. Romantic Ireland . loseto Portumna is the Castle of Ballynasheera,said to have been once the residence of Ireton,Oliver Cromwells son-in-law. From Ben Hill, a few miles below Por-tumna, near Woodford, is a splendid view ofLough Derg and the surrounding lake here stretches along between theSlieve Aughty Mountains on the Connaughtside and the Arra Mountains on the Munsterside, whose lofty summits tower up high intothe clouds. The shores, sloping -graduallydown to the water, are covered with luxuriousfoliage, through openings in which may beseen the ruins of many an ancient castle a
. Romantic Ireland . loseto Portumna is the Castle of Ballynasheera,said to have been once the residence of Ireton,Oliver Cromwells son-in-law. From Ben Hill, a few miles below Por-tumna, near Woodford, is a splendid view ofLough Derg and the surrounding lake here stretches along between theSlieve Aughty Mountains on the Connaughtside and the Arra Mountains on the Munsterside, whose lofty summits tower up high intothe clouds. The shores, sloping -graduallydown to the water, are covered with luxuriousfoliage, through openings in which may beseen the ruins of many an ancient castle andonce stately mansion. Portumna itself is a flourishing town, butof no great antiquarian interest. The popula-tion of town and district is about two thou-sand. Near by is Victoria Lock, Melleek, adjacentto which are two strongly built towers, whichformerly mounted eight guns, and which, inmore romantic times, were erected to guardthe pass of the Shannon between Connaughtand Leinster. Stone of the Divisions Weshneath. The Shannon and Its Lakes 119 Shannon Harbour, at which the Grand Canaljoins the Shannon, is situated on the riverabout six or seven miles from Shannon Bridge,and is immortalized by Charles Lever in JackHinton. As a tourist resort the town appears to havedegenerated sadly, a pretentious hotel estab-lishment having been converted over into bar-racks for the constabulary. From Shannon Harbour the steamer passesShannon Bridge, and in due course reachesAthlone at the lower end of Lough Ree. Population, seven thousand. Industry,manufacture of the celebrated woollen tweeds,which provides employment for several hun-dred operators, both male and female; thereare various other smaller manufacturing in-dustries pursued by the town population. Inthe rural districts, cattle rearing, both in West-meath and Roscommon, and the pursuit ofgeneral agriculture is principally followed, andthe inhabitants of these rural districts aregenerally comfortable and fairly is
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