NORWICH UNION MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE ESTABLISHED 1808 BECAUSE OF ITS- AGE. — It is a Centenarian in its own right, and, by its absorption of the Amicable Society, THE OLDEST LIFE OFFICE IN THE WORLD. MAGNITUDE. — Its Annual Volume of new business is very much larger than that of any other British Life Office not transacting Industrial Business. RESERVE STRENGTH.— Its Valuations are made on a Reserve Basis of 2| per cent. — a rate attained, or even aimed at, by very few Offices. PROFIT YIELD. — Notwithstanding the severity of the Reserve Basis, the iqii Valuation showed a Profit of ;^727,i53, and the handsome scale of Bonuses of 1906 was maintained. ALERTNESS. — Its Special Tables are designed to meet all the needs of the Twentieth Century, and have done much to popularise Insurance ECONOMY. — The Business, large as it is, has been built up on strictly economical lines. THE OUTSTANDING BRITISH LIFE OFFICE Write for Prospectus to the Secretary, NORWICH UNION LIFE OFFICE, NORWICH, or to any Branch Office of the Society. -^ Series 1914-15.] NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND Limited. Established 1833. Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital - £15,900,000 £3,000,000 Reserve Fund (^;i:?SSL), £2,000,000 Number of Shareholders, DIRECTORS : 18,639. Colin Frederick Campbell, Esq. Maurice Otho Fitzgerald, Esq. William Hem-y Neville Goschen, Esq. The Right Hon. Lord Inchcape, G.C.M.G., KC.S.L, K.C.I.E. Francis Alexander Johnston, Esq. Claude Villiers Emilius Laurie, Esq. Francis Charles Le Marchant, Esq. The Right Hon. The Eari of Lichfield. George Forbes Malcolmson, Esq. Selwyn Robert Pryor, Esq. Thomas George Robinson, Esq. Robert Wigram, Esq. Joint General Managers: Thomas Estall, Esq., D. J. H. Cunnick, Esq. Fredrick Eley, Esq. Solicitors : E. H. N. Wilde, Esq., W. E. Moore, Esq., College HiU, Loudon. Head Office: 15, BISHOPSGATE, Corner of Threadneedle Street. E.C. The National Pro- vincial Bank of England Limited, having numerous Branches in Eng- land and Wales, as well as Agents and Correspondents at liome and abroad, ciffords great facili- ties to its customers, who may have money transmitted to the credit of their Accounts through any of the Branches free of charge. SUPREMACY of the A.M.P. (AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY.) gr. There are more than 80 Offices doing Life Assurance Business in IJj the United Kingdom. The Benefits granted by such Offices vary to an enormous extent. Taking examples from Stone & Cox's Bonus Tables (19 14 issue), we find that for each £10 of Annual Premium paid by a man effecting an ordinary Whole Life PoUcy, the Best Results shown are as follows : — Age at Entry. Original Assurance. Policy with Bonus Accumulations. Actual Results of past 25 years. Results in 25 years, based on the last rate of bonus only. 20 30 40 £535 415 310 £888 690 512 £893 > 689 514 THE BEST RESULTS are those of the AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY (The A.M.P.) Arising under a system of Annual Distribution ot Bonus and a scale of Premiums unchanged since the foundation of the Society in 1849. " A stronger Life Office does not exist, and the bonus record of the Society is truly rema.rkHh\e."—Sa/ie!-day Revieiu, "The conditions it now presents make the maintenance or improvement of its returns to policy-holders practically certain." — The Insurance Spectator. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY, 37, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. Funds £32,000,000. Annual Income, £4,000,000. BRAND'S MEAT LOZENGES for TOURISTS, ATHLETES, INVALIDS. "A meal in your vest pocket." IN BOXES, 1/- and 1/4 BRAND & CO., LTD., May fair Works, Vauxhall, LONDON, S.W. 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YOU NEED NOT GO TO PARIS to get the FINEST PREPARED PARISIAN LUNCHEONS and DINNERS YOU can obtain these advantages amidst Pleasant and Comfortable Surroundings, EVERY DAY at LE MOULIN D'OR, Parisian Restaurant, 27, CHURCH STREET, SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, LONDON, W. Lunch, 1/6 Dinner, 2/6 THE ROYAL SCHOOL FOR THE INDIGENT BLIND, Leather head, Surrey. Patron : ffis Most Gracious Majesty KING GEORGE V. Patroness : Her Most Gracious Majesty THE QUEEN MOTHER. 1799-1914. The Committee earnestly appeal for Contribu- tions to this ancient Charity which has for the last 115 years carried on good work amongst the Blind of the United Kingdom. "JO RENDER THE BLIND SELF-RELIANT." Principal and Secretary : Rev. ST. CLARE HILL, M.A., J.P. Bankers : Lloyds Bank, Ltd., i6, St. James's Street, London, S.W. Chief Offices : Highlands Road, Leatherhead. THE SOCIETY FOR GRANTING ANNUITIES TO THE POOR ADULT BLIND, No. If St, (George's Circus, Southwrark, S.E. 1858-1914. The Committee of this National Pension Society plead for support to enable them to maintain the 311 Pensions now granted, and if possible to extend assistance to those deserving poor now on the list anxiously waiting. A Donor of £200 in one sum has the right to nominate a Candidate to an immediate Annuity bearing the Donor's name. Chairman and Treasurer: STUART JOHNSON, Esq., No. 4, Eaton Place, London, S.W. Hon. Secretary : Rev. ST. CLARE HILL, M.A., J.P., No. I, St. George's Circus, Southwark, S.E, Bankers : Lloyds Bank, Ltd., 16, St. James's Street, London, S.W. THE SOUTH LONDON INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND, No. 83, Borough Road, London, S.E, 1870-1914. The Institution which benefits the Blind Poor is unendowed, and the Committee earnestly appeal for New Annual Subscriptions and Donations, which are much needed. Rev. ST. CLARE HILL, M.A., J.P., Hon. Secretary, No. 83, Borough Road, London, S.E. Bankers : London & South Western Bank, Ltd., No. I, St. George's Circus, Southwark, Londbn, S.E, WHEN ON HOLIDAY orice* r Ni^ht Lights Give a sense of security to nervous children occupying strange bedrooms. PRICE'S Regina Nursery SOAP. Mildest and Best for Infants. Soothing to the Sun-scorched Skin. Per 2id. Tablet. TO THE THRIFTY. CHURCH OF ENGLAND BUILDING S0CIETY,rd"7,°8. TEMPERANCE AND GENERAL PERMANENT Phone : Xo. 5409 Holborn. T*/s.," Thriftdo.m, London.' A Good Investment. INVESTING SHARES (£25) issued ; payable in full or by instal- ments—Interest 4i°/o. No with- drawal fees or deductions. DEPOSITS received at 4° o, subject to 6 months' notice of withdrawal, and 3J°/o> on one months' notte. Interest on Shares and Deposits paid half-yearly, FREE OF IN- COME TAX, on ist June and ist December. ADVANCES at moderate interest, repayable by easy monthly instal- ments over a period of 5 to 20 years —thus turning- the rent into pur- chase-money—are made for Buy- ing, Building and Improving House Property. Prompt Settlements. Survey fees, and Law Costs fixed and very reasonable. "Why not become your own Landlord'; Write for Prospectus to Secretary, "THRIFTDOM" (Dept. 25), 22, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON, W.C. DOG OUT OF SORTS ? Give him a dose or two of 'BENBOW THE RELIABLE TONIC AND CONDITIONER. Over Seventy Years' Reputation. Sold by all Chemists and 1 Stores^ in bottles, | 2/-, 5/-, and 10/- each. ! BENBOW'S DOG MIXTURE CO., 181, Aldersgate St., London, E.G. Face half title] Your Snapshots will be Better If developed and printed by a. practical photo- grapher. Photography is my business — it is not a side line— and Amateur work is my speciahty. » Films developed, printed and returned next day post free. Failures (double exposures, &c.) not charged. DE\^LOPING PRICES per rolls of half dozen, Brownies and No. I F.P.K. 6d-, No. la and 3 F.P.K. 9d., No. 3a F.P.K. and 5x4,1/-. Full List on application. F*. JENKINS, PHOTOGRAPHER, SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK. DUBLIN AND THE WICKLOW TOURS DELIGHTFUL STEAMER TRIPS Through 90 Miles of Thames Scenery, Daily Scnrice (Saadayt cepted) from May to September. ex- end of SALOOii 3i£Ai\i£RS run daily (Sundays excepted) between OXFORD, HENLEY, and KINGSTON. UP TRIP. KtngatoB dep. . 9.0 a.m., 2.30 p.m. Windsor arr. aboDtl.40 p.m., 7.15 p.m. „ dep. „ 2.40 p.m., 9.15 a.m. DOWN TRIP. Usiord dep. . . 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m. ^VaUingford arr.abt. 1.40 p.m., 6^ p.m. „ dep. abt. 2.40 p.m., 9.0 a.m. Henley arr. about 7.0 p.m., 1.30 p.m. „ dep. „ 9.&0 a.m., 3.40 p.m. Windsor air. „ 1.45 p.m., 7.15 p.m. „ dep. „ 2.40 p.m., 9.15 ».m. Kingston arr. „ 7.10 p.m., 1.30 pj». Henley mt. „ 7.15 p .m., 1.40 p.m. „ dep. „ 9.8 a.m., 2.40 p.m. WalMngtord arr. „ 1.40 p.m., 7^ p.m. „ dep. „ 3.40 p.m., 9.0 a.m. Oxford arr. ,, 7.10 p.m., 1.15 p.m. The through journey oecopies two days eaeh way, but tJHSse&eers ean join oi leave the boat at any of the locks or regular stopping places. Cireular Tickets for combined Railway and Steamer Trips are issued at most ef the principal G.W.R. Stations, also at Waterloo, Richmond and Kingston Stations, L. & 8.W. Railway. Time Tables giving full particulars of arrangements, fares, etc., post free. Id. ROWING BOATS ol all kinds lor Excursions down the Rivei; at Charges which include Cartage back to Ozlord. STEAM, ELECTRIC AND MOTOR LAUNCHES for Hire by tiM Day or Week, and also for the Trip. Full Particulars on application. Boats of every description. Canoes, Punts, etc., built to order. A large selection, both New and Second-hand, kept in readiness for Sale or Hire. Illustrated Price Lists may be had on application. no1jS£ BOATH FOR SALE OR HIRE, ot ALSO BUILT TO ORDER. SALTER BROTHERS, Boat Builders, Folly Bridge, OXFORD. A pictorial anb ©eecriptivc (Buibe TO DUBLIN AND THE WICKLOW TOURS, INCLUDING A STREET GUIDE TO THE CITY, EXCURSIONS TO THE SUBURBS, AND TOURS THROUGH COUNTY WICKLOW. PLAN OF THE CITY AND TWO DISTRICT MAPS. FORTY ILLUSTRATIONS. TWENTIETH EDITION-REVISED. LONDON : WARD, LOCK AND CO., LIMITED, Warwick House, Salisbury Squari, E.C. Most Convenient Situation in LONDON for Pleasure or Business (Opposite the Abbey and Houses of Parlianteni) The Westminster Palace Hotel. M PS3 I9f9 Commodioas. Comfortable, First-class Establishment. Spacious Reception Rooms. Self-contained Suites. NO CHARGE FOR SERVICE OR ELECTRIC LIGHT. Bedrooms from 3/6 upwards. Inclusive Rates from 11/- each. A FIREPROOF BUILDING. PASSENGER LIFTS. ALL LATEST MODERN IMPROVEMENTS. TELEGRAMS: TELEPKOXEF : " Hostelry London." 70 & 5134 Westminster. O'NEILL usMinr n<^' / MAPS AND PLANS. Plan of Dublin Frontispiece The Environs of Dublin and the Wicklow Mountains Faces p. 8g Dublin, the Boyne Valley, Dundalk, etc. . „ loi CONTENTS. PAGE Introduction : Dublin — Railway and Steamer Routes — Hints for a Hurried Visit — Hotels and Tariffs 9 Preliminary Information : A Summary of Useful Facts, arranged alphabetical!}^ . . . .23 Historical Sketch ...... 40 The City of Dublin — Route I. Sackville Street — Bank of Ireland — Trinity College— The Castle— Christ Church — St. Patrick's Cathedral . 46 II, Grafton Street — St. Stephen's Green — National Library and Museum — National University — 'National Gal- lery — Custom House — Pro-Cathedral 67 III. St. Mary's Abbey — Four Courts — Burke's Birthplace — King's Inns — Mater Misericordise Hospital — ^The Rotunda ..... 76 Round and about Dublin — Route I. Phcenix Park^ — The Zoological Gar- dens — The Viceregal Lodge — Lucan — Leixlip — Celbridge — Maynooth . 82 II. Glasnevin Cemetery and the Botanic Gardens ..... 89 III. Clontarf and Dolly mount ... 92 IV. Kilmainham and Clondalkin . . 94 6 CONTENTS PAGB HOWTH ......... 96 Drogheda and the Boyne Vallfa' . . . lOI Kingstown and Bray . . .111 The Wicklow Tours ...... 122 Tour 1. The Dargle — Powerscourt Waterfall — The Sugar Loaf . . .124 ,, II. Glencree Reformatory — Lough Bray — Sally Gap — Lough Tay — Lough Dan — Roundwood . . . .130 „ III. Kilruddery — Windgates — Greystones — Dilgany — The Glen of the Downs 133 ,, IV. Bray to Wicklow — Newrath Bridge — The Devil's Glen . . . .135 V. Rathdrum — Vale of Clara — Glendalough — Glenmalure . . . .138 VI. The Meeting of the Waters — Vale of Ovoca — Woodenbridge . . . .146 „ VII, The Aughrim Valley — Tinahely — Shillelagh — Arklow to Rosslare . 149 Blessingtox and PouLAPHorcA . . . .153 Index 157 Directory of Hotels, Boarding Houses, Estate Agencies and Business Establishments see after p. 8 and at end ILLUSTRATIONS the and Sackville Street . Monument to Charles Stewart Parnell . Portico, Royal College of Science . O'Connell Statue Dublin Castle and Chapel Royal Grafton Street . O'Connell Bridge Bank of Ireland Trinity College Trinity College : The Campanile The Library . Dublin Castle : Throne Room. The Chapel Royal Christ Church Cathedral and Synod Hall St. Patrick's Cathedral Leinster House and Lawn St. Stephen's Green and George II Statue National Library Custom House . The Four Courts AGE 10 3^ ^ \ 48 49 54 55 58 59 64 65 OS 09 76 77 FACES PAGE Phoenix Park : People's Park. . . 84 Vice-Regal Lodge . 85 Near the Entrance . 92 Lake, Zoological Gar- dens 92 Howth Head ... 93 Ireland's Eye, from Howth .... 96 Baily Lighthouse, Howth 97 97 112 113 Howth Castle The Coast near Bray . Kingstown Harbour Bray Esplanade, from the Head . Bray Esplanade. Early Morning, Luggela Glen Cottage, Glen of the Downs . In the Dargle . Powerscourt Waterfall . The Sugar Loaf, from Powerscourt Glendalough .... Winter 145 St. Saviour's Priory . 145 116 117 124 124 12; 129 144 WARD, LOCK e Co.'s SHILLING GUIDE BOOKS BNGLAMD Aberystwyth Aldeburgh-on-Sea Anglesey and North Wales Bangor, Carnarvon, &c. Barmouth , &c. Barnstaple and N.W. Devon. Bath, Wells, &c. Bettws-y-Coed, Snowdon, &c. Bexhill and District Bideford, Barnstaple, &c, Bognor and S.W. Sussex Bournemouth and District Brecon and South Wales Bridlington and District Brighton and Hove Broads, The Broadstairs and N.E. Kent Bude and North Cornwall Budleigh Salterton, &c. Bnxton and Peak District Canterbury and N.E. Kent Cardiff and South Wales Carnarvon and North Wales Channel Islands Chichester and S.W. Sussex Clevedon and District Colwjm Bay Conway, Deganwy, &c. Criccieth and Cardigan Bay Cromer and District Dartmoor Dawlish and S.E. Devon Deal, Walmer, &c. Dover, St, Margaret's Bay, &c. Dovercourt, Harwich, &c. Eastbourne, Seaford, &c. Exeter and S.E. Devon Exmouth and District Fahnouth and S. 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Dublin Guide, 1914-15 1 Bray .X5X B R A. V^ K^)^ (i2 Miles from Dublin). The Queen of Ireland's Watering Places. Beautiful Scenery and Good Hotels. The Best Centre to stay for Touring. County Wicklow (The Garden of Ireland). Bray Head Hotel Facing Sea and Promenade. 75 Sunny Rooms. Inclusive Terms from £2 12s. 6d. per week. International Hotel Facing Sea and Mountains. 100 Bright Sunny Rooms. Inclusive Terms from £2 12s> 6d. per week. Marine Station Hotel Facing Sea and Promenade. Adjacent to Railway Station. Garden. Balcony. Inclusive Terms from £3 3s. per week. Combined Rail and Hotel Tickets issued to these Hotels. ♦ For further particulars apply THE BETHELL HOTELS, LTD., BRAY, COUNTY WICKLOW. Bray ESPLANADE HOTEL FACING SEA. TERMS MODERATE. VEGETARIANS ALSO CATERED FOR. Tel. bray, 56. Telegrams : " MILLS, BRAY." Apply to Mrs. MILLS. BRAY. WAVE CREST Ei« tel.^ SITUATED directly on Sea Front, opposite Grand Bandstand. Three minutes from Railway Station. Entirely redecorated and refurnished. Up-to-date Sanitary arrangements. Baths (H. & C). Excellent Cuisine. Sep- arate Tables. Terms Moderate and Inclusive, according to Season and Selection of Rooms. Miss MacCANN, Proprietress. FITZWILLIAM '"^'^^^^ BRAY, Co. WICKLOW.^ lAAA ^^ HOTEL. Directly on Soa Front, (TONVENIENT for Bathing, Pier, Station, & Golf Links. Thoroughly Up-to-date. Newly Furnished and Re- decorated. Excellent Sanitary Arrangements. Electric Light Throughout. (Baths, H. & C). First-Class Cuisine. Separate Tables. Comfortable Smoking Room. Tariff and all particulars from the PROPRIETRESS. BRAY, Co. VVICKLOVV. HOTEL, "TRAFALGAR" ^''™^ THE ESPLANADE. Situated directly on Sea Front. Within five minutes' walk from Railway Station. Redecorated Throughout. Excellent Sanitary Arrangements. Baths, H. & C. Electric Light. Motor and Cycle Accommodation. SPECIAL FEATURES : An Excellent Cuisine, Moderate Tariff, and every Attention. Separate Tables. Apply Miss M- J. HUNTER (late of Meath Road). Dalke}' — Delgany PALKEY, Hv. DUBLIN, THE CAFE, 38, Castle Street, For First-class LUNCHEONS, DINNERS, and TEAS, at City Prices. Our Garden Tea Rooms are open for Large Parties.. Cyclists, Tourists, and others. F/RST-CLASS FURNISHED APARTMENTS AT " RIVA," on Sea Front. Comfortable and Well-appointed Rooms. Apply Miss WASHINGTON. GLEN OF THE DOWNS. DELGANY, Co. WIGKLOW Nearest Stations, Bray and Greystones. Situated at the entrance to the cele brated Glen of the Downs. ^^- ^ ^._ ^ ^.^ ^ . , , .1 Close to the Delgany ^..^^^ ^^^ k .f , ,f Golf Links. J^'^J ^^Z^^^ *^® beautiful walks 18 holes — ''•'*1* ^I %^^-*«*''^ and drives of the District. ^0=^ iiO^ MOTOR GARAGE. Trap to meet trains by order. WINES and SPIRITS of the Finest Qaality. For Terms, apply to F. SUTTON, Propribxoh. THE LITTLE WONDER BOOKS. A Dainty New Series of Humorous Stories lor the Little Ones, by Harry Golding (Editor of the Wonder Books). Each with 30 Coloured Illustrations. Medium i6mo. Picture Boards, is. net. 1. BOBBY BUN AND BUNTY Illustrated by M. M. Rudge and D. E. Braham. 2. THE BROWNIES' BIRTHDAY Thomas May bank. 3. APPLE TREE VILLA A. E. Overnell. 4. TIM TUBBY TOES D. E. Braham and M. M. Rudge. 5. TICK, TACK AND TOCK Thomas Maybank. 6. MOTHER GOOSE: the Old Favourite Nursery Rhymes Margaret W. Tarrant. 7. BULLY BOY. The Story of a Bulldog Arthur W. Cooke. S. ROBBIE AND DOBBIE G. E. Shepheard. WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED, LONDON, E.C. 4 Dublin CHARMING SITUATION, OVERLOOKING STEPHEN'S GREEN PARK. MODERATE CHARGES. CHOICES T CUISINE and WINES. The Best Hotel in Dublin, The Queen, i6th June, 1906. ELECTRIC LIGHT. TWO HYDRAULIC PASSENGER ELEVATORS. PREE OAR AGE. Dublin b . < i I' in - D i ^e*/'" >s* M ^^^^B^-" ^^PP^^ flf 1 1 II^ Hi ^ i ^ ■ i i s z ;3 1^ m THE HAMMAM """'^ '"° TURKISH BATH, SACKVtLLE STREET, DUBLIN. fcj* mM k ' HOTEL— FIRST-CLASS— MODERATE TARIFF. Dublin DUBLIN. ST. ANDREW'S HOTEL, Exchequer Street, CENTRALLY SITUATED. Convenient to the Principal Places of Interest and Amusement. MelUappointc& IRooma- ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED THROUGHOUT. Efficient Staff always in Attendance, THE COMFORT OF VISITORS THE FIRST CONSIDERATION OF PROPRIETRESS. Excellent Cuisine, Moderate Charges. For Terms, see Hotels Tariff page in this Guide. Miss JOHNSTON, Proprietress. Dublin A/jOST Modern First-class Family and Commercial Hotel in Ireland. Splendidly Situated in Sackville Street (Opposite General Post Office.) Electric Light and Elevator. Close to the Castle, Theatres, and all the Railway Stations. Excellent French Cuisine. Terms Moderate. Telephone (2 lines) 3269, 3270. Telegrams, " Imperial, DubHn." B. B. BURROWS, Manager. DUBLIN, CLARENCE HOTEL, WELLINGTON QUAY. Centrally Situated. Well-appointed Public Rooms, including Ladies' Dra\\'ing Room and Coffee Room. 80 Comfortable Bedrooms, from 2/- TariSf, 7/6 per day. (Cook's Coupons accepted.) CLARENCE POPULAR RESTAURANT. Luncheons (3 Cour:ei) 1/6 Telegrams — "Clarence Hotel, Dublin." Illustrated Souvenir Guide and Tariff toII be sent post free on application to MANAGER. WYNN'S HOTEL, LOWER ABBEY STREET, DUBLIN. (2 doors from Sackville Street.) FOR FAMILIES AND TOURISTS. First-class Cooking. Well-appointed Bedrooms, Handsome Drawing and Writing Rooms. Electric Light Throughout. Moderate Tariff. Illustrated Souvenir Tariff sent on application to the MANAGER. 8 Dublin DUBLIN. BUSWELL'S HOTEL, 25-26, MOLESWORTH STREET. A First-class Hotel in a Select Neighbourhood, and Centrally Situated. FULLY LICENSED. Two doors from Museum and National Library. Public Dining Room, Drawing Room, and Smoke Room. Well-appointed Throughout. Electric Light. Hot and Cold Baths. Cuisine of the Best. Only First-class Liquors stocked. Moderate Charges. See Tariff List in Guide, page i8. Miss A. F. GALLAGHER, Proprietress. DUBLIN . Situated in the most Historic thoroughfare, and the healthiest part of the City, Thoroughly up-to date. Good Cuisine. Electric . __ , _^ _ Light ^ — ^^ cc\ X'xx^ m: ^^^t> Telegrams : Elevator. Free Garage. Terms Moderate. PRIVATE SITTING ROOMS. Baths (h. ifcc). Reductions made for Long Periods or Large Parties. Bed and Attendance £rom 3/6 "Jury, Dublin." Tel. Nos. 503 & 513. DUBLIN. MORAN'S HOTEL, CORNER OF GARDINER ST. & TALBOT ST. (Within three minutes' walk of Amiens Street Station.) COMFORT and CLEANLINESS combined with iVIODERATE TARIFF. No Charge for Attendance. Electric Light Throughout. Bed and Breakfast, from 3/6 Per Day, from 6/6 Special Terms for a long Stay. Tels., " Moran's Hotel, Dublin." Telephone 914. J. & F. A. MORAN, Proprietors. DUBLIN. EDINBURGH HOTEL (Temperance), 56, UPPER SACKVILLE STREET. FIRST-CLASS FAMILY ^ COMMERCIAL STOCKROOMS, Telephone 667. For Terms, apply Management. Dublin DUBLIN. THE GRANVILLE HOTEL, upper Sackville Street. FIRST-CLASS TOURIST & COMMERCIAL. Well Furnished and Comfortable. Centrally Situated for Business and Pleasure. Electric Light and Elevator. 70 Bedrooms. Fully Licensed, but no Public Bar. Excellent Cuisine. Separate Tables. Night Porter. Telephone 342. Miss STEPHEN. Manageress. DUBLIN. WARREN'S HOTEL (TEMPERANCE), Entrance : 6, Exchequer Street. A GOOD CLASS FAMILY AND TOURIST HOTEL. Very Clean and Comfortable. Highly Recommended. Per Day, 6/6 : Per Week, inclusive, £2. Reductions for Long Periods and the Winter Months. Apply M. E. HARRIS. DUBLIN. ROYAL HIBERNIAN HOTEL. The Most Fashionable and Central Fiist-class Hotel in Dublin. The Most Modem Hotel in Ireland. Electric Elevator. Electric Light. Corridors steam heated. Bedrooms fitted with running hot and cold water basins. Renowned for its Wines and Cuisine. Orchestra Daily. Free Garage. Terms Moderate. 'Phone 2205 & 708. Telegrams: " Hibernian, Dublin." Tariff on application to P. G. BESSON. Managing Director. ^^; OUBL^IN ©NARCHY'S 7, RUTLAND SQUARE, E. Urif^l Se/ect. Centra!. Tea, Bedroom, and Breakfast, 5/- Per Day, 7/6 Trams passing door to all parts of City and Suburbs. ID Dublin O c o C C^ Z a o CO 55 ^ 2 8 CO h 8 O Q .2 5 0) fi. & 3 CO CO o < X S C/3 c W u ■M CIS l-H ^ t/) is CO D O O O o "o O CO dS CO d o <^ z o (f) z < Dublin Tboippson's Motor Car Co. Ltd. 20, GREAT BRUNSWICK STREET. Telephone Nos— 2558, also 2559 & 2660. Telegrams— "TRACTION, DUBLIN." ^ir CARS FOR HIRE. Thompson's Motor Trips in Ireland are keenly appreciated by all who have patronised them. THE CARS ARE COMFORTABLE. THE DRIVERS ARE RELIABLE. THE CHARGES REASONABLE. ALSO TAXI CABS FOR CITY WORK. SEND FOR OUR DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF TOURS. 12 Dublin — Enniskerry — Greystones DUBLIN COFFEE PALACE. HOTEL & RESTAURANT 6, TOWNSEND STREET. In the Centre of City. One minute's walk from Trinity College or O'Connell Bridge. 5 mins. Westland Row Railway Station. Night Porter on the Premises. No Charge for Attendance. Conducted on the principle of MODERATE CHARGES WITH COMFORT. ENNISKERRY. POWERSGOURT ARMS HOTEL Convenient to Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, and Finest Scenery in Ireland. Admittedly the Best to Luncli or Dine at in the County. QOOD BEDROOMS. Cars Six Times Daily to and from Bray. JOHNSTON & CO., Proprietors. GREYSTONES, Co. Wicklow, THE GOLF HOTEL, PORTLAND ROAD. Three Minutes from Station. A MOST ExceUent and Up-to-date Hotel. WeU Furnished and Comfortable. Standing in its Own Grounds Commanding good view of the Coast-line and the range of Wicklow Mountains, the two Sugar-loaf Mountains standing out very prominently. Golf, Tennis, Hockey Boating, Sea Fishing, and excellent Bathing. Moderate Tariff. Proprietress, Mrs. S. H. GLEN. 13 Greystones — Kingstown — Rathdrum GREYSTONES, Co. WICKLOW VISITORS REQUIRING HOUSES FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED Should Write to 13. o. G-x-zzso-sr, CHEMIST, (Opposite Railway Station, Greystones.) Information Post Free. Telephone: No. 3 Greystones. KODAK Supplies and Dark Room MOTOR SPIRITS AND OILS KEPT DJ STOCK. KINGSTOWN. cc WAVE CREST " private hotel M^ (Residential.) Occupies Splendid Position on Sea Front. Well-appointed and Comfortable. Popular with English Tourists. Excellent Cuisine. Moderate Terms. Comfort of Visitors carefully studied. For Tariff, apply to Mrs. BRADSHAW, Proprietress. RATHDRUM, O'LEARY'S HOTEL COMMERCIAL & TOURIST. Most Central in Co. Wicklow for visiting Glendalough, Vale of Ovoca, Glenmalure, and other Places of Interest. Officially appointed by the C.T.C. Bed and Breakfast, 8/6. Weekly Terms, £2 2s. Week-end Terms, 15/- including Sunday Drive. 14 Rathnew — Wexford HUNTER'S HOTEL, Rathnew, Co. Wicklow. WEKFORD. MERNAGH'S High-class, «*^ LUNCHEON AND TEAROOMS, MAIN'STREET, near BuU^Ring and SELSKAR STREET.f Afternoon Tea Cakes in great variety.; AU the best makes of Chocolates stocked. 15 Wexford— Belfast WEXFORD. C. E. VIZE, Photographer, MAIN STREET, WEXFORD. Unsurpassed for Style and Finish in all Branches of Photography. Stationery, Fancy Goods, and Views of Wexford and Neighbourhood. All Kodak Supplies. Dark Room for Tourists free. BELFAST. WHY IS THE ? Crown Hotel, YORK STREET, so popular with Tourists to Belfast ♦ BECAUSE of its convenient situation, being close to the N. C. Ry. Station, and^on the main tram route for the heart of the city (Castle Junction), trams passing every few minutes. BECAUSE of the comfort, cleanliness, attention, and moderate tariff, &c. Tel. No. 3313. Proprietor, JOSEPH STOLL. BELFAST. THE KENSINGTON HOTEL (UNLICENSED). First-class Family and Comniercial, COLLEGE SQUARE EAST. /TENTRALLY Situated. Adjoining Assembly Hall, two minutes from ^ New City Hall and G. N. Rly. Terminus. Convenient for Trams to all parts of City. Well-appointed and Comfortable. Moderate Tariff. Apply PROPRIETOR. I6 Connemara — Crosshaven — Dugort RENVYLE, CONNEMARA, IRELAND. RENVYLE HOUSE HOTEL "On those thrice lovely shores of Renvyle."—Larmine. AMERICAN and other visitors do not miss seeing ^^ Renvyle. Train Clifden, wire "Blake, Renvyle," for car. Sea and Brown Trout Fishing. Lawn Tennis. Golf, Croquet. An old family house, managed by the family. Unique. Views — Mountain, Sea, Lalce. Air delightful. Large Garage. Petrol Stored. THE CROSSHAVEN HOTEL, CROSSHAVEN, CORK HARBOUR, CO. CORK. rROSSHAVEN, i6 miles from Cork, is the favourite Seaside Resort of ^ the South of Ireland, situated at the mouth of Cork Harbour, and noted for its fine coast scenery, and good sea fishing, bathing and boating ; and the roads are well suited for motorists and cyclists. 'Buses ply daily during the season from the Railway Station and the Pier to the principal Bays. The Crosshaven Hotel is most conveniently situated for visitors, bell about two minutes' walk from either the Railway Station or the Pier, an^ about thirty minutes' walk from any of the Bays. A First-class Family Residential Hotel of recent construction, replete with modern conveniences. The Sanitary Arrangements are in perfect order. DUNGARVEN. LAWLORS HOTEL. rflRST-CLASS Family and Tourist. Well-appointed, Jl Comfortable, and Reasonable. Headquarters of the R.A.C. Motor Garage. Petrol Stocked. WM. LAWLOR, Proprietor. THE SLIEVEMORE HOTEL AT DUGORT, ACHILL ISLAND. Rebuilt and more than trebled since Balfour's New Railway to the Island. It is near the beautiful Bathing Strand of Dugort, and in the immediate vicinity of the grand mountains of Slievemore, the Minawn Cathedral, CUffs, and the Croughan Mountains. Three Bathing Strands close to Hotel, and Hot, Cold, and Salt Water Baths. Good White and Brown Trout Fishing ; also good Shooting can be had. Long Cars and Motors meet the trains at Achill Sound to convey the visitors to the Hotel. Note. — Croughan, which is five miles long, is supposed by travellers to be the highest marine Chff in the World. JOHN SHERIDAN, Proprietor. Telegrams — " Sheridan, Slievemore Hotel, Dugort" Dublin Guide, i(ji4-i5] 17 G lengarriff — Killarney GLENGARRIFF CO. CORK. THE MAD EIRA OF I RELAND. ^ THE -^ EOOLE'S HOTEL (Situated on the Water's Edge). 3first=clas6 ffamllp IboteL Cook & Sons' and othep Coupons accepted. TERMS MODERATE. KILLARNEY. THE GRAHAM HOTELS, Ltd. THE GLEBE HOTEL. "TTHE Best Hotel for those who wish to see the Lakes and Scenery at a w Moderate Cost,' consistent with Homelike and Comfortable Accommo- dation and Good Table. This Hotel stands in 3 acres of grounds nicely laid out. Tennis & Croquet. Parties made in the Hotel every day for the Lakes and Scenery. 'Bus and Porter meets all Trains and Coaches from Glengariffe. Tariti 8/- per day. Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Light, and Service. Free Motor Garage. Write MANAGER. 18 Kei'ry KINGD OM OF K ERRY. Great Southern and Western Railway Co.'s Hotels. GREAT SOUTHERN HOTEL LAKES OF KILLARNEY. (120 Rooms.) T^HE most commodious and best-appointed Hotel in the -■■ Lake District. Situated in its own extensive orna- mental grounds of about thirty acres, and in the Centre of the Chief Attractions. SEA BATHING. GOLF. TBNNIS. > V. ARKNASILLA.; BOATING AND COACHING EXCURSIONS. FREE RIVER. LAKE. AND SEA FISHIN G. THE OTHER GREAT SOUTHERN HOTELS AT KEN MARE 35 Rooms (Golf) PARKNASILLA (kKJ ^ ^ (^^in,) WATERVILLE „^° /'Golf, \ ^ / Sea n VT#%icnvii-L.E Rooms '^Fishingy VBathingy CARAGH LAKE «^° (^ goii, \ / sea \ WMn^^vin ki#%r%c Rooms VPishingy VBathing/ Are beautifully situated on the picturesque New Atlantic iMotor Coach Route (of 110 miles) to Killarney, in the midst of magnificent Mountain and Lake Scenery. MODERN MOTORS FOR HIRE. 19 Killarney— Londonderry KILLARNEY , REIDY'S CENTRAL HOTEL NEW STREET. CONVENIENTLY Situated, near P.O. and Principal Shops. Electric Light Throughout. Excursions made up daily to various Places of Interest at reasonable charges. Terms per day, 6/-, which includes Bed, Breakfast, Luncheon, Dinner, and Attendance. Visitors should send post- card intimating time of arrival of train, when they will be met at Station by Porter. Miss WALSH, Proprietress. KILLARNEY. Gleeson's Private Hotel, HENN STREET. Visitors who wish to see the LAKES AND SCENERY at little expense, will find this Hotel very satisfactory. Terms, 5/- per day, which includes Bed, Breakfast, Dinner, Tea, and Attendance. B. GLEESON, Proprietress. KILLARNEY . THOMPSON'S MOTOR AND CYCLE DEPOT, HUMBER & DE DION MOTORS on HIRE , MICHELIN, DUNLOP, and CONTINENTAL Motor Stock. Motor Oil, Motor Spirit, and other Motoring Requisites Stocked. Agent for the Leading Makes of Cycles and Cycle Accessories. REPAIRS to Motors and Cycles executed with promptitude and despatch at our Repair Shop, by skilled and competent workmen, at Moderate Charges, CITY HOTEL, Londonderry Is the Leading Hotel for Tourists. ON direct route to Donegal Highlands and Giant's Causeway. Opposite Cross Channel Steamers and City Hall. Headquarters of A. A. & R. A. Club. Luxurious Lounge recently added. Omnibuses meet all Trains. GARAGE ON HOTEL PREMISES. r^/g^r;«.--'-cnY HOTEL." T. O'KANE. Manager. 20 Larne — Newcastle LARNE, Co. ANTRIM. KING'S ARMS HOTEL. BEST TOURIST HOTEL IN LARNE. Grand Coast Drive of 56 miles from Larne to Giant's Causeway, starting from this Hotel twice daily during Season. Motor Services between LARNE and CUSHENDALL. Particulars of CONDUCTED TOURS on application to Dcpt. "A." FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION, COMFORTABLE and REASONABLE. HENRY M'NEILL, LTD., Proprietors. Central Temperance Hotel, NEWCASTLE, Co. Down. SITUATED at centre of Promenade, commanding: uninterrupted view of Sea. Within 10 mmutes walk of Railway Station, Golf Links, the New Pier, & Tennis Ground. Built a few years ago, the Hotel has all modern improvements, with every Home Com- fort. Rooms Large & Airy. Good Cooking a Speciality. Accommodation for Motors & Bicycles. H. & C. Baths Free. C.T.C. Certificate. Terms very Moilerate. Apply Miss MATTHEWS, Proprietress. -il Newcastle NEWCASTLE, Co. DOWN. DONARD BUILDINGS, LTD ^ HOTEL. Adjacent to Railways and Golf Links. Every Accommodation for Tourists, Families, Motorists, and Cyclists. BA THS (Hot & Cold). Billiard and Smoking Rooms. Luncheon Bars, &c. Porter attends all Trains. Telegraphic Address : " M'Cartan, Donard, Newcastle, Down." Telephone No. 3. NEWCASTLE, Co. Down, IRELAND. SLIEVE DONARD HOTEL Owned by the Belfast and County Down Railway Company ; 55 minutes by rail from Belfast. THIS fine Hotel, beautifully situated in its Own Grounds of 12 acres, extending to the Beach, faces Dundrum Bay and the Mourne Mountains. Spacious Coffee, Drawing, Reading, Billiard, and Smoke Rooms. Electric Light Throughout. Passenger Lift to all Floors. Splendid Suites of Fresh and Salt Water Baths, &c. Perfect Sanitation. First-class Cuisine. Splendid Climate. Tiie grounds of tlie Hotel immediately adjoin the Golf Links of the Royal County Down Golf Club (the most sporting in Ireland), and Visitors to the Hotel have the, privilege of playing on same at reduced rates. For Terms, &c., apply to W. F. COLLINS, Manager. Telegrams: " S/ieue, Newcastle, Down." 22 Newcastle — Portsalon NEWCASTLE, Co. DOWN. THE DOWN GOLF HOTEL, PRIVATE AND RESIDENTIAL. CPLENDIDLY Situated, facing the Sea, Park, Links, and Station. Two O Dining Rooms. Drawing, Smoke, and Reading Rooms. Modem and Airy Bedrooms. Private Sitting Rooms. Hot and Cold Baths. Renowned for its Excellent Cuisine and Home Comfort. Commodious Motor Garage. Own Produce. Dairy and Poultry Farm. Special Arrangements for Families and Golfers. A. PATERSON. Proprietor. (Late Hotel Russell, London.) DONEGAL HIGHLANDS. Portsalon Hotel. Beautifully Situated on Lough Swilly. First-class. Every Comfort. SPLENDID 18-HOLE GOLF LINKS. FREE TROUT FISHING, BOATING, BATHING, &c. MOTOR SERVICE DAILY FROM LETTERKENNY. For Illustrated Brochure, apply Manager TeleiTi'ams : "Hotel, Portsalon." THE HANDY TOURING ATLAS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. specially prepared for CYCLISTS, MOTORISTS, and TRAVELLERS. Contains 120 Coloured Maps, Cloth, 1/- net. Lambskin, 2/- net. Size: 6 in. by 4 in. LONDON: WARD, LOCK & CO.. LIMITED. 