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Killary Bay Leenane Connemara R.LA.C. A.A. LT.A.

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VOL. XV. FEBRl'ARY, 19'+0. No. ;3.

CALLING ALL CHILDREN HILDRE;..J should be seen above all, the seen-tut-not-heard sign-posts spoil the road. It is our b11t not heard "-that old warning has been discredited. or, overcrowded city and to\\'n civilisa­ C warning against bounding rather,' never accepted. There if tion that has bred most of the and bouncing youth has gone the child does not interrupt his .. che~k," ,'o-called, of the new altogether out of fashion. Early elders \\·ith question aiter question generations. The child \\'ho has theories of education favour it he runs the risk of being taken as access to the licltls and the unbuilt however much the fond pride of a dead-head. ~o fathers and sons open country develops a balance of some parents resented the thought and mothers and daughters become. character induced by the natural that their children should not be from the children's earliest artic­ envi ronment. rn rreland, especially, allowed to talk big \\'henever they ulate years, a debating societ\ where the regimentation by sign­ \~'anted to. In England the Public insteal of a graded patriarchal post. keep-out, tresspassers-wi 11- be­ :'-;cho01s never quite believed in it : group \\·ith the younger mcmbers prosecuted, be\\'are-o j-t he-dog and 111 them the son of the privileged listening- to and absorbing for latcr the rest oj tht verba/ellS is, happily. and influential w re encoUt-agecl to use the experienced \\ isdom 0 j \'Cry rare, the child, re<;ident or on cl.isplay their individuality dis­ t hei l' elders. Rude people might holi(hy, has the key to the wider, oplined, of course, to\\'ards an say that the up"hot of all this out­ juller, more natural life. That is adolescence that would see them sp~aking youth is just cool cheek \\'hy so many wise parents set out governors and higher executive \\'ith a UO\\'n of orthodoxy upon it. \\'ith their children for 1reland nOlI' offici~1s at home and in a multitude Though, of course, that is too \\'hen the \\'orld elsewhere is an f) f dep ndent places overseas. severe a judgment. a rmed and ala rmed camp. In the United States of America. Literally it is t rue that too many 1). L l'ELLElfER.

principal Contents Chief :1 rish €~ents Page 2nd. Boxing (Central Council TCll1rna- Rhinanna By COI'II/OC HIl/Pill i.J. ment). National St:1Clium, Dublin. Spring TrOll t By Lauric Gaffcy if; ~:FE.RUARY , 3rd. Racing. Baldoyle, Co. Dtlblin. - Totl'S and Xews ifi llth. Boxing (.\IlInster Council Tourna- ~ 1940 ment). Xatinnal. tadlll1l1. Of Interl'st to Hotels 7i "'"- ,.... w•• ...... , Dublin. - It It 1 2 J 10th. Racing. . 'aas. Cn. Kilclarp. Persol\all~' Speaking .. .. 4 5 6 7 9 10 12th-l ~th. Snooker (Davis v. Smith). By 10hn C. BYl'llr iR • Catholic Cnmnwrcial Cluh, 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Dublin. \Vint"r \Yalks By Cloud,' C. Wall in 18 19 20 21 it 2J 24 2Rth, 2nth. Spring Show and Sale of An~lil\~ Ut6 t7t8 t9 n n Bulls, Show Grounds, Cork. in Irdancl RO RI 2Rth, 2Mh, and :'lIar. 1st. Coursing Insh Counties: \Vexford (Xational ''fecting). Powers town Park, Clonmel. By Sea11111.' C. () C/'olloigh 2nth-.\fal. 2nd. Boxing (Xational S ninT Directory of Irish H()tel~ .... Champinnships). . 'ational Rn Stadium, Dublin. 73 IRISH TRAVEL filebr1taJ'y, 19!.0

AT SHANNON AIRPORT SITE OF THE NEW SHANNON AIRPORT RHINANNA IN Futllre Terminus of the North Atlantic i1ir Route Newmarket towards one can s~e a round turret-shaped building Uy hIgh up on the left of the main road and opposite Dromoland, the seat of Lord . This was used, CORMAC in fact built, as a grandstand over The late Douglas Fairbanks, famous film star, signs an the old and famous racecourse. autograph for a " fan" at Shannon Airport where he Further on can be seell the landed from the" Yankee Clipper," on his last visit HALPIN to Ireland, in Summer, 1939. At that time he stated hu/?e masts, some 15f) ft. high, his intention of coming back to do some film work whIch carry the aerials for the in Ireland. wir<:les .station at Ballygreen. This EW people outside those who of airplanes and the whir of many statIOn IS built and worked exclu­ were actually connected with machines are heard; for here is sively for sea-~oing commercial air­ F the place, or may by chance being e tablished one of the world's craft, particularly in the North have strayed the winding roads greatest Airports. Speakinl?; of Atlantic route. All this work is, around, have heard until recently horses, the late -:\1r. Reidy of of course, in conjunction with of such a place as Rhinanna. Still, Rhinanna. an extensive farmer and Rhinanna. this hitherto practicallv unkno ,on blorHlstock breeder, was as well There i no doubt whatever that part of Clare has. in many ways, known in ~ewmarket and Doncaster !radrighe will once again get back been one of the foremost parts of as in his native district; some of Its former greatness. The name the "Banner County." his l>loodstl)ck found their way to Tradrighe is that ~iven to the Apart from its importance as the manv of the English "classics," district between and Lattoon bridges, embracing Bun­ future terminus for the 1 Torth while Brian Bont, ,Ifazltrka, Kil~onry, Atlantic air route linking Europe Shannon Wave, Ferglls TVal'e, etc. ratty,. Tomfenlough, with Newfoundland and America, were better known at the Irish Drumlme, , Kilnasoolagh Rhinanna is rich in manv ways. Meetings, notably Leopardstown, and CIonloghan. These were the It possesse~ a beauty and a charm Baldoyle, Fairyhou e and Galway. seven parishes of Tradrighe. Much characteristic only of the rounty The people nf this district look back con troversy has been and till i of Clare. Here one can see the with pride to the ReicIys of a. to. it.s pr0I;ler meaning but Fergus and hannon at their best, Rhinanna and many an interestim; one thmg IS certam: like the horse, the Meeting of the Waters, with fireside tale is to-day related of the men and women of Tradrighe their many studded here this highly respected old Irish famil,·. have made name and fame not and there as if to guard some great Let us hope that with the coming alone in their native Ireland but fortress, adding in scenic beauty tn of the tran -Atlantic airport Rhin­ all over the world. The O's and the these noble rivers which have gIven anna will not lose any of its simple, Mac's are the same to-day as when poet and writer inspiration to but beautiful charm nor the memory de Clare and his forces were driven immortalise them. of great men who in many ways for all time from Bunratty Castle. proved a big asset to rural Ireland. The men of Tradrighe in co­ Rhinanna Racehorses. operation with their fellow-workers Rhinanna tOto is the pride of Around the District. from nther districts are establishing every Clareman who takes an interest ~ot far from Rhinanna is the another monnment which will bring in his native land, and '-ell should village of Newmarket-on-Fergus. service in the air from all over the it be, for here ome of Ireland's The original name of this village world, and (who knows?) the greatest racehor es were bred and was Con",'() C.6.It:hl.1n, but becau e of " prophecy " is . aiel. tn 'itate that in trained, not the least being Shannon the great Race :Meetings held near Rhinanna a rit y will yet spring up. Lass, the last mare to win the the village one elf the Barons of " There are more things in hraven English Grand National. Many a Inchiquin re-named it after the and earth than are dreamt of in time this beautiful animal roamed great racing centre in England. our philosophy." It is not at over the fields where now the roar Pas ing- on from the village oi all improbable. 74 lRl,Qll THArET, "'du·IWI'II. ID f() Spring Trout

.. !'"or 111011\' \'ClIrs i/ hlls heell (/ ri/ual 'h'i/h 1IIC lu il"'/ lily firs't fly of /hc scasoll Oil thc SIaliC,\', 1II1y'il'hac bl't7l'CCII naltill'ylass olld Tllllml'."

~ By LAURIE GAFFEY The Slaney meandering near Baltinglass.

HAT with the lengthening of the days and the For Easter. approach of milder weather, th trout fish.er­ A habit to me is a ilken fetter, so the Easter W, man natul'ally turns his thoughts to the comll1g holidays \\·ill find me sitting in the tern of T\fickeen's ~J1 a ne\\' scason, when he will OI1\:e more be engaged boat, where the shado\',' of • ephinmore is c1oudin~ In. that fa cinating battle of wits, both with his ri\'als the wavelet· around Chain Island at the mouth 0 I ot the rod and the quarry that is often ";0 elu, iye and \Yabhe's Hay in Lough Conn, . orth ~fayo. He is a tem peramentaI. poor sportsman \\'ho will not 1ravel when memory calls and 1 can still remember the quickened heart DuIing a struggle for existence in a \\'ar-torn \\'Orld. heats some of the hlauties eau cd me on the sandy he is thrice bles ed \\'ho can ErO forth to the seclusion f~f')et shaIlO\\'s of Conn last spring, hetween Cloghan's Hay of Our river andlakcs and ~ , for the timc being. and the mouth of the Deal l'ivcr. Lough Conn can he the upheaval and rumblings that are shaking this kind: it can also hand you out at time. as rough a planet, on which \\'c are temporarily sojourning. In bit of luck as any lake in [reland. The hig fish are ;, few short \\'eeks there will appear the seasonal there and when the\" are in the humour oi rising to a reminders that the soft whisper of. pring are coming fly. they can make 'a man forget all that he is belier \\ ith fre hness aml warn1th. Flies \yill be hatching off in not remembering. out and trout rising to them on many a southern river and western lake. In a hundrcd Irish valleYs there Southwards Bound. will be an opportunity for the fisherman to' ply his \\'itb the prospect of a greater amount of liberty craft with intelligent applicatioll <1I1d carefree abandon. at my dispo'al in the coming Spring, T have ah'ead~: As Se Patrick's Day and Easter are only separatcd accepted invitations to spend a fel\' days with each 01 by a week this year, the holidays associated \\'ith thcse several southern friends on some of the best trout festivals, provide a gloriou opportunity fOl' a good st reams in :\ Iunster. They are the Funchion near start, even if the weather is onl\' 1110dcrateh" fair. :\[ itcbelstown: the Bride where it enters the Hlack­ \\'hat is good ellough for me to \;rite about (s good \\ ater below Li more; the Feale at i\l>beyfeale and enough for me to visit and spend my leisl1l'e. in the the '.Iaigue between Croom and Adare. These will be hope of recapturing some of tin happine s of former all new names to add to the long list of records which day and with, perhaps, the same measure of success 1 have been compiling for half a century. that att nded some 0 f my prC\ious \isits. Fishing' hy Caravan. Begin in March. I f all my arrangements work out according to plan "'ith me it has been a ritual for mal1\' years. to wet there should be a caravan waiting for me on the shores my first fly of the season 011 ~l. l'atrick's Day, any­ of Lough Derg. \\'here the Nenagh rh'er empties into \\ here on the. laney bet\\'cen Baltinglass and Tullo\\' : tbe lake near Dromineel' at the end of the first week and that i. a stretch of ten mile. of \\'onderful wet of :\Ia\' \\·hen the ~Ia)'fly is due to rise. as it generally fly fi.shing. In the middk of :\Iarch the trout come makes' its appearanc> ten day. earlier 011 Del'g than on greedily to the fly and al'e in good colldition, as the al1\' other Tri h lake. Lough C01Tib is to be the second Slaney, bet\\ een the points st:\ted heretofore. i;; a sla\' and 1 suppose it \\'ill be Oughterard again as in t~ pical spring ri \'('r. fOl:mlT years. Ou~hterard keeps calling, as it \\'as in (TIIn! to page S.i) 7:'> IRISH TRAYEL 1J'ebr1ta?·y, 1.9-10 NOTES AND NEWS Prize Essay Competition Blind Boy's Success .. Music of Irish Place Names

