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Official Organ of the Irish Tourist Association Official Organ of the Irish Tourist Association Vol. XIII.-No. 6. MARCH. 1938. Threepence. An Aran Jarvey, wearing, like all his fellow-islandmen, the Aran homespun costume-the U bawneen," or white woollen coat, the grey-blue rough woollen pants, and the handsome home-made indigo jersey, which the Aran housewives so rou In' Qt IRISH TRAVEL February, 1938 IRELAND for Happy Holidays BEAUTY - SPORT - HISTORY - ROMANCE You may travel by any ot the RESORTS SERVED BY following steamship routes: GREAT SOUTHERN HOLYHEAD - KINGSTO\VN RAILWAYS ACHILL . ARKLOW .AVOCA . ATHLO E LIVERPOOL - DUBLIN BALLI A. BRAY . BANTRY . BALLYBUNION BALLYVAUGHAN . BLARNEY . BUNDORAN FISHGUARD ROSSLARE CASHEL . CARAGH LAKE . CASTLECON ELL CASTLEGREGORY CLO" AKILTY CORK FISHGUARD -WATERFORD COB H COURTMACSHERRY CLIFDEN CONNEMARA . CLONMEL . DUN LAOGHAIRE FISHGUARD - CORK DALKEY . DUNMORE . DUNGARVAN . DINGLE By whichever route you travel you are sure of FOYNES GLENBEIGH (for Rossbeigh Strand) GREYSTO ES GLENDALOUGH a fast, comfortable journey by modern turbine GLENGARRIFF GAL WAY KILLINEY steamers. Luxurious express trains connect the KEN 1\1 ARE KILLARNEY KILLALOE Ports of both HOLYHEAD and FISHGUARD KILKEE LIMERICK LAHI TCH with all the important centres of population and LISDOO VAR A MALLARANNY MULLINGAR· MILTOWN MALBAY industry and the Holiday Resorts of Great PARK ASILLA' ROSSLARE . SCHULL . SLIGO Britain. The trains of the Great Southern TRAMORE V ALE I CIA WESTPORT Railways Company connect with the steamers. WICKLOW • WOODENBRIDGE • YOUGHAL HOTELS OF DISTINCTION Under Great Southern Railwavs' Managetnent These Hotels are replete with every comfort, and are beautifully situated 'midst the gorgeous scenery of the South and West. The Tariffs are moderate. Combined Rail and Hotel Tickets issued. THE RAILWAY CHAIN OF HOTELS KILLARNEY . PARKNASILLA . KENMARE . GALWAY . MALLARANNY • SLIGO IUu$lraled Guidell to Holiday &sfYTl8, ProgramrM of Tours and InfOT1TliUion re.pecting pa88enger .ermcu can be had on application 10: Abm. Altham, Ltd. BurnJey . The American Express Company's Offices . J. Barter &; Sons, Cork . ~hos. Cook &; Son's Offices. Dean &; Dawson's Offices • Frames' Offices. Great Southern Railways Information Bureau, 33 Bachelor s Walk, Dublin . Great Wrstern Railway, Paddington, London . G. Helfernan 21 South Mall, Cork . Hewett's Office D'Olier Street, Dublin . Irish Tourist AflSociatlon, O'Connell Street, Dublin . The Irish Travel Agency, 8 D'Olier Street, Dublin . M. K. Kendall. Ltd., 14 Eldon Street, London. E.C. General Traffic Manager, Associated British and Irish Rallways,)nc., 9 Rockefeller Plaza, 14 West 49th Street, New York . London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Euston, London . Wm..1:1. Muller ~ Coy, (London), Ltd. Green r House 66·68 Haymarkrt, London, .W.l. Pickfords', Ltd., Offices . The Polytechnic Touring Association, 309 Regent Street, London, kw.l. L. R. Stanton, Oldham . Travellers, Limited, 46 Cross Street Manchester and n Temple Row, Blrmlngbam . Traffic Manager, Kinllsbridge, Dublin . Twohlg Travel Agency, 43 Dame Street, Dublin . Workers' Travel Association, Ltd., Transport House, Smith Square, London, S.W.l. Published by the Proprietors, IRISH TOURIST ASSOClATIO~ 15 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin.:., and printed by DOLLARD. PRINTINGHOU8E. DUBLIN, J.TD., wellington Quay and Essex Street, uublin. Other Offices of the IRISH TOURIST ASSOCIATION :-London-16/17 ,lermyn Street, S.W.l; Cork-25 Patrlck Street. PRINTED IN IRELAND. Official Organ of the Irish Tourist Association Vol. XIII.