23 Rostrevor — Warrenpoint — Waterford ROSTREVOR, Co. Down. IC SEA-BRIGHT 99 SELECT BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT or giPRIVATE APARTMENTS (FURNISHED). jgXCELLENTLY Situated. ''**' Splendid View of the Moume Mountains, and the pleasant & extensive grounds attached run dovra to the edge of Carlingford Lough. Private Bathing Box. Cycle Store- house. Weekly Inclusive Charges at Strictly Moderate Rates. Baths (H. & C). Trams from Warrenpoint put passengers down at door. ♦ '^GLENVILLE" for First-class Apartments at Moderate Prices. Miss F. LIGHTBODY, Proprietress, WARRENPOINT, Co, DOWN, First-class Boarding Estab., 3, ATHELBYE TERRACE. DIRECTLY Facing Sea. Close to Municipal Baths. Well-appointed and Comfortable. Terms Moderate and Inclusive. Special Reduced Charges for the Winter Months. Baths (H. & C). Trams pass door. Miss jNIcMURRAY, Proprietre.ss. WATERFORD, Ireland. IMPERIAL HOTEL. First-class, unsurpassed for comfort. Splendidly Situated near the River. Good Tourist Centre. One hour from Rosslare (Great Western Railway Service from London via Fishguard). Telegrams, " Imperial, WaierfordJ* Telephone No. 22. Illustrated Brochure on application to the Proprietor, W. A. MURRAY. 24 Waterford — Waterville WATERFORP. MACK'S TEMPERANCE HOTEL, 20, BRIDGE STREET. Three minutes' walk in a straight line from Station. Four doors past Dominican Church (on same side). BED & BREAKFAST from 3/- Tourists and Commercial Gentlemen will find this a Homely, Clean, and Comfortable Hotel (under English Management). Intending Visitors are requested to notify by letter time of arrival. Trains met by appointment. Apply PROPRIETRESS. WATERVILLE, Co. Kerry, FOLEY'S PRIVATE HOTEL. OPPOSITE THE "BUTLER ARMS HOTEL" SITUATED within a few minutes' walk of the Sea and the Famous Lough Currane, which affords the Best Fishing in Ireland — Free. The Sea-Angling gives Excellent Sport. 1000 acres good Shooting — Snipe, Cock and Duck, &c. Five miles River Fishing— Free. 24 Sahuon Pools. BATHING. TENNIS. GOLF. GARAGE. Special Tarifi for Cychsts. Boats on Hire. For Terms apply — T. FOLEY, Proprietor. WATERVILLE, Co. KERRY . ATLANTIC VIEW HOTEL COMMANDS a fine view of the Bay, where good Sea Fishing can be had. Within lo minutes' walk of Lough Currane, well-known to Anglers for its Salmon and Trout Fishing. COMFORTABLE, HOMELY, AND MODERATE. Reductions for long periods. No Charge for Attendance. Cars and Boats supplied. Garage. X 1g D. FOLEY'S Atlantic View Hotel. X THE HANDY TOURING ATLAS OF THE BRITISH ISL£S. Specially prepared for CYCLISTS, MOTORISTS, and TRAVELLERS. Contains 120 Coloured Maps. Cloth, 1/- net. Lambskin, 2/- net. Size: 6 in. by 4 in. LONDON: WARD. LOCK & CO., LIMITED. 25 WARD, LOCK 81 CO.'S HALF-CROWN HANDBOOKS 2/6 net. CONTINENTAL. Indispensable to Travellers on the Continent. BELGIUM, including the Ardennes and Luxemburg. With Map of Belgium, 14 Town Plans and Maps, and upwards of sixty illustrations. HOLLAND, with Map of Holland, 17 Town Plans, and upwards of sixty illustrations. NORWAY, with many District Maps, Town Plans of Christiania, Stav anger, Bergen, Trondhjem, &c., and upwards of seventy illustrations. PARIS AND ENVIRONS, with large Plans of the City and Environs, and many other Maps. Upwards of sixty illustrations. (Also issued at i/-, in cheaper binding, with Plan of City only.) ROME, with 3 Section Plans showing every Street and Public Building of Importance, 8 other Maps and Plans, and upwards of seventy illustrations. SWITZERLAND, with Map of Switzerland, 6 Town Plans, many District Maps, and upwards of sixty illustrations. BRITISH. ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT, with many Maps for pedestrians, on the mile-to-an-inch scale. Upwards of sixty illustrations. LONDON AND ENVIRONS, with 4 Sectional Street Plans, Map of the Environs, and 20 other Maps and Plans. Together with a complete Index to Streets, Public Buildings, &c. (about 10,000 references). Over one hundred illustrations. NORTH WALES (Northern and Southern Sections combined). With 20 Maps and Plans, and 130 illustrations. WARD, LOCK c!^ CO., LTD., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, ^London, E.C. 26 Railway Routes KILKEE, SPANISH POINT, LAHINGH, LISDOONVARNA AND THE Unrivalled Cliff and Coast Scenery OF W^EST CliARE. THE DIRECT ROUTE TO THESE Famous Health and Pleasure Resorts IS BY THE WEST & SOUTH CLARE RAILWAYS From ENNIS to :— ENNISTYMON (for Lisdoonvaraa), LAHINCH (for the Golf Greens and the Cliffs of Moher). MILLTOWN-MALBAY (for Spanish Point), and thence to KIIiKEE. Special Service during Tourist Season from Kingsbridge at II a.m., arriving in Kilkee at 6.20 p.m. THROUGH TOURIST TICKETS are issued at the principal Railway Stations in Ireland and England ; also at the Offices of Thos. Cook & Son, Dean & Dawson, J. & H. Lindsay, Ltd., and " Tourist Development," 65, Haymarket, London, S.W, For Information as to Fares. Routes, Hotels, Golfing, Fishing, &c., apply — PATRICK SULLIVAN, Manager. West Clare Railway, Ennis, 1914. 27 Railway Routes CORK AND MUSKERRY LIGHT RAILWAY. Picturesque and Direct Route to the Famous Blarney Castle. Tourist Tickets are issued by Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, and Wilkie & Son, Cork. The Terminus at Blarney is situated in the Castle Grounds, and the Trains run up to the Castle Gate. Frequent trains. Time, 30 minutes. Return Fares : First Class, 1/2 ; Third Class, lOd. On Sundays, Reduced Fares. Tables.) {See Company's Time Visitors to Blarney Castle and Grounds can obtain Admission Tickets at Blarney Station, on production of this Company's Ticket or Coupon, at 3d. each, and on Sundays 2d. each. Holders of other Tickets charged 6d. The Railway passes through the most beautiful and charming country in the South of Ireland, and runs close to Dripsey Castle and Myshall Lakes. There is also a Station at St. Ann's Hill, two minutes' walk from the cele- brated Hydropathic Establishment. For further information apply at VVilkie's or Cook's Tourist Office. T. O'CONNOR, Western Road Terminus, Cork. General Manager. DONEGAL HIGHLANDS. The Irish NORWAY for Health and Pleasure. Most Direct Route, via The Historic Walled City of Londonderry AND THENCE BY THE LONDONDERRY and LOUGH SWILLY RAILWAY RESORTS & HOTELS.— Buncrana, Rathmullen, Rosapenna, Portsalon, Dunfanaghy, Falcarragh, Gweedore, Burtonport, Gartaa Lakes, Milford. Bracing and Invigorating Climate, Picturesque Scenery. Through Tourist and Long Date Excursion Tickets are issued from Principal Stations. ASK FOR- TICKETS, via Londonderry & thence by L. & L. S. Ry. Descriptive Illustrated Guide sent on Application to TRAFFIC SUPERINTENDENT, LONDONDERRY. Golfing. Angling. Shooting. Boating. Bathing. Mountaineering. Londonderry. ANDREW SPENCE, General Manager. 28 Railway and Tramway Routes Dublin & Soutl) Eastern Railway. UNLIMITED TRAVELLING FOR EIGHT DAYS Through the GARDEN of IRELAND including the VALE OF AVOCA. FIRST CLASS ^US. CLASS ids. CLASS lUS. From 1st May until 31st October Contract tickets, available for an un- limited number of journeys between all Stations on the Dublin and South- Eastern Railway for Eight Days.are issued at the above Fares to Passengers holding tickets from any Enghsh, Welsh, or Scotch Station to Dublin or any D. & S. E. Station. ForFurther Particulars apply to Mr. JOHN COGHLAN, Traffic Manage)^ 50, Westland Row, Dublin. A. G. REID, Secretary 6- General Manager. Blessington & Poulaphouca TRAMWAY. T^ HIS ROUTE affords Tourists 20 miles drive through ^^ the finest scenery in Ireland ; summit of line, 700 feet above sea level, gives unrivalled views. For Fares and Time-tables apply to Cook's, Grafton Street, Dublin; Tramway Offices, Sackville Street, or Terenure. WARD, LOCK & CO.'S GUIDE to LONDON, 1914 Contains 368 pages and over 100 illustrations. Is. net. WITH MAP OF LONDON AND TWELVE MILES ROUND. Two large Section Plans of Central London, showing every Street of importance, and 18 other Maps and Plans. Write for full Prospectus of over 100 Volumes. WARD, LOCK & CO., Ltd., Salisbury Square, E.G. 29 Steamer Routes Visit CORK and the South-West of Ireland Invigorating Holiday Trips by Steamer, Coach, and Rail, THE CITY OF CORK STEAM PACKET COMPANY ARE ISSUING AT London, Liverpool, Bristol, Fishguard, Southampton, and Plymouth, CHEAP CIRCULAR TICKETS, Which, in addition to a pleasant Sea Trip, afford Tourists an opportunity of visiting the x..«LXEix:55 ^x- xcxx.x..A.xcsrjEa3r, Through Fares from London and Great Western Railway Stations by the Popular Fishguard and Cork Direct Service leave Paddington Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 4.30 p.m. Supper on Steamer, 11.30 p.m., and arrive magni- ficent Cork Harbour early next morning. Luxurious Airy Sleeping Accommodation, all situated on Upper Decks, ensuring maximum of comfort. Write for Programme of specially arranged Tours, embracing the finest Mountain, Lake, and Coast Scenery in the British 3j Isles, and full particulars of saihngs. Tie City Of Cork Steam Packet Company, Limited, Cork. 30 Steamer Routes British & Iristi Steam Paclcet Co., Ltd. Grand YachtinI; Cruises. LONDONMIUBLIN Calling at Southampton, Plymouth, and Falmouth. Large and powerful Steamers. Private Cabins can be reserved on payment of small extra charge on early application being made for Most comfortable route for Cornwall. Devon* Wilts, Sussex, Kent, Essex, Hants, Surrey, and for the Isle o! Wight ; the Scilly Islands, the Channel Islands, and France. MOTOR CARS carried at moderate rates between all Ports. CIRCULAR TOURS from London to Killamey, Cork, and South of Ireland, Isle of Man, Glasgow, &c. ; from South of England Ports to Connemara and West of Ireland (June to September), and from Dublin to Channel Islands and France via Southampton. SCILLY ISLANDS. — Passengers for these charming Islands land at Falmouth and travel vid Penzance. SAILING DAYS. From London (North Quay, Eastern Basin, Shadwell, London Docks), on Sundays and Tuesdays, calling at Southampton, Plymouth, and Falmouth ; and on Fridays direct to Dublin From Dublin. — On Tuesdays and Saturdays, calling at Falmouth, Ply- mouth, and Southampton ; and on Fridays direct to London. For full information write for Tourist and Sailing: Guide. Agents— London, James Hartley & Co., 30, Lime St., Fenchurch St., E.C. ; Portsmouth, British and Irish Steam Packet Co., Ltd. ; South- ampton, British and Irish Steam Packet Co., Ltd., Exchange Buildings; Plymouth, British & Irish Steam Packet Co., Ltd., Millbay Pier ; and Falmouth, W. «& E. C. Carne, Market Street. Tickets are also issued by Thomas Cook & Son. Chief Offices :~SiR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY, DUBLIN. DAVID BARRY. Manager and Secretary. Telegrams : — " Ladyships, Dublin." Wexford HISTORIC WEXFORD AND LOVELY WICK LOW. Each of these Counties have their pecuHar charm for the Tourist. Make Wexford Town your centre and stay at WHITE'S HOTEL which is the perfect embodiment of all that is COMFORTABLE, CONVENIENT, and as regards charges, MODERATE. The oldest and best known Hotel in the South of Ireland Visitors can be supplied with Cars and Carriages. HUGH McCarthy, proprietor. An alphabetically arranged List of Hotels, Boarding Establishments, and Estate Agents, at the Principal Holiday and Health Resorts, will be found at the end of this Guide. 32 INTRODUCTION. Dublin — Railway and Steamer Routes — Hints for a Hurried Visit— Hotels and Tariffs. THE following pages deal not only with Dublin, the metropoHs of Ireland, and its immediate neighbour- hood, but, with^the far-famed beauty spots of County Wick- low. Dublin is situated on both sides of the Liffey, which is crossed by ten bridges, its quays extending for some 2^ miles through the city almost to where the river discharges into Dublin Bay. This part of the Bay is shallow, but a deep channel has been dredged, and is protected by the North and South Walls, or breakwaters. Most of the London and North- Western Railway boats enter Dublin by this channel and are berthed at the North Wall quay. The docks extend for a long distance down the mouth of the river, giving accommodation for several lines of steamers. Dublin itself lies low and is flat, but the immediate surroundings are extremely beautiful, and glimpses of the Dublin hills can be had from many of the streets. Perhaps no city, not excepting Edinburgh itself, has more beautiful places within easy reach. The city proper is bounded by the North and South Circular Roads, some 9 miles in length, but several of the suburbs are now included within the city boundary. The oldest portion abuts on the south bank of the river, and contains the Castle, the two Cathedrals and the City Hall. The last century witnessed many improvements in Dublin. The Liffey was dredged and deepened, a main drainage sewer running right out to Dublin Bay completed, new quays built through the city, the harbour improved by breakwaters and moles, obstructions at its mouth removed, docks opened, and steamer services established. The street architecture of Dublin is not beautiful, the houses generally being of the uninteresting Georgian period, but the interiors of many of the older residences are very handsome and the churches are exceptionally fine. Through- 9 to INTRODUCTION out Ireland, except in Ulster, there is a remarkablo lack erf the lower middle-class population. Dublin is still, as in the days of Harry Lorrequer, the " most cardrivingest city of Europe." But the rebuilt cathedrals, the ramifying tram-lines, the spacious quays, the charming gardens in St. Stephen's Green, the imposing railway stations, the broad O'Connell Bridge, the new buildings of the National Library and Museum, and many other handsome pubhc buildings and hotels, which make DubUn one of the finest cities of the empire, would be new to that dashing warrior. Dublin is partly lighted by electricity. Its excellent water supply is drawn from Roundwood reservoir, 25 miles away in the Wicklow hills. The suburbs extend for many miles in every direction — along the beautiful shores of Dublin Bay to Dalkey on the south ; on the north side of the Bay to the rocky promontory of Howth and Malahide ; inland, along the foot of the Dublin hills, to Foxrock and Carrickmines, and, nearer the city, to Rathgar, Rathmines, and Terenure. To see Dublin and its surroundings properly at least a fortnight should be allowed, but as many tourists must be content with less we give on pp. 17-18 a short summary of the chief sights for the benefit of the hurried visitor. ROUTES TO DUBLIN. Most English visitors naturally make Dublin their starting- point for a tour in Ireland. The city is 64 miles from Holy- head, and 334^ from London. The journey from London takes a little over nine hours. Tourist tickets are issued at special prices to all the most noted spots in Ireland — Done- gal, Connemara, Wicklow, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Clare, Killarney, etc., full particulars of which may be obtained at the stations or from the Companies' time books. It is usually cheaper to book through from England than to book separately to Dublin and then on ; the tickets allow the journey to be broken en route. The routes to Dublin are many and varied. That bj'- the London and North-Western via Holyhead and Kingstown (mail route) or via Holyhead and North Wall is the oldest and best known. The Great Western have an excellent ser- vice via Fishguard and Rosslare {see p. 14). The Midland have services vid Liverpool and Heysham. Those who are fond of the water may make the whole journey by boat from THE IRISH MAIL ROUTE ii London or from the chief southern and western ports. The shortest sea-passages are from Holyhead to Kingstown and from Stranraer to Larne. The latter, of course, is more advis- able for Scottish tourists than for English, as it entails a con- siderable extension of the railway journey, northwards to Stranraer, and, on Irish soil, from Larne to Belfast, and from Belfast to Dublin. There is a daily service of boats between Liverpool and Dublin and between Glasgow and Dublin. It should he remembered that Irish time is twenty-five minutes later than English {e.g., noon in London is 11.35 ^•^- ^^ Dublin), and that Irish time is kept on Irish lines and steamboats. The London and North-Western and Irish Mall Service.^ The well-known Irish Mail trains leave Euston daily at 8.30 a.m. and 8.45 p.m. (on Sundays, 8,45 p.m. only), and reach Holyhead at 2.5 p.m. and 2.17 a.m. At the Admiralty Pier, to which the trains run, the splendid steamers of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company are waiting, and at 2.13 p.m. and 2.25 a.m. they start, arriving at Kingstown Pier about 5 p.m. and 5.30 a.m. There trains are waiting, and Westland Row is reached at 5.30 p.m. and 6 a.m. The whole journey of 334I miles is thus accomplished in a little over nine hours, the sea-passage occupying about two hours and three- quarters. Sleeping saloons are provided on the night trains and breakfast and luncheon cars on the day mail trains, the latter for both first and third classes. Trains to London leave Westland Row, Dublin, at 8 a.m. and 7.50 p.m. daily, and reach Euston at 5.40 p.m. and 6.10 a.m. (on Sundays, at 8.20 p.m. and 6.10 a.m.). Another train, with luncheon and tea cars, leaves Euston daily {no Sunday service) at 1.20 p.m., arriving at Holyhead at 6.55, whence a L. & N.W. steamer departs at 7.15. Kingstown is reached about 9.50, and Westland Row at 10.20 p.m. The return trains leave Westland Row on week-days at 1.15 p.m., arriv- ing at Euston about 11 p.m. Tea and dining-cars on train from Holyhead to London. Fares from Euston : First class and saloon, single, 53s. 6d. ; return, 93s. Third class and saloon, single, 325. 6(i. ; return, 51s. td. Third class and second cabin, single, 29s. 6d. ; return, 475. Third class rail and steamer (L. & N.W.R. boats), 265. single, 43s. 6d. return. Single-journey and the outward halves of return tickets are available for the day of issue or on any of the following six 1 Whenever times and fares are mentioned they should be verified by reference to current time-tables, in case of alteration. 12 THE NORTH WALL ROUTE days, a week being allowed for the completion of the outgoing journey. Tourist tickets issued between May i and October 31 are available for return any time within six months. Passengers can remain on board on reaching Kingstown till about 8 a.m. (8.45 on Sundays) ; they can also sleep on board the night before sailing. Occupants of sleeping berths on the night trains to Euston may remain on the train till 8 a.m. The North Wall Route, from Euston, is equally direct, scarcely less expeditious, and somewhat cheaper than the mail service. It is a night service only, and there are no Sunday boats. The same route is followed to Holyhead, and thence the company's fine twin-screw steamers carry passen- gers to the North Wall station in Dublin (on the North Wall Quay), The express trains in connection with these boats leave Euston, on week-days, at 10.15 P-™^- The steamers, which are lying in Holyhead Harbour, within a few feet of the carriage doors, start at 3.55 a.m., and reach North Wall at 7.30 a.m. (Irish time), the voyage occupying about three hours and a half (the last half-hour, or thereabouts, is up the river Liffcy). The return boats leave North Wall at 9.20 p.m., London being reached at 7.30 a.m. Fares from Euston station to North Wall : First-class and saloon, single, 50S. ; return, 87s. Third-class and saloon, single, 295. 6d. ; return, 47s. Third class and deck, single, 245. ; return, 405. 6d. Return tickets are available for two calendar months. Luncheon and dining cars are run on the day trains, and sleep- ing saloons are attached to the night trains, the charge per berth being 75. 6d. in addition to first class fare. Tourists breaking their journey in order to see something of the beauties of North Wales should consult the Guide to North Wales, Northern Section, in this series. After leaving Bangor, the Menai Strait is crossed by the Tubular Bridge. Traversing Anglesey, we come to Holy Island and the station and harbour at Holyhead. Here the boats are waiting, the Mail boats (City of Dublin Steam Packet Co.) at the end of the Admiralty Pier, to which the trains run, and the North- western boats by the side of the station. The City of Dublin Steam Packet Company have on the service four fine twin-screw steamers, the Ulster, Munster, Connaupht and Leinster. These vessels in the luxuriousness of their appointments, and in their precautions for the safety of passengers, rival the great ocean liners. Each '^possesses engines of 9,000 horse-power, is capable of a speed of twenty* HOLYHEAD TO DUBLIN 13 four knots an hour and has a wireless installation. They are flush-decked, three hundred and seventy-two feet in length, and forty-one feet six inches in breadth. The dining- saloons, the drawing-rooms, the smoking-rooms, the cosy sleeping cabins, are all of the latest design and sumptuously furnished. The North- Western boats are also fine vessels, the Cambria, Afiglia, Hibernia and Scotia being, except as regards size, duplicates of the White Star liners. The harbour of Holyhead has a water area of twenty- four acres. Outside is the huge Harbour of Refuge, enclos- ing two hundred and sixty-seven acres, with an additional four hundred in the roadstead without. Twenty-five years were occupied in constructing the great breakwater, at a cost of a million and a quarter pounds. Having passed the lighthouse at the extreme end, we get a good view of the bare South Stack rock, a huge isolated mass several hundred feet high, on which many a brave vessel has been wrecked. Its lighthouse is fitted with power- ful lights, flashing white every 10 seconds and visible 20 miles. A chain suspension bridge, with a span of no feet, connects the rock with the island. The passage to Kingstown occupies two hours and three- quarters, and to North Wall, Dublin, about three and a half hours. The vessels are rarely late even in the worst weather. The voyage affords, if the day be clear, a glimpse of Snowdon and other lofty Welsh hills. Before these are lost sight of, the hills of the Irish coast loom into view, Howth Hill (on the south side of which is the Baily Lighthouse) and Bray Head terminating the two horns of Dublin Bay, one of the most beautiful bays in the British Isles — though the visitor requires to see it from Killiney Hfll, Bray Head, or Howth, before he can fully realize this. " Oh, Bay of Dublin ! my heart you're troublin', Your beauty haunts me like a fever dream ; Like frozen fountains that the sun sets bubblin', My heart's blood warms when I hear your name." Lady Dufferin, At Kingstown pier, 6 miles south-east of Dublin, a train is waiting which speedily brings the traveller to Westland Row Station, on the south side of the Liffey. The L. & N.-W. night boats pass through the bay and up the river to the North Wall Station on the North Quay. From both stations a line 14 THE FISHGUARD-ROSSLARE ROUTE known as the North Wall Extension Line runs round the north side of the city, connecting the Dublin and South-Eastern, the Great Northern, the Midland, the Great Western, and the Great Southern and Western lines, so that those bound for the districts served by these lines are able to avoid the incon- venience of driving across Dublin. The Great Western Railway, by the Fishguard and Rosslare route, have greatly increased the facilities for visiting Ireland. From Fishguard Harbour, on the Pembrokeshire coast, to Rosslare Harbour, in Wexford, is 54 nautical miles ; and as the turbine steamers specially constructed for this service, have a capacity of 22^ knots an hour, the passage is accom- plished in under three hours. The Harbour Station at Fish- guard is connected with the Great Western main South Wales line at Clarbeston Road, and London is thus brought within 5^ hours of the port, Cardiff and Newport about two hours, and Birmingham six hours. Express trains also connect Rosslare with Dublin and the principal towns and holiday resorts of Ireland. Fishguard Harbour is sheltered by high lands on south, east and west ; and to protect it on the north a substantial breakwater, 2,000 feet in length, has been constructed. There is sufficient depth of water to accom- modate vessels of the largest draught at all states of the tide, and it is claimed that the harbour is more free from fog than any other port on the coast. The Fishguard Bay Hotel (under the Company's management) is close to the quays. Day and night services are run, the former leaving Pad- dington at 8.45 a.m., the latter at 8.45 p.m., reaching Fish- guard at 2.15 (p.m. or a.m.), Rosslare at 4.50 p.m. and 5.10 a.m., and Dublin (Kingsbridge) at 10.20 p.m. and 10.30 a.m. Breakfast and luncheon cars are run on the day trains between Paddington and Fishguard, and supper, buffet and sleeping cars on the night trains. Passengers may go on board the night boats at Fishguard at 9 p.m., and at Rosslare at 10 p.m., and may remain on board at either port till 8 a.m. There are only two changes, one at Fishguard, the other at Rosslare (Wexford), and in each instance the passenger has to walk but a few ^^^ards from train to steamer and vice versa. The fares between Paddington and Dublin by this route are : Single, 62s. 6d. j&rst, 265. ^d. third ; return, available two months, 105s. and 445. jj, Third class^^rail ^and RAILWAY AND STEAMER ROUTES 15 saloon on boat, 5s. 6d. single and 75. 6d. return in addition to third class fares before mentioned. The Great Western Company also book passengers from all parts of their line to Chester, thence by London and North- Western Railway to Holyhead, and so to Dublin by the Mail or North Wall Boats. The fares from Paddington are the same as those from Euston. Further particulars can be had at the G.W.R. Enquiry Office, 5, Lower Sackville Street, Dubhn. The Midland Company book passengers to Dublin either via Heysham or via Liverpool. The fares from St. Pancras by either route are : Return, first class and saloon, 78s. ; third class and saloon, 435. 6d. ; third class and deck, 375. In summer there is a daily service of boats leaving Dublin at 7.30 p.m. and Heysham at 9 p.m. (St. Pancras, 1.30). The Great Central Company book passengers via Liverpool, and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company via Liverpool or Holyhead in connection with the City of Dublin Steam Packet Co.'s boats. From the North of England and Scotland there are several routes. The shortest crossing is that from — Stranraer to Larne. Stranraer is left at 6 a.m. and 7.33 p.m. and Larne reached at 7.46 and 9.15 (Irish time). Thence special trains reach Belfast at 8.35 a.m. (Dublin at 1.5 p.m.) and 10 p.m. The British and Irish Steam Packet Company run an excel- lent service of steamers between London and Dublin, calling at Portsmouth, Southampton, Plymouth and Falmouth. The boats leave London (North Quay, London Dock) ever\^ Sunday and Wednesday morning, arriving in Duolin on Wednesday evening and Saturday evening. London pas- sengers may embark the evening before sailing day without extra charge, but must be on board not later than 10 p.m. Those who can spare the time and like the sea may be strongly recommended to take this trip. The vessels are com- modious, are lighted by electricity, and fitted with ever}'' modern convenience. The food is good and moderate in price. The coast is in sight during a great part of the voyage, and passengers are allowed to break the journey at various ports en route. The return from Dublin (Sir John Rogerson's Quay) is on Wednesday and Saturday at 5 p.m. Fares from London to Dublin, single, 26s., i8s., and iis. ; return (avail- able three months), 40s., 285., 175. The Company also issue 1 6 STEAMER ROUTES tickets for Circular Tours, [including Killarney, the Isle of Man, etc. Guide books and full particulars gratis on appli- cation : Dublin, Chief Offices, 27, Sir John Rogerson's Quay; London, 30, Lime Street, Fenchurch Street, E.G. The City of Dublin Steam Packet Co.'s steamers leave Liverpool for North Wall twice daily, except Sundays, according to tide, and North Wall for Liverpool every week-day at 8 p.m. (Thursdays at noon also). These steamers have good saloon and sleeping accommodation, smoke-room, etc., for saloon passengers, and comfortable accommodation for third-class passengers. The vessels are lighted by electricity. Sea passage eight hours. Through-booked passengers and their luggage by this route are conveyed free of charge by omnibus between the Central and Exchange Stations,Liverpool, and the City of Dublin Company's steamers. Fares : cabin, single, 13s. 6d. ; return (available six months), 215.; deck, single, 45. ; return, 6s. 6d. ; excursion tickets ^ (available 16 days), 15s. cabin, 5s, deck. Belfast (Donegall Quay) to Dub- lin, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7 p.m. Dublin (North Wall) to Belfast, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 7 p.m. Fares : single, 6s. and 3s. ; return (2 months), los. and 5s. Messrs. G. & J. Burns maintain a steamship service be- tween Glasgow and Dublin, the voyage taking about twelve hours. Boats leave Greenock on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs- days and Fridays in connection with the 6.30 p.m. train from Glasgow ; and daily, except Sundays, either by this or the Laird Line a vessel leaves North Wall at 6.30 p.m. All the boats call at Greenock. Fares : Cabin, single, 13s. 6d. ; return (available two months), 21s, ; deck, single, (s. ; re- turn, 9s. 6d. The Laird Line Steam Packets run from Dubhn to Glasgow every Wednesday and Saturday. Fares as by Burns line. The boats of the Tedcastle Line leave Liverpool and Dublin about four times a week each way. Fares : 7s. and 3s. single ; return, los. (available for 2 months) and (available for I month) 5s. A boat leaves Silloth for Dublin, calling at Douglas, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, according to tide, and returns from Dublin on Mondays and Thursdays. Fares : Silloth to Dublin, los. and 5s.; return, i6s. and 8s.; Douglas to Dublin, 7s. and 4s. 6d. single, los. and ys. return. 