"BRIGHTER DUBLIN" ESSAY COMPETITION. On Thursday, January 25th, at the ITA. Offices, Dublin, the Lord Mayor, Mrs. Tom Clarke, presented prizes of £5, £3 and £2 to the Primary School Children who had written the best Essay on the subject" Keeping our City Beautiful." Children from 98 Dublin "chools participated in the Competition, which was operated by the LT.A. on behalf of the Dublin Corporation. The object of the Prize Essay S~h~me ~as to promote ~~?ng young citizens a sense of CIVIC pnde and responslblhty. The best essay from each School gained an award of IO/-, and became eligible for the Final Stage of the Competition, in which the Prizewinners were:- 1st Prize (£5) Martin Conneely, St. Joseph's School for the Blind, Drumcondra. 2nd Prize (£3) Mlceal 0 Siochfhradha, Scoil Colum­ l cille, Marlborough Street. 3rd Prize (£2) James Grace, Christ the King Schools, The Lord Mayor (Mrs. Tom Clarke) presenting the Cabra. First Prize to Martin Conneely. Also in the group are:-Mr. D. Barry (Secretary l.T.A.), Mr. P. J. I~ The winner of the First Prize, who is totally blind, Hernon (City Manager), Mr. F. A. Moran (President, , (J'- wrote his Essay in Braille and then transcribed it with LT.A.), Mr. Thomas Condon (Irish Tourist Board) remarkable accuracy by touch typing. Miceal and Mr. J. W. Mongan, T.D. o Siochfradha, the second prizewinner, is an eleven­ Two Grateful Holidaymakers. ~ year-old boy who wrote his essay in Iris~. The third prizewinner hails from the new Corporatron colony at Ireland has left har> 0 iday memories with Mr. Louis V. Coppin of ackburn, England, who writes: Cabra. " I would like the readers of Irish Travel to have my Mr. F. A. Moran, President of the LT.A., welcoming appreciation of Ireland as the one place for a perfect the Lord Mayor, said it was an extraordinary tribute holiday. It is but a mall return for the pleasures that to modern schools and education that the first prize were mine, and for the kindness and hospitality I mf't winner was actually blind. with everywhere." Mr. P. J. Hernon, Dublin City Manager, said that the The music of Irish place-names inspired Mr. Coppin Competition had yielded excellent results. It was to the following piece of prose, which itself delights the gratifying to know that so many of the younger genera­ ear with its melodious rhythm :- one~word tion were taking an intelligent interest in the problem Ireland is a land of songs. An atlas of its of keeping the city beautiful. This interest was due thirty-two counties is not geography, but a book of singing in no small measure to the efforts of the school managers syllables: Killala, Cmsheen, Dromindoora, Enniscrone! and school teachers. The City Manager paid a special Utter these and poetry is upon your lips; hear them tribute to the spirit of co-operation shown by the Irish spoken and music is in your memory. Tourist Association in administering the many details A peasant woman of I ar- Connacht once greeted me of the Scheme. He also thanked the Adjudicator ­ with a ripple of Gaelic. I made some friendly remark, An Seabhac, Messrs. T. C. Murray and D. L. Kelleher. but her answering smile merely expressed bewilderment over my English. Suddenly she faced the way I 1RJaS Mr. J. W. Mongan, T.D. said that he was glad the goin u and, flinging wide her arms, offered me a vast and West had come East and that the First Prize had been colo~rful landscape with one softly spoken word- won by a boy who was born in the Connemara Gaeltacht. " Connemara." A high standard of merit was displayed by the essays. I can still see a white road, sun-dazed and drowsy, Apart from the chief prizewinners, the following six wandering on and away towards lavender mountain-peaks entrants who secured marks exceeding 70% were dreamint; in the blue loveliness of a mid-June morning; awarded a further IO/- in respect of their essays being and still hear the music of an Irish voice murmuring that "Highly Commended." one word of singular beauty. Mary Cowzer, 'Varrenmount Convent. From Australia Mr. A. S. Higg' botham writes: R. Kerr, Kildare Place Boys' School. "I see no reason why all visitors hould not enjoy Enri MacGreain, City Quay Boys' School. themselves in such a beautiful co try. I lingered Mary Griffin, Townsend St. Convent. awhile at Killarney and regret th I was obliged to Proinnsias Ni Lionaird, Rathmines Girls' chool. leave too soon. It is indeed a ge .... EverYWhereV John Lynott, Whitefriars St. Schools. found the people most hospitabl , happy and cheerful." 76 N,b"'''''9, 1910 ~V IRISH TRAVEL OF INTEREST TO HOTELS Irish Hotels' Federation .... Meeting of Executive Committee :: Round the Hotels R. J. W. MONGAN, T.D., Chairman, presided that the Irish Tourist Association had already planned at a meeting of the Executive Committee an advertising c:ampaign, both in this country and in M held in Jury's Hotel, on Wednesday, 24th Great Britain and Northern Ireland. January, 1940 • The meeting was yery strongly of opinion that the success of the 1940 season would be largely influenced Election of Officers. by the allowances of petrol for. motorist~. Not only The first item of business on the Agenda was the should Irish holiday makers receIve a special all?wance, election of a Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen, and but tourists bringing their cars should be entitled to Honorary Treasurers, in accordance with the Rules the same treatment. It was decided to place the views of the Federation. of the Federation before the responsible authorities. When the re-election of Mr. Mongan was proposed The Chairman reported that he had bee~ approached by Mr. M. J. :t\Ialone (Tramore), and seconded by Mr. by the Chief Executive Officer of a V~c,:~lOnal Edu~a­ J. C. McCormack (Tipperary), the retiring C~alrm.an tion Committee with regard to the pOSSIbility of puttmg saId that he felt the time had come when thIS office into operation a scheme for the training of hotel staffs. should pass to another. He pointed out that he h~d He had since consulted with several persons, to whom been Chairman for two years, and he had no cteslre the matter was one of great interest. After discussion Whatever to monopolise that position. Several of the it was decided that efforts should be made to have such members present, however, expres ed the view .t~at a scheme put into operation, and a special su~-~ommittee there was no one more fitted to occupy the posItion was appointed to deal with all matters ansmg out of than Mr. Mongan, and keen appreciation of his work the project. .. during his term of office was expressed. The Secretary read a letter from the Coffilm~slOn After some discussion the Chairman consented to appointed to enquire into the question of VocatIonal allow his name to go forward, and he was unanimously Organisation, in which the Federat.ion. was req~es!ed re-elected Chairman for the coming year. to submit a memorandum dealing with Its orgamsatIon The re-election of the retiring "Vice-Chairmen, Mr. and activities. A special sub-committee was also W. D. Reville (Ho\vth), and Miss Owens (Belfa t), was appointed to undertake the preparation of the memo- proposed by Mr. Mongan, who paid tribtf1:e to the interest random requested. . they had shown in the affair of the Federation. Mr. Some matters of general interest were then dIscussed, R. T. Hartigan (), seconded the motion, which after which the meeting terminated. Was carried unanimously. Those present were :-Messrs. J. W. Mongan, Carna, The Honorary Treasurers, Miss K. Mullen (Dublin), Connemara; M. J. Malone, Tramore; W. D. Reville, and Mr. M. Mortell (Dublin), were also re-elected. Howth; D. Walsh, Dunfanaghy; R. T. Hartigan, Mr. P. McDermott (Hotel McDermott, Dublin) wrote Limerick; J. C. McCormack, Tipperary; W. Emen~on, drawing attention to the high rental charges on coin Galway; M. Mo rtell, Dublin; Miss Tobin, Cork; Mrs; box telephones. It was decided to approach the Minister T. A. Murphy, Limerick; Mrs. Fawcett, Ballycotto~ . for Po t and Telegraphs on the matter, pointing out !he Mrs. Emerson, Galway; Mrs. Macken, Slane; MISS convenience provided for the public by the installatlOn Mullen, Dublin; and Mrs. Murphy, Dalkey. of such instruments in hotels, and suggesting that in the circumstances the rental charge should be very ROUND THE HOTELS. much less. Visitors to Clonee. Co. Kerry (where the lake-fishing is superb) Several members had written suggesting that in will find increased facilities for indoor amusement. The foodstuffs~ picturesquelj'-situated Lake Hotel has recently been granted view of the great increase in the cost of &,c., a Dance Hall Licence. the Federation should take step to ecure unammlty ~1iss McDonnell of the Fitzwllliam Hotel, Bra)', has recently of action amongst the trade in general. The difficulties installed Electric Kitchen .Equipment and ma,de a number of such a course were fully appreciated, but nevertheless of other improvements. the Secretary was instructed to issue a questionnaire with the object of ascertaining whether or not the CAN YOU TELL US?- AJ,l enquirer wishes to rent for month of AUgllst general body of hoteliers would be prepared to agree large furni~hed house to accommodate 60-70 boys to recommendations of the Federation. (13-17 years of age). Country or suburban; any part During the course of a discu sion on the prospects of Ireland except North or North-West. Bathing (sea for the coming season, the necessity for adequate or fresh water) essential. Climbing and other sporting publicity for the attractions of this country as a holiday facilities appreciated. reSQrt was stressed, and the meeting noted with pleasure Perhaps you may know of a suitable place. ~.~. HOTEL LENEHAN (MISS LBNBHAN, Proprlelress) JIOTEL PELLETIER 24-26 HARCOURT STREET .. DUBLIN II~ Noled lor Moderale Terms and Good CalerlDr. 21-22 HARCOURT STREET, DUBLIN. Centrally situated; convenient 10 all placee 01 inler..l. Meal. lerved to Non-ReeideDIa. Bus ..rvice to and from door to all VBRY CBNTRAL POSITION. GARAGB. TERIlS MODERATB I ItatioDI and placeo of intereet. HOT AND COLD WATBR IN ROOMS. BLECTRlO FIRES ~ HOT AND COLD WATER IN BEDROOMS. "Jht cJ dppll! to the PI'O'Pf'id,..•• T~epboDe 110. li20Q GARAGB Pbone 61620. 77 [U[SIl 'PRri VEL F'cbma'ry, 1910

