On an Irish jaunting-car through Donegal and Connemara . hich the ThomondBridge, rebuilt in 1839, claims priorityfrom its ancient associations. It con-nects English Town with the County Clare,the entrance from which, through Tho-mond Gate, was protected by the fort men-tioned above and King Johns is one of the finest Norman fortressesin the kingdom, and has a river front ofabout two hundred feet, flanked by twomassive drum towers fifty feet in diam-eter; the walls are of great strength, be-ing ten feet thick. The northern toweris the most ancient, and from the bridgetraces of the can
On an Irish jaunting-car through Donegal and Connemara . hich the ThomondBridge, rebuilt in 1839, claims priorityfrom its ancient associations. It con-nects English Town with the County Clare,the entrance from which, through Tho-mond Gate, was protected by the fort men-tioned above and King Johns is one of the finest Norman fortressesin the kingdom, and has a river front ofabout two hundred feet, flanked by twomassive drum towers fifty feet in diam-eter; the walls are of great strength, be-ing ten feet thick. The northern toweris the most ancient, and from the bridgetraces of the cannonading it received inits various sieges can be clearly still retains its ancient gateway, butthe modern entrance is from NicholasStreet. Its venerable appearance is marredby the addition of the modern roofs andbuildings of the barracks into which theinterior was converted in 1751. The con-stableship of the Castle was only abol-ished in 1842. The Treaty Stone,on which the famous treaty was signedin 1691, is at the western end of the bridge;126. LIMERICK it was set upon its present pedestal in1865. Limerick is famed for the fineness ofits laces, and at one time its gloves werethe most costly in the market. Last, butnot least, it is still famous for the beautyof its women — a reputation not unde-served, as may be seen even on a casualstroll through the streets. CORK AND QUEENSTOWN AFTER the Limerick fair was over I leftfor Cork, and arrived there just in timeto see the race for the International Cup,presented by Lord OBrien and won bythe Leander crew, of London. There werea hundred thousand people on the banksof the river Lee to see the race, and, strangeto say, Cork went wild over an Englishvictory. Next day I visited the Cork Exhibi-tion. It had, like all minor exhibitionsof the kind, pyramids of manufacturedarticles, including the making of variouscommodities by machinery on the there were a good concert band anda fine restaurant. I also dropped intothe Sup
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