-No. 6. MARCH. 19J8. Threepence. An Aran Jarvey, wearing, like all his fellow-islandmen, the Aran homespun costume--the 11 bawneen," or white woollen coat, the grey-blue rough woollen pants, and the handsome home-made indigo jersey, which the Aran housewives so roudl knit or IRISH TRAVEL March, 1938 SIX ROUTES TO IRELAND FISHGUARD to COR K-Direct. Leave Paddington *5.55 p.m. Every Tues., Thurs. and Sat. LIVERPOOL to DUBLIN Leave Euston *6.5 p.m. Sail 10.15 p.m. Nightly (Sundays excePted). LIVERPOOL to BELFAST Leave Euston *6.5 p.m. Sail 10.15. p.m. Nightly (Sundays excepted). GLASGOW to BELFAST-Direct. ~tromGlasgowlO.Op.m.t Nightly (Sundays excepted). via Greenock. Every Monday, Wednes­ GLASGOW to DUBLIN day, Friday and Saturday. via Greenock. Every Monday, Wednes­ GLASGOW to DERRY day, Friday and Saturday. * Restaurant Boat Express. tSaturdays 10.30 p.m. DUN LAOGHAIRE (Kingstown), Co. Dublin. I Ross's Hotel, Ltd., FACING PIER AND HARBOUR. ROOMS WITH H. and C. WATER, GAS OR ELECTRIC FIRES AND BEDSIDE LIGHTS. PRIVATE BATHROOM SUITES. ELECTRIC LIFT. BANK OF IRELAND CUISINE EXCELLE T FULLY LICENSED ESTABLISHED 1783. COURTEOUS SERVICE FACILITIES FOR TRAVELLERS GARAGE MODERATE RATES BOATI G BATHING TENNIS AT GOLF MOTORING Head Office: COLLEGE GREEN, DUBLIN. Under personal supervision of BELFAST .. CORK .• DERRY MRS. COLDWELL, AND l00'j,TOWHS THROUGHOUT IRELAND. M anaging Director. A.A. AND R.I.A.C. APPOINTMENTS. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE BUSINESS TRANSACTED ON ARRIVAL OF LINERS "The Hotel to which visitors always return." BY DAY OR NIGHT AT COBH (QUEENSTOWNl TELEPHONE: 195 AND 196. AND GALWAY DOCKS. TELEGRAMS; "ROSSOTEL, DUN IAOGHAJRE." March, 1938 IRISH TRAVEL SUBSCRIPTION: Wholesale from the 5/- PER ANNUM, Irish Tourist Allociallon Posl Free. and from EBlIon & Son, Ltd. COPIES FREE IRISH TO ALL MEMBERS Relail from OF THE all Newlagenls and ASSOCIATION AND from lhe OF ITS ASSOCIATE lluh Tourisl Associallon. DEPARTMENT. Price • 3d. :*:fj).~ TRAVEL ~!~ "~ ...~.:"''' OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE IRISH TOURIST ASSOCIATION, DUBLIN .. "".~;r· .~. .~' VOL. XIII. MARCH, 1938. No. 6. What were the Greeks doing In• Kerry? HE Ogham writing, as it is names in Ireland continue the air an anchorage. And perhaps that called, is still one of the of mystery-baffled the scholars all story of the Insh gold-worked pin T mysteries of Ireland. Scholars the time. But now they have found found in the ruins of ancient Troy a complete solution. Professor have been passing on from genera­ has not deserved the ridicule poured Macalister, the archreologist, an­ on it as a link-up between East and tion to generation their theories and nounces further that it presents a West? Greece and Ireland-the analyses of it. Like Chinese, the link with an early form of the Greek opposite poles of Europe, the ends Ogham inscriptions found on pagan alphabet, and that this may lead to of a broken axis to-day, but once tombstones of the first five centuries lines of research as yet unexpected. upon such a long time ago having A.D. read backwards or rather from But what were the Greeks and some common revolution? the bottom upwards. It was a sort their alphabet doing in the wild, . True or false, the thought of of morse code notched on the edge remote, and beautiful county of It, as of a hundred other Irish of an undressed stand41g stone. 