OF INTEREST TO HOTELS PERSONALLY SPEAKING A holiday-maker's plea for that personal touch in hotel-keeping CERTAL' indication of even if their \'isit does cost them a sllccessful hotel-keeping is the By JOHN C. BOYNE few guineas per week. A 'number of times the same .\noth(:r trivial thing that count s guest will return to the ame hotcl. pas on the good w6rd to their for much on this first \ isit is pro­ • TO hotel may be called' good' if it friends. The essential conditions \ ic1ing tl1l' new arri\'als with a cup fails to provide the three essentials: for good hotel-keeping must always of tea, Tt may be that dinner is namely, satisfactory bo:trcl. efficient be pre ent but th personal interest due in an hCJUr or less, yet that cup service amI comf()1'table lodging; which the proprietor is ready to of warm tea will be highly vet, strange as it seems, tbe ' good' expend on the welfare of his guests appreciated and e\'cn the most hotel <.;ometimes fails to obtain a is a factor which contributes very trucul nt 2nd critirul of guests commensurate return in repeat \'isits definitely to real and lasting success. have be n known to hecome lamh­ from what should be well-satisfied That Personal Touch. like under its influencc. Consider­ guests, Personal Attention as applied to in~ the lo\-v cost and small trouble Let us look into this problem and the hotel gue t is not a syndicated re;luirecl to produce this lit tic snack consider t he why and tll wherefore, article to b acquired in ten com­ tea, it may be-putting it hluntly­ plete lessons. Putting it simply looked on as very good busine s, Number" Eight." it mean' that the hotel proprietor c\ll during the visitor's stav this Some few yeRr' ago I spent Illy who knows the \"alue of the personal pcrsonal, but never intrusive 'atten­ fortnight's holidays in a certain touch is therefore more ensitive tion can express itself in many wavs. resort hotel. From actual experience to the personal needs of his guests: Your visitor has a favourite news­ r can vouch that the proprietor was it i this sense of awareness that paper-he would appreciate findin~ fully competent, his hotel \'ery well makes all the difference between it on hi breakfast table each run, food good, charges reasonc.!Jle what is coldly efficient and what is morning. Perhaps he i a bridge, and SI) on: vet I ne\'er made a pleasantlY human. The Personal che's or darts-board fiend and the repeat visit and. as far as T know, Tfluch doe really mean omething rc-;1 of the hotel only talks huntin' never recommended that particular to all clas e of .business but it is shootin' and fishin'-lmpa se! Even botel to nw friends- w)1\') Because particularly important in hotel life, tll1 delicate ituation can be handled I was" ptit off " by the'propriptor's and here its practical application if the proprietor has anticipated colel and forbidding manner an,l lw means, mainly, attention to trivi;tl sHch a po sibility by making useful his unsmiling face. On lea\'ing thi" things. . contacts with the local "champ ." " gooel" hotel I p8 id fl)r services Such arrangement of little social rendered and "~umbcr Ei/?ht" Answer Your JJetters. groups hy suitable introductions to clepartcd without keen regrets. It begins with a prompt answer people ontside the hotel is most to applications from prospective fruitful from the hotel proprietor'S T do like and appro\'e of a reason­ guests. Other thing being equal, point of view because the visitor able amount ot tidiness and r am and assuming that they have written will not readily forget the hotel and fastidious enough to appreriate a to several hotels, a prompt, personal the town wh re he made so many tasty meal, but these things failed and well-written letter is a big friends, . to give complete sati faction to the factor in helping potential clients .\nd so you could go on and on holiday pirit that I had brought to make up their minds. ;lhout those little per onal things along with me. I hated heing just This good first impression i· that count for so much when the a mere number (a single digit at further endorsed when the pro­ visitor is speeding homeward, that!) and when sitting in during prietor (e\"en at some incom'enience) reviewing in his mind all that the evenings I wa bored by the makes a point of personally receiving happened during the previous fort­ \rednesday afternoon bridge' club hi' guests when they arri\'e, '1'11(' night. He will remember particu­ atmosphere of th 'lU-too-tidy a' istant manager, the" boots" or larly how YOU did not lose all interest !oun2'e, the maid ma) be vcr) efficient and after the' bill was paid, that you Generally speaking, theuccessful helpful but there is no cli guising helped to smooth out the trouble of hotel is one to which the same the fact that they are paid hirelings departur and gave a frienclly shake visitors return o\'er and over again, and no matter how pleasant their of thc hand in final farewell. This knowing that they are not merely manner they can never replau' the pleasant attitucle of personal interest thought of as "numbers," but arc important person '.\'110 is in absentia, towards hotel guests is natural to ('()unteu on as appreciated sup­ Thr proprietor's handshakc ancl some hot 'I 111('n but is more difficult porter~. Such visitors form the che(rful smil' can he an intinlate to ot hers. The results, howc\'er, backbone of the business and tbev and fricndly thing and it will go a more than justify any effort that have an incalculable \'alue as fre', long way towards making t1](' guc, ts may be demanded and the" trier" ad\'crlisements', for thc . will readily f cl that thc\' are reall" wc!collle, 11 ed ne\'er fear failure. 71') IRISH 1'RAVEL Peun((li'!I. 1910

WITH GALWAY AS CENTRE ~inttt ~alk~

.. You can sometimes use your bicycle, with discretion,"

By CLAUDE W. WALL. Beside the Lake, Kylemore.

HE wild and picturesque hinterland uf our \\'es~ern with stretches of marsh. The Headford-Galway road Capital is generally associated with the bnght will be met after a few miles, whence it is about six T skies and scudding clouds of holiday time-July miles home to the dty by Ballinclooley Castle. There and August to many but early l\Iay to late October are other interesting lowland walks around Galway, to those who know their Connacht well. Those who but the pedestrian will inevitably turn his feet in thc know it even better, find the Western seaboard particu­ direction of the great hill country in the north-western larly attractive in Winter. Gales there are undoubtedly, part of the county. great blustering winds out of the Atlantic that search To the Western Highlands. the lungs for smoke and city fume. But they a~e Unless private transport is available, it will be kindly; the bite of the Red Wind from the East IS necessary to stay out overnight if the ViTestern Highlands unknown. are really to be penetrated. The Clifden bus route is North, east or west, one can walk out of Galway into the key to this area. Oughterard is deserYedly popular interesting and e\er-varying country. The highland (especially if the walker wishes to vary things with a are a good distance from Galway, too far for the bit of angling), but Maam Cross is perhaps more central pedestrian with one short Winter's day at his disposal, for the hills. In either place, first-rate accommodation but the low-lying granite area of Connemara proper, is available. It is not alwavs suitable or advisable to Gaelic and Gaelic-speaking, commences beyond the tackle the mountain tops in niid-winter but the following suburb of SalthilI. It is a fine walk along the coast excursion should have strong appeal. Going northward to Barna with the grey lime tone hills of Clare looming from Maam Cross, the road passes between Leckavrea across the bay and maybe Aran lying out to the West, (Z,012) and Maumwce (1.307) to emerge in the Maam if the atmosphere is clear. Barna i about four miles (Please sce page 84) out and another two Irish milcs along the coast road will gain Furbough in the he".rt of the \Vestern GaeItacht. A road to the right lead~ through bleak hilly country ~nd, turning towards Calwa)T ahon Lough Inch, w()r~s ItS tortuous way back to the cIty by Rahoon and Taylor .: Hill. The whole circuit is a dozen good miles. .\ strong walk r may care to follow the seaboard a few miles beyond Furbough to SpiddaI. There is a hilly walk over wild. bleak country northwards from Spiddal to ~Ioycullen on the Clifden-Galway bus route. By way of contrast to the Wc tcrn Gaeltacht, ther' are good walks eastward<; into the limestone plain which extends from the ~Iidlands until arrested b\' the harder rocks of Connemara. It is about two hours north-west from the City through pleasant country over a good road, perhaps a trifle too good for thl' pedestrian, to CIaregalway. wher there are e. 'lensi,r ruin of a Franciscan Friary built 1>y John de Cogan in 1290. If the weather has been reasonably dry, it is good fun to follow the course of the Clare River from Oughterard is a good walking and fishing centre her e towards the Corrib, oyer flat pasture interspersed for Connemara. 79 Angling in Ireland SOME .LAKE AND RIVER STUDIES

Angling on Lough Currane, Waterville.

.. // "fICl"e flies arc riyht ,llId lilies arc tiyht . IlId the south 7l'illd ahl'oys bl07L'S."

jP At BallycottOJl, ang1iJlg

. U Donegal's vast aJlg ~l CJ~ represented by the .. rt~< The golden way of Loug'h Arrow, an inland western lake famous for its trout. !VIOll" .. Irc/alld is the .lllyler's Paradise, 1 dOll'! InlU'lL'

""flU said so first, bit! Cl .. There's sO/lie that good stocft ph rase, li/(c laL'e the moltlltaill all old jO/lC, is cOllfirmed .llId some that Im'c by a'er)' IlC'liJ discovCl'Y·" th 0' sea

[STEl'HEN G\\ \,;-1:\ I 11 It t t h l' b I' 0 'l,' IL bltbblillg ri"'l'/' Is the dearest thilly to mc," River are " headliners " here' . h'l IS a fishmg study of 1 Is of Connemara,

Loug'h Conn, a big centre in County Mayo. .. 'Tis therc the plulIg­ ill!Jtorrcllts spread .. Oh, to hear the reel . I//(I slae/(ell to a Cllr! go slllrlmy .llId 111 belm... the To feel the rod ferll-clad roe/t lIstraill The dimpled eddies Hut still the days are S'l 'irl." passill!J ,llld {,I/ be baclt agaill." best sea King' Shannon, holder of world records, viewed from the bridge at Carrick-on-Shannon.

.. 'Tis there 11/ Mile lIlId sil'l'er The fresh-rulI salmulI lie 11'hih' (I7'ah cad !foes dlllleill!J Th e do ill '-I' f ca thace! fly." t\tllit. ~ les are well 'Whi ~l. ch flows near The Salmon Weir, Galway City, where in season thousands of salmon pave the river bed IRISH TRAVEL February, 1940 IRISH COUNTIES Their Literary and Art Achievements

No. 20. Co. Wexford

l1y SEAMUS G. O'CEALLAIGlI

( A Iso in this series--previol~sly pltb­ li,hed : Tipperarv. CaVall, Offaly, Laoighis, Mayo, Westmeath, Galway, Cork, Sligo, Waterford, Kildare, Clare, Tintern Abbey, a Norman religious settlement in Wexford. Roscommon, Limerick, Kilkentl)'. ,Heath, Donegal, Jlfonaghan and LOllth).

