Ireland and France . on of Mr. OSullivan,on an excursion to the charming county went by rail to Bray, a beautiful summer leaving Bray, we proceeded as far as the longglen, through which the river Dargle flows; thelength of the famous glen is about a mile, and theheight of some of the enclosing walls of rocks ex-ceeds three hundred feet. The view of the glenfrom above is most beautiful; here is a combinationof rugged rock and foliage of every tint and form,with the Dargle leaping and foaming beneath. Oneof the best places, for a good view of the glen, is atthe Lovers Lea
Ireland and France . on of Mr. OSullivan,on an excursion to the charming county went by rail to Bray, a beautiful summer leaving Bray, we proceeded as far as the longglen, through which the river Dargle flows; thelength of the famous glen is about a mile, and theheight of some of the enclosing walls of rocks ex-ceeds three hundred feet. The view of the glenfrom above is most beautiful; here is a combinationof rugged rock and foliage of every tint and form,with the Dargle leaping and foaming beneath. Oneof the best places, for a good view of the glen, is atthe Lovers Leap. Then we visited the water-fall at Lord Powerscourt. The fall is about threehundred feet, and when the volume of water islarge, it descends from rock to rock, with a rushand a roar that is very impressive. Afterwards, weproceeded to the Vartry Waterworks. It is fromhere that Dublin is supplied with water, through avery ingenious system of siphons, the like of whichwe have never seen before. After lunch at Vartry,52. POWERSCOURT WATERFALL. 54 IRELAND AND FRANCE. we were driven towards Glendalough. In the vil-lages, through which we passed, the French flag waseverywhere to be seen, and the people were assembledin crowds shouting, Hurrah for France! God saveIreland ! God save France ! We wish we couldhave all our countrymen see and hear the demon-strations that were made in our behalf. It was reallytouching j and notwithstanding all the fatigue whichwe endured during our visit to Ireland, we can neverthink of that country and its chivalrous peoplewithout sentiments of emotion. After Mass, the next morning, we continued ourjourney on towards the Seven Churches AT GLENDALOUGH. Many and curious are the traditions currentregarding the founder of a seat of learning inthis lonely wilderness. The founder, St. Kevin,was born in the year 498, was baptized by man, was educated by Patrocus and ordainedby Bishop Lugid. He was contemporary withSt. Columkille. He led a hermits life, in
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