'An Kerry these thousands of years ago? strangenesses even in this year of example will suffice to deepen the Perhaps, after all, there is more than sO'phis~i~ated grace, keeps Ireland mystery-" Coimagni maqui Vita­ absurdity in the legends of the Fir­ still VIVId on the romantic map of lini," i.e. (stone of) Coigmagnus son bolgs who came thither flying from the world. of Vitalinus. Another example at their overlords, the Greeks, in the D. L. KELLEHER, Maumenorig, Co. Kerry-the place- ages before dates were listed or had in "Coming Events." Principal Contents MARCH, 1938 PAGE A Pioneer of Tours in Ireland- Principal Irish Events The Grand Canal lI8 Women in Ancient Ireland. March 5. Racing-Naas, Co. Kildare. By Liam S. Gogan, M.A. 120 9. Racing-Navan, Co. Meath. 17. St. Patrick's Day-Ireland's A Day in Laoighis. 1938 1938 National Festival. By Winifred Letts 121 MARCH Hurling and Football Inter­ Elbow Room for Fishing. SUN MON ruES WED THU FRI SAT provincial Finals at Croke By Capt. ]. B. Drought 123 Park, Dublin. Irish Concert Broadcast to Clare-Its Literary and Art ~ Alo.. 1 2 3 4 5 chief European Stations Achievements. from Radio Eireann. By S. G. 0 Ceallaigh 125 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17-18. Racing-Baldoyle, Dublin. Drogheda's Civic Week. 19. International Hoc k e y­ England v. Ireland at By Eileen M. Burke 127 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Belfast. Angling in Ireland 128-12!l 23-27. Feis Atha Cliath (Dublin Feis). 20 21/22 23 24 25 26 Music, Drama, Dancing, at Radio Eireann 133 Mansion House, Dublin. A::>.. ~ 31. Racing-Powerstown Park, A Directory of Irish Hotels 135 27282930 31 lonrnel. II7 IRISH TRAVEL March, 1938 SIX ROUTES TO IRELAND Leave Paddington *5.55 p.m. FISHGUARD to COR K-Direct. Every Tues., Thurs. and Sat. LIVERPOOL to DUBLIN Leave Euston *6.5 p.m. Sail 10.15 p.m. Nightly (Sundays excePted). Leave Euston *6.5 p.m. Sail 10.15. p.m. LIVERPOOL to BELFAST Nightly (Sundays excepted). G L AS G 0 W to BELFAST-Direct. s~ from Glasgow 10.0 p.m·t Nightly (Sundays excepted). via Greenock. Every Monday, Wednes­ GLASGOW to DUBLIN day, Friday and Saturday. via Greenock. Every Monday, Wednes­ GLASGOW to DERRY day, Friday and Saturday. * Restaurant Boat Express. tSaturdays 10.30 p.m. DUN LAOGHAIRE (Kingstown), Co. Dublin. IRoss's Hotel, Ltd., FACING PIER AND HARBOUR. ROOMS WITH H. and C. WATER, GAS OR ELECTRIC FIRES AND BEDSIDE LIGHTS. PRIVATE BATHROOM SUITES. ELECTRIC LIFT. BANK OF IRELAND CUISI E EXCELLENT FULLY LICE SED ESTABLISHED 1783. COURTEOUS SERVICE FACILITIES FOR TRAVELLERS GARAGE MODERATE RATES BOATING BATHING TENNIS AT GOLF MOTORI G Head Office: COLLEGE GREEN, DUBLIN. Under personal supervision of BELFAST •• CORK •• DERRY MRS. COLDWELL, AJlD 100"1 TOWN8 THROUGHOUT IRELAND. Managing Director. A.A. AND RI.A.C. APPOINTMENTS. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE BUSINESS TRANSACTED ON ARRIVAL OF LINERS .. The Hotel to which visitors always return." BY DAY OR NIGHT AT COBH (QUEENSTOWN) TELEPHONE: 195 AND 196.
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