide magnificent coombs along their flanks, the Reeks immediately west of the Gap of Dunloe, more suited to roped climbers than the Bens, for Killarney. This is, of course, a climber's walk and nailed quartzite though more picturesque, is not such a good boots and a steady head must be added to the equipment climbing rock. required in Wicklow. The quality of the route at its best equals the conditions of the famous Snowdon SUeve League, Errigal and Muckish. horseshoe walk in Wales but it is not as long. Three ephin and the Erris Mountains in North-West Mayo or four points of over 3,000 feet are crossed on the will appeal to those who like to get away from noise and journey. Inexperienced people should leave this ridge bustle. A tent is essential to explore these hills properly. severely alone. Immediately to the North of this ridge, The ephinbeg range is surrounded by many square we have the roof of Ireland, for the three summits miles of peat bog and it is frequently the equivalent of forming a horseshoe are the highest in Ireland, Cahir a moorland climb to reach the base of one of these (3,200), Carrantual (3.414) and Beenkeragh (3,314), mountains proper. The sea face of North Mayo is They make a magnificent mountain walk from Glencar tremendous, but centres are remote and long road walks on the Caragh Lake side. The going is not as hazardous must be faced to explore the area thoroughly. Sea as the Ridge of the Reeks walk; where outcrops occur precipices are again the principal feature of attraction they may be circumvented. The orthodox climb of in Donegal. The highest cliffs in Western Europe will Carrauntual from Beaufort, a fine mount3.in walk, will be found at Slieve League where the mountain plunges be found in any Killarney guide book. The Reeks from the summit practically 2,000 feet into the Atlantic occupy but a small area of Kerry's two hundred summits. rollers. Errigal and Muckish are the most attractive Broaghnabinnia, with its strange human profile, proud of the inland hills while there is good rock climbing in Mullaghanattin, the Sugarloaves of Cloone, and all the the recesses of the Poisoned Glen. glories of Dingle with mighty Brandon towering to a height of 3,127 feet over the Atlantic are a few of the Hills of History. great legion. Contrary to popular opinion, some of the highest hills in Ireland will be found in an inland country, The West. Tipperary. The Galtees, a great grass and rock ridge, Then there is the West-the country of the De attain 3,018 feet at Galteemore. Keeper Hill recalls Danaans, I always think, the land of colour where the Sarsfield's midnight ride to Ballyneety, while the Slieve glistening bens cut through the mist and stand over you Felim range was the sc~ne of the great forced march like giants. Collectively, the Twelve Bens cut through of the northern armies under O'Neill and O'Donnell to the mist and stand over you like giants. Collectively, Kinsale. The desolate hills of Leitrim saw the motley the Twelve Bens form the most beautiful mountain army of Humbert's " stout sons of France," attended group in Ireland and provide some very tough going too. by the Men of the West on their way to the fatal fiE-Id Vegetation is scarce on the higher slopes and hard of Ballinamuck. There are many other hills scattered polished quartzite must be traversed for considerable throughout the country, with romance clinging to their distances at times. Much of the rock is disintegrating slopes. The heroes of the Tain stride around the little and caution must be exercised. Sudden mists and hills of Cuailgne, and further north is Slemish, the great squalls can render this ground very dangerous, so do mass of black basalt, closest of all to the climber who not scorn the services of a guide; remember, the best knows his country's history, and again, Alpinists climb with guides-it is generally the . "Cave Hill, above the Lagan's waters rearing inexperienced and foolhardy that get into trouble on Her shaggy head in pride," mountains the world over. The proximity of the more spectacuhr quartzite of recalling Tone and Russell, "the man from God knows Croagh Patrick, the perfect cone, and the Twelve Bens where." tends to obscure the ments of Mweelrea and his satellites They are all full of interest. Those hills which present above the Kill1.ry, though these are actually the highest no problem to the climber's boot will reveal a legend or mountains in Connacht. They are sleepy-looking fellows story, grim or gay, if we only take the trouble to find compared to their more dashing neighbours but it out. VICTORIA HOTEL Patrick Street •• CORK MOST CENTRA.LLY SITUATED. Electric Elevator. H. & C. Water in all Bedrooms. Telegrams: (( Victoria," Cork. Phone 293. 268 August, 1941. IRISH TRAVEL HOTELS AND THE LAW 12. Offences against the Licensing Laws ~ . By SEUMAS U~ hEAMHTHAIGH, B.A., LL.B., Barrlster-at-Iaw Prohibited Hours. A first conviction for permitting IVE different types of offences This is the twelfth of a series of drunkenness on licensed premises, may be committed by a articles designed to give the hotelier a orfor permitting violent or disorderly F reasonably clear idea of the general conduct (which is also an offence). hotelier in respect of pro principles of the law. so far as they hibited hours. It is an offence (I) affect him in the general management carries a maximum fine of £10, to sell drink, (2) to expose drink for of his business. It JS not mtended. increased to £20 the second time. sale, (3) to permit the consumption nor is it possible in such a series. to The same penalties are provided expound anything like a full state for selling drink to a drunken person. of dnnk on his licensed premises ment of hotel law; neither is the during prohibited hours, (4) to series designed to cover the diffi Moreover, it is an offence for a open his premises or (5) to keep them culties of a1lY specific case. The licensee knowingly to permit gaming open during prohibited hours. These object of these articles is merely to or betting on his premises, or to state