The Sunny Side of Ireland Part 22

Station.--Kinsale, 24 miles from Cork, on Cork, Bandon, and South Coast Railway. Accommodation good at Kinsale Arms or Sea View Hotels. Wild fowl mostly preserved, but permission may be had.

Station.--Skibbereen, 53-3/4 miles from Cork, on Cork, Bandon, and South Coast Railway. Accommodation fair at Commercial, Eldon, and Ilen Valley Hotels. Duck, teal, widgeon, snipe, and plover; free.

Station.--Youghal, 26-3/4 miles from Cork, on Great Southern and Western Railway. Accommodation good at Adelphi, Devons.h.i.+re Arms, Green Park, Imperial, and Strand Hotels. Wild fowl very plentiful along the sea coast and at mouth of Blackwater; free.

~WATERFORD DISTRICT.~

Station.--Horse and Jockey, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 48 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at Thurles, about 4 miles distant.

Grouse, hares, duck, &c., &c., in Liskeveen Bogs, by permission of D. J.

Mansergh, Esq., Grallagh Castle, Thurles.

Station.--Ballyhale, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 15 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at Mrs. Hayes, Knocktopher Hotel, Thomastown. Rough shooting to be had at Courisk and Castlecasker Bogs, about 1 mile from the station, in the direction of Innistiogue, but game not plenty, being a common; this would be free. A preserve at Knocktopher. For permission apply to Captain Langrishe. A preserve at Castlemorris. For permission apply to Rev. Wm. D'Montmorency, Castlemorris. Applications as to payment and otherwise should be made to above-mentioned gentlemen.

Station.--Attanagh, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 45 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at Griffith's Hotel, Durrow. About 1,000 acres, almost adjoining station; duck, rabbit, snipe, woodc.o.c.k; free, if with permission of occupiers (tenant farmers).

Station.--Kilmacthomas, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 15 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at E. J. Walsh's Hotel. There is no preserved ground in this vicinity, on which permission is given to shoot; snipe are fairly plentiful on surrounding bogs, and this is about all the shooting there is. By permission of Charles Mansfield, Kilmacthomas, and P. Power, Faithlegg, Waterford.

Station.--Durrow, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 22 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at Whelan's and Riley's Hotels. Waterfowl; grey and green plover; also duck and snipe, rabbits, &c., by permission of farmers.

Station.--Lismore, on Great Southern and Western Railway. Accommodation at Devons.h.i.+re Arms Hotel and Blackwater Vale Hotel. Partridge, grouse, woodc.o.c.k. Permission to be obtained from James Penrose, Esq., Lismore Castle.

Station.--Carrick, on Great Southern and Western Railway. Accommodation at Bessborough Arms and Kirwan's Hotels. Duck, rabbits, rooks. Free, and by permission.

Station.--Mullinavat, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 7-3/4 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at M'Donald's Hotel and Hely's Hotel.

Duck, widgeon, teal, and snipe; shooting free on Bishop's Mountain and Moenrin. By permission.

~SLIGO DISTRICT.~

Station.--Sligo, on Great Southern and Western Railway, thence by car.

Place, Rosse's Point. Accommodation--Hotels good. Shooting--free below high water mark.

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] Permission to visit Adare Manor may be obtained (on application) from the Head Steward, Adare.

[2] The other places of wors.h.i.+p in Cork are as follows:--_Roman Catholic:_ St. Mary's Cathedral, Clarence-street; SS. Peter and Paul's, Patrick-street (designed by Pugin); St. Patrick's, King-street (Military Ma.s.s); St. Finbarr's, Dunbar-street (here Hogan's masterpiece, "The Dead Christ," may be seen under High Altar); St. Joseph's, Mayfield; St.

Finbarr's, West, Lough-road; St. Augustine's Priory (Augustinians), Great George-street; St. Mary's (Dominicans), Pope's-quay; St. Francis'

(Franciscans), Liberty-street; Holy Trinity (Friars Minors Capuchins), Charlotte-quay; St. Vincent's (Congregation of the Mission), Sunday's Well; and Chapel of Convent of St. Mary's of the Isle, Fitton-street.

_Church of Ireland:_ Christ Church, South Main-street; St. Ann's, Church-street; St. Luke's, Summer Hill; St. Mary's, Shanakiel-road; St.

Nicholas', Cove-street; St. Paul's, Paul-street; St. Peter's, North Main-street; Cork Episcopal Free Church, Langford-row; St. Michael's, Blackrock; and Frankfield Church. _Other Denominations:_ Baptist Church, King-street; Congregational Church, George-street; Patrick-street Methodist Chapel; Society of Friends, Grattan-street; Presbyterian, Summer Hill; Plymouth Brethren, Prince's-street; and Cork Hebrews, 10, South Terrace.

[3] "Amber water." It recently pa.s.sed from the representatives of the late Sir John Pope Hennessy into the possession of Sir Henry Blake.

Permission to visit the house may be obtained on application to Mr.

French, Land Agent, South Mall, Cork.

[4] To be seen in the National Gallery, Dublin.

[5] Heights of the Princ.i.p.al Mountains, According to the Ordnance Survey.

Carrantual, 3,414 feet.

Mangerton, 2,756 "

Purple Mount, 2,739 "

Toomies, 2,413 "

Torc, 1,764 "

Eagle's Nest, 1,103 "

Elevation of Loughs above the Sea.

Devil's Punch Bowl, 2,206 feet.

Gum-Meem-Na-Copasta 2,156 "

Gouragh, 1,226 "

Callee, 1,096 "

Black Lough, 587 "

Cush Valley, 337 "

Kittane, 256 "

Coom-a-Dhuv, 197 "

Upper Lake, 70 "

Lower Lake, 66 "