On an Irish jaunting-car through Donegal and Connemara . -Gerald, Earl of Kildare, who there found-ed a castle and monastery. The castleplayed an important part in the strugglesof the English against the Irish chiefsin the thirteenth century and subsequent-ly, in which the rival OConors and ODon-nells were mainly concerned. Sligo suf-fered in the massacres of 1641, when itwas taken by Sir Frederick Hamiltonand the abbey burned. The Parliament-ary troops, under Sir Charles Coote, tookit in 1645 after a battle in which the Irishwere defeated and the warlike Archbishopof Tuam, Malachy 0Kelly, was
On an Irish jaunting-car through Donegal and Connemara . -Gerald, Earl of Kildare, who there found-ed a castle and monastery. The castleplayed an important part in the strugglesof the English against the Irish chiefsin the thirteenth century and subsequent-ly, in which the rival OConors and ODon-nells were mainly concerned. Sligo suf-fered in the massacres of 1641, when itwas taken by Sir Frederick Hamiltonand the abbey burned. The Parliament-ary troops, under Sir Charles Coote, tookit in 1645 after a battle in which the Irishwere defeated and the warlike Archbishopof Tuam, Malachy 0Kelly, was the great abbey, which is now a fineruin, is the grave of Patrick Beolan, whodid not give in, as they say in Ireland,till he had reached the age of one hun-dred and forty-four. While at Sligo we met the brother ofLieutenant Henn (owner of the Galatea,and who tried to lift the cup with her someyears ago). This man is a local judgeand a very pleasant and entertaininggentleman, reminding us greatly of hislate brother, whose estate he BALLINROBE TO LEENANE OUR next points were Claremorris and Bal-linrobe. They were not interesting, so wetook a car to Cong, a very ancient placelying on the neck of land which sepa-rates Lough Corrib from Lough Fechin, of Fore, founded a churchhere in 624, and it is at this place thatLord Ardilaun has his castle, a large build-ing on the shores of Lough Corrib, sur-rounded by an immense park, with finetimber, Italian sunken gardens, and apheasantry. In the gardens, in luxuri-ant profusion, countless varieties of rareplants, gigantic palms, delicate ferns,are as much at home as in their na-tive tropics, carefully nurtured in a cli-mate tempered to their necessities, softand balmy from the influence of the GulfStream. Lord Ardilaun has many otherattractions besides these at Ashford Cas-tle — i. e., steam - yachts, watch - towers,conservatories, stables, a salmon - river,67 ON AN IRISH JAUNTING-CAR game-preserves, and la
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