1 Issued oa Fridays and Saturdajrs^ Dublin. HINTS FOR A HURRIED VISIT 17 In the summer the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. run a direct service three times a week between Dubhn (City Quay) and Douglas. HINTS FOR A HURRIED VISIT. A drive through Sackville, Grafton, Dame and Nassau Streets will show the visitor the best thoroughfares and many of the chief buildings, as well as the beautiful grounds of Trinity College and two large pleasure-grounds — Merrion Square and St. Stephen's Green, the latter open to the public. One of the most notable buildings is Trinity College, with its unique library and illuminated manuscripts. Opposite is the Bank of Ireland, once the Irish Parliament House. In the same street is the Castle, and farther on in the same direc- tion is Christ Church Cathedral. St. Patrick's Cathedral is less than half a mile distant, the network of streets between containing the oldest and most povert3^-stricken part of Dublin, A great part of the district has in recent years, however, by the munificence of Lord Iveagh, been laid out as St. Patrick's Park, an open space surrounded by well-built artisans' dwellings, etc. The splendid National Museum and Library in Kildare Street, between Nassau Street and Steplien's Green, should be seen, more especially the unique collection of ancient Irish gold ornaments. Phoenix Park is some 2 miles distant, but can be easily reached by either the Phoenix Park or the Kingsbridge trams. The Park contains a beautifully-planted People's Garden, review grounds, cricket and polo grounds. Zoological Gardens, the Viceregal Lodge, the Chief and Under Secretary's Lodges, a large Military School, and a beautiful hawthorn dell. Some 2 miles beyond the further boundary is Dunsink Observatory, which corresponds to Greenwich Observatory. The Astrono- mer Royal for Ireland has his residence here. Full particulars of all these places will be found by consulting the Index. Of the suburbs of Dublin, Howth should certainly be visited and the fine cliff walk taken. Howth is interesting botani- cally and geologically, and the view of Dublin Bay, the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains to the south, the Mourne Mountains to the north, and the coast between, with the islands of Lam- bay and Ireland's Eye in the foreground, is one of great beauty. A day's expedition to Drogheda is one no historian or archaeologist ought to omit. The site of the Battle of the Dublin (p) i8 HOTELS AND TARIFFS Boyne is most picturesque, and a visit to the ruins of Mellifont Abbey and of Monasterboice, with the wonderful Irish crosses of the latter place, and the Round Tower, make up a day of unique interest. The Great Northern Railway Company run almost daily excursions in the summer from Dublin at a cheap rate for this round, including train and car fares. To the south of Dublin the expedition to Killiney (the hill should be ascended for the sake of the magnificent views). Bray, and some parts of County Wieklow should on no account be omitted by the lover of the beautiful. Tourists proceeding from Dublin to the far-famed Lakes of Killarney or to Cork should see the Guide to Killarney and South-West Ireland. Belfast, Antrim and the Giant's Cause- way, Londonderry, and the wild Highlands of Donegal are also fully described in companion volumes of this series. Hotels and Tariffs. Dublin is well suppUed with hotels, many of which have restaurants attached. Among the comfortable and well- ordered houses may be mentioned the Shelbourne, Royal Hibernian, Imperial, Hamman (Turkish Baths attached), Granville, and Jury's. The Edinburgh is among the best of the temperance houses. At Bray, Greystones, Rathdrum, Glendalough, Kingstown, Malahide, Howth, etc., the hotels are also good. Further afield there is less choice, though each of the headquarters mentioned contains at least one fairly good house. The tariffs in the following list were supplied by the pro- prietors themselves, but a line of verification is always a wise precaution. Naturally such an event as an Exhibition or the annual Horse Show in August will cause an inflation of prices. Where accommodation includes Motor Garage, a note to that effect is added. Week-end terms include dinner or supper on Saturday and breakfast on Monday. [Abbexviations : R., bedroom; i., breakfast; I., luncheon; t., tea; 8s. for the first half-year. A sizar pays only the entrance fee of £1 is. 3^., and has his commons found. Sizar- ships (there are thirty) are obtained by competitive examina- tions in classics, mathematics, Hebrew, or Irish. There are also many scholarships. The College now supports thirty- three Fellows — but the number varies, as one must be elected each year — and seventy scholars. Intending students should consult the Dublin University Calendar, published annually by Hodges, Figgis & Co. Many men whose names will live as long as letters last have passed through Trinity College : Goldsmith, Burke, Swift, Congreve, Ussher, Berkeley, Hamil- ton, Hincks, and others. In 1873 Fawcett abolished the religious tests of the University, thus throwing fellowships and scholarships open to Catholics. Degrees have been open to them since 1783. This was the first University in the United Kingdom to grant degrees to a Jew and to a Roman Catholic. Trinity College opened its doors to women some few years ago, and there are now over 200 female students, who have their own common and other rooms near the main TRINITY COLLEGE 53 entrance. There is also a woman Professor, and others act as assistants and demonstrators. A fine hostel, standing in spacious grounds, with some sixty residents, has been opened at Trinity Hall, Dartry Road for the women students. Their rooms are delightful, and the whole cost of residence and college fees is only about £50 a year. Passing beneath the archway, a large quadrangle called Parliament Square (so named because Parliament voted ;^40,ooo for its rebuilding) is entered, in which stands a lofty Campanile, erected by Lord John Beresford, a former Primate, at a cost of ;^i 2,000, Statues of the faculties of Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Science ornament its exterior, and within hangs a fine bell. The building on the north (left-hand) side of the quad- rangle, with a pediment supported by four Corinthian columns, is the College Chapel. The building next to it, with a broad flight of steps in front, and an Ionic pediment, is the Dining Hall. It contains some fine portraits ; among others those of Grattan, Flood, Beresford, Dr. Baldwin (the donor of ;^8o,ooo to the college), Lord Cairns, Lord Rosse, etc. The Graduates' Memorial Hall, a fine building on the same side of the quadrangle, was opened in 1902. Opposite the Chapel, on the south (right-hand) side, is the Examination Hall, or Theatre, with a front precisely similar to that of the Chapel. The interior is handsomely decorated, and contains several full-length portraits of emi- nent people: Queen Elizabeth, Archbishop King, Bishop Berkeley, Dean Swift, Burke, Dr. Baldwin, and others. Here, too, is Hewitson's fine monument of Dr. Baldwin, who died in 1758. In the Hall, too, hangs the old House of Com- mons chandelier. The case of the organ was one of those captured from the Spaniards by the Duke of Ormonde in 1703, and presented by him to the College. The pipes are modern. Close by is a recently-erected Statue of John Leeky, and on the further side of the Examination Hall is the entrance to— The Library. (Open free, 10 to 4 in summer, 10 to 3 in winter, Saturdays 10 to 2. Visitors are requested to enter their names in a book.) The present building was completed in 1732. The roof was reconstructed in i860. The ground floor, originally an open colonnade, was enclosed in 1891. Passing up the stairs to the first floor, which contains the library, notice on the wall by the swing doors a large map of the world, drawn in 1459 by Fra Mauro, a Venetian, by order of Alfonso of Portugal. 54 TRINITY COLLEGE The Library was founded in 1601 by subscriptions from the troops of Queen Elizabeth after the battle of Kinsale. In 1655 Ussher's hbrary was purchased by the army then in Ireland ; the books were detained in the Castle by Crom- well, but at the Restoration were given to the College. The celebrated Fagel Library of some 27,000 books was presented to the College in 1802, and many other bequests and acqui- sitions have contributed to make this library a most valuable and interesting collection, which no visitor to Dublin should fail to inspect. In 1801 an Act of Parliament conferred on it the right to a copy of every book published in the United Kingdom ; this was confirmed by the Copyright Act which came into force in 191 2, the library being one of the six thus favoured. Altogether considerably more than 250,000 volumes are stored here, and over 2,000 MSS., some of extreme value. The Library (on the first floor) is a splendid room two hun- dred and ten feet long, forty-one feet broad, and forty feet high. Down the centre are several cases containing rare treasures. White marble busts of eminent men, ancient and modern, adorn the room, among others those of Homer, Socrates, Plato, Shakespeare, Milton, Bacon, Locke, and Swift. Chantrey's bust of Wellington is a recent gift. Among interesting exhibits is the reputed harp of the old Irish hero-king, Brian Boru, though Dr. Petrie gives its date as about 1400 a.d. It bears the arms of the O'Neil, and was actually played in the streets of Limerick by Arthur O'Neil in 1760. Here is the splendid Book of Kells, a copy of the Four Gospels dating from the seventh century, elaborately and exquisitely illuminated, perhaps the most beautiful book in the world ; " the introductory pages, the capital letters at the commencement of each book, and also at the beginning of every chapter and verse, exceed in splendour of design anything which can be seen elsewhere." Here too may be seen, amongst other treasures, the Book of Burrow, and the embossed leather case of the ninth-century Book of Armagh. On the wall hangs the roll of the famous independent Irish Parliament ; Grattan's signature is the last but one. The signatures of Parnell (grandfather of Charles Stewart Par- nell). Lord Edward Fitzgerald, and many other famous men are here. The other exhibits include first-folio editions of Shake- speare, and of Spenser's Faerie Queen ; finely illuminated addresses to the University on the occasion of its three hundredth anniversary ; specimens of old Irish brooches and other ornaments, and of the ancient Ogham form of writing. g i R. Welch,] [Belfast. THE THRONE ROOM, DUBLIN CASTLE. TRINITY COLLEGE PARK— DAME STREET 55 Special permission is required to visit the Manuscript Room, but the chief rarities are exhibited. The Schools, a stately building with a fine entrance hall, contain the Geological Museum (free) and Lecture Rooms. The Museum has a good geological and mineralogical collec- tion, and at the other end of the building is a collection of engineering models for the use of students. The long range of red-brick buildings facing the entrance arch are the College Chambers. The College Park, entered by iron gates below the Geo- logical Museum, is a well-timbered piece of level land of con- siderable extent. It contains cricket, football, and lawn tennis grounds for the students. The College sports are held here in June. At the farther end is the Natural History Museum, opened in 1876 {admission free). Here is a skeleton of an Irish giant. This is the giant reputed to have had more than one skeleton ; on inquiry it was explained that one was his skeleton when he was a young man, and the other after he was full grown ! The other buildings in the Park belong to the Medical, Engineering and Science Schools, while in the Fellows' Garden is the Magnetic Observatory. The Provost's House faces Grafton Street. Regaining College Green, with its many fine banks, the wide and busy thoroughfare of — Dame Street is reached. Facing the entrance is a colossal equestrian Statue of William the Third (clad in a be-gilt shirt of mail), erected in 1701 by the citizens, and restored in 1890. This has been the centre of many a fray between Orange and Green and Town and Gown. The principal buildings in Dame Street are Jury's Hotels the Commercial Buildings, erected in 1799 and containing the Chamber of Commerce, and the Munster and Leinster Bank. The short streets on the light lead to Wellington and Crampton Quays. In Anglesea Street, by the side of Jury's Hotel, is the Stock Exchange. South Great George Street, on the left, leads to the South City Markets and to Rathmines Road and Harcourt Street Station (Dublin and South-Eastern line). Passing by South. Great George Street, the ground now rising, the City Hall is reached on the left, at the west end of Dame Street, facing a busy thoroughfare known as Parliament Street, which leads northward over the Liffey by Grattan Bridge (once 56 CITY HALL—DUBLIN CASTLE Essex Bridge, and in the seventeenth century the site of Newman's Tower, forming an angle of the city wall) and on to Drumcondra and Glasnevin. The City Hall, or Royal Exchange, as it was once called, is a handsome but heavy-looking building in the Corinthian order, erected in 1769-79 at a cost of ;^40,ooo, on the site of the old Dame's Gate, the east gate of the city, and founded on a rock formerly known by the name of Stand Fast Dick, The City Hall owes its origin to an association formed by the merchants of the city to resist the creation of a sine- cure office of wine- taster, with an enforced fee of two shillings per tun on all wines and liquors imported. The office- mongers having been easily defeated, the surplus subscriptions were devoted to the erection of a meeting hall for merchants and traders. The form of the edifice is nearly a square with three fronts of Portland stone in the Corinthian order, crowned by a dome in the centre of the building. The interior is imposing, the dome resting on a cylindrical lantern with circular windows. There are some fine statues here, including Grattan, by Chantrey (a splendid piece of work) ; Dr. Lucas, Daniel O'Connell and Secretary Drum- mond, by Hogan, the Irish sculptor ; George III by Van Nost ; Lord Mayor Sexton by Farrell ; McCarthy by Foote, and others. The Corporation meets on an upper floor, at one o'clock on Mondays. The building has been used as a City Hall since 1852, and the Charters of the City, dating from 1 171, and the Assembly Rolls of the Corporation are preserved here. Turning to the left up Cork Hill, by the side of the City HaU, we reach the main entrance to — Dublin Castle, (Visitors are admitted.) now a non-military and somewhat dismal pile of buildings, chiefly of brick, disposed around two courts, the upper of which contains the official residence of the Lord Lieutenant during the season and of other Crown officials. Here the State ceremonials. Levees, Drawing-rooms and Balls are held. The first fortress was built here in 840 a.d., by the Danes or Norwegians. After its destruction, Meiler Fitz-Henry, natural son of Henry II, commenced the erection of a new castle in 1208. This was finished in 1213 by Archbishop DUBLIN CASTLE 57 Loundres. In 141 1 the Castle was rebuilt, and again in 1775. It has been applied to a threefold use : as a citadel for the defence of the city and of the English interest ; as the seat of government and the residence of the Viceroy, to which use it has been put since the reign of Elizabeth ; and as the place where the courts of judicature and sometimes the high courts of Parliament were anciently held. State prisoners were once confined in the Castle ; here, too, the stands of arms were kept. The State Papers, etc., formerly stored in the Castle, are now kept in the Record Office, next to the Four Courts. A moat, fed by the river Poddle, now under- ground, ran where the road in the Lower Courtyard now is, and ships were at one time seen where is now the Castle garden. The Castle was formerly a rectangular fortress, with a tower at each end ; the entrance was on the north side, from Castle Street, by a drawbridge between two strong gate towers. The gateway was further defended by a portcullis, commanded by two large pieces of cannon placed on a plat- form opposite. A lofty curtain wall, some remains of which may still be seen in the Chief Secretary's office, extended in a line parallel to Castle Street as far westward as an angle tower known as the Cork Tower. Then the wall ran south- ward to the lofty and massive Bermingham Tower (at the Ship Street end of the Castle), so named because of the long imprisonment of Sir William Bermingham within it in 1331. This tower was partially rebuilt in 1777, having been injured by an explosion, and is now used as the supper room, the former prison forming the kitchen of the Castle. The tower was the prison where young Red Hugh O'Donnell was twice incarcerated, and from which he twice escaped to raise fire and sword in Donegal against Queen Elizabeth. From this point the wall ran eastward to the Wardrobe or Record Tower, restored and the upper storey added in 1820. The curtain wall then ran northward to the Store-house or Ord- nance Tower (where the ammunition and arms were kept) near Dame Gate. In 1478 the Castle was seized by the Prior of Kilmainham, who soon relinquished it, however, on the threat of the for- feiture of his Priory. In the rebellion of Fitzgerald in 1534 the Castle was twice besieged ; and only the prompt action of the Lords Justices prevented its stores of arms and ammunition being seized in the rebellion of 1641. From the Record or Wardrobe Tower (completed 121 6) the Royal Standard flies on State occasions, and the Lord Lieutenant's flag when he is in residence. The sword of state (1660), royal maces, and crown jewels (some of the most valuable mysteriously disappeared a few years ago), are kept here, but are not shown to the public. 58 DUBLIN CASTLE The Dublin Season, during which the Viceroy is in residence at the Castle, closes on March 17 (St. Patrick's Day), when a State Ball is alwa3^s given. A military band plays in the Castle Yard daily while the Viceregal Court is in residence. Many State functions are held during the season ; after it is over the Viceregal party take up their residence in the Viceregal Lodge, Phoenix Park. The accession of King George V was proclaimed from the Upper Castleyard ; here, too, the troop- ing of the colours takes place on St. Patrick's Day. King George and Queen Mary stayed at the Castle during their visit to Dublin in 191 1, when a new supper room was built. The Upper Castleyard, once known as the " Devil's Half Acre," from the number of floggings and other tortures in- flicted there on captured rebels in 1798 and subsequent years, is a quadrangle 280 feet long by 130 broad. On the right is the Bedford Tower, surmounting an early Georgian building in the classical style. Here are the ofhces of Ulster King of Arms. The Doric colonnade opposite shows the chief ap- proach, by a fine staircase, to — The State Apartments. (The housekeeper will show visitors over. Entrance by a small door at the further left angle of the building. No charge, but a gratuity is expected.) The Presence Chamber contains the throne, dating from William III, and canopy, which is draped in crimson poplin. The Ball Room, or St. Patrick's Hall, so called since the institution of the Order of St. Patrick in 1783, is a splendid apartment, eighty -two feet long. Here are held the investi- tures of the Knights of St. Patrick, the State Balls, concerts, and other entertainments. The panelled ceiling contains some fine paintings. In the centre is George III, supported by Liberty and Justice. At one end is Henry II receiving the homage of the chieftains, and at the other St. Patrick introducing Christianity to the Irish. The other State rooms are the Long Gallery, containing portraits of the Viceroys since 1800, the State Drawing-rooms, and the Dining-room, most of which have beautiful ceilings. The Lower Castleyard, reached through an archway, is a large irregular area, 250 feet by 220 in extent, but the buildings, with the exception of the Chapel Royal and the Record Tower, with walls 19 feet thick at the base, are poor. Here are the offices of the Treasury, the Paymaster-General, and of the Royal Irish Constabulary, etc. The Chapel Royal. (Visitors are admitted. For services see p 26.) This beautiful building, in the Decorated style, stands on the site of a garrison chapel of the sixteenth century, and CHAPEL ROYAL— CHRIST CHURCH 59 was completed ini8i4, at a cost of over ;^43,ooo. The interior is rich in Irish oak carving. The arms of all the Lord Lieu- tenants since 11 73 are carved in panels around the front of the galleries and the sides of the chancel, and continued in stained glass in the windows. There is a fine set of silver-gilt plate here, including a massive alms-dish given by William III in 1693, but these are not shown to the public. The centre of the east window is an old piece of hand- painted glass, very soft and rich in colour, of about the four- teenth century. It was brought from abroad by Lord Whit- worth, and represents in four compartments the trial of Christ before Pontius Pilate, ist. The Betrayal ; 2nd, Christ with His hands bound standing before Caiaphas, the High Priest ; 3rd, Christ before Herod ; and 4th, Christ wearing a crown of thorns standing before Pilate on his judgment seat. A large number of carved heads representing the kings and queens of England, also bishops and professors of note, adorn the exterior. St. Patrick's and Brian Boru's heads are placed on each side of the east door. Leaving the Castle, we continue up Dame Street and its continuation, Lord Edward Street, at the end of which is the Dublin and Harding Working Boys' Home and Technical School, and cross the head of Fishamble Street, where the Exchequer and a famous music hall formerly stood. In this hall Handel's Messiah was first performed in 1742, under Handel's own conductorship, the proceeds being devoted to charity. At No. 3, Lord Edward Street, the poet Mangan was born. The house faces the east end of the ancient Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, commonly called — Christ Church Cathedral. Open to visitors daily, except on Sundays, from ii to 6. Nave free ; other parts, a contribution of not less than sixpence. Sunday services, morning, 1 1. 15 ; afternoon, 4. Week-days, 10.45 a.m. and 4 p.m. This is the diocesan cathedral of the sees of Dublin and Glendalough. The Priory of the Holy Trinity was first erected by Sitric, the Danish King of Dublin, and Donatus, the Bishop, in 1038. The Norman invaders and Archbishop Laurence O 'Toole rebuilt the church on a larger and more magnificent scale, founding it on the still existing crypt, and succeeding pre- lates further enlarged, altered, or added to it. In 1541 Henry VIII dissolved the priory and reconstituted it " the deanery and chapter of Christ Church." Lambert Simnel was crowned here in i486, and in 1551 the Liturgy was read in English here for the first time in Ireland. In 1559, Par- liament seems to have met within its walls, but the bu Hdings 6o CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL were neglected and allowed to fall into decay, and a year or two afterwards the walls and roof of a great part of the south and west portions fell in, crushing everything beneath. The Cathedral remained in a deplorable state, getting worse every year, until 1871, when the late Mr. Henry Roe, a distiller of Dublin, offered to defray the expense of a thorough restora- tion. The work cost Mr. Roe something like a quarter of a million pounds. Mr. Street, the architect, adhered as closely as possible to the original plan, making some interesting dis- coveries during the rebuilding, and the result is a magnificent pile of buildings, probably bearing a close resemblance to the ancient cathedral. The plan is cruciform, with nave, tran- septs, choir, and chancel, a square battlemented tower rising from the intersection. The Crypt, which is the oldest part, is well worth a visit. Many fragments of the old stonework may be distinguished, by their darker colour, in the pillars and other parts of the Cathedral. The foundation of Christ Church Cathedral is somewhat older than St. Patrick's. It will be noticed that the north wall of the nave is not perfectly perpendicular, and fears were entertained for the safety of the building, the founda- tions having settled considerably, but the addition of but- tresses and a baptistery have strengthened it. The interior is very fine. Six pointed arches on clustered columns separate the nave from the aisles, which are lit by lancet windows. The triforium and clerestory are also pointed, with chevron mouldings. The roof is groined. The west window is pierced by five lancets. The screen, pulpit and reredos are handsome, and the general effect of the choir and chancel, with their stained-glass windows, is very rich. The tiles of the floor are copied from some found in the ancient flooring. Among the tombs the one which attracts most interest is that supposed to be Strongbow's, on which is a recumbent figure, with a smaller mutilated effigy by his side. The tomb was greatly injured by the fall of the roof in the sixteenth century. In the choir is a fine brass to the late Archbishop Trench, the scholar and poet, and one to Archbishop Lord Plunket. The ruins of the Chapter House of the old Priory are now uncovered, and may be seen in the gardens outside the cathe- dral. The Tower contains a carillon of thirteen bells, on which some thirty tunes may be played. The Synod Hall, which is connected with the west end of the Cathedral by a covered way spanning Winetavern Street, was also built by Mr. Roe. It contains the Hall of Con- SYNOD HALL— OLD DUBLIN 6i vocation of the Irish Church, and accommodation for the bishops, clergy, and laity. The Synod — that is, the bishops and the elected repre- sentatives, lay and clerical, of the Irish Church — meets once a year in April, under the presidency of the Primate. The Primate of the Church is the Archbishop of Armagh, for Armagh has been for many centuries the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland. Many distinguished men have held the Arch- bishopric of Dublin — the learned Dr. Whately, Trench the poet, the saintly Lord Plunket, etc. Few English people understand that the disestablishment of the Irish Church, which took place in 1869, has not in any way affected the creed or ritual or altered the episcopacy of the Church. The mode of government is, however, some- what different ; the clergy of all except a few churches are chosen by the Bishop and six specially appointed represen- tatives, called parochial and diocesan nominators, and bishops are elected by the votes of a two-thirds majority of both lay and clerical representative members of the diocese. Each parish sends representatives to its own diocesan synod, and the members of the general synod are elected from these diocesan members. The Irish Church, as a whole, is " low " and evangelical. The only High Church services are those held at St. Bartho- lomew's, Clyde Road, at All Saints', Grangegorman, and at Sandymount. The Cathedrals and a good many of the churches now have choral services. The Irish lectionary is not quite the same as the English ; this, and the addition of special prayers for the Lord Lieutenant, or, in his absence, for the Lords Justices of Ireland, constitute practically the only difference between a service in an Irish and in an English Episcopal Church. The Irish Presbyterian Church, specially strong in the North of Ireland, has similarly its own Synod, meeting periodically. This district is the oldest part of the city. The courts, alleys, and streets around the Castle and Cathedrals are of great antiquity ; they are mostly narrow, dark, and dirty. The houses, in all stages of decay, are mostly let out as tenements to the poorest class ; yet hardly a street or a house but has sheltered some notable person. Castle Street, which runs west from the Castle ; Ship Street (corrupted from Sheep Street, occupying the site of a sheep-feeding meadow in the fourteenth century), now containing a large barrack ; Werburgh Street (in whose church Lord Edward Fitzgerald and Major Sirr are buried), Nicholas Street, Fish- 62 HIGH STREET— THOMAS STREET amble Street, Winetavern and Bridge Streets have retained their names for hundreds of years. An alley (blocked up since the dynamite explosions) leads from Castle Street to Hoey's Court (still to be approached from Werburgh Street), where is a portion of the old city walls, and where, in a house now pulled down (No. 9), Dean Swift was born in 1667. Near here stood, until 1781, the round tower of St. Michael le Pole, one of the earliest of its kind, and the Pole Gate spanning Bride Street. A gate on the right-hand side of Ship Street, with a marble slab above it, gives entrance to the old churchyard of St. Michael le Pole. In the Latin School which in the eighteenth century occupied the site of the church, Henry Grattan and John Fitzgibbon, Earl of Clare, were educated together. Continuing westward from Christ Church, along High Street, we pass on the right a Roman Catholic Chapel. Bridge Street, running north from here, leads to the old buildings and ruins of St. Audoen*s Church, one of the oldest in Dublin. Here, until 1826, stood an incised stone, called the " Lucky Stone," on which the parishioners used to lay their hands and invoke blessings. The remains of St. Audoen's Arch, part of a gate which the burghers erected in 1315 on the invasion of Edward Bruce, may yet be seen. Still keeping to the west along Thomas Street, and passing the site of a former prison, now an open playground, we reach the Church of the Augustinian Friars, one of the finest in the city. Robert Emmet was executed opposite this in 1803. Guinness's Brewery is reached by continuing on from Thomas Street to James Street. A limited number of visitors are admitted and conducted through the Brewery hourly each day from 11 to 3, Saturdays 11 to 12, though it is better to secure an order beforehand {see p. 33). The entrance is in James Street. The Inchicore trams,which start from Westland Row and run via College Green, pass the door. Farther west are the Grand Canal Docks, the City Basin, the South Union Workhouse, and Swift's, Steeven's, and the Royal Hospitals, the disused Kilmainham Gaol and the Richmond Barracks. If the visitor has now exhausted the time at his disposal, and wishes to return to Sackville Street, he can reach the quays by Winetavern Street, or any of the thoroughfares on the right, then turning to the right he will shortly regain O'Connell Bridge, passing Richmond, Grattan, and Metal ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL 63 Bridges on the way. The fine buildings almost opposite Winetavern Street are the Four Courts [see p. 77), and at No. 12, Arran Quay, to the west of them, Edmund Burke, the statesman, was born, in 1729. Returning to Christ Church, we descend (away from the river) the ridge on which it stands by Nicholas and St. Patrick Streets. The slums between the two Cathedrals were formerly about the poorest, dirtiest, and quaintest part of Dublin. All along the road booths were pitched and sales carried on. One street, or part of it, was wholly devoted to meat, another to old clothes, another to crockery, and so forth, leaving but a narrow passage in the middle of the road between the stalls. Lord Iveagh in 1900, entirely at his own expense, bought a large part of these slums, and, having obtained par- liamentary powers of compulsory purchase, pulled down the rookeries and replaced them with artizans' dwellings, a recreation hall, swimming baths, and a park, called St. Patrick's Park, at a cost of over a quarter of a million. Here, too, Lord Iveagh is building a splendid People's Palace. Just beyond St. Patrick's Park is — St. Patrick's Cathedral. (Week-day choral services, ro a.m. and 4 p.m. ; Sunday Services, 8 a.m., 11. 15 a.m. and 3.15 p.m.) This splendid cruciform edifice, which measures 300 feet long by 67 wide, with a transept width of 157 feet, was erected on the site of the old parish church of St. Patrick in the thirteenth century. It suffered much by fire and water, having been several times partially flooded by the sub- terranean river Poddle. In 1370, after a disastrous fire, it was thoroughly renovated and restored by Archbishop Minot. Sir John Perrot in 1585 proposed to disendow the Cathedral for the support of a university, and to utilize the fabric as a law court. From this fate it was saved by Arch- bishop Loftus. Dean Swift will ever be associated with St. Patrick's Cathedral in the mind of the student, as during his deanship he issued some of his most famous writings. Swift died in 1745, in his seventy-eighth year, having, strangely enough, founded a lunacy hospital (near the Kings- bridge Terminus) a short time before his own mind gave way. In 1860—4, St. Patrick's Cathedral, then in a dilapidated 64 ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL condition, was restored by the late Sir Benjamin Lee Guin- ness, at a cost, it is said, of /i 60,000. The style is chiefly Early English, with a fourteenth-century tower and steeple, 221 feet high. The fi^dng buttresses are unusual in Ireland. The bells are noted for their beauty. The entrance is usually by the south-west porch, near which is a seated statue of Sir Benjamin Guinness. The great length of the interior, the lofty groined roof, the pointed arches of the nave aisles, the triforia and clerestory openings, the banners of the Knights of St. Patrick over their canopied stalls in the choir, and the stained-glass windows in the Lady Chapel beyond, and elsewhere, combine to produce a very fine and stately effect. There are a number of memorial tablets and monuments, a fine stone pulpit in memory of Dean Pakenham, and an old pulpit which was in use during Swift's time. The largest monument is one near the south- west entrance, erected in 1631 by Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork, to the memory of his wife and their sixteen children. At this end of the building also are a bust of Swift, tablets to his memory and that of the famous Hester Johnson (" Stella "), with an epitaph by himself (Swift, who died in 1745, is buried in the nave); a bust of John Phil- pot Curran ; a statue of Captain Boyd, R.N., drowned in Kingstown Harbour in 1861 ; a tablet to Carolan, the last of the Irish bards, and others. In the north transept may be seen a memorial window to men of the Royal Irish Regiment who fell at Sebastopol ; in the north choir aisle a black marble tablet to the Duke of Schomberg, who fell at the Battle of the Boyne, 1690, and in the south transept a monument to Archbishop \^Tlately (died 1863). In the choif is a memorial of Wolfe, the writer of The Burial of Sir John Moore. The tower contains a chiming clock and ten bells. There are some fine pre-Reformation brasses in the south choir aisle. The Baptistery is the oldest part of the Cathedral. An ancient figure of St. Patrick, and a Celtic cross of the 9th or loth century found at the Well of St. Patrick, now closed, with water from which the saint is said to have bap- tized his Dublin converts, may also be seen. A new organ and graceful organ stair have recently been built, and other improvements made. The choral services of the Cathedral are deserv^edly famous. Adjoining the Cathedral is a valuable Reference Library, known from the Archbishop of Dublin who founded and endowed it as Marsh's Library [open free). It is especially rich in ecclesiastical literature of the fifteenth century and earlier, some of its treasures being absent even from the British Museum. :^ ^ 4\ --mmmk .dk. T. F. Geoghegan,] [Dublin. ST, PATRICK'S rATHEDRAI V^ ' C2i if ' R. Welch,] [Belfast. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL. II THE LIBERTIES 65 The Liberties. Part of the district around St. Patrick's Cathedral is still known as " The Liberties," a name dating from many cen- turies back. The Abbey of St. Thomas — or the church that formed its nucleus — was founded in 11 77 and named after Thomas-a-Becket, then recently canonized. This Abbey was under the direct rule, patronage, and special favour of suc- cessive English kings, but was very anti-Irish, so much so that at different periods laws were passed excluding the Irish from admission to this or to any religious house, cathedral, or church used by the English, The property of St. Thomas's Abbey rapidly increased, and as early as 11 80 it appears to have included estates in the south of Ireland and also that of Kilruddery, near Bray, bounded (as it still is) by the King's highway " Le Windgates " {see p. 134). Many parish churches in Dublin were also annexed, and by a special charter of 1305 the abbot was granted judicial powers, and held his own court (hence the name, still used, Thomas Court). The estate was exempt from the jurisdiction of the Mayor, and owing to its special privileges was known as St. Thomas's Liberty or " the Liberty.'