On an Irish jaunting-car through Donegal and Connemara . gave her a much-needed vacation. Standing on the shore, I asked a man,Are there many lobsters here? Sure,the shores is red wid em, yer honor, inthe height of the saison! was his readyreply. We again got into a curragh, boardedthe steamer, and were under way in a tricefor Aranmore, the largest island of thegroup, where we landed an hour later ata fine pier built by the Congested Dis-tricts Board. The village is called Kil-ronan, and the inhabitants live by fish-ing. They are a simple and peculiarpeople, descended from the Firbolgs, re-tai
On an Irish jaunting-car through Donegal and Connemara . gave her a much-needed vacation. Standing on the shore, I asked a man,Are there many lobsters here? Sure,the shores is red wid em, yer honor, inthe height of the saison! was his readyreply. We again got into a curragh, boardedthe steamer, and were under way in a tricefor Aranmore, the largest island of thegroup, where we landed an hour later ata fine pier built by the Congested Dis-tricts Board. The village is called Kil-ronan, and the inhabitants live by fish-ing. They are a simple and peculiarpeople, descended from the Firbolgs, re-taining some parts of the dress and manyof the customs of that race. Their foot-wear consists of a coarse stocking, overwhich they wear a tight-fitting slipperof raw cowhide with the hair on it, calleda pampootie. This is a special shoefor use on the smooth and slippery rocksof these islands. They also wear a snug,homespun flannel jacket and short pants,the whole making an exceedingly pictur-108 o o a > H. 0 ?? O !? 5 JO!> 2 s> 0. ARAN ISLANDS esque and effective outfit for their have no pockets for handkerchiefs,cigars, eye-glasses, gloves, or even smallchange, but they seem to get on very wellwithout them. There is a cable to the island, and wehad wired to Mrs. OBriens cottage fora dinner, there being no hotel. This wasready on our arrival, and, having finishedit, we took the only car on the islandand drove out to Dun (or Fort) Aengus,described by Dr. Petrie as the mostmagnificent barbaric monument now ex-tant in Europe/ Its gigantic propor-tions, isolated position, and the wild scen-ery by which it is surrounded render thetrouble of the journey to see it well worthwhile. It is built on the very edge of sheercliffs, two hundred and fifty to three hun-dred feet in height, forming the southand east sides. In form it is of horse-shoe shape, although some antiquariansincline to the belief that it was originallyoval, and that it acquired its present formfrom the fa
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