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CONTENTS PAGE Dublin 1 Principal Sights 5 Walks through Dublin 19 Excursions from Dublin . 31 Howth 33 Malahide 38 Swords, Lusk, etc 39 Drogheda 39 The Boyne 40 Monasterboice . 41 Mellifont, Dowth, New Grange, Slane, Trim, etc. 42-45 Tara 45 Kells 47 Kingstown 48 Dalkey, Killiney 48, 49 Bray 50 Excursions from Bray 51 The Dargle 51 Powerscourt 52 Loughs Bray, Tay, etc .54 Roundwood, etc. 55 Devil's Glen 56 Glendalough 58 Vales of Clara, Ovoca, etc 62, 63 Woodenbridge 65 vi CONTENTS PAOE Wicklow 6Q Glenmalure (Drumgoff) 67 Lugnaquilla 68 Arklow 69 County Wexford 71 Enniscorthy, etc. 71 Wexford .72 New Ross 74 Inistioge 74 LIST OF MAPS Dublin (Plan) facing 'page 1 Dublin Bay . page 31 Dublin and the Wicklow Mountains facing ,, 31 The Vale of Glendalough „ 60 Dublin and the South- Eastern Counties ». 74 ILLUSTRATIONS O'Connell Bridge and Sackville Street . Frontispiece St. Patrick's Cathedral To face page 12 Howth and Ireland's Eye .... „ 34 Kingstown 48 ....... If Glendalough . , M 58 . — APPEOACHES TO DUBLIN FROM LONDON By London and North-Western, and Dublin Mail Steam Packet Companies combined, or London and North-Western alone. Euston. Kingstown. Dublin. 8.30 a.m. 5 p.m. 5.30 p.m. 1.20 p.m. 9.50 p.m. 10.20 p.m. 8.45 p.m. 5.30 a.m. 6 A.M. Euston. North Wall, Dublin. 10.15 p.m. 7.30 a.m. The Royal Mail Steam Packet boats are twin-screw steamers, the Ulster, Munster, Leinster, and Connaught, excellently ap- pointed in all particulars. The service runs twice daily in each direction. The single fares from London to Dublin range from 53s. 6d. combined 1st and saloon, to 29s. 6d. combined 3rd class and cabin. The average passage (to Kingstown) is 2 hours 45 minutes. It is also possible to go to Dublin via Fishguard and Rosslare, and this would be most convenient for anyone living within easy reach of Fishguard. The Great Western Railway Company run excellent turbine steamers between these ports. Fares from Paddington to Dublin (single), 62s. 6d. to 26s. 3d. From Rosslare the journey is made via Wexford by the Dublin and South-Eastern Railway, see page 30 ; or via Waterford by the Great Southern and Western Railway. Excursion tickets at cheaper rates are issued by both lines on every possible occasion. Steamers also run to Dublin from Hours of Sii gle Saloon Sailings. Passage. Fare. Liverpool 8 2 daily 13s. 6d. Glasgow . 2 daily 25s. Od. Bristol 24 1 a week 10s. Od. Heysham . 9 Daily 12s. 6d. Portsmouth 56 2 a week 24s. 6d. Southampton 50 2 a week 24s. 6d. Plymouth 30 2 a week 20s. Od. Falmouth 22 2 a week 18s. Od. Silloth . 12 2 a week 10s. Od. - "" ItJiill. ^J. T ''%- ;; DUBLIN Railway Stations.—(1) Great Northern, Amiens Street ; (2) Great Southern and Western, Kingsbridge ; (3) Dublin and South -Eastern, Westland Row, Harcourt Street, and Tara Street (the latter Joint with Great Northern Railway) ; (4) Midland Great Western, Broadstone; (5) North Wall (Liffey Branch), North Wall Quay. — (I.A.C.) Hotels. Shelbourne (St. Stephen's Green) ; Hibernian (Dawson Street); (I.A.C: C.) Metropole (Sackville Street); Maple's (Kildare Street); Gresham (Sackville Street); Imperial (Sackville Street); : Power's Royal (Kildare Street) ; (I.A.C. C.) Standard (Harcourt Street) Kilworth (Kildare Street) ; Hammam (Sackville Street)—baths ; Granville (Sackville Street) ; Central (George Street), Commercial ; Russell (St. Stephen's Green), Family ; Jury's — Commercial (College Green) Ruswell's (Moiesworth Street), Private Hotel ; Grosvenor (Westland Row Station). Restaurants. — Metropole (Hotel, Sackville Street) ; Mitchell's (Grafton Street) ; Empire (Nassau Street) ; The Savoy (Grafton Street) ; The College—Vegetarian (College Street) ; The X.L. (Grafton Street) ; Bodega and Hyne's (both Dame Street); The D.B.C. (Dame Street, Stephen's Green, and Sackville Street) ; Bewley's Cafe (George Street and Westmore- land Street) ; Princes and Cafi Cairo (both Grafton Street) ; Roberts (Suffolk Street) ; Thompson's and Harrison's (both Westmoreland Street) Larchet's (Dame Street) ; Sackville Cafe" (Lower Sackville Street). — Theatres. Theatre Royal, Hawkin's Street ; Gaiety, South King Street Queen's Royal, Great Brunswick Street ; Empire Theatre of Varieties, Dame Street ; Tivoli Music Hall, Burgh Quay ; various Cinematograph Houses.