^ As recently as 1836 there were no fewer than five liberties in Dublin, though the privileges had for the most part long fallen into disuse. The Abbots of St. Thomas be- came increasingly powerful, and often held the highest Government appointments in Ireland. Kilruddery was used as their place of recreation. Their sylvan theatre, fishponds, bowling green, etc., may still be seen there, and the labyrinth also till lately. The wealth and fame of the Abbey led to its suppression in 1539 by Henry VIII, who granted part of the estate to Sir W. Brabazon, a Government official. The Abbey was for some years the town residence of the Brabazon family and subsequently of their descendants, the Earls of Heath, still the ground landlords of this district and the owners of Kilruddery. The privileges remained, though transferred to the Brabazon family, hence the name of this district, " the Liberties," is still retained. We now proceed along Upper Kevin Street, which skirts the south front of St. Patrick's Cathedral, past the Deanery House and the old Archiepiscopal Palace, now a Police Barracks. In this street are the City of Dublin Technical Schools, open to both men and women, and attended by over 1,000 students. New buildings were erected in 1899. Opposite Kevin Street is the somewhat dingy-looking Bishop Street. Here is the Moravian Church, and at the farther end Jacob's Biscuit Factory, employing over 3,000 hands. Dublin (e ) 66 MOORE'S BIRTHPLACE Peter Street runs parallel to Bishop Street, and here is the well-appointed and excellent Adelaide Hospital, specially for Protestants. A detached fever hospital, a nurses' home, and a convalescent home near the Dublin Hills are in con- nection with the hospital. Peter Street opens on Whltefriars Street, almost opposite the Carmelite Priory. This is an extensive building, remarkable for the fine interior of the Chapel, which contains a unique example of mediaeval art in the shape of the bole of an oak carved on one side into an image of the Virgin Mary. A flavour of romance is at- tached to this possession. It is said to have primarily be- longed to St. Mary's Abbey, on the north side of the water, and to have been condemned to fire at the suppression of the monasteries. When only partly burnt (fortunately, the back part), a devotee secured it and buried it face downwards in the earth, and to divert suspicion the hollowed upper portion was long used as a horse trough. Aungier Street, which we reach after passing along the south side of the Convent, has an importance to Ireland and to English literature as being the Birthplace of the Poet Moore. The house. No. 12, is still standing, and, as in the poet's time, is occupied by a shopkeeper. (Moore's father was a grocer.) A small bust occupies a niche above the first-floor windows. The " little gable window by which I penned my earliest verses, the Melodies, etc.," is gone, and the shop front is altered, but otherwise very few interior or exterior changes have been made. Also in Aungier Street is St. Peter's Church. Trams run down Aungier Street to College Green and Nelson's Pillar, or the return can be made down York Street into Stephen's Green and Grafton Street. The continuation of Aungier Street forms the busy thor- oughfare of South Great George's Street, where once stood the stately church of St. George of Windsor and the houses of many of the Irish earls. On the right is the commodious South City Market, in the Scottish Baronial style, with a street frontage three hundred feet long. Exchequer Street leads off South Gt. George's Street to William Street, where is Powerscourt House, once the town house of the Viscounts Powerscourt. It was begun in 1771, and sold to the Commissioners of Stamp Duties in 1811. At the present time it is used as a mercantile house. This and GRAFTON STREET— ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN 67 other houses in William Street possess fine interiors, having formerly been fashionable residences. Farther on is St. An- drew's Street, in which is St. Andrew's Church. In the churchyard is a handsome Memorial of the men of the Irish Im- perial Yeomanry who fell in the South African War, unveiled by the Duke of Connaught in 1904. A short turn to the left leads into College Green, whence a tram may be taken back to Sackville Street and Nelson's Pillar, or a few steps down College Green, St. Andrew's Street, or Wicklow Street bring one into Grafton Street. ROUTE II. GRAFTON STREET— ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN— NATIONAL UNIVERSITY AND LIBRARY — NATIONAL MUSEUM — NATIONAL GALLERY- CUSTOM HOUSE— PRO- CATHEDRAL. The distance covered in this route is about 3 miles. Grafton Street is the busiest and most animated in the city, the Bond Street or Regent Street of Dublin. (The Dalkey, Donnybrook or Rathmines trams run from Nelson's Pillar to the Nassau Street end of Grafton Street via Westmoreland Street.) The street is narrow, and tram lines are not allowed in it. Here will be found the leading shops of all kinds, many with plate- glass windows of immense size and most attractively set out. Here, too, may be purchased reproductions of the ancient Irish gold and silver work, with its intricate and exquisite Celtic ornamentation. The articles are carefully and accu- rately copied from the originals, many of which may be seen in the Museum (p. 71) and in Trinity College, though some are private property. Irish lace, crochet, and Belleek china are other Irish specialities that may be bought here. Grafton Street opens on to the north side of — 1^ St. Stephen's Green, ''a charming pleasure-ground of 33 acres given to the public in 1880 by Lord Ardilaun, at a cost of ;^2o,ooo. The Green is a delightful place, nearly square, each side being a quarter of a mile long. A wide space available for riding runs round it ; beyond is a stream with many varieties of water-birds, the rest being planted with shrubberies, flowers, lawns, etc. From the little bridge there is a charming view of the rockery, cascade and fountains. In the centre is a mounted Statue of 68 ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN George II by Van Most, and on the north side a Statue of Lord Eglinton, twice Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In honour of those who fell in battle during the Boer War, a Memorial Arch has been erected at the entrance to the Green nearest Grafton Street. King Street opens off the Green near Grafton Street. Here is the Gaiety Theatre, on which ;^i 0,000 has recently- been spent. Around the Green are many notable buildings and residences. Beginning on the west side (that side which is a continuation of Grafton Street), is the Royal College of Surgeons, with a Doric front. The Museum is open on week-days from 10 to 4. The College of Surgeons was one of the first to open its doors to female medical students, who have indeed always received generous treatment at the medical colleges and examinations in Dublin. Almost facing the College is a seated Statue of Lord Ardilaun, by Farrell, erected by public subscription in 1892. Beyond the College is a Unitarian Church. Trams run down this side of the Green and along its continuation, Harcourt Street, where is an excellent Children's Hospital, adjoining the Training Home of the Red Cross Sisters. At No. 16, Harcourt Street, is the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, with a most interesting collection of modern pictures by French, Itahan, English and Irish artists, such as Manet, Corot, Dauhigny, Monticelli, Whistler, Watts, Yeats, Orpen and others, and sculptures by Rodin. The house itself, with its beautiful doorways and internal decorations, is well worth seeing. Further down is the Harcourt Street Terminus of the Dublin and South-Eastern Railway. Rathmines, Rathgar and Terenure are further on in the same direction, and may all be reached by tram. Turning to the left along the south side of the Green, we see the St. Patrick's Nurses' Home (for nursing the sick poor in their own homes and for training district nurses) and a large Wesle3^an Church and Wesleyan College. Close by (at Nos. 85, 86 and 87) is the Catholic University and University Chapel, with a bust of Cardinal Newman (once a Professor here) and a relief of Thomas. Arnold, given by his daughter, Mrs. Humphry Ward. The College is under the manage- ment of the Jesuit Fathers. Beyond this is Lord Iveagh's Dublin residence. The first right-hand turning leads to Earls- fort Terrace ; here is the building of the former Royal Univer- sity, founded by royal charter in 1880. It was this Univer- Dublin. 13 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 69 sity that gave Queen Alexandra, then Princess of Wales, her musical degree. Under the Universities Act passed a few years ago, — • The National University, with its constituent Colleges, Dublin, Cork and Gal way (formerly Queen's Colleges), and the Queen's University, Belfast, was constituted. The grounds and buildings of the former Royal University have now become the property of the National University, and Lord Iveagh has given some four acres of additional land. The Act authorized the expenditure of ;^i 50,000 on the necessary buildings in Dub- lin, for which a design has been accepted. There are at present 800 students, men and women. There are a number of hostels, both for men and women students, mostly under the management of religious bodies. Facing the University are the Alexandra College and the Alexandra School for Girls, with residence houses. The frontage of the school is of original and striking design. The Jellicoe Memorial Hall, a building midway between the School and College, originally built in memory of the founder of Alexandra College, was reopened by H.R.H. Princess Christian in 1900, when in Ireland with Queen Victoria, At the corner of Earlsfort Terrace are some residential flats and a skating rink, and a little beyond is the large, but heavy-looking, St. Matthias* Church. Close by is a home for poor ladies, and beyond is the fine Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. Returning to the Green, another wide thoroughfare, Leeson Street, may be seen (the Clonskeagh trams run down it) on the right, A short distance down this street is the Magdalen Church and Asylum, and further on the fine building of Christ Church, Leeson Park. Adjoining this is the Blind School and Asylum for Females. Christ Church and vSt. Matthias' Church are the largest and most fashionable churches in Dublin. Returning to the east side of the Green, St. Vincent's Hospital, under the care of the Sisters of Charity, is passed. The United Arts Club, afiiliated with that in Dover Street, London, is at No. 44. Turning to the left, we reach the north side of the Green, and have before us the well-known Shelbourne Hotel, the leading hotel of Dublin. It has a very pleasant outlook across the Green and its ornamental water and is centrally 70 NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY situated for the railways and the principal sights and places of amusement. Further along this north side of the Green is the Palace, the residence of the Protestant Archbishop of Dublin. Here also are various well-known Clubs, the Univer- sity (No. 17), the United Service (No. 8), Stephen's Green (No. 9), and the South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry Club. St. Andrew's College for Boys is at No. 21. Instead, however, oi continuing along the Green, we take the first turning to the right — ^by the side of the Shelbourne Hotel — into Kildare Street. Here, on the right, is the Church of Ireland Training College for Teachers, with a large day school attached. In the centre of the square is a statue of the late Archbishop of Dublin, Lord Plunket. Just beyond are the splendid build- ings of — The National Museum and Library. The National Library is open free on week-days from lo to lo. Admission upon introduction by some person of known respectability. The Museum is open free, from ii to 5, summer ; 11 to dusk, winter ; Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Sundays the Natural History Museum and the Art Museum are opened alternately from 2 till 5 or dusk. The foundation-stone of the new premises, devoted to Art and Industries, was laid in 1884 by the then Prince of Wales, and the buildings were opened in 1890. The Natural History Museum is much older. On the right-hand side of the quad- rangle is the Museum, on the left the Library. The older, heavy-looking building facing the entrance is Leinster House, the property and home of the Royal Dublin Society, and for- merly the residence of the Duke of Leinster. This Society was founded in 1731 for the purpose of promoting husbandry and useful arts and sciences, and received its first Parliamen- tary grant in 1 761 . It is a large and influential Society, chiefly known for its famous Horse and Cattle Shows, held in the extensive grounds and buildings of the Society at Balls Bridge, about two miles distant. The August Horse Show is probably the largest and most fashionable gathering of the kind in the world. The spring and winter shows are more utilitarian, being chiefly devoted to cattle, dairy, and other country produce. Leinster House, bought by the Society in 1 81 4, contains a large lending library and reading rooms open to members. The Government has undertaken the support of the Museum and the Library and the Botanical Gardens at Glasnevin since 1865. NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY 71 Facing the entrance gate is an imposing Memorial of Queen Victoria, jokingly known as " Ireland's revenge." At the base are powerful figures representing Peace and War, while the pedestal is crowned by an extremely ugly statue of the late Queen. The chief architectural feature of the Museum and Library is the semicircular central portion, the upper storey having a series of Irish marble entablatures. These central buildings are flanked by handsome rectangular blocks, with groups of statuary on the sky line, and are connected with the home of the Royal Dublin Society on one side and with the School of Art on the other. In one angle, above the colonnade con- necting the Museum with Leinster House, is the cleverly- planned Lecture Theatre of the Royal Dublin Society, where, during the winter, musical recitals are held weekly, and scientific and other popular public lectures given. The Museum contains natural history, art, and industrial objects. The National Library comprises a great reading-room, horse- shoe-shaped, sixty-three by sixty feet, with a domed roof, and a smaller reading-room, offices, etc., besides the book- stores, in which over 150,000 volumes are arranged in five flights of cases, with iron floors between. It is visited on an average by 580 readers daily. The ground floor of the Rotunda of the National Museum (right-hand wing) contains casts from antique statues and Indian bronze cannons from the Punjab. Beyond the Rotunda is a fine oblong central court with a gallery around. The ground floor of the court contains casts of models by Foley and other sculptors, some fine Eastern carved work, Irish, English, and foreign silver plate, and the Dunraven collection of photographs showing the development of Irish architecture. Here also are casts of the singular old Irish crosses found at Monasterboice {see p. 108) and elsewhere. In the West Rooms (door to right of main staircase facing the entrance) are Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities. In the next rooms (4 and 5) Ethnography, India and Persia, are represented ; room 7 has musical instruments, ancient and modern ; rooms 8 and 9 are devoted to furniture, both Continental and English ; while room 10 has varying loan collections. In the annexe are shown mineralogical and geological collections and a relief map of Ireland. These are among the most important of the ex- hibits. On the first floor, the gallery of the Rotunda exhibits casts of modern sculpture ; the gallery of the Central Court, Celtic antiquities,electrotype reproductions of works of art, etc. The West Rooms, Nos. i, 2, 3 and 4, contain the unique and magnificent Collection of Irish Antiquities from the Royal Irish 72 NATIONAL MUSEUM Academy, which no one should miss seeing. They illustrate the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and Early Christian Art. Among the most important objects are St. Patrick's Bell (fifth-century) and its Shrine (eleventh-century), the Ardagh double-handled Chalice, the Tara Brooch, the Clones Silver Shrine, the Crozier of St. Columba, and the Cross of Cong, besides numerous gold ornaments and other well-preserved articles, mainly found in bogs. These ancient gold ornaments show most wonderful workmanship, as do the jewelled and chased shrines. The fifth room contains collections of arms from various nations and periods. The East Rooms contain laces and embroideries, carvings, porcelains and pottery, furniture, etc. ; and the top storey contains the Herbarium and Botanical Museum. By a passage in the south-east comer of the ground floor the Natural History Museum is gained. The collections are exhibited in the old Museum Buildings. The ground floor is devoted entirely to an exhibition of Irish fauna. Here is an excellent and representative collection of Irish birds, birds' nests and eggs, and insects. One of the curiosities of the collection is a small fish choked in the attempt to swallow a very much larger creature, which is plainly visible through its tightly-stretched skin. On the upper floor are represen- tative mammals of the world ; and in the upper galleries are foreign birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates. There is also a collection of human skulls, and casts of skuUs and faces, among others those of Dean Swift and the unhappy Stella. The visitor is advised to purchase the Short Guide to the Museum, price one halfpenny. Special catalogues to the various collections may also be obtained at a penny each at the entrances. Leaving the Museum at the far end of the Natural History section, on the opposite side to that at which we entered, we find ourselves in the well-planted Leinster Lawn. An Exhibition was held on these grounds in 1853 and visited by Queen Victoria, Dargan financed this, and started the idea of the National Gallery the following year. Crossing the Lawn we reach — The National Gallery. Admission free, 10 to dusk (Sundays, 2 to dusk), except oa Tliursdays and Fridays (students' days), when a charge of 6d. is made. During October the Gallery is closed for cleaning and repairs. The Gallery contains, besides paintings by ancient and modern artists, such as Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, Vandyck, Hals, etc., a gallery of sculpture, collections of MERRION SQUARE 73 engravings, and a good collection of national portraits. The Gallery has recently been considerably enlarged by a suite of fine octagonal rooms. The Portrait Gallery contains many portraits of exceptional interest to students of Irish history and literature. In the Lawn on this side of Leinster House are statues to Prince Albert (by Foley), to Dargan, a great benefactor to Ireland, Sir R. Stewart, etc. The enclosure is open to the public. Facing the National Gallery is Merrion Square [not open to the public). It is of great size. A number of the houses round are the residences of leading Dublin physicians. Many noted men have lived here — Sir W. Wilde, Sir P. Crampton, and, at No. 58, Daniel O'Connell. Here too is Plunkett House (No. 84), bought by subscription and given to Sir Horace Plunkett as a centre for the various organizations to which he has devoted his life. At Mornington House, 24, Upper Merrion Street, leading out of the Square, the Duke of Wellington was born. The house is now the office of the Land Commission ; opposite are the offices of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction. Behind are the new buildings of the Royal College of Science, opened by King George in July, 191 1, the foundation-stone having been laid by King Edward VII in 1904. The main building is some 360 feet long, with pro- jecting wings 160 feet long. A portico with Ionic columns forms the main entrance, in Merrion Street, surmounted by a dome and lantern, 116 feet high. The walls are of chiselled granite from Co. Dublin quarries, with dressings and an open balustrade of Portland stone. On the ground floor is a large lecture theatre, and there are many well-equipped laboratories and lecture rooms. The College is under the con- trol of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Educa- tion. Several scholarships are open to students, and many well-known men of science hold or have held chairs here. That part of the buildings not used by the College is occupied by various Government Departments. In Lower Merrion Street, a continuation of the west side of Merrion Square, is Merrion Hall, a large building used for evangelistic services, meetings, etc. Opposite the Hall is Clare Street, a short street leading to Nassau Street. Merrion Street leads into Westland Row, where is the station of the Dublin and Kingstown line. Next to the station is a large Roman Catholic chapel, St. Andrew's, with a colossal figure of the apostle over the entrance. 74 ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY Instead of going down Westland Row, turn to the left on leaving Merrion Street, by Lincoln Place. Here is the Royal Irish School of Art Needlework, with a depot for the sale of the beautiful work produced. Beyond is an entrance to Trinity College, and a little farther the red-brick Dental Hospital. Lincoln Place is a short street running, like Clare Street, into Leinster Street,leading to Nassau Street, a thorough- fare with good shops on one side and Trinity College grounds on the other. Opening from it, on the left-hand side, is Kildare Street. The handsome house at the corner, with clever stone carvings, is the well-known Kildare Street Club, the most aristocratic in Dublin. Here, too, is the College of Physicians. Also in Kildare Street is the National Museum and Library {see p. 70). Dawson Street is another street on the left of Nassau Street. Here is the Royal Hzberman Hotel, and on the opposite side St. Ann's Church, where Mrs. Hemans, the poetess, is buried. A little farther up, also on the left-hand side, is the Royal Irish Academy {open free from noon to 4 p.m.). The splendid collec- tion of native antiquities has been transferred to the National Museum, but the Library is well worth a visit, containing as it does many interesting manuscripts and autograph letters, as well as the poet Moore's library. There is a fine collec- tion of old Irish manuscripts, better known and valued by German scholars than by English. The next building of note in Dawson Street is the Mansion House, standing some way back from the street. The building on its left is the Corpora- tion Dining Hall, in front of which is an equestrian statue of George I. The City and County Conservative Club is also in Dawson Street, at No. 41. The upper end of Dawson Street opens on to the north side of Stephen's Green, which we have already visited. We can either walk back down Grafton Street, the next street to Dawson Street, or take any of the trams that run down Dawson Street to O'Connell Bridge. Before the Bridge is reached we pass on the right Great Brunswick Street (opening off College Street), in which are, on the left hand, the Antient Concert Rooms and St. Mark's Parish Church. On the right is the Queen's Royal Theatre, said to be the oldest in Ireland. In Townsend Street, a squalid thoroughfare running nearly parallel to Great Brunswick Street, is the Coffee Palace, with concert hall, temperance refreshment rooms. I THE CUSTOM HOUSE 75 etc., and the central offices, mission hall, etc., of the Irish Church Missions, a range of red-brick buildings on the left- hand side. In Hawkins Street, running off Townsend Street on the left, is the building formerly known as the Leinster Hall, now reconstructed as the Theatre Royal, with winter gardens and lounge adjoining. This street leads to Burgh Quay, where stand the Corn Exchange and O'Connell's Conciliation Hall. At the junction of Hawkins Street and Burgh Quay is a beautiful monument, unveiled by Lord Dudley in 1906, to the heroic Constable Sheehan, of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, who gallantly gave up his life in an attempt to rescue some workmen who had be- come overpowered by noxious gas while working in a sewer beneath the Quay. On the other side of the river Liffey, which can be crossed by O'Connell or by Butt Bridge, is that fine building — The Custom House. The old Custom House was much higher up the river, but as navigation was impeded by the Stand-fast Dick Rock, on which Christ Church Cathedral stands, the Government adopted a more suitable site, and the first stone of the present building was laid in 1781. The construction occupied ten years, and the cost amounted to ;^400,ooo, the greatest sum expended on any building in the city. The Custom House was at one time considered the finest edifice appropriated to such a use in Europe. What with furniture, repairs and additions, by 181 1 the total cost had run up to nearly ;/;6oo,ooo. In form the building is quadrangular, 375 feet long by 205 feet deep, the longest and finest fronts facing north and south. The south, or river, front has a central portico of four Doric columns, with an alto-rehevo in the tympanum of Hibernia and Britannia embracing on a car of shell, Nep- tune driving away Famine and Despair, and a fleet of ships bringing prosperity. On the attic storey are colossal statues of Neptune, Plenty, Industry and Mercury. Arcades of rusticated masonry connect the centre pile with the wings, above which are coats of arms. The north front, though not so fine as the south, is seen to great advantage from the semi- circular Beresford Place. The statues on the entablature represent Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, The cupola is on the plan of those at Greenwich Hospital, and a colossal statue of Hope resting on her anchor surmounts the graceful dome, which is 113 feet from the ground level. There are many fine apartments in the interior ; besides the Customs and Excise, the Local Government Board and the Estate 76 ROMAN CATHOLIC PRO-CATHEDRAL Duty Office have extensive ranges of offices within the building. The quays to the east of the Custom House lead to North Wall Station and the Steamboat Quay. Here are the various landing-stages for the cross-Channel, London and North- Western, Glasgow, London, Belfast and other steamers, repairing docks, etc. The river may be crossed by a ferry boat. Leaving the Custom House by Beresford Place, we pass Lower Abbey Street and Gardiner Street on the left, and can proceed by way of Store Street and Amiens Street to Amiens Street Station, the terminus of the Great Northern Line, (North Strand Road, the continuation of Amiens Street, leads by the north side of Dublin Bay to the suburbs of Clontarf and Dollymount, to which places trams run). Or turning into Talbot Street, which faces the station, we reach Marlborough Street on the right, a short distance up which, on the left-hand side, is — The Roman Catholic Pro-Cathedral, or St. Mary's Cathedral Church of the Conception, a large and somewhat heavy building in the Doric style, with a rich interior. Massive Doric columns divide the nave from the aisles, and stained-glass windows light the apse, with its fine altar in white marble. The semi-dome above contains a representation of the Ascension. Visitors are expected to put something in the box at the door. The buildings opposite the Cathedral are the headquarters of the National Schools, and comprise the Teachers' Train- ing College, the Model Practising Schools (open to inspection three days a week), and the administrative offices of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, who control some eight thousand schools throughout the country. Turn- ing to the right, down Earl Street, or any of the parallel streets, in a few moments we regain Sackville Street. ROUTE III. ST. MARY'S ABBEY— FOUR COURTS— BURKE'S BIRTHPLACE— KING'S INNS— MATER MISERICORDIffi HOSPITAL— THE ROTUNDA. Starting again from Nelson's Pillar, we turn up Henry Street or Abbey Street, the second turning on the right, and cross Capel Street, a wide thoroughfare leading south- ■<*{J IS i6 THE FOUR COURTS 77 ward to Grattan Bridge and the Castle. Between this street and the next the old Abbey of St. Mary existed for some seven hundred years. Founded for Benedictine monks, about 896, presumably by the Danes, it was transferred to the Cistercians in 11 39, and under them became one of the richest in Ireland. It was suppressed by Henry VIII and its endowments confiscated, the buildings being long used as a quarry by adjacent residents. The old Essex or Grattan Bridge was built almost entirely of material obtained from it, and the collapse of the bridge some ten years later was considered a proof of the ill-luck attending the spoliation. The Annals, or " Chartularies of St. Mary's Abbey," near Dublin (as it was originally defined), have been preserved to a great extent, but of the once magnificent buildings only a few crumbling fragments, mixed with the surrounding houses, remain. The Crypt or Chapter House was long used as a wine vault. In 171 8 the corpse of a prelate in full pontificals was found in the Abbey ; this was supposed to be the body of Felix O'Ruadan, Archbishop of Tuam, who was buried in the chancel in 1238, Facing St. Mary's churchyard is the large Jervis Street Hospital, managed and nursed by the Sisters of Mercy. This hospital (rebuilt a few years ago) is one of the oldest in Dublin. Crossing Arran Street into Pill Lane, where is the Fish and Vegetable Market, we turn to the left down Charles Street, opposite Richmond Bridge, and then to the right, along King's Inn Quay, where are the splendid buildings of the Courts of Justice called — The Four Courts. (The Phoenix Park or Kingsbridge trams from O'Connell Bridge will also bring one here.) The Courts were erected in 1786, during the Irish Inde- pendency, at a cost of ;£20o,ooo. The hall of the Four Courts is a perfect circle, sixty-four feet in diameter, with entrances to the Exchequer, King's Bench, Chancery, and Common Pleas Courts leading from it. It is adorned with statues of Truth and of Chief Baron Joy, Sir Michael O'Loughlin, and Lord Plunket. A grand dome, supported outside by a colonnade of Corinthian pillars, rises above this circular hall, and busts of legal celebrities ornament the place — entab- latures representing historical events making up the imposing effect of the whole. The statues over the portico represent 78 BURKE'S BIRTHPLACE—KINGSBRIDGE Moses, supported by Justice and Mercy, with Wisdom and Authority at the angles. New police, bankruptcy, and other courts have been added in recent years. Whitworth or Church Street Bridge, just beyond the Four Courts, was in ancient times known as the Old Ford of the Hurdles, from which Dublin took its former name — ^the town of the Ford of the Hurdles. Here was subsequently built the first bridge over the Liflfey, the ' ' Bridge of the Black Strangers," for centuries the only communication be- tween the city proper and the Norse colonists on the north side of the Liffey, who founded St. Mary's Abbey and St. Michan's Church. By still continuing westward, along Arran Quay, the visitor will find, at No, 12, the Birthplace of Edmund Burke. Burke was born in 1728 or '29, entered Trinity College in 1744, and went to London in 1750. On this quay also is the fine St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, which contains a handsome altar and a painting in the semi-dome of the apse. Beyond Queen's Bridge, at Usher's Island, on the other side of the Lifiey, may be seen a long low building, used as the offices of the Society for the Sup- pression of Mendicity. This was formerly the Moira House of the Rawdons, Earls of Moira, when Usher's Island was a pretty rural suburb ; and afterwards when it was a gay and fashionable neighbourhood. John Wesley stayed here in 1775, and spoke of it as the handsomest house he had ever seen. Barrack or Victoria Bridge next spans the Liffey. King's Bridge, still farther west, is a handsome structure, erected in memory of George IV's visit to Ireland. On its south side are the Kingsbridge Terminus of the Great Southern and Western Line and Steeven's and Dean Swift's Hospi- tals ; and on the north the Blue Coat School, founded by Charles II for the children of poor citizens, and the Royal Barracks and Soldiers' Home. One of the entrances to Phoenix Park is quite close to this bridge. Turning to the right, up Church Street, just past the Four Courts, we have on the left St. Michan's Church, a seven- teenth-century structure with a fine tower, on the site of an old Danish Church. The vaults, which may be inspected, contain numbers of bodies in a partly mummified state, pre- served by some curious antiseptic means. Emmet is beUeved to be buried here, though the family burial-place is at St. Peter's. St. Michan's has some interesting old plate and a curious cutty stool for the punishment of transgressors. KING'S INNS—BROADSTONE STATION 79 Further along Church Street is the Franciscan Capuchin Monastery. The Fathers, who may be known by their san- dalled feet and long brown girdled coats, have a large Church, and have built the Father Mathew Memorial Hall here. They carry on much useful temperance and other work among the poor of this district. At the top of Church Street we turn to the right along King Street and Bolton Street, passing the Linen Hall Bar- racks. Green Street, turning off to the right of King Street, contains the old Courthouse where O'Donovan Rossa and many other Fenians, and the Phoenix Park assassins, were tried and sentenced. A new court-house and police cells have been built. At the end of Henrietta Street, on the left-hand side of Bolton Street, are the King's Inns, a very striking building, consisting of a centre and two wings, surmounted by a painted cupola. Lofty caryatides support the pediments of the wings. The dining hall is a grand apartment, ornamented with portraits and busts. The King's Inns were built in 1776- 84. The library was removed in 1802 to a handsome structure in Henrietta Street. The works are, of course, chiefly legal. To the west of the Inns there is a whole nest of public build- ings : the Hardwicke, Richmond and Whitworth Hospitals, the North Dublin Workhouse, Richmond Lunatic Asylum (an immense place with over 2,000 patients), Richmond Penitentiary, Grangegorman Prison, etc. The Richmond