the more important aspects of permit any unlawful game to be provisions, of course, do not apply the law which govern the day-eo-day to guests lodging in the hotel. conduct of the business of running a carried on, the fine being the same Guests can be supplied at any time hotel. so that the proprietor may have as for the offences last mentioned. some guidance more technical than Knowledge of Licensee. on any day, except on Christmas his own ~ommonsense to assist in the Dav, Good Friday, or St. Patrick's daily problems which beset him. In Certain offences, such as those Day when they may be served with any particular difficulty with which just dealt with, are punishable, so liquor only at a meal. the reader may find himself con far as the hotelier is concerned, only fronted. recourse should be had to the if he "knowingly" commits or A resident of the hotel cannot be advice of a solicitor. permits them. If the licensee prosecuted for being on licensed himself commits the prohibited act, premises during prohibited hours. or actively permits .it to be done But the proprietor may be con place where he stayed the night was with his approval or consent, he is victed of the offence of permitting situated in either of the cities of said" knowingly" to do or permit it. drunkenness on his premises in Cork, Dublin, Limerick or Water He will also be penalised if he turns respect of a resident. The hotel ford, it must be at least five miles a "blind eye" to something which keeper is entitled to refuse admission away from the hotel. The hotelier, he suspects is going on. But it to a drunken person, and so, if he is not compelled to ask the traveller often occurs that a publican is elects to admit a drunken guest, he for proof that he is bona fide. If convicted of an offence which he is guilty of permitting drunkenness the visitor turns out to be a bogus honestlv did not know W:iS being on licensed premises, even if the traveller, the hotelier has a good commit"ted-an offence which in guest is conducted immedhtely to defence if he proves that the fact was committed by an employee his room. customer represented himself to be in his absence. 1 he reason for this a bona fide traveller and that there is that a licensee who employs a Bona Fide Travellers. were no reasonable grounds for subcrdinate to run his business for Another exception is made in questioning the representation. In him is compelled to see that he favour of bona fide travellers: they this connection, however, it is empbys a reliable person. A may be served with drink for con important to notice th1.t the licensee who persomi.lly supervise~ sumption on the premises at any traveller's bona fide qualifications the trade will not be penalised for time on any weekday and, except will provide a defence only to charges an assistant wh infringes the law in County Boroughs, they may be of the first three offences enumerated behind his back, but if the business given drink on Sundays from I p.m. above, i.e., selling, exposing for is left in charge of a subordmate to 7 p.m., and up to 8 p.m. when sale, and permitting consumption. the licensee is viewed as having Summer Time is in force. A bona Even for a purely bona fide trade given the subordinatt; a complete fide traveller, as the words impl)', it is still an offence to keep a discretion in the running of the is a person who has travelled as far licensed premises open. To safe premises. The offence of the as the hotel for some purpose other guard himself, the licensee must authorised assistant is regarded as than to obtain drink. It is imma ensure that every bona fide traveller the offence of the proprietor who terial whether his trip is for pleasure must knock on his arrival and have has given him authority. or for business. To qualify for the door specially opened for him. Supplying drink on credit is exemption it is provided that the For any of these offence against punishable with a fine of £5. The place where he stayed the previous the prohibited hours restrictions Act of 1924, which enacts this night must be at least three miles the maximum fine is £20 for the provision, specifies that unless a away by the shortest route from the first conviction, and £40 for any drink IS consum€.d .with a meal it hotel where -he is served, and if the subsequent conviction. must be paid for at the time it is '269 (ContinNed OfJe,.kaf) IRISH TRAVEL August, 1941. HOTELS AND THE LA.W-(continued from page 269). served. Although the Courts have employment of juveniles. A boy offences are to be endorsed on the not pronounced on the applicatlOn may not be employed to serve hotelier's licence. The endorsable of this section to hotels, it seems clear customers with intoxicating liquor offences are of three types: offences that its effect is to prohibit a guest if he is less than 16 years old, and in relation to prohibited hours; having a drink put down to him girls may not be employed under offences against enactments pro on his bill. 18. The one exception is that a hIbitmg the adulteration of drink; girl who is between 16 and 18 mav and offences against the enactments Gardai. be so employed if she is a sister, set out at length in the schedule to It is prohibited knowingly to sister-m-law, or daughter of the the 1927 Act. This last category allow a Garda on duty to be on proprietor and resides with him. includes most of the offences discussed licensed premises except on official Under no circumstances mav a above. business, or to supply him with a person under the age of 16- be drink while he is on duty, or to employed to serve drink on the The first endorsement on a licence offer a bribe to a police officer at premises. This does not prevent continues in force for five years, any time. The penalty for any of a hotel page from delivering liquor the second for seven, and the third these infringements is £10 the first outside the premises, but if the for ten. time and £20 the second. On the messenger is under eighteen the If at any time two of these other hand, a Garda must be liquor must be contained