HIS mc,nth we are dealing with one of the most In the old refectory in Main Street, now part of White's peculiar Counties in Ireland. It is peculiar in this Hotel, Lady "Speranza" the poetess of The Nation T respect. From the very earliest times the people was born. In the Bull Ring there is also a Memorial of Wexford have been of mixed blood. Everv race to the Men of '98, in the form of an Irish Pike Man, that came to Ireland is to be found in Wexford. Indeed, sculptured by Oliver Shepherd, RH.A. it is said that even before the coming of Christianity to Castles in the County Wexford include: Johnstown Ireland a Germanic Tribe settled on the \Vexford coast. Castle, built by the Esmonde family in the 13th century The Danes followed the Germans, and the ormans and destroyed by Cromwell. The castle was re-built and Saxons followed the Danes. All huilt Castles in by the Esmondes about the middle of the last century. the County and all founded settlements there. Yes, Ferns Castle was once the stronghold of Strongbow and the people of Wexford are definitely of mixed blood but his ally Dermot McMurrough. On Lady's Island are the Celtic strain in them seems to have become the the ruins of an Anglo-Norman Castle built by Randolph most virile for if Wexford is remembered for anything Lambert, 1237. Here also are to be found the ruins it is remembered mostly for the glorious struggle which (Please Bee opposite paoe). it made in 1798 for the political freedom of the Irish nation. Wexford is said to have got its name from the Germanic Tnbe which settled there before the Christian Era. The original Gaelic name of Wexford was Loch gCumain and this according to Dr. Keating, came from the fact that the German Colony had settled there. .\nr)ther theorv is, that the name' originated from the name of a pre-Christian Queen called Queen Carman who had a Parliament in "Texford in very earl~' times. Castles and Gateways. A" already stated, the different Colonists who settled in Wexford' at variou' periods of history built and founded Castle all over the County. In Wexford Town the _Tormans built four Castles and fi"e fortified Gatewa. s as a protection for themseh'es against the raids of the nati"e Iri ·h. The only one remaining to-day is "The West Gate Towe[," Another interesting ruin is Cromwell's House centrally connected at one timl' with Selskar Abbey. He occupied this house during his time in Wexford. On the house where Thoma' ~foore's mother lived there is a Tablet to remind the \'isitors of the fact that she was a Wexford woman. A Wexford Cottage. 8~ IRISII 'l'R.A VEL It'cbnwl'!J, 1910 of an Augustinian ~lona tery from which thc i~lancl " Speranza." Her contribution to thc ):alioll ncws­ got its name. paper is no mean one. • he was onc of the brilliant band \ ,Religious Monasterie and Abbeys wcre plentiful in which aroused young Ireland. It must hc remcmhercd \ exford aftcr the )lorman Invasion. Unlike the that when "Speranza" contri­ Ccltic Religious Houses in other parts of the country buted to the Xation she wa~ a \'oun!! girl in her twenties. It the clergy in the c Wexford Abbeys were completely ~\'as at one with the Im'aders. elskar hbev, built in the 'She who wrote the fien' 12th century by the Roches, who were Lords of Fermoy, article for which Gayan Duff,' was built on the site of what onre was a famous \'iking was prosecuted, .-\nd she bold],' ~agan Temple. This Abbey was also destroyed by proclaimed this fact in court. Cromwell. Tintern Abbey was founded by thc Earl " . peranza .. lived to be an old of ,Pemhroke, in thanksgivim: for his being saved from \\"I)man, In her latter ycars she shIpwreck off the \\'exforn coast. Dunbrodv Abbev was not 0 Re\'olutionarv as in ~\'as founded in Il7S by Harvey De Monte J~Iarisco. her youth. She has one 'volullle ~hc ruin is now extinct. When we mention Fitzstcphen's of \'erse, somc novcl!', and much ( asUc, abo\'C Ferr~'carrig we havc completed Wexford's miscellaneous prose wri ti n,e;" to rccord in thc realm of Architecturc. And it is no merll1 her credit, but it is as an 1risl1 record, .. T ational Re\'olutionarv \\ riter that shc is remembered" To her Wexford in Literature. son, Oscar Wilde (a litcrarY ~ow wc turn to Literature. Hcrc we find that genius of no mean dimensions), Wexford has not contributcd much to Gaelic lore. \\'exford can also lay some claim ":his is not surprising when we remember that this hecausc his mother was born in County had such a proportion of Norman Settler.", Rut that ('ounty. Lad\' \\'ilde licd to LitCfJ.ture writtf'n in English, \.yexford has given a in London i"n 1896. t;ndoubtedl) g"('odly number of writers. Amongst these we must she was \Vexford's most out- mention the Rev. P. T. Kavanagh, known a "Thc standing contribution to litera- The Pikeman, Hi ·torian of the '98 Insurrection in Wexford." Another ture. in Wexford Town. famolls Wexford Historian was Edward Hay. Rev, .Other,~\:exford Henry Gills, Lecturer and Es ayist was also a'Wexford Poets)nclucle :\liss Emily H. Hickcy, man as was Patrick Kenned ' the Folklorist, author of 1\11 ss \\ lmfred Letts and Thomas Furlong (whose Ft'reside Stories of Ireland and Legendary Fictions of poetry is now out of print). "\mongst writers we may the Irish Celts. Professor T. E, Cliffe Lesley, thc mention George Ogle, author of that ,,\'ell known song, Molly Asthore, and that other song. Shef>herds I hm'e rcnowned Political Economi t al 0 came from \\'exford. lost my Love. " The Penny Pap er. Art. \\'exford can claim to havc gi\'en birth to thc ownf'r Art is represented b~' Francis Danby, A.R.A., paintcr and publisher of the first Penny :l'\ewspaper. He was of Landscapes in a poetical vein, and his sons Thomas :\1 ichael J. Whitty who contributed a t one time to all and .Tames Francis who were also painters of distinction. or most of the 18th century Irish periodicals. Later, Cha!'les Spooner the engraver also came from Wexford. he published a book called Tales of Irish Life and later SIr Robert J. Le Mesurier, the Explorer and Scientist, still owned and edited the Uverpool Daily Post which was from \Vexford. He was the discoverer of "Thc was thc first penny newspapcr puhlished in these islands. North West Passage." Some people claim St. Kevin His son Edward Michael \\'hitty was also a famou as a \Vexford man. He was ertainly born on thc Journalist and a ~ovelist. Hi novel Friends 0J mo~t borders of that County and there can be no doubt of 110hemia, was one of the remarkable of the p"riod. that fact that St. Moling camf' from Wexford. Lastly, Ogle Robert Gowan the famous Orange Journalist al 0 wc m11-t mention that great :\[ilitary Leader who has came from Wel>.ford a' did Rev. Jam Godkin a political given us the only ~lilitary History of the '98 Insurrection, and theological writer. I .refer to :\ly~es Brrne,who was one of Father )Iurphy's .1 ames Fitzgerald 11011oy, thc " T o\'elist and Biographer. LIeutenants 111 thc \\ exford Campaign and who later was also a \\'exford man who deserves mention. His ser~'~d hooks on Peg Woffington, Lady Blessinaton and with. distinction in the French Army. Bryne's Jhlttary HlstOI~V of t!le Weyford Ctllllpaif!,l1 is a classic Edmund Kean hrou"ht him fame. Tamc Thomas of its kind, ' ()'Bricn, Protestant Bishop of O!'sor)' wa another renowned \Yexford writer a' was his friend Sir John .\nd that close our record (If \\'cxford's achien'lllenls .!an'is White, \Ye must also include ~icholas French in the cultural sphere. \\'cxforcl men and \\'omen ha\'c the Historian, author of 1'hl' meeding JlIIphigl'11icl, scrved this nation faithfulh', Thev came from man\' Tlwmri~ and no record would he complete without mcntionin~ races but to Ireland they gavc all.' To them the Catholic Bishop of Wc.'ford, the famous T.1<:'T.. ])a\'is's lines apply with 'truth (John no~'lc) who wrot c learnedly on various suhjecl s, .. \"c! ~/arl 1I11! rrish horll mOl If YOI/ cue to Irelalld true, Poetry. Wexford ha:.; also gi\"CIl us a goodly crop of Poeb. Ire heed 1101 Harc IIDr (reed 1101' ({UII, Th most famous of these is, of course, Lady Wilde IV e',Ie hearts Ill/d !In lids Ior YOIl." INI,'II TRAVEL Febl'lwl'y, 1910

PHEASANT-SHOOTING PARTY AT SLANE " Answer Time" (Questions inside front cover)

1. The Grianlln of Aileach is a large circular tone f?rt, presu:ne~ to date from pre-Chri tian hmes. It IS sItuated near Derry. 2. (a) '~'he " Jlel~l Man" serves as a warning to manners agamst mistaking the turbulent Tram0re Bay for the mouth of Waterford ~arbour. (b) There is a popular belief that a gIrl who hops around it thrice on the ame foot will be married within the year. ' 3. Cork City. 4· " Humanity Jlurlill " was a Galway landowner an~ l\~ember .of Parliament. He pioneered the agItation agamst cruelty to animals. Granuaile wa. the. nal:ne given to Grace O'Malley, sea­ fanng pIratIcal half-queen of Ireland's 'Vest coast. The Hennessys of Killavullen were the or!ginators of Cogna. "They emigrated from KJilavullen, Co. Cork, where portion of their ance -tral ho;ne may still be -een. 5. G. K. Chesterton.

may be ascencled in Winter with safety, ami in this respect have advantages over the fiercer ranges to the 'Vest which are dangerons when conditions and visibility are bad. The Maam Valley is very fine right up to Leenane, and, if another night can be spent at the latter place, there are few road walks in the West to equal this fourteen mile stretch. Half way up the valley, a PhotoJ [Irish Times :lIem bcr~ of a recent Pheasant-Shooting Party to lane:Castle road branches off to the right and climbs over the Demesne photographed outside the Conyngham Arms Hotel, mountains to Lough afooey, nestling under the Partry Slanc The group includes :\11'. J6hn Gtldahy (former .Jfountains. Following the Fooey stream which feeds .\merican ::'IIinister to Eire), Sir Basil Goulding, :Ill'. James the lak~, t~e Devils~other (no path) may be crossed Xelson, ::'Ill'. and ::'IIrs. P. Dunne-Cullinan, ::'Ill'. S. Roche, ::'IIiss Roche and :Ill'. .\rdell. to Aaslelgh III the Enff Valley, about two miles beyond Leenane. The latter method of approaching Leenane is a stiff one, suitable only to strong walkers. The start WINTER WALKS-(Continued from page 79) would require to be made from Maam Cross at dawn to avoid the danger of being caught on the desolate Valley. Having crossed the Failmore River, a few moors of Devilsmother after daylight had gone. mile out, the next road to the left should be taken. After half an hour's walking along this road, a boreen Leenane is rather a distance from Galway and two leads off to the left towards the hills at Knocknagur. nights out would probably be required to get so far The horeen speedily hecomes a track and ascends the afield. The return could be made by Glen to green pass of l\Iaumeen, which cuts right across the wild Recess on the Clifden-Galway bus route. The use of a range of :\Iaumturk. Thi pass which is fertile through­ pri,"ate car would enable the walker to get even further out re<:tches a height of 800 feet, with great rocky summits afield before commencing his day's ramble. A bicycle o\'er 2,00(} feet abo\'e sea level on either -ideo Continuing. is always u eful when n ed with discretion: it should through the gap, the track descends to the we t while always be borne in mind that a cycle journey of twenty beautiful Glen lnagh, dotted with lake and backed by or thirty miles on a dark and perhaps wild winter's the magnificent quartzite range of the Twelve Bens i evening is not a satisfactory se'luel to a stiff day afoot in front. The track 'kirts the mountainside and return in the hills. to the main road, about two miles west of 1\Iaam Cross, at the far cnd of Lough Shindilla. The foregoing i: a walk of about six hours in all. The track is sometimes MOUNT CARMEL HOUSE olJliterated in places after bad weather and a . un'er ORANMORE, GALWAY. ~Iap should he u'icd. Delightful situation on ea shore. Bathing, sea fishing and excellent rough shooting. Terms The Maam Valley. moderate. Ideal for sportsmen. Apply: The neglect cl hills of Joyce's Country between Lough;: PROPRiETOR. _11 Corril> and ~Iask can be visited from Maam Cross. They ]i'plll'l/(I/'Y, 1940 IRISH TRAVEL

- SPRI NG TROUT-(Continued from page 75)· the bay opposite I killed my biggest trout on a light ca