Surgical Hospital, rebuilt a few years ago, is perfectly appointed, and well worth a visit. Connected with it are the Hardwicke Fever and Whitworth Medical Hospitals, supported by a Government grant, and attended by a large number of medical students. Returning to Bolton Street, we turn to the left up Dominick Street (which contains the Dominican Priory and St. Saviour's Church), and shortly reach the imposing, granite-built Broad- stone Station, the terminus of the Midland Great Western Railway. A good view is obtained from here of the King's Inns, the Linen Hall Barracks, the dome of the Four Courts, the North Dublin Union, the low tower of St. Michan's, and the Augustinian Church, with the hills rising behind. Now taking the Phibsborough Road, or the tow-path of the Royal Canal, below the viaduct, we turn northwards as far as Blacquiere Bridge, where, regaining the high level, we turn to the right, along the North Circular Road. 8o NORTH DUBLIN From here a tram can be taken either back to Nelson's Pillar or on to Glasnevin Botanic Gardens (Glasnevin tram), or the Phoenix Park tram on to the Park. The gate at this end of the Park is the nearest to the Zoological Gardens. An excellent view of the city lying beneath the hills may be obtained from this point. On the left are the quadrangles and towers of Mountjoy Convict Prison, on the right the stately pile of the finest and largest hospital in Dublin, the Mater Misericordiae, with over 300 beds, under the care of the Sisters of Mercy. Just beyond is St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. Passing the front of the Hospital along Eccles Street and crossing Dorset Street (Sheridan was born at No. 12), we reach St. George's Church, by many considered the most beautiful and elegant of the Dublin churches. It is entirely in the Ionic order, with a portico of four fluted columns. On the frieze is the superscription : AOSA EX T^ISTOIS GEO (" Glory to God in the Highest "). The principal feature is the lofty and graceful spire, two hundred feet high. St. George's cost ;^90,ooo, and its fine peal of bells is considered to be worth ;^i,5oo. A little below St. George's Church, in Temple Street, is a large Children's Hospital, under the care of the Sisters of Charity. In Upper Gardiner Street, parallel to Temple Street, is the Jesuit Church of St. Francis Xavier, with a fine portico of four lofty Ionic columns, surmounted by three statues. Returning to Gardiner Place, and turning to the right, along Great Denmark Street, we emerge in Rutland Square, opposite the Presbyterian Church, a handsome building in the Decorated Gothic style, with a lofty spire. This church was a present to the Presbyterians of Dublin from Alexander Findlater, the distiller, in 1864. On the north side of the square is a stone-built house with two dwarf obelisks by the door, standing a little back from the "street. This house, now the Census and Registration Ofhce, was formerly the town mansion of the Earls of Charlemont. The first of the line, Sir Toby Caulfeild, came to Ireland in the reign of Elizabeth, and was appointed Governor of Charlemont Fort by Lord Lieutenant Mountjoy for his services against Hugh O'Neill. In 1620 Sir Toby was raised to the peerage as Lord Caulfeild, Baron Charlemont. The town house was I THE ROTUNDA 8i built by James, Earl of Charlemont, and was long considered the finest in the city. The ceilings and interior ornamenta- tions are well worth examining. Passing down the east side of the Square, we reach the circular building known as the Rotunda, where concerts, entertainments, circuses, etc., are held, and the adjoining Rotunda Hospital, commenced in 1751 through the exertions of Dr. Mosse. Government contributed ;^i2,ooo to the fund, and the premises were completed six years later. It is one of the oldest Lying-in Hospitals, and is of great repute among medical students and for the training of maternity nurses, who come here from England and elsewhere for instruction. The lateral extensions completed in 1895, which face Britain Street and Granby Row, are three storeys high, of red brick, with terra-cotta stone dressings. Episcopalian services are held twice on Sundays, at 11.30 and 4, in the Hospital Chapel. This north side of Dublin, part of which we have just traversed, was long the most fashionable residential quarter, and the interiors of the houses, especially those in North Great George's Street, which runs parallel to the east side of Rutland Square, are very fine. The rooms are large and lofty, often with extremely beautiful inlaid or carved chim- ney-pieces, and with ceilings painted by Angelica KaufEmann or other well-known artists of the eighteenth century. No longer a fashionable quarter, many of the houses on the north side are now, however, let out as tenements, and have fallen into sad neglect and disrepair. Such houses, though outwardly fairly respectable, form the worst and most con- gested slums of all. Happily, the Georgian Society, by its valuable publications, is taking steps to preserve for future generations the memory of these rich and beautiful interiors. The Alexandra College Co. Tenements, working (on a small scale) on Miss Octavia Hill's lines, has bought up some of these old houses, put them into good repair, and then let them out. The rents are collected weekly by members of the GuHd. Dublin (/) ROUND AND ABOUT DUBLIN. ROUTE I. PHCENIX PARK— THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS— THE VICEREGAL LODGE — LUCAN— LEIXLIP— CELBRIDGE— MAYNOOTH. There are three Tram Routes to Phcenix Park : one, the Kingsbridge route, runs along the south side of the quays from Hatch Street, passing en route Westland Row station and O'Connell Bridge. This route ends at the Kingsbridge station, and does not go so near the Park as the hne on the north side of the qua^^s, which starts at O'Connell Bridge and runs to Parkgate Street, past the Four Courts and the Royal Barracks. These barracks are very extensive ; behind, on Arbour Hill, is a large military hospital and prison. Another military hospital and several rows of neat artisans' dwellings are in a street on the right-hand side and facing the Park. On the left-hand side, close to the Park, is the Soldiers* Home and Institute. The third route to the Park (Donnybrook tram) runs from Donnybrook down Nassau and Sackville Streets, past the Pillar and along the North Circular Road, where, at Phibsborough, is a magnificent R.C. Chapel under the care of the Vincentian Fathers. The Chapel, recently rebuilt, is crowned with the highest and, next to St. George's Church, the most beautiful spire in Dub- lin. The tram continues past the Cattle Market, the Marl- borough Barracks and a large Orphanage, where the girls still wear the quaint costumes of over a hundred years ago, when the Orphanage was founded. This route (a roundabout journey) terminates at the entrance to Phoenix Park nearest to the Zoological Gardens. The Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin may conveniently be visited on the way to or from the Park, the tram routes (by the last-named line) being almost identical [see p. 91). PHCENIX PARK is nearly 2,000 acres in extent and about seven miles in circumference. Nearly the whole is open to the public. It is the largest park in Europe, and, with the exception of Yellowstone Park, the largest in the world, as it certainly is PHCENIX PARK 83 one of the finest and most beautiful. The name is a corrup- tion of the Irish word for a spring of running or clear water, Fionn-uisge. The Park originally belonged to the Knights Hospitallers. They surrendered it to Henry VIII, and it was enclosed as a deer park in the reign of Charles II. It was given to the people of Dublin for a public park in 1747 by the Earl of Chesterfield, Lord Lieutenant, who laid the ground out in an ornamental manner and erected the pillar, 30 feet high, with its imaginary phoenix rising out of flames, which stands at the intersection of four of the main avenues. A great part of the Park is beautifully wooded, although a heavy gale in February, 1903, destroyed thousands of trees. Of the splendid rows of elms in the main avenue, hardly any were left, and nearly two thousand of the beauti- ful old hawthorns were blown down. The deer are very tame. The great extent of the Park may be realized when it is known that, besides the large tracts open to the public, the People's Park, the cricket and polo grounds, extensive review grounds, etc., it also contains the Viceregal Lodge and grounds, the residences of the Chief and of the Under-Secretary for Ireland, and of the Lord Lieutenant's Secretary, a large Mili- tary School for the sons of soldiers, the Zoological Gardens, a Military Hospital, the offices of the Ordnance Survey and an immense depot and barracks of the Royal Irish Constabulary. The last-named is near the North Circular Road entrance. Just before entering the Park by the Parkgate Street entrance, the Royal Military Hospital, an extensive building, dating from 1786, is on the right hand. A broad and magni- ficent avenue leads from the gate right through the centre of the Park. This is the route invariably followed by car drivers, though the road on the left, overhanging the Liffey and the Chapelizod road, and planted with fine trees, is far more beautiful. But the whole Park is worth seeing, and as the drives and roads are level and well kept, it is a favourite resort of cycUsts. The views, too, are fine. Dublin and many of its large buildings are seen in the foreground, while the Dublin and Wicklow mountains bound the horizon. The People's Park Ues between the Parkgate Street and the North Circular Road entrances to the Park. It is a beauti- fully laid out and planted enclosure, with an ornamental sheet of water. 84 PHCENIX PARK '" Just beyond the People's Park is the entrance to the Zoological Gardens. Admission, is. week-days ; Saturdays, 6d. : Sundays and public holidays, id. These charming gardens, on beautifully undulating ground, are well worth a visit. The collection of animals is extensive and valuable, and the keepers are eminently successful in rearing lion cubs. Many kinds of aquatic fowl are to be seen on the large sheet of water. The lions are housed in the recently constructed Lord Roberts's House. The picturesque central building is Haughton House, bunt in memory of Dr. Haughton, for many years Secretary of the Gardens. The upper floor is a refreshment room ; below are enclosures for kangaroos and other creatures. The keepers are delighted to show the clever tricks of the seals, elephants, etc. There are also a large open-air aviary and a spacious monkey-house, etc. The road running to the left of the entrance leads to the main avenue of the Park. Returning thither (before the turn to the Gardens is reached), a fine equestrian Statue of Lord Gough will be seen outside the People's Park. A stone near here commemorates Lord Ardilaun's recent gift of 800 trees. On the left of the statue is the Wellington Monument, a lofty and massive obelisk 150 feet high, inscribed with the names of the Duke's victories, and with bronze panels in low relief. Some dis- tance along the lower road is a large Magazine Fort, buHt by "V^Tiarton in fear of invasion, hence known as " Wharton's Folly," and the object of Dean Swift's witty satire. It is built on the site of what was the Manor House, The main avenue runs in a straight line through the Park, the road on the right leading to the Zoological Gardens, and the next turn, also on the right, to the Viceregal Lodge. On the right-hand side of this avenue is the Polo Ground, and on the left the part known as the " fifteen acres," where military reviews are held. From here may be seen, through the trees on the right, the Viceregal Lodge (not open to the public), the official residence of the Lord Lieutenant, a long, low building with a Grecian portico and a dense shrubbery in front, situated about a mile from the entrance to the Park. Exactly opposite an opening in the shrubbery two crosses may be seen cut into the path on the left hand. The one nearer the road marks the site of the murder of the Chief Secretary, Lord Frederick Cavendish, and that nearer the Dublin. 17 z8 PHCENIX PARK 85 grass the murder of the Under-Secretary, Thomas Burke, on May 6, 1882, by the band of cowardly assassins who called themselves the Irish Invincibles. In the dusk of the evening Earl Spencer, looking through the windows of the Lodge, observed a scuffle going on, and sent his secretary to inquire into the matter, but before he could reach the spot the fiendish work was done, and Brady, Kelly, Delaney, and Caffrey, driven by Kavanagh, had escaped through the Chapelizod Gate, and thence by way of the Tallaght Road and Terenure got safely back to Dublin, It is by Lady Frederick Caven- dish's express wish that no permanent memorial has been erected to mark the tragic deed. The culprits were all eventually brought to justice. Opening from the main avenue on the left, near the Phoenix Pillar, are the entrances to the Chief Secretary's and the Under Secretary's Lodges. Some distance from the further end of the Park is the Dunsink Observatory, with the residence of the Astronomer Royal of Ireland. The Observatory was built in 1785, and endowed by Dr. Andrews, Provost of Trinity College. Certain clocks in DubUn are controlled by the Observatory clock. The Observatory is open on the ■first Saturday of each month from 7.30 to 9.30 in winter. Turning down any of the roads to the left of the Phoenix we reach, near the Chapelizod gate of the Park, the Royal Hibernian Military School and a Cromlech discovered in 1836 ; the two human skulls and necklace contained in the cromlech are in the National Museum. Between the Chapeli- zod gate and Parkgate the beautiful lower road near the Lifiey runs, and here also is one of the most beautiful and least-known parts of the Park, the Hawthorn or Fairy (Furry) Glen. This glen ought, of course, to be visited in May or early June, when the hawthorns are in blossom. There are an immense number of these trees, many evidently very old. The undulating ground and the sheets of water add to the picturesqueness and beauty of this secluded part of the Park. Another beautiful glen lies to the right of the Hibernian School. We can leave the Park by this south-west and most remote gate, Knockmaroon, to enter the celebrated — Strawberry Beds, which extend for some distance along the steep north bank of the Liffey, past the little village of Palmerston and its 86 THE STRAWBERRY BEDS—LUCAN quaint, tiny, ruined church on the south side of the river, to Woodlands, the picturesque seat of Lord Annaly. During June and July many visit these beds for the sake of the delightful views and the fruit and cream to be obtained at the little thatched cottages. Near here is the Stewart Asylum for Imbecile Children. The tram can be taken to Lucan, a few miles farther on, or back to Dublin. The picturesque old-world village of Chapelizod is said to date from the time of the British King Arthur, and to derive its name from La belle Iseult, or Izod. The name can be traced back in State documents to the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Later it was an adjunct of the priory at Kil- mainham, and the old square belfry tower attached to the Protestant Church is said to have formed part of the religious house. Close to Chapelizod are the Hermitage Golf Links, one of the finest courses around Dublin. At Parkgate (or at the Chapelizod or Knockmaroon gates, as may be most convenient), the Lucan and Leixlip Electric Tram (cars, ist and 3rd, every half -hour) should be taken for the seven-mile run through the little villages of Chapelizod and Palmerston to — Lucan. The journey occupies nearly an hour. The town is prettily situated in a wooded vale on the south side of the Liffey, and contains a church with tower and spire, and a one- arched stone bridge, designed by Brunei, over the river. Lucan was the site of one of the castles of the Pale, originally built by Richard de Peche. Richard's descendant, Waryn, founded a monastery to St. Catherine in 1220. In the seven- teenth century the castle and demesne became the property of Patrick Sarsfield, James II 's celebrated general, a cenotaph to whom stands in the Vesey demesne. But Lucan is chiefly noted for its sulphur spas, which of late years have become exceedingly popular. This is a great hunting dis- trict. Trout and salmon fishing can also be had. There is a good nine-hole golf course near the hotel and about two miles away is the Hermitage i8-hole course. The chief meets of the Meath and Kildare foxhounds and the Ward Union staghounds are within reach of the hotel. The beau- tiful park of the Vesey demesne (containing among other fine trees some magnificent beeches) is open to the public, and, entering it by the Spa, we can walk up the river for about LEIXLIP—NEW BRIDGE 87 a mile to the famous Salmon Leap, or to Leixlip, where the river forms a beautiful waterfall amid charming sylvan surroundings. The village of Leixlip stands on the north bank of the Liffey, and is celebrated in song and story for its bright sunny river, its dark leafy bowers, and its spacious domain. The castle^ still in occupation, was erected by Adam Fitz Herefort, some time after the Anglo-Norman invasion. Its towers, covered with ivy from base to battlement, rise finely above the sur- rounding trees. There are charming walks on both sides of the river. Some hand-looms may still be seen in use here and at Chapelizod, and there are also woollen factories. At Leixlip the visitor should take the steep road on the left of the Roman Catholic Chapel, and then again to the left, when he will shortly come to what is the oldest bridge in Ireland, certainly the oldest on the Liffey, though it bears the paradoxical name of New Bridge. This picturesque four- arched structure was built so long ago as 1308 by John le Decer, then Mayor of Dublin. It was preserved from destruc- tion a few years ago by the owner of St. Wolstans, an adjoin- ing estate. In the latter demesne are the fragments of the old Monastery of St. Wolstans, which Fitz Herefort of Leixlip erected in 1208. A short distance further west is the demesne and residence of the Conolly family, Castletown. From the front of the mansion (which is said to contain 365 windows, one for each day of the year) a fine avenue of limes leads by the main gate south-westwards to the clean little village of Celbridge. At Celbridge Abbey lived Swift's " Vanessa " (Esther Van- homrigh), and a seat beneath the rocks at the river's edge is said to have been their favourite retreat for reading and conversation. From Leixlip station, on the Midland and Great Western line, a run of three miles and three-quarters, affording good views of the river Rye and the charming and extensive demesne of Carton, the seat of the Duke of Leinster {grounds open to the public), will bring us to Maynooth. Tea can be obtained at the Shell-house in Carton, which contains many curios, Toby jugs, carvings, etc. In the garden are a fine avenue of o]d trees and a rosary. The Rye was the boundary between the kingdoms of Meath and Leinster, as it now is for some way between the counties of Meath and Kildare. 88 MAYNOOTH Maynooth. Maynooth is a modern form of a very ancient Irish name — that of a king in the first century. Here may be seen not only the Roman Catholic College whose parhamentary grants provoked such fierce contests, but a fine old fifteenth-century church with a very strong tower, and the extensive remains of Maynooth Castle, the stronghold of the powerful Kildare Geraldines. The ivy-clad ruins of the Castle, which was built on the borders of the English Pale, are close to the main entrance of the College, and on the opposite or left side of the road is the Protestant Church, the square tower of which is all that remains of the ancient Roman CathoUc Chapel. The walls of the Castle are eight or nine feet thick ; the older part was built about 1230 ; it was enlarged and the towers added in 1426. Gerald the Great, the eighth earl, left his lands to endow a college if such should be built, and his son therefore built one. In a ruined church hidden in a grove about a mile from the present College the earliest members of the CoUege staff are buried. This CoUege was suppressed by Henry VIII in 1538, but was rebuilt and renamed as St. Patrick's College, and is now one of the constituent colleges forming the National University. Its grants were commuted in 1869 by a sum representing fourteen years' purchase, plus ;^2o,ooo. The buildings, erected in 1846 from designs by Pugin, and recently enlarged, are very fine and commodious. The College Church at Maynooth, built in the Gothic style, was consecrated in 1891, and cost some ;^49,ooo. It has a fine rose window in the west front, a good organ, and no fewer than 454 carved oak stalls. Another building is known as the Aula Maxima, and is used for public gatherings. On the lawn is a very fine old yew tree — said to be as old as the old college. King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visited Maynooth College in 1903, being received by the R.C. Archbishop of Dublin and other members of the Irish Roman Catholic hierarchy. Queen Mary paid a visit in 191 1. From the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion the Fitz- geralds, or Geraldines, had acquired by force immense tracts of country south of Dublin, and none among the barons more constantly and fiercely raided the territories of the native chieftains or of their own countrymen. The Desmond Geral- MAYNOOTH 89 dines lorded it over the greater part of Munster, but the " position of the Geraldines of Kildare was even more impor- tant," says the Hon. Emily Lawless in her Story of the [Irish Nation, " on account of their close proximity to Dublin. In later times their great keep at Maynooth dominated the whole Pale, while their followers swarmed everywhere, each man with a G embroidered upon his breast in token of his allegiance." From 1480 to 151 3 Gerald the eighth earl, called Geroit Mor, or the Great, was to all intents and purposes King of Ireland. Indeed, when summoned to London to answer a charge of conspiracy, the other barons swore that " all Ireland could not govern the Earl of Kildare." " Then let the Earl of Kildare govern all Ireland," replied Henry. The king advised him, however, to get a good counsel. " By St. Bride," said the earl, " I know well the fellow I would have ; yea, and the best in England, too ! " " Who is he ? " said the king. " Marry, the king himself," laughed the bold earl. Kildare was reinstated as deputy , his son succeeded him, and the grandson also ; but with the latter's reign came the downfall, for, his father having been placed in prison, the hot-headed youth formally declared war against the King, then Henry VIII, cannonaded the English ships from Howth Hill, and garrisoned his castle at Maynooth. Artillery soon, however, broke the hitherto invulnerable fortress, and the defenders surrendered. Many of them were hung in a row, and hence in after years, " the Pardon of Maynooth," meant the gallows. The Earl, called " Silken Thomas," because the fringes of his followers' helmets were of that material, sur- rendered shortly after, and a year or two later was hanged at Tyburn with five of his uncles. The castle grounds are now laid out as pleasure gardens, and trees adorn the slopes of the old fosse. This district is all flat but luxuriant, and is a great hunt- ing and grazing centre. It may be remembered that the late Empress of Austria came to this neighbourhood for the hunting, and visited Maynooth College more than once. The return to Dubhn (15 miles distant) can be made by the Midland and Great Western Railway to Broadstone. ROUTE II. GLASNEVIN CEMETERY AND THE BOTANIC GARDENS. A cemetery is not usually considered a cheerful place to visit, but no tourist should leave Dublin without having spent some little time here and at the adjacent Botanic Gardens, more especially as the two-mile 2d. ride by the Glasnevin tram will afford a good means of becoming acquainted with 90 GLASNEVIN CEMETERY the northern parts of the city. In the Cemetery Daniel O'Connell, John Philpot Curran, and Charles Stewart Parnell are buried. Starting from Nelson's Pillar, the route lies up Sackville Street and the eastern side of Rutland Square, passing the Rotunda and the Presbyterian Church, through Frederick Street, crossing the Drumcondra Road, up Blessington Street and Berkeley Road to Blacquiere Bridge on the North Circular Road. Before reaching the bridge the fine Mater Misericordiae Hospital and St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church are seen. Crossing the bridge over the Royal Canal, Mount] oy Convict Prison is seen on the right, and the hills in the dis- tance on the left and south. Then turning to the right, along Phibsborough Road, the line crosses Westmoreland Bridge, over the main stream of the canal. At St. Vincent de Paul Male Orphanage we alight, and, turning up the road by its side, soon reach the entrance gates of — Glasnevin Cemetery, also known as Prospect Cemetery. It was formed in 1832, and occupies an area of considerable extent, being laid out with great taste. Leafy avenues intersect it in every direc- tion, and striking monuments are everywhere to be seen. The mortuary chapel is close to the gates, and the conspicuous Monument to Daniel O'Connell, the " Liberator," who died in 1847 at Genoa, is immediately opposite. This takes the shape of one of the old round towers of Ireland, and rises to an altitude of 160 feet, with a cross eight feet high sur- mounting it. In the moat below are a number of vaults, in one of which lies Steele, O'Connell's staunch supporter. His epitaph is simplicity itself — " Honest Tom Steele." Near by is the tomb of William Dargan, the industrial re- generator of Ireland. The beautiful little Gothic Memorial Chapel to O'Connell, designed by Dr. Petrie, is just to the right. The Grave of Parnell, which, on the anniversary of his death, is visited by great crowds, lies opposite the door of the mortuary chapel. No tombstone has been erected. It is surrounded by iron railings, and almost covered by artificial wreaths and crosses. Near Parnell's grave is a fine statue to Barry Sullivan, the tragedian. To reach Curran 's Tomb, a plain sarcophagus of granite, THE BOTANIC GARDENS 91 modelled on that of Scipio Barbatus, take the'^avenue leading down the Cemetery, having O'Connell's Tower immediately on the right, and then turn to the right and keep on, past the old disused entrance gate. The tomb lies off the path on the left hand. Returning, notice the beautiful canopied tomb on the right of the gate. The Botanic Gardens. Admission free. Week-days — lo till 7, from April i to September 30 ; and 10 till sunset from October i to March 30. Sundays — 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., or dusk in winter. To reach these the visitor must regain the road at St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage, and either take the tram again or turn to the left down the main road by the tram-lines, when the entrance gates will be reached in about half a mile. The Gardens, instituted by the Royal Dublin Society in 1795, taken over by the Science and Art Department in 1877, and now under the Department of Agriculture and Technical Education, cover about forty acres of undulating ground, occupying the site of a mansion and demesne, once the residence of the poet Tickell, 1725-40. This house, near the entrance to the gardens, is now the residence of the Director. Swift, Stella, Addison, Sheridan, Parnell the poet, and other celebrities lived near ; and one of the walks in the gardens is known as Addison's Walk. The gardens, watered by the little river Tolka, are charmingly laid out with flower beds, shrubberies, a rockery, etc., and contain some fine palmhouses and conservatories, one being exclu- sively devoted to a splendid specimen of the Victoria Regina water lily. Orchids and tree-ferns are very successfully cultivated, and space is allotted to the culture of the ordinary edible plants : there is also a museum with specimens of various kinds of wood and their uses. The ferneries are well worth a visit, especially the house containing fine speci- mens of the Killarney fern. In November the chrysanthe- mums, of which an immense variety are shown, attract a great number of visitors. A School of Gardening is connected with the gardens, and in the neighbourhood is a Model Training School in connection with the National Board of Education. Here, too, is the Albert Institute, or Model Farm, of 180 acres, in connection with the Department of Agriculture, for agri- cultural students. Practical instruction in dairy work is also given to female students. 92 CLONTARF Dean Swift lived close by, at Delville, and Steele at Elm- hurst (now a private lunatic asylum), a house frequently mentioned in Swift's letters. The whole neighbourhood is associated with Swift, Stella, and Delany. Further on is the Claremont Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children. (A visit to the Botanic Gardens can very well be combined with that to Phoenix Park {see p. 82), as trams for the latter can be taken at Phibsborough Corner, which is also passed by the Glasnevin tram.) ROUTE III. CLONTARF AND DOLLYMOUNT. These places, situated on the north side of Dublin Bay, and within two or three miles of DubHn, are much frequented during the summer months by bathers and golfers. The trams proceed from Nelson's Pillar by Earl Street, Talbot Street and North Strand, and cross the Royal Canal by Newcomen Bridge, and the mouth of the Tolka, where it empties itself into the Bay, by Annesley Bridge. On the right the slobland extending from the main road away to the Great Northern Railway embankment is being rapidly filled in with a view to the formation of an open space to be known as Fairview Park. The vitriol works of Ballybough, at Annesley Bridge, were first used as a white flint glass manufactory. From this point the road skirts the edge of Dublin Bay, which stretches away to the right beyond the viaduct of the Great Northern Railway to the South Wall Breakwater, on which stand the Pigeon House Fort, the conspicuous generating station for the electric Ughting system of Dublin, and, at the end, Poolbeg Lighthouse. On the left is Marino House (p. 93), once the residence of James, Earl of Charlemont. The Roman Catholic Chapel by the roadside was first used as a Dominican monastery, and afterwards as the parochial chapel of Drumcondra. At the Crescent (No. 3 of which was the residence of Will Carleton in 1853) the roads to Malahide and Howth branch off to the left, and a short distance farther is the suburb, formerly a little fishing village, of — Clontarf, with a station on the Great Northern line. Clontarf is a very ancient place, a church and monastery having been m . ^- ^^^^^^'.:i [Belfast. NEAR THE EXTRAXCE. PHCEXIX PARK. ^. Welch,] [Belfast. LAKE IN THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDEXS, 19 CLONTA RF—DOLL YMO UNT 93. founded here in 550, though no traces remain. Its name signifies " the plain of the bull," a large sandbank near having been considered to resemble a bull. It is also known as " the Marathon of Ireland," from the desperate battle fought upon its plain between the brave Brian Boru and the Danish invaders in the beginning of the eleventh century, though late researches would seem to indicate a spot nearer Dublin as the scene of the conflict. Clontarf Castle, the seat of the Irish Vernons since 1660, a handsome castellated mansion, was rebuilt in 1835. Marino House, now a Roman Catholic training institution for the Christian Brothers, is a fine stone mansion, and has in its day been the shrine of rich treasures of sculpture and painting. These collections, with those from the town house in Rutland Square, have been removed to the Caulfeilds' seat in County Tyrone. Grattan, Curran, and Flood were frequent visitors during the residence here of the Earl. The demesne, some two hundred acres in extent, contains some fine trees, and from the roof of the Doric Temple a splendid view is obtained of the Bay, Howth Hill, and the Dublin and Wicklow hiUs. It is, however, difficult to obtain entrance to the demesne. At Clontarf also is the O'Brien Institute for Roman Catholic Orphan Boys. About a mile and a half inland from Clontarf is Artane, a large and well-known Industrial School for boys, under the charge of the Christian Brothers, a lay religious brother- hood whose special work is educational. They have charge of many day and other schools in Ireland. About 800 boys live at Artane, and are educated and taught various trades. There is a large farm, besides some sixteen or more different workshops. The place is well worth a visit. Dollymount, a short distance beyond Clontarf, boasts extensive and smooth sands, the scene of many a shooting match. On this ground the famous international match between the riflemen of Ireland and America was decided. At DoUy- mount, too, near the North Bull Wall (9,000 feet long), which stretches out into the Bay towards the Poolbeg Lighthouse, are the Golf Links of the Royal Dublin Golf Club. The course is three miles long, and is considered excellent. Close by is St. Anne's, Lord Ardilaun's beautiful seat. Howth (p. 96) lies beyond. 