in a corked endorsements are in force on a admitted to licensed premises if he and sealed vessel of not less than licence a third endorsement auto has grounds for suspecting a breach .. matically puts an end to the licence, of the law: if his entry is obstructed one-pmt capaCIty. . For consumption on the premises and permanently disqualifies the or refused the proprietor is subject it is an offence knowingly to allow premises involved. When licensed to a fine of £5, or, on a second the sale of liquor to any person premises are sold, and the Court conviction, £10. In demanding under 18. For consumption off consents to the transfer of the entry, however, the Garda must the premises, no matter whom the licence to the purchaser, it is trans state that the purpose of his visit drink is for, a child of less than IS ferred freed of any endorsements is to detect a breach of the licensing years of age may not be served, in force against it. Occasional laws; otherwise he may legiti- and if the child is between the ages lIcences are not endorsable. mately be refused. The hotelier of IS and 18 the drink must be given If a llcensee is convicted of an is compelled, under pain of £10, to to him in a corked and sealed endorsable offence the Court must produce his liGence to any Justice, container. fine him: there is no power to Excise officer, or Garda who The fine for any offence relating apply the Probation Act. But if demands to inspect it. to juveniles is £5 on the first con- the Justice considers the offence a Juveniles. viction, and £10 on any subsequent trivial one he is entitled to certify In addition to the restrictions conviction. to that effect, and the conviction imposed by the Shops Act, which Endorsement of Licences. is n9t endorsed on the licence. have already been dealt with, the In addition to the fines already (NEXT MONTH-Licensing Licensing Acts also prohibit the enumerated, convictions for certain [Concluded] ) THE CORN IS GOLD AGAIN-continued from opposite page. reached th'l.t stage of ripeness in grand thatch or litter but is not Hay-Saving. which, when passed between the generally relished by stock, as a Most of the important hay crop is fingers, it yields like a piece of firm food. cut in July, but sometimes there are dough. If cut while the grain con late crops of " Banog" hay which tains a milky liquid or even while Bearded Barley. requires cutting in August. "Banog" it feels like soft dough, the wheat " The bright and bearded barley is applied to a field of short grass will shrink to a very inferior sample is the monarch of them all," sings the intended either for a meadow or as when dry, or may even (in wet poet. Barley, unlike the others, a feeding place for unsold cattle weather) become mouldy. If the is not reaped until fully ripe, that according to circumstances. How grain be allowed to grow too hard, is, when all the straw and ears have ever, there is plenty of hay-saving the bran thickens at the expense of turned yellow, when the ears nod to be done in August. Hay Day is the flour and loss may result from heavily, the contents of the grain " field dav " for the children. Such shedding and from the breaking of feel firm and the skin shows signs fun bringing the hay home on the the straw below the head. of wrinkling. Early or unripe bogey and stacking it in the barn ! cutting results in a poor sample It is only equalled by the fun After reaping, the wheat is bound, with inferior malting value. After formerly enjoyed among the h'l.Y either by human hand or by cutting, it must be carefully watched cocks when they criss-cros ed the m1.chinery, into sheaves and the and handled without delay as it is sunlit meadow turning field into sheaves are clamped together to exceptionally sensitive to unfavour a chessboard for mirth and merri form stooks. Wheat straw makes able weather. ment! 270 August, 1941. IRISH TRA VEL "Season of mellow fruitfulness" The CORN • IS GOLD AGAIN By B. 0'MAHONEY AMMASTIDE. The crowfoot L has lost its petals and its stem changes colour as the seeds Cutting and Binding the Golden Sheaves, somewhere in Clare. ripen. Rank nettles jostle with the water figwort whose meat-coloured flowers the wasp loves to visit. agricultural machinery plays its own important part. But, because Minnows throw the surface of tiny HARVEST RECORDS brooks into minute ripples: tortoise of the great proportion of mall shell butterflies flutter by the hedge holdings, much corn is cut with the rows and the humming of bees is Eire's Minister for Agriculture, primitive, though highly efficient Dr. J. Ryan, forecast a record and skilfully-wielded scythe and incessant as they work busily among harvest for 1941, when he announced the soft-scented meadow-sweet. recently that this year's wheat crop sickle. Across the heavy languid atmos would probably be the largest since Weather, too, is a big factor in 1847. Other grain crops and root determining to what extent phere of this August scene comes a crops promise also to achieve new new sound, a metallic whirr which records. machinery may be used while, grows gradually louder and seems often, the "hilliness" of an area A gratifying tribute, this, to Irish under crop proves a decisive point to rise and fall, to come and go with farmers at a time when individual every gentle undulation of the effort counts so much in the big drive in favour of simple man-power. surrounding fields. I t is harvest to feed the natio7l-'now quite time, when great acres of precious dependant on its own resources. Oats and Wheat. corn must be reaped and saved to Oat ripens first. In reaping, it provide life-giving food f0r a nation's must be treated with loving care, next year of life. ing-come under the operations else much of it may be lost throuo-h termed "Harvesting." This word shedding. ext comes wheat, Harvest Time. which heads the list as a source of Harvest Time. Lammas Day. is usually reserved for the cutting and saving of corn, that is, mainly, food for most peoples and nations. August the First. The season of the Here too, in harvesting, great