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DIREC :-;•;..> Hit- mCohratne \ # E-ilw^*^ 59 ^ P25g«825ig*! * '•• -M- ;'; %i* CANADIAN PAC I FIC STEAMSHIPS T \ - BY- CANAMAN PA(M[£ SIE4MSHVS PRINTED IN CANADA, 1928. f PAGE ONE J [PELLBINDER among the nations is Climate Ireland, small lovely isle of the sham m rock. Far her children may have wan Small as Ireland is, it offers a variety of cli dered, long years they may have been mates, all healthy, ranging from the semi- away from her, but the enchantment she cast tropical weather you find at Glengariff, Park- over them at birth ever endures. So no matter nasilla and Kenmare to the bracing days and where you look you will not be finding an Irish nights that belong to the shores of Sligo and man who has forgotten the dear homeland, or one Donegal. If it is scenic wonders you desire, who has ceased to hear in his heart the haunting Ireland offers an unlimited choice; amongst refrain of the old song "Come back to Erin". them being the incomparable witchery of KiF larney, the rough splendor of Ulster Hills, the Almost the same spell does Ireland cast over cliff-country of the Connaught shore, the mystic the visitor to her shores. What it is and how it charm of Avoca, and numerous hills and valleys, works its magic no one can say, but for all of lakes and streams, moors and gleaming sands, that it is very real and very powerful. To see all with an innate appeal to the senses that is Ireland is to love Ireland. Part of its spell, we distinctively and entirely Irish. know, comes from the enthralling history of the little isle, part from the web of legends that bring alive in every corner giants and fairies, History kings and queens of magic power, big folk and If you go looking for a background of history little folk that wander with the traveller amid and romance, Ireland has abundance of that too, the hills and valleys. Part is blue sky, as blue with a glory and colorfulness unsurpassed. and clear as any; part, too, is the countryside "Inis-Fail", or "Isle of Destiny,,, was the name with its rose-bowered cottages and crumbling, of Ireland in the old Celtic days, and no more ivy-clad castles; still another part is the beauty appropriate name could ever have been given it. of lough and river, of mountains and cliff, of Look not in Ireland for stories of calm, unevent incomparable Killarney, the Glens and a thous ful years, of placid centuries passing as in a and other spots. The rest of the spell comes dream. There have been few dull days in Ire from we know not where, from something in land in the last thousand years. Wherever you the nature of the blessed land and the people go up and down the fair land you will come that makes them wondrously attractive to across ancient ruins of camps and towns, friend and stranger alike. crumbling churches, round towers, decaying city For Irishmen today there is a new joy in walls, monuments and battlefields; each with returning home. For those who are not Irish its own enthralling story. there is a new joy, too, in visiting Ireland. All that Irishmen have wished for her during a Sport thousand turbulent years is now here. Peace prevails again throughout the whole land. If you seek sport, you need only ask in Ire From Cork to Derry and from Dublin across to land in order to obtain the exact kind you Connaught's cliffs Ireland is a happy, indus wish. Midiron and racquet can be put to trious land, with the old strifes forgotten, the use in almost every section. Ireland's many old animosities relinquished. golf courses are noted the world over for their excellence. Race meets are held in many places in the summer. In the hunting season, astride a matchless Irish hunter, you can ride away behind the baying pack on a fox-hunt. There are sheltered bays for sailing and boating, lakes Canadian Pacific Service to Ireland and streams for angling, smooth beaches for bathing, good roads for motoring, and inviting Ireland is only six days of pleasant travel byways for rambles afoot. distant from Montreal and Quebec by Cana dian Pacific steamships. Two of these days are Transportation spent on the sheltered waters of the historic St. Lawrence. Cobh and Belfast are the Canadian Railway and motor bus routes extend over Pacific ports of call in Ireland and are visited the island to remote points. Good hotels, large on both eastward and westward sailings. and small, are available in the cities and towns. I PAGE TWO ] |PAGE THREE | Besides these, there are countless boarding hou Lee and Blackwater Valleys ses