94 KILMAINHAM ROUTE IV. KILMAINHAM AND CLONDALKIN. Kilmainham is in the immediate neighbourhood of Kings- bridge Railway Terminus, and is reached by the Inchicore tram from College Green. It lies two miles west of the General Post Office. Brian Boru encamped here prior to the battle of Clontarf, and the Abbey of Kilmaignend (as the name was anciently spelt) was one of the most important of its kind in Ireland. " Here the dissolute and discontented Dermot MacMurrough assembled the first importation of his Welsh adventurers . . . and here the stern Strongbow founded that military monastery whose priors were influential lords of the Irish Parliamient and frequently the governors and chancellors of the island " {D' Alton). The Priory of Knights Templars flourished until the suppression of the order in 1309, when the Hospitallers estabUshed themselves in their place. It finally fell, with similar institutions, in the great dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, and in 1680 the Royal Hospital for Ancient and Maimed Soldiers was erected on its site from designs by Sir Christopher Wren. The Hospital cost some £2^,559. The entrance is surmounted by a clock turret and spire. Concerts are frequently held in the beautiful hall, which has some fine oak wainscotting and a collection of armour. Service is held in the Chapel at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sundays. The Hospital is the official residence of the Commander of the Forces, and is the headquarters of the army in Ireland. The grounds of this " Irish Chelsea " are well-kept and park-like. Rich- mond Barracks, the disused Gaol and Courthouse, the Island Bridge Barracks, the South Dublin Union, and Swift's and Steeven's Hospitals are all in the neighbourhood. Kilmainham Gaol (now closed) was notable as the place of confinement of Parnell and other leading members of the Land League under the 1881 Coercion Act. It is en- closed by a lofty wall of grey stone. Many of the prisoners were confined in the spacious central haU, though Parnell had a separate room. The next year the Phoenix Park mur- derers were housed here, and here, on an improvised gallows, five of them suffered the extreme penalty of the law. The Sarah Bridge, or Island Bridge, over the Liffey, was erected in 1 79 1. It derives its name from Sarah, Countess of Westmoreland, who laid the first stone. CLONDALKIN 95 A four-mile run from Kingsbridge Station will bring us to — Clondalkin, ■which is of interest as containing the nearest ancient Round Tower to Dublin. This structure, probably dating from the ninth century, has no doubt withstood many a siege by the Danes, who sacked the contemporary monastery. It is about eighty-four feet high and quite perfect. The door is fifteen feet from the ground, twelve feet of this height being solid masonry. At the base the tower is forty-five feet in circumference, and the walls are three feet thick. About two-thirds up the interior diameter suddenly narrows. The top is finished with the usual conical cap. This is one of the few round towers that can be ascended. In 1787 the Clondalkin Powder Mills, containing not less than two hundred and sixty barrels, were accidentally blown up, but though the shock was felt through the metropolis, not a stone of the Round Tower was displaced. Clondalkin was the scene of the famous duel between Daniel O'Connell and D'Esterre, in which the latter was shot dead, while the moral shock to O'Connell coloured the whole of his after-life, and gave him a horror of bloodshed. HOWTH. Cbeap Afternoon Tickets are issued to Howth by tram or train, includi ng the ride round the Head by tram. A VISIT to Howth will amply occupy a day, or indeed a summer holiday, for here may be had fine cliff walks with extensive views, boating and sea bathing. Rocky islets, ruined abbeys, an old castle, a martello tower, light- houses, a cromlech, and the grounds of Howth Castle are all within reach. Howth is a favourite place for summer residences, the air being wonderfully fresh and invigorating, and its hillsides are dotted with pleasant villas, though the village itself still remains crowded, unsightly, and unsavoury. We reach Howth (pronounced with a broad soft vowel sound, thus, Hdathe) either by train or tram. It is a pleasant run of eight miles on the Great Northern Railway from Amiens Street Station, passing Clontarf, Raheny and Howth Junction, thence along the side of the narrow neck of land, with fine sea views, to Howth station. Trams also run from Nelson's Pillar, Dublin, to Howth — ^past Clontarf, and the ruins of the ancient church of Kilbarrack, past Baldoyle and its racecourse, and Sutton, where are golf links and a hotel, on to Howth, passing the entrance to Howth Castle, and ending at the East Pier, about half a mile beyond the station. The ride takes rather more than an hour. Another electric tram starts from Sutton and from Howth, and carries passengers up the Hill of Howth, round the Head, and down on the reverse side. This is a magnificent ride, and as the journey can be broken at any of the wayside stations it is an easy way of climbing to the summit, visiting the lighthouse, and enjoying the invigorating air and lovely views. There are refreshment rooms near the summit (563 feet). A great part of the headland is still wild and un- enclosed. If the ascent is made from Howth, the Dublin and Wicklow hills, Kingstown Pier and Bray Head wiU be seen on the descent. Tram or train back, either to Howth or to Dublin, can be taken at Sutton. Circular tickets are issued. 96 Dublin. R. Welch,] [Belfast. THE BAILY LIGHTHOUSE, HOWTH. ^#T. . ^c 4 HOWTH CASTLE, 23 HOWTH 97 " The bold and nearly insulated promontory called the Hill of Howth, which forms the north-eastern terminus of the Bay of Dublin, would," says Dr. Petrie, " in itself supply abundant materials for a topographical volume — and a most interesting work it might be made. For the geologist, botanist, and naturalist it has abundant store of attractions, while its various ancient monuments of every class and age — ^from the regal fortress, the sepulchral cairn, and from the cromlech of Pagan times to the early Christian oratory, the abbey, and the baronial hall of later years — would supply an equally ample stock of materials for the antiquary and the historian." The promontory was at one time known as Ben-na-dair, on account of the large number of oak trees which grew here. From Kingstown, Howth looks like an island, as the narrow neck connecting it with the mainland lies very low. Emerging from the station, turn to the right for Howth Castle and the Episcopal Church, which is close at hand, surrounded by beautiful trees. Howth Castle. (The Howth demesne is open to the public during the summer months from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays only.) Howth Castle, formerly the seat of the Earl of Howth (the title is now extinct), is a fine baronial mansion, erected in 1564 by Christopher, twentieth lord of Howth, and incor- porating the earlier fortress. The square towers have the stepped battlements noticeable in the tower of St. Patrick's Cathedral and elsewhere, and which are almost peculiar to Ire- land. The great feature of the mansion is the Armorial Hall, a fine apartment, with many relics of antiquity. Here is the sword of Sir Armoricus Tristram, first lord of Howth, whose surname of St. Lawrence was acquired because of his great defeat of some Danes at Howth Hill on a St. Lawrence's Day during the Anglo-Norman invasion ; it is a tremendous two-handed weapon with a hilt nearly two feet long. Also here are the bells from the old abbey, a full-length portrait of Dean Swift, several fine paintings, and many old pieces of armour and weapons. In one of the other chambers is a picture depicting a quaint incident connected with the family. In 1575 Grace O'Malley, or Crania Waile, a chieftainess from the west coast, proceeded to London to pay homage to Queen Elizabeth. Here she distinguished herself by Dublin (g) 98 HOWTH heartily shaking the hand extended to be kissed. Returning to Ireland, she landed at Howth, and proceeded to the castle to enjoy the usual national hospitality, but the family being at dinner the gates were closed. Enraged at what she considered a breach of Irish hospitality, she waited her opportunity and presently seized the young heir of the family, whom she carried off to her fortress in Clew Bay ; nor was he restored until his father entered into an express stipulation that his gates should never again be shut at the dinner-hour, and it is a fact that until a somewhat recent date this custom was strictly observed. Near the Castle is a venerable old tree with but few branches left, and these carefully propped and chained. The tradition is that when- ever a branch falls a member of the family dies. When the azaleas and the rhododendrons, a most varied and lovely collection, are in blossom, flowering over the steep cliffs, the gardens are a marvellous sight. In the demesne is the great Howth Cromlech, consisting of ten enormous masses of quartz. Adjoining the station is the extensive but badly-situ- ated Harbour, which was constructed in 1807 at a cost of about ;^3oo,ooo as a packet station, but was abandoned in favour of Kingstown Harbour, by reason of the in- sufficient depth of water except at certain tides. " Had it been constructed but one furlong to the eastward of its present situation, the navy of Great Britain might have been moored within it, sheltered from the prevailing winds, in a safe anchorage, and with a depth of water uninfluenced by ebb or flow of tide." There is a large lighthouse on the east pier, and two smaller ones on the west pier. Of late years the Harbour has been dredged, and is utilized as an important fishing station. Farther out is the picturesque rocky islet called Ireland's Eye (Ey is a Celtic afi&x meaning island), and beyond may be seen Lambay Island. Ireland's Eye is also known as St. Nessan's Island, from the saint who, in 570, founded the first Hov/th Abbey on it (one of the earliest Christian churches in Ireland), some remains of which are still standing. The abbey was transferred to the penin- sula in 1235. If the weather be calm, the visitor should hire a boat for a pull across to the picturesque islet, with its broken and jagged outlines. Boat there and back, including waiting an hour, 25. 6d. Of the two roads seen soon after leaving the station, the HOWTH 99 higher ascends past the Constabulary Barracks, the ruined Abbey, the Cathohc Church, and the village lying on the north slope of the hill. The venerable Howth Abbey, one of the few specimens of Gothic architecture in the county of Dublin, was erected in 1235 in place of St, Nessan's Abbey and on the site of an older one founded by Sitric, the Danish king of Dublin. The ruins, though roofless, are in a fair state of preservation, but do not boast much architectural beauty. In the chancel is a fine tomb representing a mailed warrior and his lady, which, Wakeman says, belongs to Christopher St. Lawrence, thirteenth earl, who died in 1430, and his wife. Some of the old monastic buildings on the south of the wall are incor- porated with the fishermen's houses. The Book of Howth was commenced in St. Nessan's Abbey and continued in Howth Abbey, The lower road leads round the harbour below the Abbey and the martello tower (which contains the shore end of the submarine cable to England) ; then, ascending, passes on the left the Howth baths for ladies — below which is Balscadden Bay, a charming little bathing strand, with machines — and the baths for gentlemen. The road opposite the latter leads over the summit of Howth Hill. This cliff path, running past the gentlemen's baths right round the headland, is a splendid walk, commanding a wide expanse of sea, with Ireland's Eye and Lambay Island, and the coast and the Mourne Mountains beyond. Below are sharp cliffs, a rock-bound shore, and seething waters. The split in the singular Puck*s Rock, near the bend in the road, was made, tradition says, by the tormenting sprite whom St. Nessan knocked hither with his famous Book from Ire- land's Eye, and the figure, somewhat resembling a human being, is supposed to be the sprite. It is a dangerous and treacherous coast in a storm (scarcely a year goes by that does not chronicle loss of life by boating or shipping disasters here), and the cliffs are almost inaccessible at any point. On a grass-covered projecting rock south-east of the Head stands the Bally Lighthouse, a fine structure, exhibiting one of the most powerful lights on the Irish coast. The white light flashes every 30 seconds and is visible 15 miles. An order from the Irish Lights Commissioners (D'Olier Street) is necessary to view the interior. The special system in use here and at Wicklow and other lighthouses along the coast loo HOWTH is the invention of the late Mr. Wigham, of Dublin. The gas is burnt at a high temperature, and additional rings of burners can be instantly added by the lighthouse keeper in foggy weather, thus enormously increasing the illuminating power. The system can be used as a fixed, revolving, or flash light. The view from the lighthouse is magnificent, comprehending the whole of Dublin Bay and the shore sweeping round east- ward to Bray Head, with the Wicklow hills beyond. At times even the Welsh hills are visible. The banks of the little stream hard by and the heathery slopes make excellent picnic spots. The path leading back over the summit of the hill may be taken, or that leading west by Sutton, so making a com- plete circuit of the Head. On the highest point of the hill, called Shiel Martin, is a Cairn, said to be that of Crimthan, the Ard-righ, or head King of Ireland, in the time of Julius Agricola. It commands views both north and south of the peninsula, and is well worth the ascent. To the west of Howth Castle are the ruins of a tiny ancient oratory, called St. Fintan's Church, with a rude cinquefoil window at the east end. The cromlech before mentioned lies between this and the castle, at the boot of the huge rock which overlooks the demesne. DROGHEDA AND THE BOYNE VALLEY. Malahide — Drogheda — Newgrange — Mellifont — Monasterboice — Slane — The Boyne Valley — The Hill of Tara, etc. Access. — During the summer the Great Northern Railway issue excursion tickets every week-day by the g a.m. train (lo.io on Sundays) from DubHn for the railway journey to and from Drogheda and a coach drive through the valley of the Boyne. On Tuesdays and Fridays the route taken by the coach differs from the route on the other days. The tickets are available for return on the day of issue or the following day. Fares (covering railway journey and coach drive), first class, 9/- ; second class, 7/2 ; third class, 5/6. The entire round from Drogheda to the Boyne Obelisk, Dowth, Newgrange, Mellifont and Monasterboice, is about twenty miles, and a car to carry four may be hired for about 155. It is well to take refreshments, but mineral waters, tea and eggs can be obtained at Mellifont Abbey. Twice a week the route is via Beauparc and Slane. The whole round can easily be cycled, but the shortest way by more than a mile from Newgrange to Mellifont is through Townley Hall, which by the kindness of Mr. Balfour is open to cars, but not to cyclists. Cyclists must return to King William's Glen and ride thence — this lengthens the trip somewhat. Mr. Balfour, with the generosity characteristic of many Irish landlords, allows visitors to drive anywhere through the grounds of Townley Hall — the rhododendrons are specially worth seeing. No antiquarian should miss visiting the Boyne Valley, the prehistoric tumuli at Newgrange, and the ecclesi- astical remains at Mellifont and Monasterboice. They can all easily be reached in a day's excursion from Dublin. With a motor car Malahide and Swords could be visited en route, though it is shorter to go direct to Slane. From Howth Junction the Great Northern Railway con- tinues northward to the little seaside village of Portmarnock. Here are extensive sands, golf links, and the ruins of an old 101 1 02 MA LA HIDES WORDS castle, Rob's Wall, founded in the sixteenth century by Mac Robuck. Thence the Une continues to — Malahide. (The Swords mail car, fare 6d., meets certain of the trains from Amiens Street.) Malahide is a rising watering-place on the coast, with good and safe sea-bathing. There are excellent golf links here — a short course on the mainland, and those known as the Island links {see p. 32) — also very good swimming and hot baths for both sexes. This is one of the few seaside places near Dublin with a sandy coast. On the lovely expanse of sand known as the Silver Strand, beautiful shells may be found, especially after a storm. Close by is Malahide Castle (Lord Talbot de Mala- hide), a fine, ivy-covered, battlemented edifice with circular towers at the angles, which was begun in 11 74. The hall is roofed with Irish oak, wainscotted throughout with panels carved with Scriptural subjects, and lighted by a fine Tudor window. In the drawing-room are some rare old pictures, notably an altarpiece of Diirer's, said to have belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots, and to have been purchased by Charles II for ;^2,ooo as a present to the Duchess of Portsmouth. The grounds may he visited, by order from the Agent, on Wednes- days and Fridays. The ruins of the old church of Malahide Abbey, for centuries the burial-place of the Talbots, contain the altar-tomb and effigy of one of the Talbot ladies, Maud Plunket. Having married the son of the Baron of Galtrim, who was slain a few hours later, she was " maid, wife, and widow on the same day." About two and a half miles west of Malahide (by public car, 6d.), and ten from Dublin, may be seen the Round Tower of Swords, considered one of the finest of its kind, and dating from the beginning of the ninth century. It is 78 feet high, and has no cap, but is otherwise perfect. The object of these curious Round Towers, of which there are stni 118 in Ireland, chiefly along the north-west coast and in the central parts, has long been disputed ; but it is now generally agreed that they were built by the Christians, from the ninth to the thirteenth centuries, as watch-towers (all have windows, very high up, just under the conical roof, looking north, south, east and west) and as treasure-houses and places of refuge against the Danes. They are all buHt SWORDS 103 alike, very solidly of blocks of stone, with a single small door- way high up — 6 to 18 feet above the ground — reached by a ladder, which could be easily withdrawn in case of assault. They were nearly always built near churches and monasteries, and are called bell towers in the early Irish records. They were divided into storeys, communicating by ladders. In some the stones are rounded and carefully laid ; others are more roughly built of undressed stones. They are generally about a hundred feet high, and taper from the base to the summit. The doorway faces the church to which the tower belonged. The towers at Lusk, Swords and Clondalkin are now the only ones in Co. Dublin, The Belfry, which now forms part of the modern church, though quite separate from it, dates from the fourteenth century, and is the only remaining part of the once grand monastery of Swords. A short distance away are the pic- turesque ruins of the Archiepiscopal Palace (now a nursery garden), surrounded by embattled walls with towers at their angles. These remains sufficiently establish the claim of Swords to have been at one time a very important place. Swords is the oldest town in the county, and until 1327 the Archbishops of Dublin lived here — after that date at Tallaght. The town was founded by St. Columba. The present village is miserable enough. The name Swords means pure, from the well near which the ancient church was built about 560. The place was formerly known as Sord-Columbkill, and it is recorded that it was burnt and plundered by the Danes no fewer than ten times between 993 and 1 1 66. The visitor who returns to Dublin by road from Swords or Malahide will have an opportunity of visiting the Holy Well of St. Wereburghe, a seventh-century saint, daughter of the King of Mercia, About four miles south of Malahide is the quaint httle Church of St. Doulough, a mediaeval building on an ancient foundation. This church was built by the Danes ; it does not stand due east and west. It has a double stone roof (an Irish architec- tural feature), a crypt with the saint's tomb, a hermit's cell in the roof, and a penitential bed in the thickness of the wall. Near the church is the Holy Well of the Blessed Virgin, under a stone cone ; and in the roadway are the stone basement and socket of an ancient Cross. Crosses were used in ancient times to mark out church lands ; several may still be seen. Taking train northward from Malahide, we cross the I04 LAMBAY—BALDUNGAN CASTLE mouth of the creek by a viaduct and embankment. Then comes the promontory of Portrane, on which are a conspicuous monument and the fine buildings of Portrane Asylum, a branch of Richmond Lunatic Asylum. Seaward we have a good view of Lambay Island and its lofty cliffs. Lambay Island is about four miles in circumference, and is inhabited by a few coastguard men and their families, and some fisher- men. Here, too, a church was founded by St. Columba. The island has fine cliffs and great quantities of seabirds. It boasts also a ruined fort and castle ; in the latter Arch- bishop Ussher took refuge for a time. The Castle has recently been repaired and most skilfully enlarged. Near the next station, Rush and Lusk, we see on the left the remains of a Round Tower and an old church. This circular belfry is built into the steeple of the church. It is loo feet high and of great antiquity. There is a large bulb farm here, the sandy soil seeming to suit the tulips, hyacinths, etc., to perfection. Shortly, the ruined Baldungan Castle appears on a hill to the left. In 1 64 1 Thomas Fitzwilliam, a lessee of the Lords of Howth, fortified and held this castle against Colonel Jones, the Parliamentarian leader. Jones blew up the greater part of the fortification with gunpowder, and Fitzwilliam surrendered. When Cromwell appeared on the scene he is said to have battered the walls from his ships, though a little scepticism may weU be indulged on that point. Beyond the little fishing village of Skerries — the port at which Sir Henry Sidney, Queen Elizabeth's deputy, landed in 1575 — the line strikes the sea-board again, and we have a view of the rocky islets from which the village takes its name and of the Rockabill Lighthouse ; while ahead, if the day be clear, the Louth Hills are visible. On one of these islets (called St. Patrick's, with a ruined chapel) St. Patrick first landed in Ireland. Then passing Balbriggan, which gives its name to the fine hosiery made here ; Gormanstown, with its castle amid surrounding trees ; and the bright little watering-place of Laytown (9-hole golf links here and at Baltrae), the line crosses the pretty valley of the river Nanny, and turning inland reaches the old town of — Drogheda. A day will be required to see the most interesting sights in the neighbourhood of Drogheda (pronounced Drawheddh), DROGHEDA 105 The town, thirty-two miles from Dublin, is picturesquely situated on the estuary of the river Boyne, so famous in Irish history. The name Drogheda means " the bridge of the ford." Since the beginning of the tenth century, when it was one of the principal strongholds of the Danes, it has had more than its share of warfare. It was a frequent battle-ground during the wars between the Irish and the barons of the Pale, and has been taken and retaken times without number. It was at Drogheda that the notorious Poynings Act, making the Irish Parliament a mere " Registration Court " of laws passed in England, was framed at the end of the fifteenth century by Lord-Deputy Poynings. The deepest tinge to its crimsoned page was given by Cromwell, who, having landed in Dublin with thirteen thousand men, proceeded straight to Drogheda, then garrisoned by the Royalist army, and summoned it to surrender. Having received a defiant answer, he forthwith battered its walls with his heavy artillery till breaches appeared, carried the town by a tremendous assault, and put nearly every man of the garrison, and many of the inhabitants, to the sword. Of the strong walls of the abbey and the convent which he levelled only fragments remain. Besides these fragments, St. Lawrence's Gate and a part of St. Mary's Abbey still exist, in ruins. Drogheda, which occupies both of the river banks, would be in the counties of Meath and Louth were it not that Henry IV raised it and the surrounding district into a separate county, which has its separate assize court and other privi- leges, with the exception of representation in the House ; but this has since been modified by the Local Government Act of 1898. A considerable amount of trade is carried on with Liverpool. In the older parts of the town the streets are very narrow and crowded, but contain some quaint gables and over- hanging storeys. Among the recent buildings are the Munster and Leinster Bank, in West Street ; the Oliver Plunket and St. Mary's and St. Peter's Roman Catholic Churches, all fine buildings. The Post Office has commodious premises in West Street. The industries of Drogheda are brewing, linen and cotton-weaving : there are still a few hand-loom weavers left; they were at one time very numerous. There are also linen and cotton factories. io6 THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE The Battle of the Boyne was fought about three miles to the west of Drogheda, on the banks of the river. To reach the site pass through West Street and take the next road to the left. The obehsk marks the spot where brave old Marshal Schomberg was slain. After the failure of the siege of Derry, James resolved to stake his kingdom on a pitched battle at Drogheda. His army of 25,000 men, many of them raw levies, was posted on Donore Hill, on the south bank, in front of which the river forms a triangle. William, with a well-trained force of about 36,000 men, reached the north side of the Boyne on June 30, 1690, and encamped on Tullyesker Hill, opposite the army of James. Early in the morning he rode down the beautiful King William's Glen to reconnoitre and breakfast. While so engaged he was struck on the shoulder by a ball fired by James' scouts, and the news spread that he was killed. The wound, however, was but a scratch. " The place where this incident occurred is a little below the glen and near the obelisk," says Mr. W. St. Joyce, who gives a spirited and detailed account of the engagement in his Ireland's Battles. On the next morning the attack was made ; 10,000 of Wil- liam's men were sent to cross the river at Slane, some distance up the stream ; another force, under Schomberg, crossed at Oldbridge ; a third, between the two islands below the bridge ; and the fourth, under William, to the east of Tullyes- ker Hill. Both sides fought well, but the Jacobite artillery was greatly outnumbered, and the undisciplined infantry were seized with panic, though the cavalry displayed great gallantry. After several attempts, William's party, the Orangemen, forced a passage, but lost Schomberg in so doing. Towards evening the Irish wings were driven back upon their centre, Dunmore Hill. At length, losing hope, they beat a retreat, which was skilfully and coolly effected, there being little or no pursuit. James had taken to flight as soon as he found things going against him. So ended the famous Battle of the Boyne, which virtually established William on the throne, while giving a fatal blow to the Jacobite fortunes. In all, about 1,500 men were slain. The battlefield is now a pretty and peaceful spot. At Oldbridge an iron bridge crosses the river : in the latter may be seen an old coracle, such as are stiU used by the fishermen as by St. Patrick when he sailed up this river. About a mile and a half to the west of Boyne Bridge, on the farther side of the river Mattock, stands the Dowth Mound, which, when opened in 1847, was found to contain NEWGRANGE 107 subterranean passages and a cruciform chamber, in which were human bones and other remains. Near by are St. Bernard's Holy Well and a ruined church. Two miles and a half farther west is — Newgrange, famous for its large sepulchral mound, with a passage of great stones forty-eight feet long and four feet high leading into a stone-roofed chamber. Newgrange is specially worth visiting, and can be seen en route to Melhfont. These tumuli were probably the burial-places of old Celtic chief- tains ages ago, and may be explored : a caretaker in charge provides lights. The graves, which were rifled by the Danes, are of unknown antiquity. An immense stone outside with beautiful spiral carvings has lately been unearthed. The stones at the entrance and some of those inside are in- scribed with elaborate spirals and other ornamentation, and around Newgrange part of a stone circle still remains. There is a circular hermit's cave below the mound. Knowth Mound, not yet opened, is beyond Newgrange. These remains of primitive man are perhaps the most important, from an archaeological point of view, in Ireland, and are probably the oldest Celtic monuments in the world, The connection of Ireland with the Mediterranean so far back as the Bronze Age, to which these chambered tumuli belong, appears clearly established. To preserve the dead, their bodies were entombed as in the Stone Age, but to free the spirit, bodies were cremated, as in the Bronze Age. These tumuli are homes for the dead resembling the beehive dwellings of the living at that period, and are stiU to be found among primitive races. The spiral and other ornamenta- tions are similar to those found in use in Egypt at a very early period, and subsequently in Greece, and probably reached Ireland through Scandinavia ; from Ireland they were transmitted to Brittany ; this, at least, is the con- clusion arrived at by the latest research. Mellifont and Monasterboice, the two last places included in this somewhat lengthy excursion, display some of the finest ecclesiastical remains in Ireland. Mellifont Abbey lies about four miles to the north-west of the Boyne Obelisk, on the left bank of the Mattock river. It was founded in io8 MELLIFONT—MONASTERBOICE 1 1 42 by Donough Mac Corvoill or Carrol, and was the home of a colony of Cistercian monks, sent over by St. Bernard from Clairvaux. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Abbey was converted into a castle by Lord Moore, an ancestor of the Marquis of Drogheda, to whom it was granted. The ruins consist chiefly of an octagonal baptistery (usually so called), probably the oldest part and in the early round- arched style ; St. Bernard's Chapel (now, however, believed to be the Chapter House) in the Pointed style ; and the foundations of the old Church of the Monastery, which have lately been unearthed by the Board of Works and which are found to extend into an adjoining garden. Here, at the chancel end, has been found the tomb of Devorgilla, the Irish Helen, whose flight with Mac Murrough first led the Anglo-Normans to Ireland. She took refuge and lived here. The ruins are under the care of the Board of Works. Another circular mound and the ruins of a thirteenth- century church may be seen in the field above the Abbey. The route to Monasterboice lies northward, past the old gate tower, not so far as Gollon — a clean and prettily-placed village, where there is a decent inn — but by the new road to the east, by the side of which the telegraph wire runs. After about two miles we turn to the left and pass up the hill, above which a Round Tower appears. The hill com- mands a fine and extensive view of Drogheda on the south- east and the mountains around Carlingford Lough on the north. A turn to the left leads to the stile entrance of the enclosure in which are located — The Ruins of Monasterboice. The ruins comprise what remains of a monastery founded by St. Bute or Boetus, who died in 521. In 1097 it was destroyed by fire and only partially rebuilt, and it apparently fell into utter ruin about 11 17. There now remain the walls and gables of two very old churches (one of which Wakeman thinks may date from the sixth century) and the Round Tower, which dates from the ninth century. This, though capless, is ninety feet high. The door is about six feet from the ground, and modern stairs enable the visitor to reach the top. But the pride and glory of Monasterboice are the marvellous Celtic Crosses. The Great Cross, close upon nine hundred years old, is twenty-seven feet high, and is covered with fine sculpturings of Scriptural subjects and SLANE 109 Celtic ornamentation cut in the stone ; the other, Muredach's Cross, though not so high, is much more beautiful, and the sculpturings are considerably sharper. We may well wonder how these were done, with the rough tools of that time, and with what infinite patience. At the foot, on the west, is an inscription translated by Dr. Petrie into " A Prayer for Muredach, by whom the cross was made." As Abbot Mure- dach died in 924, this is the probable age of this wonderful production of the Celtic Christians. At the south-east angle of the enclosure stands a broken but repaired cross, called St. Columhkille's Cross. Tradition has it that Crom- well broke this in pieces. This was perhaps Secretary Cromwell, who under Henry VIII destroyed so many monastic treasures. Regaining the main road and passing down the hill, a run of about five miles, with Killlneer House and its wooded demesne on the left, will bring us back to Drogheda. From Drogheda, the Hill of Slane, with its interesting ruins and associations with St. Patrick, may also be visited. St. Patrick is believed to have begun his mission work here, and it was once a centre of learning in Ireland. There are ruins of an Abbey and College on the top of the hill, crowned by a square tower. It was here that St. Patrick arrived on Easter Eve, 433 a.d., and, in disobedience to the Pagan custom, lighted the Paschal fire and was summoned to Tara to be punished. From the picturesque ruined tower the view is charming. Some ten miles distant may be seen the Hill of Tara, once the capital of Ireland and the residence of the kings in ancient times. No traces of its past grandeur remain. Excavations were carried on here, in the hope of discovering the Ark of the Covenant ! Parallel mounds with depressions for en- trances mark the boundaries of Tara's famous banqueting Hall. There are left many raths or mounds on which the principal buildings stood. The largest is oval, some 350 feet long, and encircled by a double earthwork. There are also two pillar stones, one of which is supposed to be the real Lia Fail, or Stone of Destiny ; but the structures of those days were probably only of wattle, and have perished. It is a lovely three-mile walk from Beauparc (entrance just opposite the station) to Slane, which is 7 miles from Drogheda and 6 from Navan. Slane Castle and the beautiful demesne of Beauparc, on I lo SLA NE—KELLS—TRIM the Boyne, are open to visitors. The river hereabouts is very beautiful. George IV visited Slane. There is a striking view of the river and its beautiful banks from Slane Bridge, with the grounds of Slane Castle on one side and Beauparc on the other. In the grounds of Slane (Marquis of Conyng- ham's) is a curious and ancient stone called the Twelve Apostles, with the apostles' heads carved on it. This stone came originally from Mellifont Abbey, and is said to have been lost to the Abbey through a gambling debt. The ruin of St. Erck's (or Erc's) Chapel is also in the grounds and is supposed to date from his time. Erck was a contemporary of St. Patrick and the first Bishop of Slane ; he died in 512, when ninety years old. From Drogheda a branch line runs by Navan, Beauparc and Kells to Oldcastle, through a famous hunting and angling region, rich in historical and religious associations. A little beyond Navan is Donaghpatrick, with its great rath, for here, too, was an ancient royal residence. The church occupies one of the most ancient ecclesiastical sites in Ire- land. St. Patrick certainly preached here. The place is mentioned in the Book of Armagh. At Kells, a pleasant Little town, may be seen the sculptured Cross of Kells, some nine feet high, and farther up, near the Church, St. Columb's House, a small stone building with a stone roof. The tiny upper rooms have a curious arched ceiling. There are three other crosses (not all perfect) and a Round Tower close to the Church. Nearly two miles from Bective station, on the direct line between Dublin and Navan, are the ruins of Bective Abbey, a Cistercian monastery, founded about 1 1 50 a.d. The cloisters are well preserved. Trim, about twelve miles from Navan, is another town of great interest to archaeologists. It can be reached from either Navan or Dubhn vid Kilmessan. The conspicuous yellow steeple, a ruined tower some 125 feet high, stands on the site of an Abbey founded by St. Patrick. Some parts of the old wall and two of the town gates remain. The Castle was erected in 1173, and rebuilt half a century later. It is still inhabited, and, with its moat and great keep and towers, is well worth visiting. Trim was one of the strong- holds of the " Pale." KINGSTOWN AND BRAY. THE key to the Wicklow district is the Dublin and South- Eastern Railway (known until 1907 as the Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway), which strikes south-east for a mile or two till it reaches the coast and thence runs south- ward by the edge of the sea all the way to the town of Wick- low, where it turns inland to pass through the "sweet vale of Avoca," or Ovoca, after which, touching at the little fishing town of Arklow, it bears south-west to Wexford. The best Views from the train are on the left-hand side as one goes south, if facing the engine. It would be difficult to find elsewhere, within so limited a space, such a combination of scenic beauty as Co. Wicklow affords : — high rugged mountains, wild glens, wooded hills and valleys, lakes, rivers and waterfalls, all bounded by a varied and picturesque coast. Yet tourists and visitors are not numerous and the seclusion of the district is as yet un- spoiled. There are a few comfortable hotels in the county, but there is room for many more. Motor chars-a-bancs run in summer from Dublin to Glenda- lough, the Glen of the Downs, and other beauty spots. Electric trams run frequently from Dublin to Dalkey through Blackrock and Kingstown. From Bray, which is well supplied with good hotels, one can explore the delightful Powerscourt demesne, the Glen of the Dargle and the magnificent waterfall ; the Sugar Loaf Mountains ; Kippure, Douce, Duff, and many other wild heights ; and visit the beautiful mountain tarns of Upper and Lower Loughs Bray, Lough Dan, and Lough Tay. From Wicklow or Rathnew the Devil's Glen and Fall are not far distant. From Rathdrum one reaches the beautiful Vale of Clara and the secluded Glendalough, or Valley of the Seven Churches. From this point the further recesses of Lugna- quilla, the highest of the Wicklow mountains (3,030 ft.), and the Glenmalure Pass may be reached. Rathdrum, Ovoca, or Woodenbridge are the stations for the Vale of Ovoca and 111 112 DUBLIN TO BRAY BY THE COAST the " Meeting of the Waters " ; and Woodenbridge for Shelton Abbey, Glenart Castle, and the pretty valley of the Derry to Tinahely and Shillelagh. There are two railway routes to Bray. One, starting from Westland Row, is known as the Dublin and Kingstown line. The other, beginning at Harcourt Street, runs inland and joins the first between Killiney and Bray. As return tickets are available by either route, it is as well to leave Dublin by the first and return by the second. DUBLIN TO BRAY BY THE COAST. The Dublin and Kingstown line, opened in 1834, was the first railway in Ireland, and was originally an atmospheric line. Trains run three times an hour to Kingstown, once an hour to Bray, less frequently beyond Bray. The Company has great difficulties to meet and much expense in repairs, especially between Greystones and Wick- low, where the line is liable to be undermined by the sea, which completely submerges it in stormy weather. Owing to the erosion of the cocist it is intended to turn the line inland at Killiney and to tunnel Bray Head afresh. It is a beautiful ride from Westland Row through the fashionable residential suburbs of Sandymount, Sydney Parade and Merrion. From this point the Une runs by the side of the delightful Dublin Bay to Kingstown, with the bold promontory of Howth well in view. From Booters- town the main road and the tram Unes run almost parallel with the railway. The spacious grounds and buildings of Blackrock College (R.C.), founded in the sixties by French and Alsatian priests, are passed before reaching Blackrock. In this small town are swimming baths and a people's park, in which military bands enliven Tuesday summer evenings. Outside is Mount Merrion, the fine demesne of the Earl of Pembroke, the Dublin mountains rising behind. Passing Seapolnt, we reach Salt Hill, or Monkstown, a prosperous and favourite residential suburb. The Salt Hill Hotel is healthily situated in pleasant grounds commanding magnificent views. The Moorish turret of the parish church is a prominent object. Near St. John's Church (further inland) are the remains of a castle, contemporaneous with other fortresses at Dalkey, Bullock, and Carrickmines, supposed to date from the fifteenth century. *3 i- 1 T^ It i S" "SA, m »' 1 «? ! . • ■ ■ E !l S i • 85 fs 5- Es {jS H m Presbyterian — 12 and 7. St. Michael's {R.C.) — Every hour from 6 a.m. to 12 noon. St. Joseph's {R.C.) — Every hour from 7 a.m. to noon. KINGSTOWN 113 A short distance further we pass the base of the West Pier of Kingstown Harbour. This part is devoted to coal and fish- ing vessels ; above it rises old Dunleary, the fishing village from which modern Kingstown sprang, and took its former name. KINGSTOWN. Hotels and Tariffs. — See Introduction. Places of Worship : — Mariners', Christ, St. Paul's, and St. John's Churches — Sunday ser- vices, 11.30 and 7. Congregational and Methodist — 1 1.30 and 7. Population. — 17,2 19. Kingstown, six miles from Dublin, is a busy town, and a favourite seaside resort, with one long main street. In addition to its splendid harbour and mail packet station, it possesses handsome public buildings, churches, and hotels, of which the most notable are the Town Hall and Courthouse, the Post Office, the Carnegie Library, the Yacht Clubs, the Mariners' Church, Christ Church, and St. Michael's. Nearly all the shops in the narrow main thoroughfare (George's Street) have recently been, or are being, rebuilt, and many have fine frontages. The Harbour, begun in 1817 and completed in 1859, at a cost of about a million pounds, embraces an area of some 250 acres. On the East Pier, which is the fashionable promenade and is nearly a mile long, bands perform on summer evenings, while 5 p.m. is always a time of excitement, for at that hour the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company's splendid boats arrive. On the East Pier stands a monument to Captain Boyd and the seamen of the A fax, who were drowned in attempting to save life in a great gale in 1861. Kingstown is distinguished for its heroism in this respect. The gallant but fatal efforts of the Kingstown lifeboat crew during the winter of 1895-6 will be long remembered. To them also a memorial has been erected near the pier. The Kingstown fort, fitted with heavy guns, stands near the Lighthouse at the end of the East Pier, and commands the bay. The West Pier is a favourite cycling and bathing resort, and is considerably longer than the East Pier. The view of Kingstown Harbour, with its background of wooded hills, is extremely beautiful as seen from here or from the cross- Channel boats. Dublin {h) 114 KINGSTOWN Kingstown is the principal yachting centre of the country, and all kinds of craft, as -well as numerous fishing boats, may continually be seen here. There are three Yacht Clubs ; the Regatta is held in July. Boating, bathing and fishing, and pleasure gardens are additional attractions to the visitor. Trams run southward to Dalkey and northward to Blackrock and Dublin. Kingstown derives its name, as Thackeray puts it, from the happy circumstance that George IV quitted Ireland here. The event is commemorated not only by the name, but by the obelisk, supported on four granite balls, which stands near Carlisle Pier. Queen Victoria landed at the Victoria Wharf, opposite the station, in 1849, in 1853, and again in 1900. King Edward and Queen Alexandra landed here in July, 1903, and again in April, 1904; and King George and Queen Mary in 191 1, To commemorate Queen Victoria's last visit an orna- mental drinking fountain was erected, and the Queen's Road, a fine esplanade just above the Harbour, laid out. At the other end of this road a pleasant open space has been planted and continues for some little way along the East Pier, and also to the fine Victoria Baths. Here maybe enjoyed all sorts of baths, medicinal, sea and fresh water, for both ladies and gentlemen. There are many charitable institutions, hos- pitals, asylums, orphanages, etc., in the neighbourhood. Near the station is a Winter Garden and Pavilion, where con- certs and entertainments are given in summer. There is a well-kept Public Park, with children's playgrounds, just beyond the East Pier. A little way inland is a new 18 -hole Golf Course, with clubhouse. From Kingstown to Dalkey (two miles) the railway runs through cuttings, except here and there, as at Sandycove and Glenageary ; just beyond the latter is seen for a moment or two Telegraph Hill, above Dalkey, which supplied the stone for Kingstown Piers. Travellers by tram have a view also of the ruins of Bullock Castle and of a martello tower. Many such towers were dotted around the shores before the expected invasion of Napoleon. Dalkey is a pleasant little place, consisting of the old town and the Coliemore or harbour (incorporated as early as 1358, and much frequented by merchant vessels until two hundred years DALKEY 115 ago), and a number of charming villas scattered on the hill- side. There are remains of two old castles in the town, and fragments of an ancient church in the churchyard off the main street. From Sorrento Terrace, a little beyond the station, and from the public park above, lovely views are gained. The air is much esteemed for its dryness, less rain falling here than at adjacent parts of the coast. About a quarter of a mile off the coast is Dalkey Island, now used only for pasturage and picnics. On it are fragments of a tiny oratory dedicated to Saint Benedict, and a martello tower on the site of an old Milesian fort. It commands a very charming view of the coast scenery, with the hills behind. In the eighteenth century the mock " Kingdom of Dalkey Island " was established, a monarch being elected every year with the title of " His facetious Majesty King of Dalkey, Emperor of Muglins, defender of his own faith and respecter of all others, and Sovereign of the Illustrious Order of the Lobster and Periwinkles." This potentate had his Prime Minister, Archbishop, nobility, and great officers of state, and at his coronation was anointed with whisky ; but the Govern- ment, suspecting conspiracy in the affair, suppressed it. Stephen Armitage, a bookseller of Dublin, is said to have been the last king, and when one of the Dublin Castle officials tried to learn from him the secrets of the society with the question, " You have some privileges in return for the large sums of money you expend, I suppose ? " the king replied, *' Surely ; we have the privilege of importing thirty thousand barrels free of duty." " Good heavens ! " said the official, " thirty thousand barrels of what ? " " Salt-water, my lord." During the summer months a char-a-banc (fare 3^. each way) meets the train at Dalkey for the beautiful run to the entrance gate of Killlney Hill (now the Victoria Park, the hill having been purchased for the public). Every visitor should, if possible, go to the top of the hill, about a mile's walk from Dalkey Station. The view from the summit is unrivalled, even by the famous Bay of Naples. The hills all round, the mountains far away, the green wooded valleys and the rich, deep blue of the bay make up a magnificent scene. The return may be made along the new Vico Road, with its lovely views, to Dalkey or to Killiney. From Dalkey the line, affording very pleasant views across the bay to Bray Head, and inland of pleasantly wooded green slopes dotted with villas, runs to — ii6 KILLINEY Killiney, charmingly situated, with a fine beach, above which stands a martello tower. Killiney Hill {see page 115) can also be ascended from this point. In a field on the right of the road to Bray, half a mile from Ballybrack, is a cromlech, and higher up the hill is a so-called Druidical Chair, surrounded by oaks. Some rocks near the north end of the Strand are known as the Druid's Landing-Place. Above the station, surrounded by a high wall, are the remains of an ancient church and cross which will interest antiquaries. This church, difficult of access, probably dates back to the fifth century. The churches of this period (the remains of about forty may be seen in County Dublin) were all small and plain, about forty-eight feet long, and quite without ornamentation, though this at Killiney has, for a wonder, a cross on the lintel. Another is at Kill o' the Grange, near Monkstown, and here too is one of the old crosses already referred to as marking out church lands. Ballybrack, or the " Speckled Town," really part of Killiney, faces a fine prospect in the direction of Bray. This neighbourhood is a favourite and fashionable residential place, and pretty villas surrounded by trees dot the hillsides. Even in winter the climate is mild and agreeable (9-hole golf links) . Beyond Killiney the hills fall back and reveal the charming Vale of Shanganagh, bounded by range after range of hills. Here the Harcourt Street line joins, and in a few minutes, with striking scenery on either hand, passing the golf links on the right of the line, we reach Bray. DUBLIN TO BRAY BY THE INLAND ROUTE. The line from Harcourt Street Station to Bray offers the scenery of the Dublin mountains instead of sea-views. Pass- ing through the suburb of Rathmines, we cross the valley of the Dodder to Milltown and Dundrum, both favoured by Dublin people on account of the mildness and salubrity of the climate . From Dundrum the cyclist or the pedestrian who is equal to a ten-mile walk can enjoy a delightful tramp to Bray by way of the Three Rock and Two Rock Mountains (1,479 and 1,699 feet), on the right, and through the fine rocky defile known as The Scalp, beyond which, at Ennis- kerry, he turns off to the left for Bray. Above the Scalp the lofty chimney of the lead mines is conspicuous, and the view from the top is very fine. At Kiltiernan, near the Scalp, the Du^ .Jt^dm 26 INLAND ROUTE TO BRAY 117 remains of an enormous number of elk, a species of gigantic deer now extinct, have been found, and also remains of rein- deer. In a field here is a cromlech, one of the finest in Ireland, with a granite topstone, 23^ feet long and 6|- feet thick. The ruins of Kilternan Church are near. The Scalp, which is well provided with tea-rooms, forms a delightful and favourite cycling run from Dublin or Kingstown. Farther inland the walks or drives along the valleys of the two ranges of Dublin hills are even more beautiful. These hills are usually rounded and boggy. The highest is Kippure (2,473 feet), on the extreme southern boundary of the county. On Mount Venus is an enormous cromlech [see p. 123). The Dodder runs through a charmingly pretty valley, Glenasmoil (the glen of the thrush), by Killakee House and the foot of the Feather Bed Mountain (1,620 feet). Glenas- moil was the hunting-ground of the giant warrior, Finn- ma-coul, and is full of traditions. A great granite boulder may be seen with an inscription on it stating that Finn- ma-coul carried it across the mountain. Among other rare plants found here is the large-leafed ivy, with a leaf some- times nearly a foot across. This route leads on to Glencree and Lough Bray. Another valley, nearly parallel to this and also starting from just beyond Rathfarnham, in parts beautifully wooded and then wild and rocky, leads past Tibradden through Glencullen to Enniskerry and Bray. The stations of Stillorgan and Foxrock succeed that of Dundrum. The latter is the station for the Foxrock Golf Links and for the fine Leopardstown Racecourse (the name is a corruption of Lepers' Town, a hospital for lepers having anciently existed here). There are also riding grounds close by. Foxrock and Carrickmines are rapidly becoming favourite residential suburbs ; many pretty houses have lately been built. The air is certainly more invigorating than on the sea coast. At Sandyford, near Dundrum and Foxrock, is Glencairn, the residence of Mr. Richard H, Croker, of " Tammany " fame, whose horse, Orby, won the Derby of 1907. From Carrickmines station (golf links) may be visited the remains of old Carrickmines Castle, also a very fine cromlech in the pretty grounds of the Druids' Glen, with a huge top- stone 18 feet long. From here, too, the walk through the Scalp (p. 116) may be taken, or to the pretty little Bride's Glen, through which the Shanganagh Brook runs. This water, ii8 BRAY though clear, is not fit to drink, as it comes from the lead mines. There are an old church (Tully) and two ancient crosses a mile from the Bride's Glen — across the stepping stones. The railway viaduct here is over 70 feet high. Just below Shankill the Kingstown line is joined, and, twelve and a quarter miles from Dublin, Bray is reached. BRAY. Access. — Thirty-five minutes by rail from Dublin — Westland Row, Amiens Street, or Harcourt Street Stations. Trains to and from the South (Wick- low, Wexford, etc.) about four times a day; to Greystones only more fre- quently. Band. — Performances on Esplanade. Bathing. — Bathing boxes on Esplanade (gentlemen from Bray Head, and, in the mornings, from the Sea Wall). Boating. — Sailing boats, with man, 2S. an hour ; rowing boats, is. 6d. first hour, IS. an hour afterwards. Cars. — There are very few places in the British Isles whence more delightful excursions on foot, cycle, or by car can be taken than from Bray. It is the headquarters, par excellence, for some of the finest tours of the Wicklow district. The cars of the township are smart, \vith good horses, and the local authorities have framed lists of prices which the drivers are bound to adhere to, and must produce for the hirer's inspection if required. The drivers are shrewd, light-hearted men, well blessed with the national sense of humour. The following is an abbreviated list which may be useful ; a fuller list will be found in the Dublin ABC (monthly 3^.). The fares are for the single journey, and for two passengers, or three or four ; half fares charged for the return journey by the same vehicle. li ^|2 n p I 1^ p^ 1^ To Kibruddery House . 1/6 . . 2/- io Kilbride Church 1/6 .. 2/- Windgates . . . 2/- . . 2/6 Dargle East Gate . 2/- .. 2/6 Greystones, Railway Enniskerry . . . 2/6 • • 3/- Bridge .... 3/6 . . 4/6 Powerscourt House . 3/6 • 4/6 HoUybrook House . 2/- . . 2/6 Centre of the Scalp Kilmacanogue . . 2/6 . . 3/- (by Enniskerry) . 4/- • • 5/- Red Lane Comer, The Dargle, West near Glen of the Gate, Tinnahinch, Downs .... 3/6 . . 4/6 Powerscoiurt, Lower Shanganagh Bridge . 2/6 . . 3/- Gate, or Charleville 3/6 . 4/6 Ballybrack Church . 4/- . . 5/- Great Sugar Loaf 3/- . 4/- Druids' Glen . . . 3/6 . . 4/6 Little Sugar Loaf . 2/6 • 3/- Centre of the Rocky Valley .... 3/- . . Al- No fare outside the township to be less than is. Set-down within the township, 6d., is. The Dargle, Powerscourt House and Waterfall, returning by the Rocky Valley and HoUybrook, the whole distance (about 14 miles) for one or two, los., three or four, 12s. Lough Bray and back (26 miles), 14s., i6s. Glencree Reformatory and back (22 miles), 12s., 14s. A card of the fares is hung up at Bray station, or the inspector there can be consulted. Esplanade. — A mile long, by the side of the sea. The Marine Promenade is concreted, and has seats all the way. BRAY 119 Excursions. — By Dublin and South-Eastem Railway as advertised. Drives to Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, etc. Fishing (trout and salmon) is to be had in the Bray river ; tickets at the Earl of Meath's Estate Office, Bray, 2s. a day, 5s. a week, 15s. a month, or 30S. for the season. Golf Links. — Close to the Station {see p. 32). Hotels. — The Inter nati nal, on the right of the station, erected in 1862 at a cost of £24,000, is considered one of the finest in Ireland. The Statir.n ; vj , is on the left, close to the sea. Along the Esplanade is the Esplanade ci' i, a comfortable temperance hotel. Further along is Bray Head Hotel. The ' V Internati nal, the Statijn and Bray Head Hotels are under the management of the Bethell Co. Libraries. — Lending library (is. a month) in the Parochial Hall ; also a Carnegie Free Library. Market Days. — Wednesdays and Saturdays. Cattle fairs, first Wednesday in each month. Places of Worship : — Parish Church {Christ Church) — At the upper end of town — 11.30 and,'7. St. Paul's Chapel- f-Ease — Near the bridge — 11.30 and 7. Roman Cath lie Church — In Main Street, and St. Peter's, in Little Bray. Presbyterian and Wesleyan Chapels, Quinsborough Road. Population, over 7,000 (about doubled in summer). Post Office.— Quinsborough Road. Bray is delightfully situated, with a fine, broad, mile- long Esplanade along the sea-front, facing which are hand- some terraces and some capital hotels. It lies in a vale of the richest colouring, shut in westward by a long line of high hills, the Dublin and Wicklow mountains running north and south : its bay hemmed in on the north by the Killiney hills and on the south by the giant Bray Head. There are excellent bathing-places along the Esplanade, and as the shore shelves sharply the water is always deep and clear. At the north end are hot and tepid baths, and on the Esplanade stationary bathing boxes. The bathing is, however, subject to the state of the tide. Gentlemen can bathe from the sea wall at the north end up to 9 a.m. or from the Head at any hour. Bray, with its health-giving breezes, bright sunshine, blue waters, rich verdure, noble headland, grand hills, and endless excursions, is a charming resort — and happily within easy reach of the capital. The Harbour was begun in 1890, and in the same year an Act was obtained to construct a pier. This has yet to come. Bray is partly in County Wicklow and partly in County Dublin, the little Dargle river forming the boundary. Part of the township is owned by the Earl of Meath, whose ances- tors came into the property at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries {see p. 65), The place is generally referred to as the " Irish Brighton." This appellation is true enough in the sense that Bray is to Dublin what Brighton is to London — its most fashionable I20 BRAY and frequented watering-place ; but in every other sense it is incorrect. The town is quite small, its resident population being only about seven thousand (less than half that of Kingstown), and the surroundings are infinitely more beauti- ful. Electricity lights the streets ; the houses are good ; there is a bandstand on the Esplanade ; and in the Assembly Hall (Quinsborough Road) concerts and theatrical entertain- ments are sometimes given. The golf links are near the station. There are excellent tennis and cricket grounds, with a clubhouse, at the head of Newtown Vevay, in the opposite direction. Temporary membership is 105. to £1 a month; tennis only, is. a day. Christ Church (the Parish Church), a fine Gothic building with a spire, stands on high ground just above the town. There is a good Lending Librar}?- in the Parochial Hall, and there is also a Carnegie Free Library. One of the first walks should be round Bray Head, com- mencing at the south end of the Esplanade and rising to a little grassy plateau (below which is a sheltered bathing strand), thence by an easy ascent, winding round and up the face of the giant headland, and above the railway, which now disappears in the tunnels and now crosses a level space, while far above, on the right, the great sides slope upwards. The elevation of the path naturally commands extensive views. A notice is posted at the entrance to this footpath, warning visitors that after heavy rain or frost it is not very safe here, owing to falling blocks of stone. Indeed, so great is the erosion hereabouts that the Railway Company have decided to reconstruct the line for some miles south of Killiney, and to re-tunnel Bray Head. In places the slope is very precipi- tous, and, fine as the walk is, it is not an advisable one for persons who suffer from giddiness. After a mile and a half of this superb walk the path drops to a long strand, beyond which is seen pretty little Greystones, a rising watering-place four or five miles south of Bray, with excellent sands. Here are golf links {see p. 33), and a coach runs daily from Dublin in the summer, returning the same day. Long before reaching this strand, and just behind the gates marking the boundary of Lord Meath's property, a rough precipitous path leads up the face of Bray Head to the top, which visitors may ascend from here. A rougher climb to the top of the Head is over a stile which may be seen on the right-hand side of the ruined cottages of the workmen I BRAY HEAD 121 who bored the railway tunnels. This leads to a higher path, following which to the right by a gate the hillside may be ascended. After a while this path loses itself in the heather, but by a rough scramble over the rocks and vegetation one can clamber to the top stone wall (on the summit of the hill), on the other side of which is a broad carriage-drive. The views from this are grand indeed, but they are better still from the highest point. The usual method of reaching the summit of Bray Head is to take the right-hand road at the south end of the Esplan- ade, and then ttirn to the left, when the main road is reached. Enter the iron gates on the left hand. Lower Bray Head walk is open free every day hut Friday. Bray Head is also open free to pedestrians every day but Friday, when is. is charged. For vehicles a charge of is. per horse is made every day, and for bicycles, 3^. If the visitor is driving, the key must be obtained at the lodge on the right. Follow the road through the beautiful demesne belonging to the Earl of Meath, winding up the landward face of Bray Head amid fine planta- tions, open glades, and dense laurel groves, to the open upper elevations ; then in about three-quarters of a mile the road passes near the Flagstaff Cairn. The panorama is simply superb from this point, which is over eight hundred feet high. Landward the whole glorious vale lies spread out with its rich colourings, beautiful trees, green fields, church spires, and villages, while the Dublin and Wicklow mountains wind round the plain, culminating in the magnificent peak of the Great Sugar Loaf. Almost at our feet is Kilruddery, the fine Elizabethan mansion of the Earl of Meath. Seaward is the wide expanse of the Channel, far across which the dim outlines of the Welsh hills may be made out on a clear day, and beyond Killiney and Howth are the Mourne Mountains, far to the north. There are ruins of two churches, both very ancient, on the Head; one is St. Patrick's, the other, and more perfect, St. Crispin's. The former, some 36 ft. long, is on the northern face of the Head, the latter on the south, towards Grey- stones. THE WICKLOW TOURS. BEFORE dealing fully with the beauties of County Wick- low, an outline tour may furnish useful suggestions. The Dublin and South-Eastern Railway Company run day and week-end excursions from Dublin, Kingstown, Bray, and the intermediate stations to various parts of Wicklow, the fares including both train and car hire ; but it is better for anyone who can spare longer than a day to make Bray, Grey- stones, Rathdrum, Woodenbridge or Glendalough his head- quarters. The hotels at these places are comfortable, while fair accommodation can be had elsewhere, though many Irish country inns are little more than public-houses. There are, however, some homely, but clean and comfortable, hotels in County Wicklow, where a visitor who does not expect luxuries is certain to be welcomed and well treated. All these tours can be cycled, though hills cannot be avoided. Outline of Tour in County Wicklow. First Day. — Drive from Bray to the Dargle, Powerscourt demesne and waterfall, and back to Bra}^ by the Rocky Valley ; or return to Greystones, via the Glen of the Downs and the pretty village of Delgany {see p. 1 34). A longer round may be made by Glencree and the lovely romantic mountain tarns, Upper and Lower Lough Bray ; or the tourist may combine two tours and push on from the waterfall to Roundwood and Glendalough ; or from Glencree by the Military Road, with magnificent views, to Glendalough. Second Day. — Starting again from Bray, drive by Holly- brook, the Rocky Valley, and the Sugar Loaf Hill to Round- wood and Glendalough, or (this route is longer, but far more beautiful) drive via the Glen of the Downs — ^here the road from Greystones joins the Bray road — to the Devil's Glen, and thence to Glendalough, sleeping there. Third Day. — See Glendalough, its ruins and lakes. N.B. — Glendalough is within a day's expedition, either for cyclists or travellers by train or car, from Dublin, Bray, or Grey- stones, but time and fatigue are saved if it is made the head- 122 THE WICKLOW TOURS 123 quarters, and there is much to see here of interest and beauty (see p. 140). Fourth Day. — Drive to Roundwood and Loughs Tay and Dan. Luggela (Lough Tay) is one of the most beautiful spots even in lovely County Wicklow. The lake is hidden from sight till one is nearly on its shore. On one side are high rocky cliffs, on another wooded hills, and on another a silvery beach. A rough scramble from here may be made round Lough Dan, about one and a half miles distant ; but there is no proper road, and it is better to take a boat down Lough Dan, if returning that way, or a return, rather longer, may be made to Glendalough by Sally Gap and the Military Road, with its magnificent mountain views. {See p. 131.) Fifth Day. — Drive from Glendalough through the Vale of Clara to the Meeting of the Waters and Avoca. Drive as far as Woodenbridge (the roads all about here are excellent for cycling), sleeping there, or return by train from the station close by. No one will regret spending a longer time than is here planned in County Wicklow, for in every direction it is beauti- ful and interesting, with rivers, hills, glens, lakes, rocky coast and ancient ruins, while the scenery is so Varied that the longer one stays the more its beauties are appreciated. A good deal of the land is uncultivated and unenclosed, so that one is free to roam at will. Amongst the antiquities may be named the numerous cromlechs to be found in both Co. Dublin and Co. Wicklow. The largest crowns Mount Venus, one of the Dublin hills. Thetopstoneof thisis 15 feet by 9 feet by 5 feet. " Giants' graves " or cairns, moats and raths, etc., are also to be found. These raths or earthen mounds gave rise to the numerous names beginning with this word — as Rathmines, Rath- farnham, etc. There are ruins of many very old churches, e.g., at Kill, and one, enclosed by high walls and not visible from the road, at Killiney. The prefix Kill is also a common one in Ireland (Killiney, Kiltiernan, etc.) ; it means a church, and is derived from Cella. There are many more of these ruined churches — at Tully, Kilgobbin, Rathmichael, etc. St. Kevin's Church at Ballyman, Bray, is specially interesting, as an inscribed stone, probably Druidical, is used as the lintel. Icework is visible in many places in the shape of rock-grind- ing, transported blocks and moraine-blocked lakes. A sad feature of County Wicklow (and elsewhere in Ireland) is the number of deserted, idle mills that are constantly seen, 124 ENNISKERRY and that might be so usefully employed. They were once flour mills, or woollen factories, or were used for dyeing, etc., but are now useless partly owing to emigration, but chiefly owing to the suppression of the woollen and other trades by laws passed years ago for the purpose of encouraging English industries at the expense of Irish. TOUR I. THE DARGLE— POWERS COURT WATERFALL— THE SUGAR LOAF. This is the tour, which no visitor should miss. It is one of the few much-praised beauty spots of the United Kingdom which may be rehed upon to meet, if not to surpass, expecta- tion. The tour may be very inexpensive if the tourist cares to walk or cycle ten to eighteen miles. The distance may be shortened by taking the 'bus or car which runs several times daily from Bray Post Ofhce or from Bray Railway Station to Enniskerry, four miles from Bray (fares : inside, 8^. ; outside, 6d.). Enniskerry is a bright little village on a steep hillside close to the Scalp and to the Dargle, and about two miles from the entrance gate of that part of Powerscourt demesne in which the waterfall is situated. The tourist should leave the 'bus before reaching Enniskerry in order to visit the Dargle, if he does not hire a car for the whole tour — a lovely and easy day's excursion, the cost of which, including the return by the Rocky Valley, is los., for two persons, or 12s. for three or four. Starting from Bray, we turn to the right at the main street, and go down hill through Little Bray, by what is termed the new road, to the " Valley of Diamonds," the river sparkling and flashing in the sunlight like gems . The road is very pretty, and the eye can turn from the stream, on the banks of which are some pleasant residences, to the Sugar Loaves and the majestic outlines of Douce Mountain. Once we turn to the left and once to the right (near Kilbride Church) and cross the stream, the second bridge giving a charming view up and down the Glen. After crossing this bridge and passing the entrance to Lord Monck's drive through the Dargle, we turn sharply to the left, up a hilly road ; the entrance to the Dargle is marked by a notice board. At the East Gate we leave the vehicle and take the footpath along — B. Killkk,] [Bray. GLEN COTTAGE, GLEN OF THE DOWNS. 