CLOKJa (M0llalbaD). ItD&N VAL&, Harcourt St.; B. 11 ; Day 10/6; DUllGLOB (Oon..a1). CRRIGHTON' Ei 18' Day 11/-; Weok 72/-. Week GB/-. CAMPBEU'S; B. 12; Day 10/-; Week. 70/-. CLOMEVAIf (WeXford). , RGAN'S, Parnon Square; B. 15/·; Day 10,6; SWEENEY'S; B. 17; Day 10/-; Week 60'-. CAHORE HOUSE; B. 9; Day 11/11 to 15:-: Week lIS/-. DUIfKIIfEELY (Donegal). Week fr. 113/-. ELLIOTT, Harcourt St,; B. 12; Day 10/-; HILL'S; B. 10; Day 12/6; Week 84/-. Week 70/-. _. DUH LAOGRAlRE (Dublin). CLOIfMAHY (Donepl). ELVA, 66 Parnell S"cd; B. Jl; Day.,"; Week i\LEXANDRA, Gresham Tee.; B. 16; Day lNNISHOWEN; B. 8; Week 50/· to 60/-. 45/-. • B " 12/6; Week 63/·. CLOHMEL (Tipperary). f71NN'S, I·':.! 5th. Leinster Street; . 1U; AJay ARDEEN; B. 21; Day fr. 12/0; Week fr. 84/-. HEARN'S; B. 83; Day 14/-; Week 84/-. fr. 11/6: Week fr. 50/-. AVENUE; B. 30; Day 15/-; Week fr. 73/6. ORMONDE' B. 39' Day 15/-' Week 100/· FITZPATRICK'S (Westlancl Row); B. 12; Day BELLEVIEW; B. 20; Day 15/-; Week P,4/- COBR (Cork). " , 10/6; Week fr. 50/-. to 120/-. COMMODORE; B. 52; Bed and Bfst. frum 8/11 FOUR COURTS, Inn. Quay: B. 100; Day 15/- ; CARLISLE: B. 21; Day fr. 15/-; Week 84/- to EUROPEAN; B. 12; Day 12/11; Week 84/-. Week 84/-. 110/-. IMPERIAL: B. 23; Day 15/6; Week 84/-. GALWAY ARMS, Parnell Square; B. 12; Day CARRIG l\IUIRE; B. 9; Day fr. 10/-; Week WESTBOURNE; B. 20; Day 12/11: Week 84/-. 7/6; Week 49/-. fr. 113/-. COHG ,Asblord. Co. Mayo). GRESHAM, O'Connell St.; B. 120; Day fr. 22!6; MINERVA, Gresham Tee.; B. 11; Day 12/6; ASHFORD CASTLE; R. 30; Dav 20/-; Week Week 147/-. Week 70/-. 126/-. GRAND (We"t1and Row); B. 14; Day 9/6. OCEAN (Private): B. P,; Da,' 10/6 to 1"16; COOTEHILL (Cavan). GROOMES', Cavendish Ro,,"; B. 0; Day 8/6; Week 00/- to 7f)/-. COURT VIEW; B. 25; Day 12/6; Week 60/-. Week fr. 50/-. PIER; B. 25; Day 12/6; Week 63/-. CORK CITY. GROSVENOR, Westland Row; B. 23; Day 15/- ; ROSS'S; B. 60; Day fr. 17/6; Week fr. 105/­ CENTRAL, Princes St.: B. 9; Day 10/-; Week 63/­ REALT-NA-MARA, 10 Windsor Tee.: B. 8; OESMOND, Pembroke St.; B. 20; Day 12/6. H6;';"A~,r~5 Harrington St.; Day 8/6; Week 42/-. Day fr. 10/-; Week 03/- to 70/-. \!OSKING'S, Princes St.; B. 15; Day 9/-; Week IVANHOE, Haroourt St.; B. 46; Day 14/6. ROYAL MARINE; B. 80; Day fr. 18/6; Week 56/-. Week 84/-. 126/-. IMPERIAL, Pembroke St.; B. 68; per Day 21/- ; JURY'S, College Green: B. 100; Day 20/-; SOlrtHERN: B. 9; Day 10/- ; Week 63/­ Week 147/-. Week 112/-. WAVE CREST; B.17; D.yI2/-; Week 73/6 KINCORA, Cook St. ; B. 24 ; Bed and Breakfast 6/6. LENEHAN Haroourt St.; B. 25; Day 10/6; to 84/-. METROPOLE, MacCurlain St.: B. 100; Day J DUNLEWY (Donegal). 17/-: Week 105/-. M~;;e:~OTr, Haroourt St.; B. 25: Day 12/- DUNLEWY; B. 12; Week 50/- to 60/-. MUNSTER, Coburg St.; B. 34; Day 13/-. to 13/6; Week 70/- to 84/-. McCLAFFERTYS; B. 10; Day 8/-; Week 45/­ TURNER'S, Oliver Plunket St.; B. 12; Day 10/- ; MARIS. 20 Lr. Fi tzwiJIiaro St.; B. 15: Day 12/-; to 50/-. Week 63/-. ~~~ 6W~nel1 DUHMAllWAY (Cork). VICTOlUA, Patriek St.; B. 80: Day 20/-; Week Square; B. 20; Day 7/6. RAILWAY; B. 12: Day 10/-; Week 60/-. 120/-. MOIRA 'TrinitySt. ; B.20: Day 13/6; Week 72/6. DUHMORE EAST (Waterford). WINDSOR, MaeCurlain St.; B. 30; Day 13/-; MONT CLARE (Clare St.); B. 8; Day 11/6; STRAND; B. 16; Day 8:-; Week 50/-. Week 84/-. Week 73/6. EASKEY (See Ro.lea). WRENN'S; B. 24; Day 10/11; Week 60/-. I>fORAN'S, Talbot St.; B. 50; Day 14/-; Week DEVANEY'S; B. 10; D.y 0/·; Week 6J/-. CORom (Clare). N~NAN'S, ELPHIN (Roscommon). T. G. sTUDDERT, CHfden House; B. 8; Day Ormond Quay; B. 30; Day 8/-; THE GOLDSMITH ARMS; B. 12; Day 12/6 fr. 10/6; Week 73/11. Week 50/-. Week 74/- to 84/-. MRS. G. E. STUDDERT, Cragmoher; B. 8; Day NORTH STAR, AmI..... St.: B. 50; Day 12/6; 12/·: Week 113/- to 73/6. Week 84/-. EIlNIS (Clare). COURTMACSHERRY (Cork). ORAN, 42 Lr. Baggot St.: B. 10; Day 10/6; CARMODY'S, Abbey St.; B. 25; Day fr. 11/6; ESPLANADE; B.20; Dayfr.l0/6; Week fr. lIS!-. Week fr. 52/6. Week 70/- to 84/-. COORTOWH HARBOUR (Wexford). ORMOND, Ormond Quay; B. 100; Day 17/­ OLD GROUND; B. 80; Day 16/-; Week 84/-. BAYVIEW; B. 11; Day 7/6 to 10/·; Week Week 105/-. QUEEN'S, Abbey St.; B. 86; Day 15/-; Week 45/- to 60/-. O'BRIEN'S, Parnel1 St.; B. 20; Day 8/-; Week fr. 84/-. BOLGER'S MARINE; B. 13: Day 12/11; Week EIlllISCORTHY (Wexford). 50/-. P~KSIDE, N.C.R., Phoenix Park; B. 20: RAILWAY; B. 20; Day 12/-; Week 84/-. COURTOWN; B. 17; Week 63/-. Day fr. 10/6: Week fr. lIS/-. EllHISCRONE (Sligo). LEVUKA HOUSE: B. 9; Day 8/- to 10/-; Week PELLETIER, Harcourt St.; B. 24; Day 18/-; SCURMORE; B. 30; Day 12/6 to 18/-; Week 52/6 to 73/6. Week 73/6. 84/- to 1211/-. TARAVlE; B. 17: Day 12;6; Week fr. 50/-. PHOENIX Park, Parkgate St.; B. 10; Day Wo; ENIlISKERRY (Wloklow). CROSSHAVEH (Cork). Week 63/-. COOKSTOWN (Private); B. 9; Day 9/- to 10,6; CHURCH BAY; B. 10: Day 8/-; Week 50/-. POWER'S, Kildare St.; B. 26; Day 12/-; Week Week 63/-. CROSSHAVEN; B. 25: Day 15/6; Week 84/-. LEICESTER ARMS; B. 10; Day 10/6; Week 60/-. FOUNTAlNSTOWN: B. 10; Day 12/-; Week Ri~:N-r D'Olier St.; B. 26: Week 70/-. POWERSCOURT ARMS; B. 12; Day 10/6: 84/-. ROYAL HIBERNIAN, Dawson St.; B. 130; Week 6~1-. OROSSMOLINA /JIIayo). Day fr. 22/6: Week 126/-. SUMMERHILL; B. 13; Week 50/-. ANGLERS' NEST (Private); B. 8; Day 10/­ ROSS'S, Parkgate St.: B. 84; Day 12/6; Week EIlllISTYMOll. Week lIS/- to 70/-. 70/-. THE FALLS; B. 20; Day fr. 18/6: Week U5/6 CURRACLOE (Wexford). ROYAL EXCHANGE, Parliament St.; Day 14/6 : to 157/6. STRAND; B. 22; Day 10/-; Week lIS/-. FERMOY (Cork). Week 94/6. DALKEY (Dublin). RUSSELL (St. Stephen's Green); B. 49; Day GRAND; B. 20; Day 15/-; Week 84/- to 105/-. CLIFF CASTLE; B. 30; Day 18/-; Week fr. 94/6. ROYAL; B. 25; Day fr. 12/6; Week fr. 70/­ 16/-: Week 84/-. DELGANY (Wloklow). ST. ANDREW'S (Exchequer St.); B. 50; Week FINEA (Weslmeatb). EASTON HOUSE: B. 12: Week 52/6 to 60/-. LAKE VIEW; B. 8; Day 10/-. DINGLE (Kerry). Si.8~EORGE, FOYNES. BENNER'S; B 21: Day fr. 14/6; Week 84/-. Parnell Square; B. 22; Day 11 ARDANOIR: B. 4; Day 12/- to 15/-; Week DONEGAL (Donegal). SH~t'~O~kNE, St. Stephen's Green; B. 152; lIS/- to 84/-. IMPERIAL; B. 12; Day 10/11: Week 63/-. Day 22/6 to 24/-; Week 136/6 to 168/-. CREEVEEN: B. 6; Week 35/- to 40/-. DOWllINGS (Donegal). STANDARD, Harcourt St.; B. 57; Day fr. 16/6 ; COOLGREANY: B. 6; Day 9/6 to 10/6; Week BEACH; B. 16; Day 12/-: Week 63/-. 50/- to 63/-. DROGHEDA (Louth). S~~k Bed and Breakfast 11/6 to 8/6; WOODVIEW ; B. 8; Day 5/-; Week 351-. CENTRAL' B. 20; Day 12f1l: Week 72/6. JtJ!h.L; Day 12/6. GALBALLY (Llmerlok). WHITE H6RSE: B. 21; Day 11/11; Week 70/-. TESS-ERN, 15 Lr. Mount St.; B. 13; Day 7/6; GALTEE; B. 10; Day 9/-; Week 55/- to 63/-. DROMAHAIRE (LeItrIm). GALWAY (GaI.ay). ABBEY: B. 12; Day 12/-; Week 77/-. vrf~J7~OTEL, Clontarf; B. 12; Day 10/-; AMERICAN, Eyre Square; B. 10; Day 10/-: DUBLIIf CITY. Week 60/-. Week lIS/- to 70/-. ABBOTSFORD (Private), Harcourt St.: B. 30; VAUGHAN'S, 29 Pamell Square; B. 87; Day ATLANTA; B. 18; Day 8/-; Week 45/-. Day 10/-: Week lIS/-. fr. 12/6; Week 84/-. BAILEY'S, Eyre Square: B. 35/-; Day fr. 13/-; BARRY'S, Gt. Denmark St.; B. 35: Day 11/· : \VESTBROOK Parnell Square; B. 17; Bed and Week fr. 84/-. Week 70/-. Breakfast 7/6. CENTRi\.L, Newcastle Rd. BELVEDERE, Nth. Gt. George's St.; B. 20; \VESTERN (N. Frederick St.); B. 11; Day 8/6 : ENDA, Dominiek St.; B. 16; Day 13/-; Week Day 12/11: Week 70/-. Week 50/-. BUSWELL'S, Molesworth St.; B. 80: Day 12/-: WICKLOW, Wicklow St.; B. 45; Day 17/-. GIB70t·IN'S, Eyre Square; B. 9; Day fr. 6/-; Week Week 73/6. Week 105/-. Week 85/- to 50/-. CALEDONiAN, Sth. George's St.; B. 19: Day WYNN'S, Lr. Abbey St.; B. 75: Day 17/6: GREAT SOUTHERN, Eyre Square; B. '78; Day 12/6; Week 84/-. fr. 24/-; Week fr. 147/-. CARLTON, Haroourt St.: B. 14: Day10/-; Week Week 105/-. DUllDALK (Louth). (See also Mount Pleasant). CURRAS'S, Eyre Square; B. 16; Day 7/0; 60/-. Week 45/-. CENTRAL, Exchequer St.; B. 105; Day fr. 15/- ; IMPERIAL; B. 33; Day 12/6: Week 70/-. IMPERIAL, Eyre Square; B. 20; Day 13/-; Week fr. 95/-. DUNFANAGHY (Donegal). Week 80/-. CLERKIN'S, Eccles St.; B. 18: Day 10/6; PORT-NA-BLAGH; B. 34; Day 13/6; Week IVY Wyre Street); B. 12; D'ji 10/-; Week lISl-. Week 70/-. O'~~ekLLs5I_. COUNTY, Harcourt St.: B. 31: Day 13/6: A~OLtg'S~i:1EST HOUSE; B. 19: Day 1316 Eyre Square; . 24; Day 8/- Week 84/-. to 15/-' Week lIS/- to 84/-. RITZ, Dominick St.; B. 12; Day 8/0; Week 42/­ DELAHUNTY'SJ 26 Northbrook Road: B. 6' .. MUSKOKA "; B. 7; Day 10/-; Week 63/-. ROYAL, Eyre Square; B. 50: Day 15/-; Week Day 8/11 to 10 -: Week fr. 42/-. SHANDON; B. 27: Day 10/- to 15/-: Week 8~/-. DOLPHIN, Essex St.; B. 20; Day 18/6. fr. lIS/-. WESTERN, Prospect Hl1l; B. 17; Day 10/-; DOLLY1IIOUNT; B. 7; Day 12/6. DUHGARVAll (Waterford). Week 50/- to lIS/-. DROMID (lll N.C. Rd.): B. 9.: Day 9/-; Week DEVONSHIRE ARMS; B. 17; Day 12/·; Week fr. 50/-. GARRETSTOWll STRAKD (Cork). ATLANTIC; B. 20: Day 10/-; Week 60/. EASTWOOD._!-<. Leeson St.: B. 22; Day 7/6 L~OR'S; B. 15; Day 12/-; Week 80/- to 10/6: week 42/- to 63/-. O'NEILL'S; B. 24; 15/6; Week 84/-. IRTSJT TRAVEL Febl'lIll1'J1, 19 f()