care ingathering of the crops. In all ages oats, wheat and barley, which ripen in that order. must be exercised. Reaping com and in all times it has been a big mences usually when the grain has occasion, often, indeed, a festival attended by much solemn ritual. At Harvest Time in Ireland, (Continued on opposite page) Does not the life and well-being of a whole people depend upon the reaping of those crops which it has sown in e'lrly spring? Were not Ceres-Rome's Goddess of Corn and Demeter, her Greek prototype, among the most-worshipped of the Pagan deities? The corn-spirit or corn-mother per onified to many millions for many centuries the care of crops and the importance of the Autumn Harvest. Root crops do not-strictly speak- Racing Around the Haycocks. IRISH TRAVEL. August, 1941. JURY'S HOTEL & g~~E RESTAURANT DUBLIN. FIRST for COMFORT Killary Bay Leenane Connemara R.LA.C. A.A. I.T.A. I CUISINE and SERVICE The Hotel overlooks Killary Bay and is in the Centre of Restaurant the Finest Con n e m a r a Grill Room Tea Loun,ge Scenery. Good Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing on Lakes Alnerican Bar and Rivers. A la carte and Table d'Hote Meals. Aftemoon Teas a Speciality. Free Brown Trout. Pike and Mayfly Fishing. HOT & COLD WATER and TELEPHONE In BEDROOMS Sea Fishing. Mountain Climbing. Bathing. LIft to all Floors .. HairdressIng Saloons Garages, etc. Telegrams: Telephone: .. JURY'S, DUBLIN." Nos. 22241-44. TetellalDl : Phone: .eKBOWII. LBBIIAIIB. LEEIIAIIE 1. For TarlUs apply Manager. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY HOTELS For COMFORT, CUISINE and SERVICE! JURE* BUNDORAN, CO. Donegal On the shores of Donegal Bay. CORK. Championship Golf Links. HOTEL METROPOLE Finest Unlicensed Hotel in Ireland. GREENORE, Co. Louth On Carlingford Lough. Golf Links. HOT AND COLD WATER IN ALL ROOMS. "BEAUTY REST" BEDS THROUGHOUT. NORTHERN*IRELAND Free Garage Bed, Bath and Inclusive ROSTREVOR, Co. Down for Breakfast Terms 30 Cars. 9/6 17/- a day On Carlingford Lough. Golf Links. Teleorom3: Phcme: Mild and sheltered. • Hotel Metropole, Cor" SOO (S IiDes) 272 ~rtlanb'5 1!}ottl~ Jury's Hotel. Dublin. Leenane Hotel. Connemara. JLtabing The Hotel, Glenbeigh. Lounge, Clarence Hotel, Dublin. Hotel Metropole. Cork. Evans' Towers Hotel, Glenbeigh. Butler Arms. Waterville. Ross's Hotel, Dun Laoghaire. Moran's Hotel, Dublin. St.rand Hotel. Rosslare. Lounge Grand Hotel, Sligo. Lake Hotel, Killarney. Ashford Castle !I0tel, Congo Southern Hotel, Caragh Lake. Great Northern Railway Hotel, Great Northern Railway Hotel, Greenore. Bundoran. Roy~ Hotel, Valencia. Cruise's, Limerick, ~. - " . • ~. ,~ ~ •' '"j (I, • ~";:-~1 • ._ ... t' ..... _• , .. ~~. . t' -.,':,; : Majestic Hotel, Tramore. Wynn'8 Hotel, DubliD. EgliDtoD Hotel, 8<h11L MODgan's Hotel, GREYSTONES GLENDALOUGH CO. WICKLOW CO. WICKLOW ROYAL HOTEL A Model Hotel in the midst of the Wicklow Mountains close to GRAND HOTEL Seven Churches and St. Kevin's Bed HOT AND OOLD WATER IN ALL OWN FARM PRODUOE. BEDROOMS. Private Bathrooms :: Tennis :: Golf ELECTRIC LIGHT THROUGHOUT A.A. and R.I.A.C. Tel. 141 A.A. and R.I.A.C. LOCK-UP GARAGES ALL ELECTRIC INCHYDONEY EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE HOTEL CLONAKILTY Co. CORK Phone 16 HOT AND COLD WATER IN ALL BEDROOMS RECREATION ROOM BILLIARD TABLE LICENSED FREE GARAGE The Hotel, situated on a promontory, enjoys an uninterrupted view of the Atlantic, with a long sandy beach on either side. RENOWNED CUISINE Two Tennis Courts and Golf Links on the grounds. IIIustraled Brochure and TarrUf from Manageress. 274 August, 1941. IRISH TRAVEL A DIRECTORY OF IRISH HOTELS .db~i01Ul: B---nuTflber 01 bwrocrrnll. Fr.-From. NOTE.-In IJractlcally all cases the prices quoted In this list are either" all the year round" or .. season" rates. In many cases Hotels here Included quote .. off season" charges lower than those publ1shed-for example, Hotels In Seaside Resorte. ABBEYFEALE (Llmerlok). BALLINEEN (Cork). BUNBEG (Donegal). LEEN'S, Main St.; B. 12; Day 11.-; Week 77/- HURLEY'S; B. 12; Day 10/-; Week 60/-. BRESLIN'S; B. 18; Day 12/-; Week 63/·. ABBEYLEIX (Laolghls). BALLINGEARY (Cork). FRIEL'S (Seaview), Private; B. 12; Day 9/-; DE VESCI ARMS B 10 Day 12/-', Week 80/-. ARD NA LAOI', B. 11', Day 7/6,' Week 40/-. Week 55/-. • ;.; BUNCRANA (Donegl\l). ACHILL ISLAND (Co. Mayo). BALLDlROBE (Mayo). BAY VIEW; B. 18; Day 15/-; Week 8-~/-. ACHILLHEAD, Keel; B.22; Day ]2/8: Week RAILWAY; B.20; Day 13/-; Week 72/-. LAKROFSHADOWS; B.24; Day]2/-; Week 75/- to SO/-. BALLDlSKELLIGS (Kerry). fr. 83/-. AMETHYST, Keel; B. 22; Day 12/8; Week 83/- SIGERSON ARMS; B. 8; Day 9/-. LOUGH SWILLY; B. 40; Day 14/-; Week 84/- to 84/-. BURKE'S (Private), Dugort; B. 5; Day 10/- to BALLYBUNION (Kerry). BUNDORAN (Donegal). 12/-; Week 50/- to 60/-. CASTLE; B. 48; Day fr. 19/8; Week fr. 105/-. ATLANT~<:j B. 21; Day 14/-; Week 75,- to 84/-. CLEW BAY; B. 11; Week 55/-. CENTRAL; B. 29; Day 14/8; Week 90/-. AMERICAN; B. 18; Day 9/- to ]0/-; Week Ir. 55/- DUGORT jDugort); B. 7; Day 10/- to 12/-; GREENMOUNT; B. 13; Day 9/- to 10/-; Week CENTRAL; B. 32; Week fr. 105/-. Week 50 - to 60/-. 55/- to 85/-. CONWAY'S (Private); B. 12; Day 12/- to 13/- ; GRAY'S, Dugort; B, 8; Day 10/8; Week 83/-. HIBERNIAN; B. 14; Day 11/8; Week 70/-. Week 77/- to 84/-. McDOWELL'S, Dugort; B. 14; Day 12/8; Week IMPERIAL; B. 15; Day 10/8; Week 70/-. GREAT NORTHERN; B. 78; Week fr. ]29/8. 