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 . Shore of Dingle Bay. Where foams the white torrent and rushes the rillDown the murmuring slopes of the echoing hill ;Where the eagle looks out from his cloud-crested crags,And the caverns resound with the panting of stags ;Where the brow of the mountain is purple with the mighty Atlantic rolls proudly beneath,With the foam of its waves like the snowy Fenan
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 . Shore of Dingle Bay. Where foams the white torrent and rushes the rillDown the murmuring slopes of the echoing hill ;Where the eagle looks out from his cloud-crested crags,And the caverns resound with the panting of stags ;Where the brow of the mountain is purple with the mighty Atlantic rolls proudly beneath,With the foam of its waves like the snowy Fenane,Oh ! this is the region of wild Derrynane. Valentia Island is the extreme point of land on the south side of DingleBay, and with the exception of the little islands north of it, is the nearest pointof Ireland to America. The island is about five miles long, and two broad,and is owned by the Knight of Kerry, who resides on it at Glenbean. It hasa world-wide interest as the Atlantic Telegraph Station—the spot on which the. VIEWS IN THE L^KE COUMTRY.
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