Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . time excited by the sound of its plungingthrough the rugged channel. It rolls a large volume of water from the deepbosom of a woody glen, with impetuous velocity over a cliff seventy feet high, and forms three distinct falls—the firstpassing over the ridge falls perpendicu-larly into an unseen natural basin, fromwhich it escapes and forces itself impetu-ously betwee
Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . time excited by the sound of its plungingthrough the rugged channel. It rolls a large volume of water from the deepbosom of a woody glen, with impetuous velocity over a cliff seventy feet high, and forms three distinct falls—the firstpassing over the ridge falls perpendicu-larly into an unseen natural basin, fromwhich it escapes and forces itself impetu-ously between two hanging rocks intoanother basin, from which it makes itsthird leap into a rugged and brokencourse, where its force and fury is ex-pended before it joins the placid watersof the lake. In the opinion of some tour-=1:^ ists, this fall is superior in beauty to allothers in the district, not even exceptingTore and Derricunnihy. It is certainlyexceedingly beautiful, presenting the ap-pearance of a continued . flight of unequally elevated foamy stages. A fineview of the cascades is obtained from a grotto under a projecting rock, over-hanging the lower basin ; so overshadowed by an arch of foliage as to shutout the Ruins of Ross Castle. 36 PICTURESQUE IRELAND, Following the woody shores under Glena which is covered with the richestevergreens, we find in a charming forest glade on Glena Bay, a cottage erectedby the counties of Kenmare, for the accommodation of visitors, and so spaciousthat several parties can occupy it at the same time without inconvenience. Ross Castle is one of the most striking and attractive features of Killarneyscenery. It presents a very picturesque effect itself, as seen from all parts ofthe lake and from every one of the adjacent mountains, and affords from thesummit of its tower a commanding panoramic view of every important object by which it is surrounded. It^~ ~-^f^^-:z^^^ takes its name from the ros, or peninsula, on which it stands, onthe
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