70/- to SOlo. SAVOY; B. 11; Day 9/- to 11/-; Week 55/- to HAMILTON; B. 40; Day fr. 20/8; Week fr. 105/-. MOUNTAINVIEW, Dug IRISH TRAVEL August, 1941. OF INTEREST TO HOTELS Round the Hotels .... A Holiday in Tramore .... Monster Pike ROUND THE HOTELS. is as follows :-All persons purchasing sports goods at Elvery's, Mrs. Huggard (BUTLER ARMS, WATERVILLE) writes value half a crown or over are entitled to one coupon for each of the splendid season she is enjoying this year. Guests are multiple value of half-a-crown purchased. Each coupon carries pouring in to Waterville, Killamey, Caragh Lake and Ashford a counterfoil and from the total of counterfoils one will be drawn Castle, though the season for visitors started somewhat later on Art Union Principles at the LT.A. Tourist Bureau, Dublin than usual. ASHFORD CASTLE has just published a most by the Secretary, I.T.A. on August 26th. The lucky owner of attractive little illustrated brochure in black and royal blue, the drawn counterfoil may claim a week's holiday free of charge showing the amenities of the hotel and district, in particular for self and friend at the MAJESTIC. This holiday may be the excellent Golf and Angling. Many of the delightful photo taken during Tramore Golf. Club Open Week or later, if desired. views were taken by the IRISH TOURIST ASSOCIATIO:t-< Consolation prizes of free golf during the open week will also camera. be awardea. The Open Week-Aug. 28th to Sept. 7th-offers Mr. and Mrs. Tom Evans (GLENBEIGH) are doing wonderfUl many valuable cups and prizes to golfers. business, most of the guests being drawn from their regular MONSTER PIKE. clientele particularly in the case of THE HOTEL, to which Mr. T. J. Studdert (CLIFDEN HOUSE, COROFIN). sends uS practically all the old friends are returning this year. Bookings details of monster pike catches on Lake Inchiqnin, by Mr. and are very heavy. From mid-August onwards, the Evans' Hotels Mrs. Shaw-Smith, his guests during Jnly. They caught one pike hope to run their special all-in feature, rail and hotel combined, of 32 lbs., one of 29t lbs., one of 19t lbs., four of 12 to 14 Ibs. at special rates for holiday-makers at GLENBEIGH. and eight between 9 and 11 lbs. as well as numerous others of a MAGHERYMORE GUEST HOUSE (Mr. and Mrs. Leslie lighter calibre--a total of 40 pike in 10 days' fishing, total ElIis). mid-way between the Silver Strand and Brittas Bav in weight, 330 lbs. The 32-pounder is a record for Lake Inchiquin. Wicklow, sends us a copy of its new brochure giving details of amenities and tariff. Private beaches on safe strands, fishing and shooting and walks in the beautiful grounds which cover NEW IRISH ASSOCIATION. nearly 700 acres are among the attractions of this Mansion House Hotel. . The new Irish Association of \Vriters, Actors, Artists and Musicians will hold a National Conventio~ at Jury's Hotel, MUCKROSS HOTEL (Mrs. Ross), Killarney, had. many Dublin on Sunday, August lOth, at 4 p.m., with Michael Dolan guests from Northern Ireland during July and looks forward of the Abbey Theatre in the ch':l.i.r. This organisation aims to to a good August. She has reduced her daily terms for accom unite all cultural workers in this country. Prominent literary modatiol' to 12/- per day for a week or over, 13/- per day for and stage personalities are on the provisional Executive as less than a week. The tariff souvenir booklet of this hotel is foundation members--Sean O'Faolain being President, Maurice one of the prettiest we have seen. \Valsh, Trustee and Donagh McDonagh, Hon. Legal Adviser. NATIONAL HOTEL, LIMERICK (Mr. and Mrs. W. J. The office of the Association is at 19 Kildare Street, Dublin. DiUon) which was entirely reconstructed and newly opened in 1940, has issued a charming brochnre in green and gold, including photo views of the interior and exterior of the hotel and of the historic spots in thp vicinity. A restaurant attached to the hotel is open to nor-residents. No expense has been spared on DUN LAOGHAIRE reconstructing, decorating and furnishing these premises. ATLANTIC HOTEL, YOUGHAL (Mr. P. J. Meade) looks (Kingstown), Co. Dublin forward to a busy August. A very business-like brochure from. this hotel sets forth all the salient points about" The Atlantic" and quotes tariff in detail. CARSHALTON GUEST HOUSE, Dalkey (Mrs. Dorothy Ross's Hotel Ltd. Dreyer, proprietress) has a very neat little pale blue brochure ideal for purse or pocket. It gives succinct information of FAOINO PIER AND HARBOUR. practical use to guests and potential guests and quotes tariff and meal times. Meals are interchangeable with the "CARSHALTO .. Guest House in Harcourt Terrace, Dublin. FULLY LICENSED. THE STRAND HOTEL, CURRACLOE, WEXFORD, no The Hotel is centrally heated and is longer in military occupation, is now open to residents. Mrs. 0'Connor is the Proprietress. ideal either as a WInter or Summer EUROPEAN HOTEL, COBH (Mrs Denvir) has embarked Residence, combining as it does every on an enterprising series of Motor Launch Trips around Cork Harbour, concluding with an appetising meal at the European. home comfort with the amenities of Parties of not less than ten are catered for at a few hours' notice, a first class hotel any day, including Sunday, inclusive charge being 4/- per head. THE IMPERIAL HOTEL, Kilkenny has been bought by ELECTRIC LIFT. MODERATE RATES. Mr. Martin Breen of the BRIDGE HOTEL, Waterford. EASTON GUEST HOUSE, Delgany, is now on the 'phone No. Greystones 116. MRS. M. COLDWELL, A HOLIDAY IN TRAMORE. Managing Director. A Holiday i 1 Tramore sounds attractive ~t any time during the summer season, (.ailing to mind the grann sunny promenad~, the big stretch of sandy strand, and the many lovely little coves A.A. AND R.I.A.C. APPOINTMENTS. in which swimmers may revel. But what of a free holiday for self and friend for one week? That is the enchanting proposition TELEPHONE: 81195 AND 81196. made possible by Mr. Martin Ma!one of the HOTEL MAJESTIC, TELEGRAMS: .. RoBSOTBL, DUN LAOOBA.llU:." in conjunction with the Trarnore Golf Club and Messrs. Elvery's (Sports Outfitters) of Dublin. The scheme for" free holiday" A It!! list, 1941. IRISH TRAVEL CLONAKILTY (Cork), DROMID (21 N.C. Rd.); B.!I, DlY !l1-; Week BELLEVLEW; B. 20; DilY 15/-; Week RI/- to INCHVDONEY; B 31; Day 2J/-; Week 84" fr. 60/-. 120/-. to 105{-. EASTWOOD, Lr. Lee,;on SL; B. 26; Day 9; CARISLE; B. 2,; Day fr. 12{-; Week 84/- to THE RETREAT; B. 5; Day 10/6; Week 63,' to 10/-; Week 63/- to> 70/-. 10a/-. to 70/-. EDEN VALE, Haroourt St.; B. 11. MINERVA, Gre.ham Tee.: B. 11; [lay 12/6, ELVA, 66 ParnelI Street; B. 11; Day 7/6; \\'el-k Week 70/-. CLONEA (Waterford). OCEAN (Private), 4 Adelaide Street; B. 8; D.IY J~; 45/-. OCEAN VIEW; B. U.lY J:l/fl; Week 80/ . FINN'S, 1-2 Sth. Leinster Slreet; B. le;; D.l\' 10/- tu It/6; Week 60/- to 701" CLONEVAN (Wexford). 