GLAJlDORE (Cork). ROYAL MARINE; B. 60; Day 10/- to 15/-; LISDOONVARNA (Clara). KEENAN'S: n. 10; Doy P/-; Werk fi5/­ Week 63/- to 90/-. '" KILFINNAN CASTLE; B. 11; Day fr. I~/r,; I:lALLYNALACKEN CASTLE; B. 10; D '" 1~1- ~IOORE'S; B. 35; Day 15/-; Week 8~/. Week 81/-. Week fr. 8~/·. PURTILL'S; 13. 12; Doy 8/6 to 10/- Week MARINE; B. 10; Doy 9/-; Werk 50/-. IMPERIAL; B. 60; Week 94/6 to 105/-. 45/- to 60/-. IRISH ARMS; B. 23; Day 9/6; Week 66l-. ~IRS. TRAVERS; n. 9; Day 12/6; Week 63/­ STELLA MARIS; B. 20; Day 11/-; Woek fr. to 70/-. LYNCH'S; B. 37; Day 12/-; Week 63/- to 70/-. 70/-. SPA; B. 30; Day 14/-; Week 73/6 to 90/-. GLENBEIGH (Kerry)_ WEST END; B. 30; Day 10l- to 12/-; Week EVANS'; B. 18; Day 12/6; Week 73/6. LISMORE (Waterford). 42/- to 80/-. lACOB''; (Private), Rath; Tl. 6; Week 6:1.'-. r.LF.:\"BElr.H; B. 21; Doy I:i/-; We(·k SI/­ KILKENNY (Kilkenny). to n~,'6. LISTOWEL (Kerry). CLUB HOUSE HOTEL; B. 25; Bed and Break­ L1STOWEL ARMS; B. 20; Day 12/6 to 15/-; ROSS VIEW; B. 20; Day 9/ ; Week 60/-. fa.t 8/6. GLENCAR (Kerry). Week 84/- to 90:-. IMPERIAL; B. 21; Week 70/- to 84/-. CE TRAL (Galvin'sj; B.8; Day 9/6; Week 42/-. GLENCAR; B. 20; Day 10/6; Week from 70/­ KILLALOE (Clare)_ LOUISBURGH (Mayo). GLENDALOUGH (Wicklow). LAKESIDE; 13. 1~; Da\' I~/- to ];;/-; Week ROYAL; B. 23; Day fr. 14/-; Week fr. 63/-. MeDERII10TT'S; B. 13; Day 10/6; Week 63l-' 70/- to 8~/-. OLD HEAD; B. 16; Day 17/6; Week 115 6. GLENBALY (Wicklow). KILLARNEY (Kerry). LOUGHREA (Galway)_ JOLLEY'S; B. 16; Week fr. G3f-. ALEXANDRA; B. 20; Day 1~f6; Week 63/­ GLENGARRIFF (Cork). CENTRAL; B. 11; Week 35/- to 421-. to 701-. COMMENCIAL; B. 11; Day 9/·: Week 50/­ CASEY'S; B. 15; Day 10:6 to 11/6; Week 63/­ ARBUTUS, College SI.; B. 30; Day 12/-; Week to LUCAN (DUblin). ro/-. 84/-. NATIONAL SPA AND HYDRO; B. 44; Day ECCLES'; B. 61; Day 17/6; Week fr. 105/-. CASTLE; B. 14; Day 10/6; Week 63/-. fr. 18/-; Week 126/-. U - FIGROVE; R. 10; Day f to 10/-; WeLk 00/ CLlFFORDS; B. 8; Day 101-; Week 60/-. MAAM CROSS (Galway). to 60/-. COUNTRY CLUB; B. 10; Day fro 15/-; Week GOLF LINKS; B. 28; Day Week PEACOCK'S; B. 11; Day 12/-; Week 84/-. 14/-; 84/-_ fr. 105/-. TULLABOY HOUSE; B.8; Day 10/-; Week 63/-. POULGORM (Harvey's); B. 14; Day 12/-; DUNLOE, College Square; B. 15; Day 10,6; MACROOM (Cork). Week 70/-. Week 70/-. VICTORIA; 11. 11; Day 10/-; Week 63/-. ROCHE'S; B. 45; Day fr. 15/-. GLEBE; 'E. 34; Day 16/6; Week 94/6. MALLARANNY (Mayo). GLENMALURE (Ratbdrum, Co. Wicklow). GREAT SOUTHERN; B. 78; Day fr. 25'-; GREAT SOUTHERN; B. 44; Day fr. 24/-; Week GLENMALURE; B. 12: Day 12/6; Week 63/-. Week fr. 147,-. fr. 147/-. GLEN 0' THE DOWNS (Wicklow). HEGARTY'S, College Sq.; B. 10; Day 8/-; Week MALIN HEAD (Donegal) GLEN VIEW; B. 10; Day 15/-; Week 84/-. 50i-. O'DOHERTY'S; B. 20 i Day 15/-; Week fr. 70/­ GLEloI'PIES (Donegal). IMPERIAL, College Square; B. 12; Day fr. 12/-; MALINMORE (Gleneolumbkllle, Donegal). dbONNELL'S; B. 21; Day 11/-; Week 8·1/­ 1 Week 70 -. GLENBAY; B. 12' Day 12/6; Week 75/- GLIN (LImerick). INTERNATIONAL, Kenmare Place; B. 44; MALLOW (Cork). ' CONWAY'S; B. 10; Day 10f-. Da. 15/-; Week 90/-. CENTRAL; B. 20; Day 12/6; Week 84/-. GOREY (Wexford). KENIoIARE ARMS, College St ; B. 12; Day 10/ ; ~2/- ROYAL; B. 28; Day 13/6; Week 73/6. B. 7; Day 7/6 to 8/6; Week to 50/-. Week 60/-. MlDLETON (Cork). GOIlT (G-,Wl!J'). MODERN, Fairview Sq.; B. 12; Day 8/6; Week MIDLETON ARMS; B. 8; Day 12/-; Week 75/­ COMMlmCIAL; B. 10; Day 12/6; Week 70/­ 451-. ROYAL; B. 10; Day 10/-. MIDDLETOWN (Derrybeg). ~tUCKROSS; B. 40; Day 16i-; Week 106/-. FRIEL'S (Emgal View); B. 12; Day 7/- to 8/­ GOIlTAHORK IDonegal). PARK PLACE; B. 20; Day 12/6; Week fr. 65/-. MeFADDEN S; B. 11; Day 10/-; Week 63/·. Week 40f- to 60/-. SCOIT'S; B. 20; Day fr. 12/6; Week fr. 70/-. MeNELIS; B. 9; Day 7/- to 8/-; Week 40/- to GOVGANE BARRA (Cork). SPILLANE'S; B. 9; Day 9/-; Week 55/-. 60/-. CRONIN'S; B. 10; Day 8/6; Week 50/-. MILFORD (Donegal). GOUGANE BARRA; B. 11; Day 10/-; Week KILLINEY (DUblin). COURT NA FARRAGA; B. 12; Week 84/- to MILFORD (McCreadie's); B. 16; Day 15/­ &8/-. Week 105/-. GRAIGUE-NA-MANAGH (Kilkenny). ST~26bEro.'fAtN'lf.Stod&"Ifs~ MILLTOWN (Kerry). CO~"IERCIAL; B. ;,; Day 10.'6; We"k 63/-. HOUSE; B. 8; BRA:-:DO_~JILF. Week fr. 60/-. LOMBARD'S; B. 12; Day 7/6; Week 42/-. (Gllest Hou-c); B. ; Day MITCHELSTOWN (Cork). IOi~; Week fo3;-. MRS. O'REGAN, 8 Sbanganagh Tee.; B 5' Week 47/6. COMMERCIAL; B. 12; Day 9/- to 10/6; Wee"" GRElkNCASTLE (Donegal). to 70/-. DRUMAWEIR; B. 16; Day 12/6; Week 63/­ KILLORGLlN (Kerry). 60/- RAILWAY; B.12; Day 11/-; Week 63/-. MOHILL (Lellrlm). to 73/6. KNOTT'S; B. 14; Day 12/-; Week 70/-. FORT HOTEL; B. 20; Day 14/6; Week 73/6. KILLYBEGS (Donegal). MONAGHAN (Monaghan). UREENORE (Loutb). BAY VIEW (Rogers); B. 27; Day 12/6; Week ORIEL; B. 10; Day 8/6; Week 55/-. GREAT NORTHERN; B. 30; Day 16/-; Week 63/- to 70/-. MONASTERADEN (Sligo). 10lij.. FINTRAGH HOUSE; B. 9; Day 12/- to 14/-; LOUGH GARA; B. 14; Day 10/6; Week 63/-. GREUtONES (Wicklow). Week 73/6 to 84/-. MONKSTOWN (DUblin). GRAND; B. 56; Day fr. 22/6; Week fr. 94/6. \I'H!TE H0l'SE; B. I I; We"k 63/- to ~41 . SALTHILL; B. 60; Day 21/-; Week 105/-. LEWIS' CENTRAL; B. 36; Day 10/6; Week 60/­ KILLESHANDRA (Cavan). SEABANK; B. 10; Day 14/6; Week 84/-. RAILWAY; B. 16; Day 121-; Week 7;116. CASSIDY'S; B. 10; Day 10/6; Week 60/-. GWEEDORE (Donegal). MOUNTCHARLES (Donegal). KILMUCKRIDGE (Gorey, Wexford). MeINTYRE'S; B. 10; Day 10/6; Week 50/­ THE GWEEDORE; B. 20; Day 1f1,/6; Week THE HYDRO; B. 15; Week fr. 105/-. to 60/-. 105/-. KINSALE (Cork). SEAMOUNT; B. 12; Day 10/-; Week 60/-. DUNLEWY; B. 12; Week 50/- to 60/-. MURPHY'S; B. 14; Day 10/-; Week 63/-. HEADFORD (Galway). MOUNT PLEASANT (Dundalk, 00. Loutb). KNOCK LONG (LimerIck). MOUNT OLIVER; B. 13; Day 10/6; Week MeCORMACK'S; B. 9; Day 12/-; Week 84/-. RAILWAY; B. 10; Day 9/-; Week 63/-. fr. 63/-. HOWTH (Dublin). MOVILLE (Donegal). CLAREMONT; B.32; Day 15/- to 17/6; Week K'~t~~~~~J~o~~~~~)'GUEST HOUSE; B. 20; McKINNEY'S; B. 11; Day 7/6; Week 45/-. 84/- to 105/-. Day 12/-; Week 70/-. TREACY'S; B. 15; Day 8/-; Week 50/-. DALRIADA; B. 12; Day 9/-; Week 50/- to 57/6. LAHINOH (Clare). ROYA~i B. 16; Day 12/6; Week 60/- to 73/6. MULLINGAR (Westmeatb). ST. LAwRENCE; B. 30; Day 15/-; Week 94/6. ABERDEEN ARMS; B. 32; Day 14/-; Week CENTRAL; B. 12; bay 9/-; Week 63/-. 84/- to 94/6. GREVILLE ARMS; B. 16; Day 14/-; Week WAVERLEY (Summit); B. 28; Day 12/-; Week CLARE~IONT; B. ~2; Day 12/6; Week 63/-. 701- to 80/-. fr. 63/-. INOH (Anascaul, Kerry). LARAGH (Annamoe, Wicklow). MIDLAND; B. 10; Day 10/-; Week 60/-. SOUTHERN; B. 16; Da}' 8/- to 11/-; Week LARAGH HOUSE; B. 50; Day fr. 16/6; Week MULLAGHMORE (CUffoney, Co. Sligo). 6/i/- to 63/-. fr. 94/6. HANNON'S; B. 27; Day 14/-; Week 84/-. STRAND; E. 11; Day 10/-; Week 60/-. LAYTOWN (Meath). MURRISK (Westport). INNISCRONE (Sligo). See ENNISCRONE. ALVERNO; B. 15; Day 12/6; Week 75.'-. CROAGH PATRICK (Murrisk); B. 9; Day 8/6 INVER (Donegal). LEAP (Cork). to 10/-; Week 60/- to 60/-. DRlJMBEG; B. 28; Day 15/-; Week 84/- to NAAS (Kildare). 105/-. SHEAHAN'S; B. 9; Day 9.'-; Week 60/-. KEALKll. IBantry). LEENANE (Galway). NAS-NA-RIOG; B. 14; Week 60/-. LEENANE; B. 40; Day fr. 18/6; Week fr. 94/6. OSBERSTOWN HOUSE; Week fr. 63f-. HURLEY'S; B. 7; Day 8/-; Week 66/-. TIMMINS; B. 6; Day 12/-; Week 65/-. KENMARE (Kerry). LETTERKFNllY (Donegal). DtlNKERRON CASTLE (Guest House); B. 9; CENTRAL; B. 11; Day 10/-; Week fr. 60/-. NAVAN (Meath). Week 84/- to 100/-. GALLAGHER'S; B. 12; Day 10/-; Week fr. CENTRAL; B. 14; Day 11/-; Week 63/-. GREAT SbUTHERN; B. 25; Day fr. 24/-; 50/-. NENAGH (Tipperary). Week fr. 129/6. MeCARRY'S; B. 11; Day 12/-; Week 63/-.­ CARMEt; B. 14; Day 10/-; Week 63/-. MURPH~~i B. 10; Day 7/6; Week 42/-. LlMERtuJ{ (Limerick). HIBERNIAN; B. 15; Day 11/-; Week 70/­ LANSDOWNE ARMS; B. 26; Day 12/6; Week to 84/-. 70/-. CENTRAL; B. 10; Day 10/6; Week 63/-. O'MEARA'S; B. 24; Day 11/6. RANDLE'S (Private); B. 16; Day 716 to 9/-; CRUISE'S, O'Connell St.; B. 60; Day 18­ Week fr. 52/6. Week 105/-. NEWCASTLEWEST (IJmerlek). O'SULLIVAN'S; B. 13; Day fr. 7/6; Week DESMOND; B. 20; Day 12,6; Week 80/-. CENTRAL; B. 11; Day 10/6; Week 60/-. fr. 60/-. GEORGE (ROYAL), O'Connell SI.; 1l. 33 Day NEWPORT (Mayo). KILBEGGAJI (Westmeath). 18/-; Week 126/-. DEVINE'S; B. 6; Day 10/-; Week 70/·. VOLUNTEER (Buckley's); B. 12; Day 10/-; GLENTWORTH, Glentworth SI.; B. 50; Day NEW ROSS (Wexford). Week 42/-. 15/6; Week 106/-. ROYAL; E. 18; Day 16/-; Week 100/· to 110/­ KILCULLEN (Kildare). HANRATTY'S, Glentworth St.; B. 20; Day GLOBE; B. 10; Day 9/-; Week 50/-. LIOS CLU.WA (Guest House); B. 2; Week 63/-. 12,6; Week 70/- to 80/-. IMPERIAL; B. 12; Day 10:6; Week 63/-. OLDCASTLE (Meatb) KILDARE (Kildare). NAPER ARMS; B. 12 Day 10/6 ; RAILWAY; B. 12; Day 12/6; Week 70/-. MeCARTHY'S, Cecil St.; B. 6; Day 9/-; Week Week 631- \C1are). 63/-. MeMAHON S; B. 8; Day 8/6; Week 60/-. N;ATIONAL, Baker Place; B. 25; Day 10/6 OUGHTERARD (Galway). KILGARVAJI (Kerry). Week 70/-. ANGLERS'; B. 15; Day fr. 12/-; Week fr. 84/-. CLONTOO HOUSE; Day 10/-; Week 45/- to 50/-. RAILWAY, Paroell SI.; B. 26; Day 12/-; Week CORRIB (late Railway); B. 20; Day 14/-; Week fClare/. 70/-. 94/6 to 105/-. BURCItETI S, Wes!cliff; B. 10; Day 10/6 to LIMERICK JUNCTION (TIpperary). LOUGH CORRIB; B. 11; Day 14/-; Week 84/-. 12/&; Week 68/- to 70/-. RYAN'S; B. 20; Day 12/6; Week 70/-. PORTACARRON LODGE (Guest fIouse); B. 9; Day 18/6; Week 73/6. 88 1