available, and in the country parts many a snug, clean little rose-bowered cottage has a From Cork into Kerry extends the lovely comfortable room or two set aside for travellers. valley of the Lee, running between gentle green The Irish are a kindly, courteous people with hills and rugged cliffs. Luxuriant growths of a natural genius for making the stranger within flowers, shrubs and trees line along the gleam their gates feel at home. ing water for miles, climbing up the sloping hills that follow one after one the whole Cobh length of the river. Northeast from Cork is the equally lovely Blackwater Valley. Both A few miles from the city of Cork, and 2,555 valleys have in addition to their scenic attrac miles from Montreal lies Cobh, until lately tions the beauty of old castles and towns: known as Queenstown, a busy sea-port and the Innishcarra, Lismore, Fermoy and many others. main portal to the lovely and mild southern Lismore is the Irish seat of the Duke of Devon areas of Ireland. As an introduction to the shire, a former Governor General of Canada. historic and scenic attractions of the small green From Fermoy, it is only ten miles of easy isle, Cobh leaves little to be desired. The town travel to the Galtee Mountains in Tipperary. lies in the shadow of St. Colman's, one of the Not much farther away are the famed Kilworth finest modern cathedrals in Ireland. Moors and the pretty Araglen River. Few countrysides anywhere approach these for Cork simple, unspoiled beauty and the fascination of historic background. At the mouth of the river Lee lies the city of Blarney Castle, one of Ireland's most famous Cork, around whose picturesque site much of ruins, lies a few miles northeast of Cork. Known Ireland's varied history revolves. Cork possesses the world over, the castle is a building which two fine cathedrals. An architectural gem is tourists boast to their friends of having visited. University College, which looks like a bit of The Blarney Stone, near the top of one of the Oxford moved to Ireland. castle-walls, has been kissed by millions, but The bells of Shandon are built into the tower still retains its magic power. If you wish to of an old church on a hillside in Cork. Father have a "wonderful way with you" or "the gift Prout has immortalised these bells in song: of the gab" do not miss kissing the Blarney "With deep affection and recollection stone. I often think of those Shandon bells, "There is a stone that whoever kisses, Whose sounds so wild would Oh! he never misses to grow eloquent." In days of childhood Fling round my cradle their magic spells. Killarney On this I ponder where'er I wander And thus grow fonder, sweet Cork, of thee, "By Killarney's lakes and fells With thy bells of Shandon Emerald isles and winding bays, That sound so grand on Mountain paths and woodland dells, The pleasant waters of the river Lee." Memory ever fondly strays." The people of Cork have a genial way with Many are the roads that lead from Cork into them. They are reputed to be the most hos Kerry, and there is a saying in Ireland that pitable in Ireland. The city is thoroughly up- every one of them leads to Killarney. Take any to-date and is a good centre from which to one of them, and you will be more than repaid explore the southeastern, central and south by sight of some of the most entrancing scenery western parts of Ireland. South of Cork, on the in Ireland, a fitting prelude to the glories of west side of the Harbour, lies Crosshaven, the Killarney itself. famous yachting rendezvous. Twenty six miles You will never believe all you hear of Killar east is Youghal, a fashionable and quiet water ney 's beauty until you see it yourself. Enshrined ing place at the mouth of the Blackwater in a deep valley lie its three perfect gems of River. Youghal is a quaint town of medieval lakes, their waters gleaming like silver in the appearance, one of the few remaining in Ire sun. At Killarney there is an amazing luxuriance land. of foliage. Ross Castle, Tore, the Gap of Dun- { PAGE FOUR 1 St. Patrick Street City of Cork {Photo Publishers Photo Service.) This chap is kiss ing the famous stone for luck! At Blarney Castle, near City of Cork (Photo Ewing Galloway.) A typical Irish Cottage (Photo E. M. New man from Publishers Photo Service.) Muckross Abbey, at Killarney (Photo E. M. New man from Publishers Photo Service.) { PAGE FIVE J loe, Innisfallen; these are a few of Killarney's Parknasilla is a much frequented watering noted spots which you want to see.

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