PICNIC BESIDE SLlEVE LlAG. THE MOUNTAIN CLIFF IN DONEGAL. VOL. XVI. No. 9. Jun~, 1941. COMPLIMENTARY ~ ~ IR ISH TR /l VEL June, 19-1-1. DunLIX~S F.\~IOUS BANK OF IRELAND aTAIlLIIBI:D lm FACILITIES FOR TRAVELLERS TE AT Ireland's rational renuez-vous is now unuer ~he management of 111'. T. He:ld Office: COLLEGE GREEN, DUBLIN o 'SULLIVAN, experienced London and BliLFAST •. CORK DERRY Continental hotelier, whose policy is to provide a cuisine of excellence, AID 100 rowu THROUOHOUT InILAID. together with unobtrusive personal service and a moderate tariff. lITJlltY DKSORIPTION 01' I'ORIUON J:XOHANO. IlUilINB88 TRANSAOTED ON ARRIVAL 01' LINER8 BY DAY OR NIGHT AT OODH (QUEENSTOWN) AND OALWAY DOOKS. GRESHAM HOTEL, DUBLIN K.A.A. CRUISE'S CONNEMARA HEART OF THE GAELTACHT. ROYAL HOTEL Excellent White and Brown Trout fishing leased by Hotel-free to visitors-within e:isy LIMERICK walking distance. Best Sea Fishing. Boating. Wires: Phone: Beautiful Strands. 60,000 acres shooting. 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PrIce Bd. = TRAVEL ~.r Official Organ of the Irlsh Tourist Association and of the Irish Hotels Federation ---.-=-:-------------------=::=:-==-------------------------- VOL. XVI. ]U E, 1941. No. 9 WE ARE ON THE AIR "ALLITERA1'10 'S artful ~i~ " O'Mahon<,,\' of the Irish Times, \bgic (:\lay 6th) and will ~peak assisted the Adverhsmg bring their fmal prohgonist against ht!"r on Sea f\ngling (June 13th). Agent at the Ll.A. "Hail Mr. V. Kirwan (runner-up) for the Dr. Fah'ey featmed Ang1in~ for HOlidavs !" Question Time. Scen",: Agewies. Three more LT.A. Question Sea Tr0 ut (MaV 16th). " H0lidav The G"reat Northern Hotel, Bun­ Time programmes are billed from Haunts in the We t" were reviewer] doran. Time: Sunday night, Radio Eireann, I'n Sund<ws 1st, ?y ~f. J. ?lfci\lanus (:'ITav 9th) amI May 25 th. Occasion: I.1.A. 15th and 29th June -the first 0f the III the Ea t hy Mama La\'(~rty Question Time No. 2, relayed from series ha'-ing been J<1.nnched with (May 16th). Desmonrl Ryan's Radio Eireann and compered by ont. tandmg . urcess on undav Donf'g~J IIth.~ talk was " From to loe Linnane under the adiudic:ator- Mav ., Tirp~rary" (May 13th) while Sean hip of PfC\fessor Corneiius Peri­ O'Ciosain surveyed the onth Coa;::t Winkle (Desmond Ryan). T\,e Holiday Talks. Se1. Resorts (1ra.v 20th). Other demand was for an alliterative tno Meanwhile, e\'cry Tur clay and talks III this series include-A Jarvcy of word~ on the holiday theme and Frida.· for tm minutes from~ 10.30 on Holirlav-Makers; \\ e t Coast the ansvver "BEAUTIFUL BRACING p.m. (since its inception on Ma" Sea~ides (Professor Dillon); E;l"t B l\DORA\" came back well within 2nrl) the Holiday Talks Programrn'~ Coast easicles (:\lrs. Shel-hy­ the alIott!"d eight seconds. Full ':(mttnues over R?dio Eireann. Skeffington); Hill-Climbing and marks ffJr the C/)mpetitrr. And Laurie Gaffey poke on Ma,\,fly Hiking (c. W. Wall\: .-\n Artist's that is correct! Ireland (Paul Henry); An Hj~­ This was during a manlthon tnrian' Irelaml (Prof. Curti ) and struggle fflr knowledgeable supre­ ANOTHER BIG 'UN "Irish Holidays I have Enjoyerl " macy hetween members of the Press (1.0[(1 1.ong[c·rd). 1.nrl of .\.dvertising Agenries, at the To hear thesr hnlida\ i II'm, listen ::lose of their annual golfing week­ in ('\ ery Tuesday anet" Fridav night end in Bundoran. The Press won at 10.3(> p.m. ior ten minutes. the mformation tns!"le, hoth a~ a Then, write, ring- or call the LT. ~. team ::md individually, Mr. G. and arrange your holiday! =-~=========== Principal Contents Principal Contents Page (Co/!Iillucd) Another Confession Hotels and the Law - Bv Jlaurice lI'alsh IR7 10.-The Licensing Laws. Sea Trout Fishing By Sealrlus Va h-Eltlllhthaigh, By Laurie Caffey J89 B. A., B.L., LL.D. 205 Rowing By "Skip;)'~r" Angling in the Carlow District By J. D. Higgs 207 Some Irish Trees By Ferglr ]. 0' ROll/'lle 19;3 Ireland's Leading Hotels 20\) Curio.ities Around Irellnd 195 A Directory of Irish Hotels 2ll In and Out of Wexford LT.A. £50 Photo Competition 192 By D. L. Kclleher 197 t~1(::eAt> 1106. nlAn1..Al An t:At.o.m seAn 6 51,\'O61\. 19 HOWTH HOLIDAY CARNIVAL. Irish Bowling By TOil! Byme 199 The IJig catrh featured OIL this page last Arr'mgC'mcnts are no" in hands for mOllth was (l tllirty-e i~ht poulld salmoll, by the holding by th~ Howth Eml'rgl'llcy lIoliday Haunts in te East Committee of a Holiday G..1.rnival during By ~Uaara L(lverty 200~201 JIr. E. Lydoll. Here is a thirtY-llille pounder caught-also 0/1 the Corrib, at .