. Romantic Ireland . was elevated to the see of Cork,of which he was the first Protestant Rev. Francis Mahony ( Father Prout ),though he spent much of his life abroad, is 12 Romantic Ireland buried in the churchyard in the family vaultat the foot of the tower. The tower, or steeple, which contains thecelebrated bells, is of unique construction. Itconsists of a tower and lantern (170 feet high)of three stories each. Two sides of the steeple,west and south, are built of limestone, andtwo, north and east, of red stone. The chime of bells itself does not take a highrank among campanolog
. Romantic Ireland . was elevated to the see of Cork,of which he was the first Protestant Rev. Francis Mahony ( Father Prout ),though he spent much of his life abroad, is 12 Romantic Ireland buried in the churchyard in the family vaultat the foot of the tower. The tower, or steeple, which contains thecelebrated bells, is of unique construction. Itconsists of a tower and lantern (170 feet high)of three stories each. Two sides of the steeple,west and south, are built of limestone, andtwo, north and east, of red stone. The chime of bells itself does not take a highrank among campanologists, since it is notvery excellent either in voice or power. Still,given certain conditions, one may well realizeMahonys (Father Prouts) sentiments: 11 With deep affectionAnd recollectionI often think on Those Shandon bells,Whose sound so wild wouldIn the days of childhood,Fling round my cradle Their magic spells. I have heard bells chimingFull many a clime in,Tolling sublime in Cathedral shrine;While at a glib rate. Queenstown, Cork, and Blarney 15 Brass tongues would vibrate,But all their music Spoke nought like thine. In the little cemetery of the monastery of theChristian Brothers, near by, rest the remainsof Gerald Griffin, the novelist and poet, authorof The Colleen Bawn. The history of Cork is too vast to chroniclehere, but its interest lies rather with the moreor less fragmentary recollections, which allof us have, of the traditions and legends of itsenvironment. In the ninth century Cork was frequentlyplundered by the Danes, who, in 1020, founded,for purposes of trade, the nucleus of the pres-ent city. At the time of the English invasionit was the capital of Desmond, King of Mun-ster, who did homage to Henry II., and re-signed the city to him. For receiving PerkinWarbeck, the pretender to the throne of Eng-land, with royal honours in 1493, the Mayorof Cork was hanged, and the city lost its char-ter, which was, however, restored in 1609. During the civil war, Cork held
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