. The earth and its inhabitants .. . to the Shannon,broken only towards the south-east, where Slieve Aughty, on Lough Derg, risesto a height of 1,243 feet. Qalway, at the mouth of the river which drains Lough Corrib, and on thenorth shore of a wide bay, occupies a favourable position for commerce, and asearly as the fourteenth century, soon after its foundation by an English colony, itcarried on a brisk trade with Spain. Andalusians and Gastilians established 420 THE BRITISH ISLES. themselves in tlio Irish city, and their influence became so great that Gal way, inthe aspect of many of its old
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . to the Shannon,broken only towards the south-east, where Slieve Aughty, on Lough Derg, risesto a height of 1,243 feet. Qalway, at the mouth of the river which drains Lough Corrib, and on thenorth shore of a wide bay, occupies a favourable position for commerce, and asearly as the fourteenth century, soon after its foundation by an English colony, itcarried on a brisk trade with Spain. Andalusians and Gastilians established 420 THE BRITISH ISLES. themselves in tlio Irish city, and their influence became so great that Gal way, inthe aspect of many of its old mansions, reminds the traveller of similar buildings iniiurgos and Toledo. remunerative Spanish trade has ceased for centuries,and Galvvay has not yet succeeded in establishing those connections with Americato which its position entitles it to aspire. There are marble works, a jute factory. Fig 20y. —KiLLALA uu Adiinialty Chart. Scale 1 : 148,000. 7^ i€ 30 U la 3t O 27 ,m- 17 N tl fti k<^ iiiV v»* .-i»rt\. , 2 Milos. u foundry, works for extracting salts from seaweed, and salmon fisheries. TheChiddagh is a Hid)url) inhabited by hardy fishermen. Galway is the seat of oneof tlid (iuoens Colleges. Oil tlio Alliintic coast of the county are Ballinahinch, witli marble quarries, andClifden, a fisliing village! on Ardbcar Haven. Ounlitrrard, on the westernside of Tiougli Corrib, has a mineral spring, a lead mine, and limestone i MUNSTER. 427 quarries. Kinrara, on ii southern arm of Galway Bay, is the seat of aCatholic bishop ; and a few miles to the south of it is Gorf, with the ruins of acathedral. Amongst the towns in the eastern plain Tuavi, with its rival bishops andCatholic college, occupies the first place, but commercially, as well as in population,Ballinasloe can claim the precedence, on account of its great horse, cattle, sheep,and wool fairs. Louglirea, on a small lough almost in the centre of the plain, is amarket town. Clonfert, an old episcopal
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