\ugust Bank Holiday.wcek-enrl. FurtllC'r Cuttin ~ Down on Current Gatway--by his brothel', 111r. M. j. Lydoll details will be pubhsh. d 111 the July By ].C.B. 203 (left) during May. issue of Trish Tral', /. 185 1 RI S H TRAVEL June, 19.+1. NOTES AND NEWS Festival at Killarney. OLD JAIL INTO CATHEDRAL. p~.\9'S~ s :ve go ~o ~r~:s, preparations are. ~ full. swing for Killarney 5 bIg Peace and Good-will festIval during A Whit week-end. Saturday the last day of May opens the festival, with Pageant, Jarvies' Derby and Boxing Exhibi­ tion. Sunday June 1st bills a grand programme including ~~ challenge football match (Tralee v. Killarney) and great Tug-o'­ War contests. On the last day of the festival, Whit Monday, Pony and Horse Races will 00 run in the aftemoon and the I~ Festival Ball will be held in the Glebe Pavilion at 9 p.m. Ireland's First Open-Air Theatre. Nearing completion now is Ireland's first open-air theatre, the crystalisation of a dream come true. Designed by a young rfJo Irish architect, Mr. oel Moffett, for Major Dermot Freyer of Curraun House (near Keem Bay on Achill Island) it has been constructed alongside tills lovely house which was built by its its owner a few years ago on the most perfect site he could find. The island has produced all the materials for the construction of the new theatre, seats being hewn out of the mountainside and steps being supported b} pieces of local limestone. The back wall of the stage, five and a half feet high, is made of turf bricks while a splendid drainage system counteracts the danger of waterlogging after heavy rains. Five hundrea people can be seated in the auditorium which commands an amazing vist.a of constant-changing seas and skies. It is hoped to have the Mr. Eamon Corbett. Ch~jrman, Galway County council, theatre ready this summer for its first production. handing over to the Bishop of Galway (Mos. Rev. Dr. Browne) R.D.S. Events in August. the keys of thl: old Jail, Galway, which the County Council sold The Council of the Royal Dublin Society having met recently to the Bishop for £10. A Cathedral will be erected .n its place. at Ballsbridge, authorised the Executive Committee to arrange Included in this photo are Alderman J. F. Costello (Mayor, for jumping competitions, a flower show and, if possible, a Galway) Rev. Canon Davis, Rev. Fr. Glynn, and C. I. O'Flynn, display of crafts by the Irish Homespun Society, all of these to Sec., Galway Co. Council. take place during the first week of August. PRINCIPAL IRISH SEASIDE RESORTS (Classified Alphabetically under Irish Counties) CLARE. Ballyliffin. DUBLIN. Cahirdaniel. MEATH. Ballyvaughan. Bundoran. Balbriggan. Castlecove. Bettystown. Kilkee. Bunbeg. Dalkev. Castlegregory. Gormanston. Lahinch. Buncrana. Donabate. Cloghane. Laytown. Lisdoonvama (Atlantic Burtonport. Dun Laoghaire. Coomakista Pass. SLIGO. at Doolin, 4 miles by Carrick Howth. Dingle. Easkey. bus). Carrigart. Killiney. Dunquin. Enniscrone. Miltown Malbay. Clonmany. Malahide. Glenbeigh. Mullaghmore. Spanish Point. Culdaff. Monkstown. Inch. Rosses Point. Derrybeg. Portmarnock. Kenmare. Strandhill. CORK. Downings. Rush. Parknasilla. Ballycotton. Dunfanaghy and Port- Shankhill. Rossbeigh. WATERFORD. Baltimore. nablagh. Skerries. Sneem. Annestown. Bantry. Dungloe. Valentia. Ardmore. Berehaven. Glencolmcille. GALWAY. Ventry. Bunmahon. Cape Clear. Gortahork (and Fal- Aran Islands. Waterville. Clonea Strand. Castletownshend. carragh) . earna. Dungarvan. Cobh. Clifden. LOUTH. Dunmore. Courtmacsherry. Greencastle. Inver. Inishbofin Island. Blackrock. Ring Crosshaven. Inverin. Carlingfoni. Tramore. Garrettstown. Killybegs. Kerrykeel. Kinvara. Clogherhead. Garryvoe. Le~nane. Greenore. WEXFORD. Malin Head. Ballymoney. Glandore. Malinmore. Letterfrack. Giles' Quay (Dundalk) . Glengariff. Renvvle. Omeath. Cahore. Milford. Curracloe. Inchydoney. Mountcharles. (Tana- ROSIDUC. Kinsale. Roundstone. MAYO. Courtown. tallon) . Achill Island (several DUllcannon. Leap. Moville. Salthill. Monatrea. Spiddal. centres) . Kilmuckridge (Upton . Schull. Narin and Portnoo. Belmullet. Rosslare. Whitegate. Portsalon. KERRY. Blacksod. WICKLOW. Youghal. Ramelton. Ballinagowl. Killala. Arklow. Rathmullan. Ballinskelligs. Lecanvey. Bray. DONEGAL. Rosapenna. Ballybunio.1. Malranny. Brittas Bay. Ardara. Rosbeg. Ballvferriter. ewport. Grevstones. Arranmore Island. Rossnowlagh. BallYheigue. Old Head (Louisburgh) . Wicklow. 186 June, 1941.