13/6; Week fr. 50/-. PIER; B. 25; Day 12/6; Week fr- 6O{'. CAHORE HOUSE; B. 0; nay 13/- to 16,fl FITZPATRICK'S (We t1and Row); B. 12; D,ly ROSS'S; B. 73; Day fr- 16{6; Week fr- 94/6 Week 7~/6 to 105/-. 11/6; Week 60/-. R7ittt MARI lE; B. SO; Day fr- 18{6; Week CLOIfMANY (Donegal). FOUR COURTS, Inns Quay; B. 100; Day 15/- ; INNISHOWEN; B. 9; Week 60/-. Week 84/-. SOUTHERN; B. 0; Day 10{-; Week n3/-. GALWAY AR~IS, ParnelI Sqllare; B.12; Ih\' SYDENHAM, Corrig Ave.; B. 6; Week fr. 73/G. CLOIflllEL (Tipperary). WAVE CREST; B. 17; Day 12/-; W""k 73/6 HEARN'S; B. 33; D,y In'·; W WHEN IN THE· WEST STAY AT GRAND HOTEL SLIGO CONNACHT'S LEADING HOTEL First-class Commercial :: and Family Hotel:: A.A., R.LA.C., and LT.A. Appoint EGLINTON ments. Visitors are assured of best Hotel comforts and attention. HOTEL Motor Bus attends all Trains. SALTHILL GALWAY MISS COONEY, - Proprietress. Telephone No.: SALTHILL 25. TELEPHONE 99. THE IDEAL CENTRE G. S. RAILWAY FOR TOURING Glenbeigh station THE KINGDOM HOTEL GLENBEIGH Cork . .. 78 miles OF KBRRY. LICENSED-FREE GARAGE-EXTENSIVE GROUNDS. Dublin ... 210 miles PRIVATE AVENUE (250 Yards) FROM STATION TO HOTEL. SUB·TROPICAL GARDENS-In the midst of 'Phone: Glenbeigh No. 4. 'Grams: Glenbeigh Hotel. Delightful Mountain Scenery, Lakes and Sea. BATHING-Finest and Safest Surf Bathing at Rossbcigh Beach. GOLF LINKS-Dooks, 9 Holes. FISHING-Excellent Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing on Behy Riv~r and Lakes Caragh and Coomasaharn and 4i miles on west side LOi,ver Caragh River. Free to our Guests. Extensive Good, Rough Shooting. Riding Stables Maintained. A.A. EVANS'S TOWERS HOTEL, R.I.A.C. :: GLENBEIGH Boating - Fishing - Shooting - Golf at Dooks. Sea Bathing at Rossbeigh Strand. Delightful Mountain Scenery. Electric Light. Hot and Cold Running Water. THOMAS G. EVANS, ProprietoJ:. August, 1941. IRISIJ TRAVEL LOUGHREA (Galway). GEESALA (near BalUna, Mayo). PURTILL'S; B. 12; Day 8/6 to 10/-; Week COSGRAVE'S; B. 10; Day 10/6; 'Week 50/ 45/- to 60/-. CENTRAL; B. 11; Week 421- 10 50/-. to 60/-. STELLA MARIS; B. 20; Day 11/-. LOUISBURGH. WEST END; B. 30; Day 12/-; Week 8~/-. OLD HEAD; B. 10; Da~' fr. 12/6; Week fr. SI/ GLANDORE (Cork). CORCA BAISCINN HOUSE; Dav 9/6 to 10/6; LUCAN (Dublin). KEENAN'S; B. 10; Day 9/-; Week 55/-. Week 55/- to 60/-. KILFlNNAN CASTLE; B. 10; Day 17/6; Week :-; AlION-\.L SPA A. D HYDRO; n. H; Day 105/-. KILKENNY (Kilkenny). fr. 18/; Week 126i-. MARtNE; B. 10; Day 10;-; Week 55/-. B{PERIAL; B. 21; Week 70/- to 84/-. MA AM CROSS (Galway). GLENBEIGB (Kerry). KILLARHEY (Kerry). . PEACOCK'S; B. 11; Day 12,-; Week 8~/·. EVANS'; B. 18; Dav 12/6; Week 73/6. ALEXANDRA; B. 20; Day 12/6; Week 63/-' THLLABOY HOUSE; B. 8; Day 7/6.to 10.'-; GLENBEIGH; B. U; Day 15/-; Week 8t/ ARBUTUS, College St.; B. 30; Day 10/6; Week Week 50/- to 63/-. to 94/6. 03'-. MACROOM (Cork). ROSS VIEW; B. 20; Day 9/.; Week 60/-. CAStLE; B. 2~; Day 11/6; Woek 70/-. VICTORIA; 13. 11; Day to/-; Week 63/-. CLIFFORDS; n. ti; Day U/-; Week 6:-'/-. GLENEALY (Wicklow). COUNTRY CLUB; B. 10; Day fr. 20/-; Week MAGHERYMORE (Wicklow). GLENCARRIG GUEST HOUSE; B. 16; Week fr. 105/-. MAGHERY.lORE (Guest House); B. 14; D~y fr. 63/-. DUNLOE, College Square; B. 15; Day 10/6; 12/6 to 15/6; Week 73/6 to 94/6. GLENDALOUGH (Wicklow). Week 70/-. MALIN HEAD. ROYAL; B. 21; Day fr. 15/-; Week fr. 70/·. GLEBE; B. 3~; Day fr. 13/·; Week fr. 84/-. SEAVIEW ; B. 6; Day 6/-; Week 40/-. GLENGARRIFF (Cork). GREAT SOUTHERN; B. 78; Day fe. 25/-; IllALLARANNY (Mayo). CASEY'S; B. 15; Day 11/- to 12/-; Week 0;'/ Week fr. 147/-. GREAT SOUTHERN; B. 44; Day fr. 24/-; Week to 70/-. I~lPERIAL, College Square; B. 12; Day 12/6; fr. 147/-. ECCLES'; B. 61; Day 15/·; Week fr. 84/-. Week 70/-. ~WRAN'S; B. 10; Day fr. 10/-; Week 00/- FIGROVI,; B. 10; Day 9/- to 10/- ; Week 50/· J:'-lTERN"ATION.\L, Kenmare Place; B. ~4; Day 15/-; Week 00/-. MALINMORE (GleneolmbkUJe, Donegal). to 601-. GLENBAY; B. 22; Day 14/-; Week 84/-. GOLF LINKS; B. 28; Week 84/-. KENMARE ARMS, College St.; B. 12; Day 10/- ; MOUNTAIN VIEW HOUSE; B. 8; Day 7/ Week 60/-. MALLOW (Cork). to 8/-; Week 35/-. LAKE; B. 65; Week 84/- to 105/-. CENTRAL; B. 10; Day 12/-; Week 84/·. POULGORM (Harvey's); B. 14; Day 12/-; MODERN, Fairview Sq.; B. 12; Day 9/6; Week MANOR K1LBRIDE (Wicklow). Week 701-. 50/-. GLEN-HESTE; B. H; Day 151-; Week 8'1/-. ROCHE'S; B. 45. :lIUCKROSS ; B. 40 ; Day 12/- 10 13/-. SCOTI'S; B. 20; Day fr. 12/0; Week fe. 70/-. MIDLETOWN (Derrybeg). GLENMALURE (Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow). FRIEL'S (Errigal View); B. 12; Day 8/-; Week GLENMALURE; B. 12; Day 12/6; Week 63/ KILLESHANDRA (Cavan). 50,-. to 70/-. CASSIDY'S; B. 10; Day 10/6; Week 63/-. TOURIST LODGE (MeNelis); B. 7; Day 8/·; GLEN 0' THE DOWNS (Wicklow). KILLINEY (Dublin). Week 50/-. GLEN VIEW; B. 10; Day 1fi/-; Week 84/-. COURT NA FARRAGA; B. 12; Day 17/6; MlLFORD (Don~gal). Week 105/-. GLENTIES (Donegal). MILFORb (McCreadie's); B. 16; Day 15/-; O'DON~LL'S; ST. GER\1AINE'S GUEST HOUSE; B. 8; Day Week 105/-. B. 21; Day 14/6; Week 84/-. 9/- to 11/-; Week 55/- to 70/-. GLIN (LImerick). ~lRS. Q'REGAN, 8 Shanganagh Tee.; B. 5; MITCHE~TOWN (Cork). COr-.'WAY'S; B. 10; Day 10/-; Week 63/·. Week 47/6. COMMERCIAL (Fitzgcrald's); B. 12; Day 9/- to 10/6; Week 60/- to 70/-. GORT (Galway). KILLORGLIN (Kerry). COMMERCIAL; B. 10; Day 12/0; Week 70/ . RAILWAY; B. 12; Day 11/-; Week 03/-. MONAGHAN (Monaghan). ORIEL; B. 10; Day 10/-; Week 63/-. ROYAL; B. 10; Day 10/-. KILLYBEGS (Donegal). GORTAHORK (Donegal). BAY VIEW (Rogers); B. 20; Day 12/6; Week MONASTERADEN (Sligo). 1~/-; MeFADDE "S; B. 11; Day 10/-; Week 031-. 72/6. LOUGH GAR... ; B. 14; Day Week 73/-. GOUGANE BARRA (Cork). 1'INTRAGH HOUSE; B. 9; Day 12/- to 14/-; MONKSTOWN (Dublin). CRONlN'S; B. 10; Day 8/0; Week 50/-. Week 73/6 to '~/-. SALTHILL; B. 50; Day fr. 18/6; Week 11:>/0 GOUGANE BARRA; B. 11; Day 9/0; Week WHITE HOUSE; B. 14; Week 6:3/- to 8~:-. MOUNTCHARLES (Donegal). 