CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

Leave Ballybunnion -Tralee-Arrival at Killarney—

First impressions of the Scenery-The Lower Lake --

Islands - Ross Castle

Paddy Blake's Echo - Glera

Cottage-The Middle, or Turk Lake - Mucruss-Turk

Mountain-Dinis Island-Upper Lake-Arbutus-Cas-

cades-Echoes

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CHAPTER II.

Rapid Tourists-Angling in the Lakes-Decrease in

the size of Salmon-Remarks on their Natural History

-Public and Private Boats-Gap of Dunloe-Killarney

Ascent of Carrân Tual-View from the Summit-Irish

Story connected with that Mountain-Beggars and Tour-

ists-Old Gandsey, the Piper-The Church-Excursion

to Mucruss

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CHAPTER IV.

Excursion into Iveragh-Lough and River Carra —

Dingle Bay-Cahir Civeen-Iveragh Fair-Waterville

-Lough Currane-The Skellings

CHAPTER V.

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Departure from Waterville to Derrinane-Wild Sce

nery of the Coast Derrinane House-Character of Mr.

O'Connell Review of his Political Conduct-Effect upon

Freland Repeal of the Union-Present State and Future

Prospects of the Country

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CHAPTER VI.

Bad Roads

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Steg Fort

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Its probable destination

Kenmare River and Town-Glengarriffe-Beauty of the

Glen and Bay-Captain White's Demesne - Nocturnal

Adventure-Arrival at Bantry

135

CHAPTER VII.

Bantry Bay and Town - The Priest's Leap - Fishing

in Lough Brinn-Blackwater River-Kenmare Town -

Return to Killarney-Beauty of the Road

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER VIII.

A second Glance at the Lakes of Killarney

Last

Day's Angling-Attempted Apology for Fly Fishing-

Feelings on leaving Killarney

CHAPTER IX.

186

Road from Killarney to Cork-Description of Cork-

Its Environs-Cove of Cork-First-rate Man-of-War-

Fermoy-Lismore-Beauty of Situation and Neighbour-

hood-The Castle-Cathedral-Strankally

CHAPTER X.

207

Clogheen-Cave lately discovered near it-Clonmel-

Carrick-on-Suir-Curraghmore-Waterford-New Ross

-Enniscorthy-Arklow-Vale of Avoca-General Cha-

racter of the Wicklow Scenery-Arrival at Dublin, and

Conclusion of the Tour

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CHAPTER XI.

Concluding Remarks on the present State and Future

Prospects of Ireland - Irish Scenery and Character

THE

ANGLER IN IRELAND.

CHAPTER I.

Leave Ballybunnion - Tralee - Arrival at Killarney - First impressions of the Scenery - The Lower Lake - Islands Ross Castle Paddy Blake's Echo- Glenâ CottageThe Middle, or Turk Lake-Mucruss - Turk Mountain Dinis Island - Upper Lake - Arbutus - Cascades Echoes.

HAVING retained my Tarbert car, I drove the next morning to Tralee, a distance of sixteen or seventeen miles: the first ten or twelve of which are over very bad road, and the immediate scenery is uninteresting: but I had

VOL. II.

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