F'ebnul/'U, 1910 IRiSH TRAVEL DE LUXE' B. 1-1; Day 12/-; Week Ir. 70{-. P/.RNKASILLA (Kerry). KINCORA; 13.16; Day 11/- to 12{-; Week 70';. STELLA MARIS; B. 21; Day 11/-; Week 60,- MAJESTIC; B. 34; Day fr. 15/-; Week fr. 84/-. GREAf SOUTHERN; B. 60; Day fr. 25/-; Week \IURPHY'S ATLANTIC: B. 22; Day 12{-; f'.147'- B.~NBAto 70/-. , 0 9{6 PETTIGO {i>~negall. (Miss Geraghty s): 13. 22; ay L ; SI~~eLtOr!S' ATLANTIC; B. 18; Day fr. 10/-; FLOOD'S' 13 1'" Day 9/­ R6~I{tAt4b'; Weple fr. 60/-. PORTARLINGTO'N (Laolghls). B. Ill; Day 15/-; Week 94{6. SU~IMER-SET; B. 14; Day 10{- to 12{-; Week TRIM (Meath). O'CONNOR'S; B. 9; Day 10/-; Week 50/-. CEl'o:TRAL; 13. 12; Day 9{-; Week 50!-. PORTLAOIGHISE (Laolghls). TJ~RISTS': 13. 18; Day 12/- to 14{-; Wpek RAILWAY; B. 8; Day 10{6: Weck 75/-. AIRD'S CENTRAL; B. 18; Day 12/- ; Week 70/-. TUAM (Galway). HIBER IAN (Kelly's); B. 25; Day I2j-; Week 60/- to 70/-. CORA; R. 8; nay 14{-: Week 70/-. 70/-. WARWICK; 13. 32; Day 15/-; Week 8~{-. \\'ARD'S (Private); B. 18; Day fr. 10{6; Week TULLAMORE (Oflaly). PORTMARNOCK (Dublin). 130LGER'S; R. 21; Day 8:6 to 10/-; Week 42,- PORnIARNOCK; B. 3~; Day 15/·; Week 84/-. fr. 50'-. PORTNOO (Donegal). SHANKILL (Co. Dublin). Hl~:~/;' SHANGANAGH CASTLE: B. 12; Day 17{6; B. 25; Day 12:'6; Weck 70/-. THE PORTNOO; 13. 20: Day 14/-: Week 70{­ TULLOW Carlow). to 84{-. Weck Ir. 8t{-. SLANEY; B. 9; Day 101-; Week 60{-. PORTSALON (Donegal). SKERRIES (Dubiln). UPTON 'WeXford). See KIImuckridge. PORTSALON; B. 70: Day 18{-: Week 126/-. GRAND; B. 18; Day fr. 12{-; Week fr. 75{-. URLINGFORD (KIlkenny). PORTUMNA (Galway). ROCK VI LLE HOUSE; B. 8; Day 10/6; Week HARRI ~GTV'!'S; B. 9; Day 8{a; Week 42'-. CLO:--lWYN; B. 12; Day 12{6; Week 73/6. VIRGINIA 'Cavan). THE HYDRO: B. 6; Day 9{6: Week 55{-. ~1.~~i"E; 13. 12; Day fr. 12/6: Week 73/6. CAROL.A:-I·S; B. 12; Day fr. 6/6 ; Week 42'­ RATHDRUH (Wicklow). SKIBBEREEN (Cork). to 6:V·. BARRY'S; B. 18; Day fr. 8{-; Week 55/-. ELDO:--l; 13. 15; Day 12/6; Week 80{-. VALENTIA ISLAND (Kerry). BRADY'S; B. 8: Day 7/-: Week 41l!-. SLANE (Meath). ROVAL: B. 40; Day 12{6 to W': Week 73{6 RATHMULLAN (Donegal). C():-IYl'o:CII.\~1 AR~IS; B. 10; Day 11{6; Weck to nl{6. , PIER; 13. 12; Day 12{-; Week 70/-. O:l{-. WATERFORD (Waterford). RATHNEW (Wicklow). ADELPHI; 13. 25; Day 12{6; Week 63/-. NEWRATH BRIDGE (Hunter's); B. 1.8; Day SLbG~A~~g~\. 32; Day 14/6; Week 95{-. R.-\l\DORA HOUSE; B. 8; Day 6/-; Week 32{-. 14/-; Week 8UI-. GREAT SOUTHERN; B. 40; Day fr. 24/-' GRANVILLE; B. 68; Day 14/-; Week 94{6. RENVYLE (Connemara). \\'c,·" fr. 147{-. METROPOLE; 13. 15; Day 10/6; Week 63/-. RENVYLE HOUSE; B. 45; Day fr. 15{·: Week IMPERIAL; B. 25; Day 13/6; Week 94{6. WATERVILLE (Kerry). fr, 105{. FRIZZELLE "; B. 1.-,: Bed and Breakfast 6{6. 13AYVlEW; 13.37; Dav fr. 12{6: Werk fr. 70/-. ROSAPENNA (Donegal). 03\' 1'116' Weck R~I­ BREE.-'5 (Private); R. 10; Day 10'-; \\""'k ~;ll-. ROSAPEN 'A; B. 88; Day fr. 21{-; Week fr. SHERIDAN'S; B. 14; Day 12/-; Week 80/-. 13UTLER ARMS; B. 63; Day fr. 13{·: \hek 147{-. 75 - to 100/-. ROSBEG (Donegal). SN~0~:,J~errt4' Dav 7{0; Wpek ~O/-. FOLEY'S;' B. 16; Day LO{-; Week fr. 56/-. DAWROS BA V: B. 26; Day 12/6; Week 70/·. ~IORiARTY'S;' B. i2; Day 7{6 to 10{-; Week SOUTHERN LAKE; B. 31; Do" fr. 12{6: ROSCOMMON (Roscommon). Week f'.4{- to 105/-. GREALY'S; 13. 17; Day 15{-; Week 70{-. 'r?tRLEV'S; 13. 7; Day 7/6; Week 40/-. WESTPORT (Mayo). ROYAL; B. 23; Day 15/·; Week 73{6. BATH (Roman 1.la"d); B. 9; Day 8/6 to U/6; ROSCREA (Tipperary). SP~J~~le~~DGE; B. 4: Day 10{-; Week 55/-. W~f"k 50/· to 581-. CENTRAL: B. 14; Day 11/6; Week 70/·. STRANDHILL (Sligo). CENTRAL; B. 10; nay 15/-; Week 73{6. ROSLEA (Easkey). STRAND HOUSE; B. 18; Day 7/-; Week 45/- WEXFORD (Wexfordl. KENNY'S, " Hotel Seafield ": B. 14: Day 10{-; CLANCY'S; B 14; Day 12{-; Week 63/- to 4/·. Week fr. 42/-. Si~R~F:THE SEA; B.20 ; Day 8/-; Week 45{-; TALBOT; B. 36; Day 12/-; Week 75{-. ROSSBEIGH (Kerry). ST. PATRICK'S; B. 14; Day 9/-; Week 45{-. WHITE'S; 13. 60; Week fr. 84{-. SLIEVE CORRIG; 13.10; Day 7/6 to P/-; Week STRANORLAR (Donegal). WICKLOW (Wicklow). 52{6 to 63{-. KEE'S; E. 12; Day 12{-; Week 63{-. GRAND; B. 11'\; Day IO{-; Week 6:>{-. ROSSES POINT (Sligo). SWINFORD (lIayo). WHITEGATE (Cork). GOLF LI· KS; B. 18; Day 14{-; Week 84/-. O'CONNOR:S; B. 14; Day fr. 8/-; Week 63{-. CORKBEG HOTEL HYDRO; B. 15; Day 15{-: ROSSLARE STRAND (WeXford). TEMPLEMORE (TIpperary). Week 10M-. CEDARS (Private); 13.16; Day 9/-/' Week fr. 50/-. HICKEY'S; 13. 14; Day 10/·; Week 49/-. WOODENBRIDGE (Wicklow). ETCHINGHAM'S; B. 16: Day 9 -; Week 60{-. WOODENBRIDGE; B. 14; Day 14{-; Week GOLF; 13. 30; Day 12/-; Week 70{·. THJ'g~T~~~; B. 15; Day 8/6; Week 42{-. llARBOUR VIEW; B. 8; Day 9/-; Week 50/-. THURI..ji:S (TIpperary). V!t!i:EY; B. 11: Day 11{-; Week 63{-. STRAND; B. 40; Day fr. 13{6; Week fr. 84/-. Hi'\.YES'; B. 40; Day 14/-; Week 84{ . YOUGHAL (Cork). ROSSLARE HARBOUR (WeXford) TINAHELY (WIcklow). ATLANTIC; B. 20; Day fr. 13:6; Week 84/-. PIER; B. 20: Day 12/6; Week 63{-. MURPHY'S; B. 7; Day 8{6; Week 62/6. DEVONSHIRE AR.I\'IS; B. 14; Day 13/-; Week ROSSNOWLAGH (Donegal). TIPPERARY (Tipperary). 13 84/-. COOLMORE HOUSE; B. 8; Day 10/6; Week D013BYN'S, Bank Place; . 30; Day 12111; THE ESPLANADE; B. 16. 60/-. Week 70/. GREEN PARK; B. 45; Day 12/-; Week 84/-. ROUNDSTONE (Galway). ROYAL, Bridge Street; B. 31; nay 16/6; Week 'lONATREA; B. 20; Day 13{-; Week 84{-. KINTON'S; B. 9; Day 10/-; Week 70/-. PACIFIC; B. 18; Day 14/-; WeeK 84/-. O'DOWD'S; Day 9{- to 10/6; Week 60{- to 63{-. M{-. TRALEE (Kerry). PARK VIEW; B. 18; Day 10!-; Week 63{-. SHAMROCK; 13. 10; Day 10/-; Week 60{-. BENNER'S; B. 40; Day fr. 17/-; Week fr. 90{-. SUMMERFlELD; B. 10; Week 55{-. ROUNDWOOD (Wicklow). GRAND; B. 40; Day 16/-; Week 90/-. PrIvate Hotels. KEENAN'S; 13. 7; Day 7/6; Week 42{-. IMPERIAL; B. 10; Day 9/-; Week 50/-. AVONMORE; Day ",{.; Week 00/- to 6&'-. ROUNDWOOD; B. 12; Day 10j-; Week 50/-. MEADOWLANDS INN (Mrs. Peet); B. 15; HARBOUR VIEW; B. 18; Day ij6 to 918; SALTHILL (Galway). Day 10{6; Week 63/-. Week 63{-. AURORA HOUSE; Bo '; Day 13{-; Week S~{-. PARK; B. 15; Day 9/-; Week 55/-. STELLA 'fARIS; B. 10; Day 9/-; Week 50{-. DAWN; 13. 8; Day 9/-; Week 63{-. TRAMORE Waterford). SUNMOUNT; R. 26. EGLINTON: 13. 62; Day 18/6; Week 115{6 GRAND; B. 55; Day 21/-; Week 126{·. AVONDHU HOUSE; B. 8. EIRE: 13. 20: Day 10{6 ; Week 63{-. HI BERNIAN; B. 20; Day fr. 10{-; Week fr. 60{· - YOUGIIAL AlnlS; Day 10:- ; \\'c"k :,5!- to 63/-. .:======;, DUBLIN: HOTEL AND CARNA. CONNEM~HA,CO. GALWAY COLLEGE GREEN JURY' S RESTAURANT '') GRILL ROO1\{ COFFEE ROOM ,) / MONGAN'S HOTEL V RESTAURAN'l' TEA LOUNGE Flul-class FIshing and Shooting. Thousands Of Aores of Roueh American Bar and Oyster Saloon. Sbootlng. Mountain. RIver. Lake. Sea. Garage. Hot and Cold Water and Telephone in Bedrooms. J. W. MONGAN. Proprietor. Telephone: 22241-44 Tel/J{/rams: .. Jury's. Dublin."