63/-. KILMUCKRIDGE (Gorey, Wexford). SEA. WUNT; B. 12; Day 10/-; Week 60/-. GREEHCASTLE (Donegal). THE HYDRO; B. 15; Day fr. 21/-; Week lr. MOUNT PLEASANT (Dundalk, Co. Louth). DRUMAWEIR; B. 10; Day 12/6; Week 7:1/0. 105/-. :lWUNT OLIVER; B. 13-; Day 10/6; Week FORT HOTEL; B. 30; Day 16/-; Week fr. 63/-. K1NSALE (Cork). fr. 63/-. MURPHY'S; B. 14; Day 10/-; Week 70/-. GREENORE (Louth). MOVILLE (Donegal). GREAT NORTHERN; B. 30; Day 17/0; Week LAHINCH (Clare). MeKI NEY'S; B. 14; Day 7/6; Week 45/-. 115/6. ABERDEEN AH:llS; B. 32; Day 15/-; Week TRACY'S; B. 15; Day 8/-; Week 50/-. 84/- to 105/-. MULLINGAR (Westm~alb). GREYSTONES (Wicklow). CLAREMONT; B. 22; Day 12/6; Week 70/- GRAND.; B. 56; Day 22/0; Week fr. 8J/-. CENTRAL; B. 12; Day 9/-; Week 63/-. LEWIS' CENTRAl.; B. 30; Day 12/0; Week LARAGH (Annamoe, Wicklow). GREVILLE ARMS; B. 15; Day 14/-; Week 87/6. LARAGH HOUSE; B. 50; Day fr. 15/-; Week fr. 63/-. RAILWAY; B. 10; Day 12/·; Week 73/6. fr. 75/-. MULLAGHMORE (ClI1fone)", Co. Sllgo). GWEEDORE (Donegal). LAYTOWN gMeath}. HANNON'S; B. 27; Day 14/6; Week 80/-. THE GWEEDORE; B. 20; Day 18/6; Week ALVERN ; B. 15; Day 12/6; Week 75/-. MURRISK (Westport). 105/-. LEAP (Cork). CROAGH PATR1eK (Murrisk); B. 9; Day 10/-. DOOGAN'S (Meenderrygamph); B. 8; Day 8/ SHEAHA."I'S; B. 9; Day 9/-; Week 50/-. NAAS (Kildare). to 10/·; Week 55/- to 60/-. LEENANE (Galway). NAS-NA·RIDG; B. 14; Day fr. 10/-' Week fr. BEADFORD (Galway). LEENANE; B. 40; Day B/O to 18/-; Week fr. 50/-. ' MeCORI',{J\("K'S; B. 9; Day 12/-; Week 84/-. 94/6. OSBERSTOWN JIOUSE; B, 12; Day 15/-; BOWTH • ublln). LETTERKENNY (Donegal). Week fr. 78/6. CLAREMONT; B. 32; Day 15/· to 17/6; Week GALLAGHER'S; B. 12; Day 10/-; Week le. NAVAtI (Meatb). 84/- to 126/-. 50/-. CENTRAL; B. 20; Day 12/6; Week 75/-. DALRIADA; B. 12; Day 9/-; Week 50/- to 57/6. McCARRY'S; B. 11; Day 12/-; Week 63/-. ROYAL; B. 16; Day 12/6; Week 60/- to 73/6. NENAGH (Tipperary). . ST. LAWRENCE; B. 30; Day 15/-; Week 94/6. LIMERICK (LimerIck). CARMEL; B. 14; Day 12/6; Week 84/-. WAVERLEY (Summit); B. 28; Day 12/-; Week CENTRAL; B. 1IJ; Day 10/';; Week 631·. HIBERNIAN; B. 15; Day fr. 11/-; Week 70/ 70/- to 80/-. CRUISE'S, O'Connell St.; B. 50; Day 1S/-; to 8~/-. INCH (Anaseaul, Kerry). Week 105/-. O'MEAHA'S; B. 24; Day 11/6. !>~RAND; B. 11; Day 10/-; Week 5<>/- to 60/-. DES.WND; B.20; Day 12/6; Week 80/-. NEWCASTLEWEST (Limerick). INCHIGEELA (Cork). GEORGE (RO\'AL), O'Connell St.; B. 3::; Day CENTRAL; B. 11; Day 12/-; Week 70/-. LAKE; B. 11; Day 0/-; Week 421-. 18/-; \\'eek 105/-. INISCRONE (Sligo). See ENNISCRONE. GLENTWORTH, G1enlll'onh St.; H. 60; D.lY NEWPORT (Mayo). INYER (Donegal). 15/6 to 18/6; Week fr. 105/ . DEVINE'S; B. 5; Day 10/-; Week 70/-. DRUMBEG; B. 28; Day 17/0; \\ eek 105/-. HA.."'RATIY·S, Glentworlh St.; B. 20; Day J2/- ; NEW ROSS (Wexford). KELLS (Meath). \Veek 70/-, ROYAL; B. 18; Day 10;-; Week 84/- to 00/-. _{cVEAGH'S GUEST HOUSE (Drew.town) ; B. 7 ; :llcCARTHY'S, Ceeil St.; B. 6; lhy 9/-; Week GLOBE; B. 10; Day 9/-; Week 50/-. Day 12,'6 ; Week 63/-. 6;1/-. OLDCASTLE (Meath). KENllIARE (Kerry). J. T.\TIO:-\AL, Bak, r Place; B. :!;); Day I:!, t; J NAPER !\R:llS; B. J2; Day 12/6' Week 75/-. DUNKEHHON CASTLE (Guest HOlL!!e); B. 0; Week 77/-. OMEATH (Louth). ' Week fe. 7316. LIMERICK JUNCTION (Tipperary). STRAND; B. 12; Week 52/6 to 73/6. GREAT SOutHERN; B. 40; Da~ fr. 24/-; RYA. "S; H.:!O; D.J.y 1:!/6; \\. 'k ;0 -. OUGHTERARD (Galway). Week fr. 120/6. LISDOONVARNA (Clare). ANGLERS'; B. J;); L>~y If. 14/- to 10/-' Week MURPHY'S; B. 10; Day 8/-; Week 42/-. BALLYNALACKEN C.\STLE; H. 10; Day 12,-; 84/- to 10,'-. ' LA.."'SDOWNE ARMS; B. 26; Day 12/6; Week Week ~/" CORRIIl (l.le Hallwa}); n. 20; Day fr. 14/- ~ 70/-. I. IPERIAL ; 13.64; Day fr. 16/-; Week fr. 105/. Week 04:0 to 105/-. KERRYKEEL (Donegal). LYNCH'S; B. 30; Dav 12,-; \Veek 65/· to 75/-. .. GORT-. 'A·GA,-IV"; B. 'l; Week 84/-. CAMPBELL'S; B. 10; Day 10/-; Week 63/-. SPA; B. 30; Day !4/-; Week (14/0 to 115/6. ){eMAHON'S; B. 11; Day 15/- to 17/-; Week KILDARE (Kildare). LISMORE (Walerlord). 105'-. RAILWAY; B. 12; Day 12/6; Week 70/-. JACOB'~ (Private), Rath; B. 6; Week 6~/-. I'ORl'AC.\RRO:'-l LODGE; B. 9; Day 13/fi; KILKEE (Claro). \\'cc-k 7;~jH. I:lURCHETT'S, W••tcliff; B. 18; ll~y J;!/- to LISTOWEL (Kerry). PARKNASILLA (Kerry). 141-' Week 70/- to 80/-. 11STOWEL AR:I[S; H. 2,); D.IY 12'0 10 15/.; L. RE \ r ,.0 THERN; B. 00; Day ir. 25/-; Week ROYAL I \RIN t; B. CO; Day 6/ W eok 00/ Week 80/- to UO/-. le. 147/-. 279 • IRISH TRAVEL August, 1941. PETTIGO (Galway). BANRA (Mi'S Geraghty's); B. 22; Day fr. 12/6 ; ANGLE~S; B. 10; Day 12/ft to 16/-; Week 84/-. Week fr. 84/·. HIBERNIAN; B. 20; Day 10/6; Week 63/·, (Laolgbl~). DE LUXE; B. 14; Dav 12/-; Week fr. 70{-. PORTARLINGTON .. OIG-GIOLLA" (Private), Lr. Salthill; B. 7; . fAjESTIC; B. 34; Day fr. 20/·; Week fr. 105/. O'CONNOR'S; B. 9; Day 10/-; Week 50/-. Day 10/- to 12/6; Week 50!- to 63/·. RAILWAY; B. 20; Day 12/-; Week 70/-. EAST END; B. 10; Day 12,-; Week 63/-. ROCKLAND; B. 19; Day 16}-; Week 94}6. SHALLOE'S ATLANTIC; B. 18; Day 12/6; PORTLAOIGHISE (Laolghls). STRAND; B. 10; Day 10;-; Week 63/-. SUMMER-5ET; R. 14; Day 14/-. Week 63' to 70/-. HIBERNIAN (Relly's); R. 25; Day 12/-; Week TR1IlI (Meath). 70/-. TOURISTS'; B. 18; Day 12/- to 14/-; Week 60/- to 70/·. CENTRAL; B. 12; Day 9/-; Week 501-. PORTMARNOCK (Dublin). VILLA MARINA; B. 13 ; Day 10/-; "'eek 50,-. PORTMAR."IOCK; B. 34; Day 15/-; Week 4/-. TU AM (Galway). WARWICK; B. 32; Day 15/6; Week fr. 70/-. CORA; B. 8; Day 12/6; Week iO/-. PORT!lOO (Donegal). WARD'S (Private); B. 18; Day fr. 8/6; Week THE PORTNOO; B. 20; Day 14/-; Week 70}· fr. W/-. TULLAMORE (Offaly). to 84/-. WHITE STRAND (Guest House), Grattan Rd.; BOLGER'S; B. 21; Day 9'- 1010'6; Week 4;/- RANKIN'S; B. 10; Day 9/- to 10/-; Week fr. 50/-. Day 8/6; Week 37/6 to 52,6. to 63/-. ,. HAVES'; B. 25; Day 12'6; Week PORTSALON (Donegal). SHANKILL (Co. Dublin). 