OUGHTERARD, CO. GALWAY. MOIRA HOT E L, TRINITY STREET DUBLIN CORRIB HOTEL RESTAURANT OPEN SUNDAYS. GRILL ROOM. RESTAURANT. BAR BUFFET. OYSTER BAR. Five mmutes' walk from Lougb Corrib. Best Free Salmon FisbiD.l: in Ireland; also Trout, Pike, and Perch. Garage; Motors for Hire SMOKE LOUNGE. A la Carte and Table d 'Hote Mea Is Excellent situation and special terms for winter residents. A ..>\., R.I.~".C., Telephone 44569. and LT.A. appointments. Also, Lougb Corrib Hotel. Owned and Managed by JURY'S HOTEL, LTD. E. A. SWEENEY, Proprietm.

~.. PACIFIC HOTEL I l~ ,.' ~:~r~i::~~J: YOUCiHAL 32. YOUGHAL Dublin. NORTH STAR HOTEL, This ideal all-tbe-year round health Fully LIcensed. 60 Bedrooms. Most Central Position. resort is matchless for sun, sea and bracing air. The Hotel, overlooking the OMFORT. RESTAURANT. Telephone ocean, is home-like and charming, and I LEANLINESS. COFFEE ROOM. 45348. ~PACIFIC.YoUGHAL. CIVILITY. SMOKING LOUNGE. witb all up-to-date appointments. A la Carte and Table d' ote Meals .. Restanranl Open on Sundays. GOLF, TENl"IS, FISHING, SHOOTING, HUNTING, Ere or Tariff apply Manager. Telegrams;" NORSTAR, DUBLIN." A.A. IHA.c. ApPOINTMeNTS. (MIss) A. MEADE, Proprietress I'======~~=~==,-====,"

: 1 R J S HTRA VEL Febnwl'Y. 1940 MUNSTER & LEINSTER BANK LIMITED. (Incorporated j11 l';irp ) BALANCE SHEET, ;31~t DECEMBER, 193<)

!,L\HILITIE>'. ,1. .\SS1':TS. t s, d. Capital :- -. Ca_h on hand" and "ith other :li.;.OOO ;:;:har(', of ".; eac·h. ,,2 paid .. 750.000 0 0 Hunk"r, ~2.101.141 0 I He-ern' Fund .. .,~no.OO() 0 . 0 )lono~' at Call 1.000.000 0 0 ;';peeial l1e,el'n' Fund 200.000 () 0 :1.101.111 11 1,001\.000 0 0 Im'estmont_ :-. Notes in CiJ..cuJation : British and frish G(l\'~I'n' ('on~oli(latcd Ballk .:\ote~ ont- ment Stoeks (induding -t>lIlding- .. ,. .,!)OO.OOO 0 0 "i('('uriUc':i lodged with the Lc>;., IWld by Hllnk Hi.Go; 0 0 CUl'rcn(')~ Commis~ion as S:12.:1!J3 0 0 sC'eurit~· (or Con.solidated Bonk .Kotc~ out:o:t.:'1nclingo ll('llt"ir. ('uITent aml other' .\ccounts 24.5 !l.23! 1.; 5 por contm), .. .. "11.(;3;{.28:1 2 II Profit and Los.' :- COl'poration 8tocks. Railwa,' Balau('o from :IOth Juno. 1!l:1!) 1;JI,70!) 15 2 Dobonturo and [>roforon("o Nl·t Profit for half-yeal' ended Stocks. a.nd llohon(nl'o :Hst Dec., J9:H) (ill, 1:11 I!) 0 Bonds 3(; [.G2:3 5 11.!l94.90(: 8 o "108.111 J.l :? LfSS _\lllonnt tl'an"'(cl'l'c(l to Con- tI5.(I!)G.:l,;(I tiD$.!'<'ll(·ic:-; _\c('ount. ]:lr'emiRe", Hills Discounted .... £828.828 I!l .,9 \ ('count and :--;ta r[ P(,Ill"'ions O"cl'dl>aft~ 3g-ainRt Securities, Fund 25,000 0 (I etc. 10.!l4!l, t2!l IG :1 83,H 1 It 2 11.778.25S 15 (; Hank P,·eI11isos. Head Offieo aud Branches 380,lG:l (; () .. , 'fJl(H' ,,.; D. 11 ,LLlS.1 S "' ~T\XLEY _.I1.\HBIXCTOX Jl)ir('for~. JOJIS i". p"SOH

__(1.~.\1..,''''11. (h'n..!!'al .11 (I nu'/('1'. -:-.-:==:::_~_=::-::=:-:-.-:~:-:::=__:_:_;::::___:::::_=:_:::_::;;_------~.\~._E~":...~I~IO~,.;::,'F~O~h~'I~).-::?S.::'Pl,-,'l-,-'C~t((~"l!.IJ.:..--. Al'DI'l'OH" CF.RTIYIC.\TE AND RI';PORT, \\'e havo auditod tbo "hove Balanc'o Shoot, oxamined tho books of tho Company and obtainod nil the information and oxplanations wo havo relluired. \\'e bav.e verified tho Cash Ba.laneo witb. London and otber Ban.kel'R, tbo InYOS~meJ]ts o( tho Bank.. and tbe Seourities held against tom')' Ht Call. \\ 0 have to. report th~t III 011.1' opinIon such ~alaneo !,:heot IS proj10rlr dl'a".n up ~o as to exhibit a, truo and eor,'ee-t ne,Y of tho slat<' of the Company's arrmr~, aC'eordlng to tbo uC'st o( our mformatJon and tho explanatIons glYen to us, aml as sbown by till' books of tho Company. 8t/l .Jmw(I1·1I.'19.10. PURTILL &; COUPANY. A/lclilor.~. Bills. A-nnuitios, Conjlons. and Dividends aro e-oUeeted in al! parts of [rC'la"d. the United Kingdom all(l abroa(]: an(l oyory ki~'1 o( bankin'" hu-iness is tl'llnsacted on the usual teI'ms at tbo Dcad Office and Branches. " Tho Purchase and Sale of 8toc'ks and 8hares are effocted. >'trong- Rooms aro provided for tho custody of deeds and other proporty dopositod by Customo"" of tho Bank. 1'JlH1FT DJ-:P081TS. 8ums o( 1 - and upwards roe-oiyed on Thrift Doposit Aee-owlts and Interest allowo(] at current doposit rates. Home Safes arc issued at all Bl'llnches. . l.YCO)U,' TA X ..Thero 81'0 Special Departmonts at. Cork and Dnhlin (01' -dealing "'ith Claims for t.ho Rooovol'Y of ]ncom' Tax On 1>ol1a,(( o( Customor", of tho Bank. . l,;,Yb'CIJTONSlIIPS .IX]) 'l·UUS'l·EI£SlfIPS. Tho Bank. ha,iJlg tbo lIoe-essa,')- power·s. is propm'ed to undel'tnko tho of(ie-cs of Exeoutor and Tru_tee. Particul"rs of terms may be ohtainod h'om tbe Hoad Offico all(] Branches. A REALLY GOOD RESOLUTION -I Become a constant reader of " Irish Travel." When you have finished with your I copy, send it to a friend, at home or abroad. Subscription 5/- per annum post free to anywhere. Fill up the Coupon hereunder. (( IRISH TRAVEL" Subscription Order Form. To THE MANAGER, " IRISH TRAVEL," 15 UPPER O'CONNELL TREET, DUBLIN. I enclose remittancE' of Five Shilling being subscription for " IRISH TRAVEL " which please send me during the en. uing twelve months beginning with the •••.••...... •...... 1 ue.

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