4/-. PORTSALON; B. 70; Day 18/·; Week 126/-. SHANGANAGH CASTLE; B. 12; Day 17/6; TULLOW (Carlow). SLANEY; B. 9; Day 10/-; Week GO/-. PORTUMNA (Galway). Week 84/-. CLONWYN; B. 12; Day 12}6; Week 73}6. SKERRIES (Co. Dublin). UPTON (WeXford). See Kilmuokrldge. GRAND; B. 18; Day fr. 12:6; Week fr. 7u/-. RATHDRUM (Wicklow). ROCKVILLE HOUSE; B. 10; Day 10/6; Week URLINGFORD (Kilkenny). BARRY'S; B. 18; Day 10/·; Week 63/-. 63/-. HARRINGTON'S; B. 9; Day 8/6; Week 42/-. BRADY'S; B. 8; Day 7}-; Week 40/6. MARINE; B. 12; Day 15/ ; Week 84/-. VALENTlA ISLAND (Kerry). RATHMULLAN (Donegal). SKmBEREEN (Co. Cork). ROYAL; B. 30; Day 12/- to 11/-; Week 73/6 PIER; B. 12; Day 12.'-; Week 70} . ELDON; B. 11; Day 11.16; Week 75/·. to 94/6. WEST CORK; B. 14; Day 11/·; Week iO/-. RATHNEW (WIcklow). VIRGINIA (Cavan). NEWR. TRJIIITY STREET MOIRA HOT E L, DUBLIN HOTE L PE LLETIER RESTAURANT OPEN SUIIDAYS. 21-22 HARCOURT STREET, DUBLIN. GRILL ROOM. RESTAURAIIT. BAR BUFFET. OYSTER BAR. SMOKE LOUNGE. A la Carte and Table d'Hote Meals VERY CENTRAL POSITIOII. GARAGE. TERIlS MODERATE ELECTRJC FIRBS Telephone '4569. HOT ARD COLD WATER IN ROOIlS. Owned and Managed by JURY'S HOTEL, LTD. Phone 61620. ,dpplV to fhe Proprid"... HOTEL LENEHAN (IIISS LEREHAN. Proprietress) Dublin. NORTH STAR HOTEL;6~~:i:~:~~:' 24-25 HARCOURT STREET .. DUBLIN Fully Lleensed. 60 Bedrooms. MOl' Central Poefllon. Noted for Moderate TorlD5 and Good Catorlnc. OMFORT. RESTAURANT. Telephone Centrally situated; convenient to all places of interest. Meals LEAllLINESS. COFFEE ROOM. t6lI48. lerved to Non·Relidents. Bus sp.fvice to and from door to all CIVILITY. SMOKING LOUNGE. .tations and places of intere.t. A la Carte and Table d'Hote lIeall .. Rellanranl OpeD on Sundays, HOT AND COLD WATER IN BEDROOMS. For Tariff apply Manager. Telegrams:" NORSTAR. DUBLIN." Telephone 110. 62048 GARAGE 280 Augt£st, 1941. IRISH TRAVEL ONE OF THE FINEST HOTELS ON THE IRISH COAST OFFICIAL SALE PUBLICATIONS OF THE IRISH TOURIST ASSOCIATION "IRISH TRAVEL" (CUAIRt: ~AOI emlnn.) Illustrated monthly magazine of Travel, Sport, Scenery, Antiquities and Hotels in Ireland. Official organ of the ASSOCIATION and of the IRISH HOTELS' FEDERATION. 3d. per month. Post Fre€', 5s. per annum. OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED GUIDES. IRELAND. Tourist Guide for all Irelaucl.. Some 340 pp. descriptive of the whole country. With LT.A. Map ot Ireland. 'so HOTEL MAJESTIC CORK. The City and County. including Blarney. Cobh and Glengarriff. 128 pp.. with Sports Section and City and County Maps. 6d. TRAMORE DONEGAL. Including the HIghlands. Inlllshowen. FOR A HEALTHY, HAPPY HOLIDAY! Bundorat, and its enviwns. 130 pp., with Angling Section and County Map. 6d. A.A.• R.l.A.C. & LT.A. App. DUBLI. Comprehensive account of the City and The Hotel is sitttated in an unrivalled position County, historical, political, sporting, cultural and facing due south, standing in 1'tS own grounds touristic. 230 pp. and larg!' scale street map. 6d. overlooking Tramore Bay. GALWAY. City aud County. With) sections on HOT AND COLD WATER IN ALL BEDROOMS, Saltllill, Aran and Connemara. SpecIal Angimg LUXURIOUS LOUNGES AND SMOKEROOMS. Section. 3d. Recreation Hall for Badminton, Deck Tennis, Dancing, etc. GLENDALOCH (WicklOW). Storj of and Guide to Hard Tennis Court In Hotel Grounds. St. Kevin's 6th century city. Chapters on Cycling, Licensed .. Free Garage Private Car Park. Walking and Mountaineering. Maps of Antiquities, Tel. 23. (OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND) and Environs. 6<1. Write for Illustrated Brochure. KERRY. All Kerry with special sections on Killarney, and Angling. 150 pp. Two Maps. 6d. KILLARNEY. ComprehensIve account of .. Beauty s ~ _---.._- - _--- ~ Home ' with Detailed Tour Mao. 3d. LIMERICK. City and County Guide. Shannon Valley ~ ~ and Shannon Schemf'. With Maps. 84 pp. 3d. STRAND HOTEL LOUGHREA. The town. its environs and history. Holiday and Sporting facilities. 3d. ~ The Esplanade ~ WATERFORD. City and County, i'lcluding Tramore. Dungarvan and Ardmore. 74 pp. Sport Section and BRAY County Map. 3d. ~ !~ WICKLOW/WEXFORD. TWO-County GUlde. Special ~ co. Wicklow Angling aC'd Other Sports Sections. Od. OTHER PUBLICATIONS. PICTORIAL SOUVENIR. Sixty..four pages of illustra tions of the Coastal ano Inland Counties, Tvpes and Rural Scenes in Treland. Printed in sepia on good Art Paper. 2/6. MOUNTAINEERTNG IN IREl.AND. By Uaude W. Wall. 88 pp. 11lu,tLated by photographs and a map. Is. CANOEING IN IRELAl'lv.- By Malor R. Raven- Hayt. Illustrated by' photographs and a maD. Is. MAPS OF IRELAND. 'Scale 12 miles~'to l~lllCh on linen. • 2s. MAP OF IRELAND as above mounted on cardboard and eyeletted for hanging purposes. 2/6. All these publications available on application to:- The Irish Tourist Association O'CONNELL STREET, DUBLIN IRISH TRAVEL ======::::===:::::::======--August, 1941. E or E , ER A OTE , WATERVILLE A WELL-KNOWN CHAIN OF FIRST-CLASS KERRY HOTELS~ WHICH ARE SITUATED IN THEIR OWN PRIVATE GROUNDS, COMMANDING UNRIVALLED .. SURROUNDINGS AND BEAUTIFUL VIEWS :: All within short distances from Railway Stations. Trains met. Golf, Tennis, Free Fishing, Boating, Swimming, Bilhards, etc. Bring your bicycle to Kerry and stay at this chain of Hotels which offer a system of interchangeable accommodation and meals. Hotels are situated within a radius of 20 miles of each other. If you would prefer a visit to the West come and stay at AHO HOTE· CO G - - _. CO. AYO THE PRIVATE GROUNDS INCLUDE 25 MILES OF AVENUES AND WALKS, A GOLF COURSE, CROQUET LAWN, PUTTING GREEN, SET AMIDST THE :: MOST BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS IN EIRE :: Bicycles, Jaunting Cars, Horses and Pleasure Boats available. Free Fishing on Lough Corrib. Tennis, Billiards, etc. TRAINS LEAVING WESTLAND ROW 2.30 p.m. ARRIVING BALLINROBE 7.45 p.m. Cong 6 Miles. Trains met by arrangement. ALL ABOVE HOTELS FULLY LICENSED. OFFICIALLY APPOINTED A.A., R.I.A.C. PubliShed bI the Proprietors, IRISH TOURIST ASSOCIATION. 15 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin, and printed by THE JUVERNA PRESS, LTD., 12 Upper Liffey Street, Dublin. Otber Offices of tbe Association :-BELFAST: 28 Howard Street. CORI{: 1':5 Patrick Street. PRINTED IN DUBLIN.