27 28 THE DARGLE GLEN 125 The Glen of the Dargle, (Entrance, 2d.) the car going on to the West Gate to wait, as there are only- footpaths on this, Lord Powerscourt's, side. The Glen is a deep, narrow, rocky ravine, in length about two miles. The peat-stained waters of the stream roar and rattle among the boulders and pebbles, and the almost perpendicular banks rise to varying heights of two and three hundred feet, clothed from foot to summit with variegated foliage — a charming picture at any time of the year, perhaps best in the autumn months, when the different tints of the leaves and stems give so rich a colouring to the scene, or in early spring. Why the place is not more haunted by artists is hard to understand. The stream forms the boundary-line between Lord Powers- court's and Lord Monck's demesnes. The road on the left, Lord Monck's side, may be used by vehicles on payment of a shilling. It is a lovely drive, but thoroughly to enjoy the Dargle one must loiter through on foot. We can descend to the water's edge by any of the paths on the left, or keep to the main path. An overhanging point with an old tree on it commands a very fine view of the gorge. Soon a great grey rock is seen jutting out. This is the Lover's Leap, a favourite coign of vantage. Numerous legends of despairing lovelorn maidens are connected with the rock. One looks down from it on a forest of trees, beneath which the stream murmurs its never-ceasing song. The pretty suspension bridge which supports the conduits conveying water from the Roundwood Reservoir to Dublin is no blot on the scene. High above the bank peers the Little Sugar Loaf. At the next point. View Rock, the Glen is seen widening out to the high brown hills. Passing through the gate (key kept at the adjoining cottage), we continue to another gate, and thence to the West Gate, near the Enniskerry Rectory, where the car should be waiting. All the way on the left are visions of high bare peaks contrasting with the lower green slopes. At the end of this upper road, by which we leave the Dargle, a steep hill on the right leads past Enniskerry Church and village ; the road on the left going steeply down to the charm- ing Tinnahinch Bridge and Tinnahinch House. The latter was once the seat of Henry Grattan, presented to him by the grateful nation after the Declaration of Independence. The house and grounds have been completely walled in from view 126 POWERSCOURT by the present owner. Beyond Tinnahinch is LordMonck's residence, Charleville, beautifully situated amid woodland scenery, with an old and picturesque Dutch garden and an almost unequalled avenue of cedar trees, not, however, open to the public. Opposite the entrance gate of Charleville is Lord Monck's entrance to the Dargle, (Cyclists not admitted.) Opposite Tinnahinch are the famous " Golden Gates," an entrance to another part of the Powerscourt demesne, con- taining almost every variety of conifer, many over 80 feet high, and all planted by the late Lord Powerscourt. Instead of going down the steep hill to Tinnahinch, it is more beautiful to drive through Powerscourt after leaving the Dargle. Taking the road to the right we have a distinct view of the defile of the Scalp, and, nearer, of Enniskerry Church, with its copper spire. Then turning to the left at the top of the hilly road into Enniskerry, we enter the gateway of — Powerscourt. Admission. — One shilling is charged at the eatraace gate for a one-horse vehicle, and 2S. for two horses ; the visitor receives in return a ticket, which he gives up at a gate farther on, and this covers everything except admission to the Flower Gardens (is. each) and the Ladies' Drive, which is private. Bicycles, 6d. The gate fees are applied to charitable purposes. The Flower Gardens are laid out in the formal Italian style in terraces sloping down to a miniature lake and fountain, while lovely views of the Sugar Loaf crown the whole. There are splendid specimens of the Osmunda or royal fern, and one pond is planted with several varieties of water lilies — ^pink chiefly. The entrance is just beyond the house. The drive through the demesne is through rich woodland scenery, with prospects of great beauty now and then. Valleys of brightest green, shaded by masses of dark forest trees are seen ; bare brown mountain tops ; bracken-covered hillsides ; plantations of young wood ; and the clear stream rippling over its stony bed. The copper and other beeches near the entrance are exceptionally fine. Powerscourt House, a stately mansion of stone, rectangular in plan, stands on the summit of the lofty east bank of the Dargle, not far from the entrance gates, with lawns and gar- dens stretching down to the river's brink. It is the seat of Vis- count Powerscourt, and contains a magnificent reception- hall and a fine ball-room, in which George IV and, more re- cently, King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, dined during POWERSCOURT 127 visits to this charming district. The name is derived from De La Poer, one of the Norman knights of Strongbow's company, who built a castle here, which was frequently attacked by the O'Tooles and O' Byrnes of the Wicklow hills, the former of whom originally owned the land. These names are still common here. Beyond the house the drive continues by the edge of the stream through beautiful shrubberies and plantations, pass- ing enormous Wellingtonia firs and Chili pines (monkey puzzle), and almost every known variety of fir tree. By another lodge and gate we enter the Deer Park {open to the public), with beautiful tan-coloured deer, which start in alarm at the noise of the car and trot swiftly away ; or per- haps some majestic antlered creature will stand his ground on the slopes above and gaze curiously at us as we drive past. Glimpses of Kippure (2,470 feet) ; Duff Hill (2,360) ; Douce Mountain (2,380) and of the long War Hill are obtained ; and then, entering a fine Horseshoe Ravine, the magnificent — Powerscourt Waterfall suddenly meets the eye, a line of white foam falling between three and four hundred feet, almost perpendicularly, from a cleft in the wooded mountain-side above. No words can paint the loveliness and majesty of the scene. Approach- ing closer, we see that the fall is not quite perpendicular, but that the stream from point to point, sometimes direct, some- times shooting outwards, falls and slides alternately in a diaphanous veil of silver down the black precipice, till it tumbles into a dark abyss of water stained with the peaty soil of its mountain course. From here it brawls over a bed of loose stones overshaded by oak trees. The glade of greenest grass at the foot of the cataract forms a very Arcadia, and is a favourite resort of pleasure parties in the season. The hills on either side are beautifully wooded. There is a pathway on the right by which Douce Mountain (pronounced Djouce), two thousand feet above the fall, may be ascended ; but, as many fatal accidents have happened here. Lord Powerscourt has wisely closed it. The fall is, of course, seen to best advantage after a rainy day, but at any time, save perhaps after a very long drought, it is a vision of beauty, and one not easily forgotten. Some of the deer are generally tame enough to come up to be fed. There is a pretty tea-room near the fall, where light refresh- 128 POWERSCOURT merits, mineral waters, etc., can be obtained. In the season large parties are catered for. Returning, a road will be seen on the far side of the ravine. This is the Ladies' Drive {strictly private), a charming portion of the Deer Park, which leads in a series of zigzags up the side of the Waterfall Glen, and, after a long drive at a great elevation, opens on two fishing lakes artificially formed and stocked with trout. Emerging from the Deer Park, instead of re-entering the demesne the driver turns to the right and ascends a steep hill above, with charming views and lovely wild flowers. Many of the houses along this road let their rooms, or will provide tea, etc. If the road on the left of the Deer Park is foUowed, a drive of some six miles brings one to picturesque Lough Bray ; hot water for tea, etc., can be had in the pretty thatched cottage here, and the return to Bray can be made by way of Enniskerry. This is, however, rather a long round. Reversing this route, cyclists have a lovely run down a long gradual slope from Lough Bray to Powerscourt. At the top of the hill turn and look to the left, down a great desolate glen, the Glencree Valley, miles long, between Maulin and Tomduff and Knockree and many another barren hill, to Glencree Reformatory, over 1,400 feet above sea-level, south of which are the mountain tarns of Upper and Lower Lough Bray. TiU about eighty years ago the Reformatory was used as military barracks ; the road leading to it was made after the rising of 1798, to prevent any succeeding rebels utihzing the fastnesses of the Wicklow mountains, but in 1859 the buildings were put to their present use. Continuing along the main road, we pass the back entrance to Charleville, and note a steep road on the right; this was formerly the main coach road- to Glendalough, and is the best way to lovely Lough Tay (Luggela). On the left is a pretty road leading to Tinnahinch ; passing this, we cross a little glen, and then bearing to the left enter the Rocky Valley, a wild, narrow glen whose sides, strewn with rocks, are some- what disfigured by quarrying. The high cone of the Great Sugar Loaf lies on the right, and there are several good points from which to make the ascent. The main road leading up the Sugar Loaf will be seen ascending from the Rocky Valley, almost parallel with the road by which we entered the valley. This is the main road from Bray on to Roundwood Reservoir SgL-j.jis:-„.^l;.^ — ,- .. ... T. Mason,'\ :j')i,i POWERSCOURT WATERFALl . Dublin, 29 30 GREAT AND LITTLE SUGAR LOAF 129 (p. i33)andGlendalough (p. 140), past Calary Bog and moor- land, and is known as the Long Hill. By this route one can drive to within half an hour's walk of the summit of the Sugar Loaf, turning off the road to the left by a cottage near the top of the Long Hill. The Ascent of the Sugar Loaf, which is well worth making, is quite easy, except perhaps the last little bit, which is steep and stony. The hill is 1,659 feet high, and the top is, as it looks, only a cone. The view is extensive ; the wooded Glen of the Downs lies just below, and, beyond. Grey stones and the sea. Northwards are the Mourne Mountains ; southwards Wicklow Head ; and inland the Roundwood Reservoir and many of the Wicklow moun- tains. The ascent may also be made by following any of the zigzag paths that may be seen leading up the hillside on the right-hand of the Rocky Valley, thence across heather and bracken. This is the pleasantest way for walkers ; the ascent takes about an hour. Another way is by a path leading up the opposite side of the Sugar Loaf from the near side of the Glen of the Downs. There is also a surprisingly extensive and beautiful view from the little hill, Carrigoona (850 feet), on the left hand of the Rocky Valley. Attempts have been made to enclose these hillsides, but unsuccessfully, and the ground about here is all " common," save where little bits were long ago enclosed and cultivated by cottiers. The stones are excellent for road metalling, and the quarrying forms a useful winter industry. Lodgings are obtainable in some of the few scattered houses. Passing on down the Rocky Valley the little village of Kllmacanogue is passed, and then a sharp turn to the left is taken (the road on the right leads in about two miles to the Glen of the Downs, and on to Delgany and Greystones), running at the foot of the Little Sugar Loaf (1,120 feet). The view from this hill is also very beautiful and embraces the demesne of Kilruddery, not seen from the Big Sugar Loaf. To reach it take the hilly lane running up by the Kllmacanogue Post Office. Greystones can also be reached by this very pretty, little-known route, quite feasible for vehicles, though steep in parts. These Sugar Loaf Hills, though not inaptly named, possess in the original Irish the far more poetic name of " The Gilt Spears," bestowed because of the effect of the rays of the setting sun on their tall peaks. At the entrance to Hollybrook, the first gate on the right at the bend of the road, we enter the charmingly-wooded Dublin (t) 130 HOLLYBROOK—A DELIGHTFUL TOUR demesne surrounding the house, and after a pleasant drive, passing an ornamental sheet of water, emerge at the far gate, where visitors are requested to enter their names in the visitors' book. Bray is very shortly regained. The Meath Girls' Industrial School and the Town Hall are passed just before entering the town. TOUR II. GLENCREE REFORMATORY— LOUGH (BRAY— SALLY GAP— LOUGH TAY — LOUGH_DAN— ROUNDWOOD. This trip, about twenty-three miles in all, affords an excel- lent opportunity of becoming acquainted with the wilder parts of the mountainous districts of Wicklow. The tourist who drives can hire for two or three days, stay the night at Roundwood or the Seven Churches (Glendalough), return by the Devil's Glen to Newrath Bridge Hotel, and thence by Newtown Mount Kennedy and the Glen of the Downs back to Bray ; or, reserving the Glendalough visit — which may be combined with the Devil's Glen, Glenmalure Pass, Vale of Clara, and the " Meeting of the Waters " — can return from Roundwood by Newtown Mount Kennedy and the Glen of the Downs. Or, as a third alternative, he can push on from Roundwood for six miles to Glendalough and take up his quarters there for the numerous delightful excursions around. This course has much to recommend it. The hotels in other parts are rather poor. The pedestrian can lessen his walk by taking the long car from Bray to Enniskerry, and if desirous of returning from Roundwood can do so by the public car from Annamoe, which passes through Roundwood to Newtown Mount Kennedy (inquire of hotel proprietor), and thence by car to Greystones station. This route can also be cycled. The route is the same as that on the preceding excursion as far as the Dargle. Here, instead of turning to the left, keep straight on, through Enniskerry, and up the long hill beyond, turning to the right after passing the hotel and the Post Office. When nearly at the top of the hill turn to the left, leaving Powerscourt demesne on the left, and in about two miles pass between Prince William Seat (1,825 feet) on the right, and Knockeree (1,127 feet) on the left. Then for about two and a half miles the road passes up the north side of the desolate Gleneree Valley, with Kippure (2,473 feet) on the left, to the old barracks, now the Roman Catholic Gleneree LOUGHS BRAY 131 Boys* Reformatory, which visitors are allowed to inspect. The view extends as far as the sea eastward, and over numberless wild slopes on every hand. Note for Cyclists. — From Bray to Glencree, nine and a half miles, is uphill nearly all the way, with one very steep hill beyond Enniskerry. Turning to the left here, the road bears southward, and passes first Lower Lough Bray, a picturesque hillside tarn, 1,225 feet above sea-level, with the dark walls of the mountain- sides rising steeply around ; it is hemmed in by a glacial moraine. On its north side is Lough Bray Cottage, presented to Sir Philip Crampton by the Duke of Northumberland. The Glencree River, which afterwards joins the Dargle, has its source in this lough and in the next. The road must be left at the little cottage and a path across the moor followed before the lake can be seen. This is a capital place for picnic parties. Hot water, etc., can be obtained at the cottage. A mile further and higher up is Upper Lough Bray, a smaller and less picturesque sheet. Both basins are ice- formed ; immense blocks of granite may be seen near the lakes — some over 200 tons in weight. These great blocks must have been carried from the cliffs on the other side by a comparatively small glacier. Fishing in both lakes is free. On the southern side of these hills the Liffey takes its rise, while the Dodder starts from the north slopes, the hills forming the watershed. In three and a half miles the elevated pass of Sally Gap, 1,600 feet high, is reached. Until the construction of the excellent Military Road, along which we have proceeded, this Gap was the chief gateway to the mountain fastnesses. The name — which, it will be observed, is not in the possessive case — is a corruption of " Sallow (the Irish " Willow ") Gap." The road seen on the right leads to Blessington, or, turning to the right at Ballysmuttan, to Tallaght. After leaving Sally Gap (the summit of the pass where four roads meet) we turn to the left. The road running nearly straight on, but bending some- what to the left, leads by a winding course of twelve or thirteen miles to Laragh and Glendalough, by the Military Road, with glorious mountain views. Then we proceed down the wild, grand and desolate pass. Crossing the Annamoe River and its tributaries (good fishing, 132 LOUGH TAY— LOUGH DAN free), with the round head of Douce (2,384 feet), and the long War Hill (2,230 feet) away on the left — Lough Tay, or Luggela, soon lies beneath us, seen from the Murdering Pass. We look down a finely- wooded bank to Lord Powers- court's charming shooting-box, Luggela Lodge, and the clear waters of the tarn, to where, at its southern end, a stream connects it with Lough Dan. Luggela ("the hollow of sweet sounds ") is almost oval in shape, and from its western side a lofty hill rises with fine abruptness. The lake bursts into view quite suddenly, and seen through the wood with its long silvery strand and the steep cliffs oppo- site is perfectly lovely. The tourist is strongly advised to go down to the shore of the lake. The entrance to the path is some distance farther on. The main road continues in a south-easterly and easterly direction to Anna Carter Bridge, when, turning to the right, Roundwood is reached in two and a half miles. The descent is steep and rough. By taking the road leading down to the shores of Luggela, however, and then at its southern end taking the right-hand fork before reaching the police station, and presently crossing the stream — a very pleasant valley, contrasting favourably with the barren districts previously traversed — ^we reach the shores of — Lough Dan, a fine sheet of water surrounded by hills and stocked with capital trout. There is free fishing, and anglers frequently stay in the little cottage on the bank, where boats may be hired. Refreshments can be had. The hilly road to the left, at the south end of the lake, near Oldbridge, leads below Lake View, and then, turning to the right, to Roundwood in two and a half miles. If leave could be obtained to drive through Mrs. Barton's beautiful demesne (the entrance gate is at Oldbridge) it would give a much shorter route to the Seven Churches. It is, however, strictly private. Roundwood is a pleasant little village in a wooded valley to the west of the great Vartry reservoir of the Dublin Corporation. ROUNDWOOD 133 The main reservoir of the Vartry Water Works covers four hundred acres, at an elevation of seven hundred feet, and presents the appearance of a mountain lake. The public road passes over the great embankment, which is i ,600 feet long and 400 feet wide at the base, decreasing to 30 at the top. A bywash at this end carries off the water when it rises above 70 feet. The supply passes through the water tower, thence by pipes beneath the embankment, over filter beds, and through a tunnel over two miles long to a receiving tank at Callagh Hill. From here it passes by pipes (over twenty- four miles in all) to tanks at the Glen of the Downs, Kilcroney, and Rathmichael, and to the two reservoirs at Stillorgan, which cover twenty-six acres. Besides Dublin, Bray, Kingstown, and other townships are supplied from the Roundwood reservoir, which is estimated to hold a two hundred days' supply at twelve million gallons a day. The reservoir is now being much enlarged by fresh enclosures and embankments. The water is dehghtfuUy soft. From Roundwood, Annamoe and Glendalough may easily be reached, or the Devil's Glen and Rathnew Station, or a return to Bray can be made by way of the Glen of the Downs. This latter is some 36 miles in all, so would make a very long day. Between Roundwood and Annamoe is the lonely Derra- lossary Church, where Sterne was baptized. Near Annamoe — there is a village as well as a river of this name — are the ruins of Castle Kevin, once a stronghold of the O'Tooles, one of whom gave St. Kevin the ground on which the Seven Churches were built. To cycle from Dublin by the Liffey to Sally Gap, Lough Tay and Roundwood, thence either to Delgany, Wicklow or Rathdrum, is some 37I- miles — a magnificent but severe ride, as the roads are hilly, and, in parts, rough. TOUR III. KILRUDDERY—WINDGATES—GREYSTONES— DELGANY— THE GLEN OF THE DOWNS. The road is the same as that taken for the ascent of Bray Head [see p. 120), turning to the left at the top of Bray main street, or to the right at the end of the Esplanade and then to the left. 134 I 62 Harcourt St., 68 Hardwicke Fever Hospital, 79 High Street, 62 Historical Sketch, 40 Horse Show, 23 Hospitals, 24-5 Hotels & Tariffs, 18 Hurried Visit, Hints for, 17-18 Industries, 33-35 Irish Ch. Missions, 75 Island Bridge, 94 Jelligoe Memorial Hall, 69 Jervis Street Hos- pital, 77 Kildare Street, 70, 74 King's Bridge, 78 King's Inn Quay, 77 King's Inns, 79 158 INDEX Leeson Street, 69 Leinster House, 70 Leinster Lawn, 72 Liberties, The, 65 Libraries, 35 Lincoln Place, 74 [79 Linen Hall Barracks, Magdalen Church AND Asylum, 69 Mansion House, 74 Marsh's Liby., 64, 35 Mater Misericordiae Hospital, 80 [79 Mathevv, Father, Hall, Merrion Hall, 73 Merrion Square, 73 Model Training School, 91 Moira House, 78 Moore, T. (Statue), 49 Moore's Birthplace,66 Moravian Church, 63 Mornington House, 73 Motoring, 28-30 Mountjoy Prison, 80 Municipal Art Gal- lery, 68, 36 Museums and Art Galleries, 35-6 Nassau Street, 74 National Gallery, 72- 3. 36 National Museum and Library, 70-72, 35 National Schools Headquarters, 76 National University, 69 Natm-al History Museum, 72 Nelson's Pillar, 48, 38 Newspapers, 36 O'Brien, Smith (Statue), 49 O'Connell Bridge, 48 O'Connell (Monu- ment), 90 O'Connell Statue, 47 Parcels Delivery, 39 Parks and Gardens, 3 6 Parliament Street, 55 Parliament, Houses of, 50-51 Parnell Monument, 46 Parnell's Grave, 90 People's Park, 83 Peter Street, 66 Phoenix Park, 82-5 , 1 7 Places of Worship, 26-8 Plunkett House, 73 Poplin, 34 Population, 36 Postal Information,36 Powerscourt Ho., 66 Prospect Cemetery, 90 Queen's Bridge, 78 Qu. Victoria (Statue), 70 Races, 23 [37 Railway Excursions, Railway Stations — Amiens St., 76, 37 Broadstone, 79, 37 HarcourtSt.,68, 37 Kingsbridge, 78, 37 North Wall, 76, 37 Tara Street, 49 Westland^Row,'49, 73, 37 Railways, 37 Richmond Surgical Hospital, 79 Ringsend Docks, 49 Roman Catholic Pro- Cathedral, 76 Rotunda, The, 81, 46 Rotunda Hospital, 81 Routes to Dublin, 10- 17 Royal Barracks, 78, 82 Royal Canal, 90, 79 Royal College of Science, 73 Royal College of Sur- geons, 68 Royal Dublin Society, 70, 35 Royal Hibernian Aca- demy, 47 Royal Hibernian Mili- tary School, 85 Royal Hospital for Ancient and Maimed Soldiers,94 Royal Irish Academy, 74, 35, 36 Royal Irish School of Art Needlework, 74 Royal Military Hos- pital, 83 Rutland Square, 80 Sackville Street, 46-7 St. Andrew's Church, 66 [67 St. Andrew's College, St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Chapel, 73 St. Ann's Church, 74 St. Audoen'sArch, 62 St. Audoen's Ch., 62 St. Francis Xavier's Jesuit Church, 80 St. George's Ch., 80 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 80 St. Mark's Ch., 74 St. Mary's Abbey, 77, 47 St. Matthias's Ch., 69 St. Michan's Ch., 78 St. Patrick's Cathe- dral, 63-4, 17 [35 St.Patrick'sLiby.,64, St. Patrick's Nurses' Home, 68 [17 St. Patrick's Pk., 62, St. Patrick's Well, 64 St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church,78 St. Peter's Church, 66 St. Saviour's Ch., 79 St. Stephen's Green, 67-8, 17 [65 St. Thomas's Abbey, St. Vincent de Paul Male Orphanage, 90 St. Vincent's Hos- pital, 69 Sarah Bridge, 94 Sheridan's Birth- place, 80 Shooting, 31 Shops, 38 Soldiers* Home, 78, 82 INDEX 159 South African War Memorial, 67 [66 South City Market, South Great George Street, 55, 66 Steamboat Quay, 76 Steeven's Hosp., 78 Stock Exchange, 55 Synod Hall, 60-1 Theatres, etc., 23 Abbey, 23, 47 Gaiety, 68, 23 Queen's, 74. 23 Royal, 75, 49, 23 Thomas Street, 62 Townsend Street, 74 Tramways, 38-9 Trinity College, 51-5, 49, 17 Upper Kevin St., 65 Usher's Island, 78 Viceregal Lodge, 84-5 Victoria Bridge, 78 Victoria Hospital, 69 Wellington Monu- ment, 84 Wellington's Birth- place, 73 [49 Westmoreland Street, Westland Row, 73 Whitefriars Street, 66 Whitworth Medical Hospital, 79 Whitworth Bridge, 78 William HI (Statue), 55 Zoological Gar- dens, 84, 36 THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF DUBLIN. Anna Carter Bridge, 132 Annamoe, 138 Arklow, 148 Artane, 93 Ashford, 137 [150 Aughavanagh Valley, Aughrim, 149 Avondale, 146 Baily Lighthouse, 99 Balbriggan, 104 [104 Baldungan Castle, Ballinacor, 145 Ballinglen, 150 Ballyarthur Pk., 149 Ballybrack, 116 [156 Ballymore - Eustace. Balrothery, 154 Balscadden Bay, 99 Bancroft Castle, 154 Beauparc, 109 Bective Abbey, no Bellevue, 135 Blackamore Hill, 155 Blackrock, 112 Blessington, 155 Blessington and Pou- laphouca Tram- way, 153-6 Booterstown, 112 Boyne, Battle of, 106 Boyne Obelisk, 107 Boyne Valley, loi-io Bray, 118-121, 130 Bray Head, 120, 32 Bride's Glen, 116 Brittas, 155 Brockagh, 140 Bullock Castle, 114 Bushy Park, 153 Camaderry, 140 Carnew, 151 CaiTickmines, 116 Carrick Mountn., 138 Carrigoona, 129 .^^ Carton, 87 [146 Castle Howard, 145- Castle Kevin, 133 [148 Castle Macadam Ch., Castletown, 87 Celbridge, 87 Celtic Crosses, 108-9 Chapelizod, 86 Charleville, 126 Clondalkin, 93 Clontarf, 92-3 Collon, 108 Coolattin, 150 Corbally Bridge, 154 Croghan Kinshela, 149, 150 Croghan Moira, 149 Cronroe, 138 Croppy's Grave, 138 Dalkey, 114-115 Dargle Glen, 125 Delgany, 134, 33 Deputy's Pass, 137, 139 [133 Derralossary Church, Derrybawn, 140 Devil's Glen, 137 Dollymount, 93 Donaghpatrick, no Donnybrook, 153 Douce, 132 Dowth Mound, 106 Drogheda, 104-5 Drumgoff, 145 Dundrum, 116 Dunganstown, 137 Dunran Pass, 138 Enniscorthy, 151 Enniskerry, 124, 130 Ess Waterfall, 145 Ferns, 151 F"errycarrig, 151 Fortneld, 153 Foxrock, 116, 32 Fishing, 30-31 Glanmore Castle, 137 Glenart Castle, 148 Glenasmoil, 116 Glencree, 128, 130 Glendalough, 140,138 Glendassan, 140 Glenmalure Pass, 145 Glenof Imaal, 145,150 Glen of Kilbride, 155 Glen of the Downs, 135 Goldmines Valley, 149 Golf, 31-33 Gormanstown, 104 Greystones, 134, 120 Harristown, 156 Highpark, 149 i6o INDEX Hollybrook, 129 Moore's'' TTree, 147 Horsepass Bridge,! 55 Mount Merrion, 11 Hotels, 19-21 Howth, 96-100 Humewood, 149 Salt Hill, 112 Saltee Islands, 152 Mount Usher, 137 Scalp, The, 116 Mullacor, 140 Seapoint, 112 Murrough, The, 136 Second Meeting of the Waters, 148 Selskar Abbey, 152 Shelton Abbey, 149 Shiel Martin, 100 Shillelagh, 150, 156 Skerries, 104 Ireland's Eye, 98 Navan, iio Irish National Hos- New Bridge, 87 pital for Consump- Newgrange, 107 tives, 136 New Ross, 151 Kells, no NorthBullWall,93 Killineer House, 109 Oldbridge, 106, 132 Slane, 109 Killiney, 116, 115 Oldcastle, no Spa Well House, i54 Kilmacanogue, 129 Ovoca, 147 Stillorgan, 116 Kilmainham, 94 ' Strand Bridge, 145 Kilruddery, 134, 121 Palmerston, 85 [93 strawberry Beds, 86] Kiltiernan, 116 Poolbeg Lighthouse, Sugar Loaf, 129, 128 Kingston House, 146 Portmarnock, loi, 32 Swords, 102 Kingstown, II 3-4, 33 Portrane, 104 [i44 _ Kippure, 116, 130 Poulaphouca, 155-6, Iallaght, 134 Knockmaroon, 85 Powerscourt, 126-8 Tara, Hill of, 109 Prince William Seat, Templeogue, 154 Terenure, 153 Three RockMtn.,116 Timon Castle, 154 Rathdrum, 139 Rathgall, 150 Rathmines, 153 Knockeree, 130 Knowth Mound, 107 Tinahely, 150 Tinnahinch, 125 Townley Hall, 10 1 Trim, no Tullow, 150, 156 130 Puck's Rock, 99 Lambay Island, 104 Laragh, 138, 140 Laytown, 104 Leixlip, 87 Leopardstown Race- Rathnew, 137 course, 116 Rob's Wall, 102 Liffey, The, 156, etc. Rockabill L.Ho., 104 XuHy Church,"ii5 Lion Bridge, 146 Rocky Valley, 128 Twelve Apostles, no Little Bray, 124 Rosslare, 152 Long Hill, 129 Round Towers, 102-3 Loughs Bray, 13 1, 128 Clondalkin, 95 Collon, 108 Glendalough, 142 Monasterboice, 108 [104 Two RockMtn., 116 Vale of Clara, 139 Vale of— Glendassan, 144 Ovoca, 147 ,---, Shanganagh, 116 Rush and Lusk, Valley of Diamonds, Swords, 102 124 Roundwood, 132-3 Vartry, The, i37 Rush and Lusk, 104 Vartry WaterWks,i 33 Russborough Ho., 155 View Rock, 125 Vinegar Hill, 151 Saggart, 154 ...^^^^^.^, ^^ ^ St.Doulough'sCh.,103 War Hill, 132 Meeting of the Wa- St. Fintan's Ch., 100 Wexford, 151-2, 148 ters, The, 146-7 St. Kevin's Road, 144 Wicklow, 136 Mellifont, 107-8 St.Wereburghe'sWell, Wicklow Tours, 122 Military Road, 131 103 Windgates, 134 Milltown, 116 St. Wolstans' Mon- Woodenbridge, i4«, Monasterboice, 108-9 astery, 87 156 , 33 Monkstown, 112 Sally Gap, 131 Woodlands, 86 Lough Dan, 132 [144 Lough Nahanagan, Lough Tay, 132 Lover's Leap, 125 Lucan, 86, 32 Lugduff, 140, 145 Luggela, 132 Lugnaquilla, 145 Malahide, 102 Marino House, 93 Maynooth, 88-9 Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome. and London. INDEX. PAGE General Advertisers . . . . i to 6, 24, & 96 Railway and Steamer Routes . . . . 7 to 23 Hotels, Hydros, &c . 25 to 83 Estate Agents, &c 85 to 91 LAW FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED, No. 114, CHANCERY. LANE, LONDON, W.C Personal Accident and Disease. Burglary. Fidelity Guarantee. Workmen's Compensation, including Domestic Servants. Property Owner's Indemnity. Third Party. Motor Car. Plate Glass. BONDS*— The Directors desire to draw special attention to the fact that the Fidelity Bonds of this Society are accepted by His Majesty's Government and in the High Court of Justice. CHARLES PLUMPTRE JOHNSON, Esq., J. P., Chairmaa (formerly of Johnson, Raymond-Barker & Co., Lincoln's Inn). ROMER WILLIAMS, Esq., D.L., J. P., Vice-Chairman (Williams & James), Norfolk House, Thames Embankment. Secretary— H. T. OWEN LEGGATT. Assist. Sec— ARTHUR E. C. WHITE. SECURITY UNSURPASSED, Every facility is afforded for the transaction of Insurance business on the most favour- able terms, and surveys, wheie necessarj', are undertaken l)y the Society free of charge. Prospectuses and Proposal Forms and full information may be had at the Society s Office. The business of this Society is confined to the United Kingdom. Series 1914-15.] I VISITORS' DELIGHT. FALK'S TABLE SALT ©btafncD trom all (Brocers. IN PENNY or HALF-PENNY PACKETS. H^ IT HAS THE LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. H OPGOOD'S Nutritive and Sedative AIR CREAM Hail Specialities are being advertised everywhere, but according to Eminent Physicians, H. & CO's Wonderful Cream is far the best for Growing, Preserving, and Pro- tecting the Hair from all Infection and Scurf irritation. The great secret is that the bacilli producing baldness CANNOT PROPAGATE in contact with the Cream. Sold by Boots and other Chemists, Stores, &c., from 1/6. OFFICES— DUDLEY PORT, STAFFS. The Ever Popular Household Remedy Which has now borne the Stamp of Public Approval for OVER FORTY YEARS. END'S 'FRUIT salt; PLEASANT TO TAKE, REFRESHING AND DIYIGORATINC. There is no simpler, safer, or more agreeable aperient which will, bj' natural means, get rid of dangerous waste matter, without depressing the spirits or lowering the vitality. It can be safely used every day even by Invalids and children. The best of all household remedies at all time3. PREPARED BY J. G. ENO, LTD., 'FRUIT SALT' WORKS, LONDON, SE SOLD BY CHEMISTS & STORES EVERYWHERE. I'm going to have some CLARNICO LILY CARAMELS That's why I'm so happy. DELICIOUS FRENCH COFFEE. RED WHITE ^ BLUE For Br eakfast A after D inner. In making, use less qua ntity, it being so much stronger than ORDINARY COFFEE. SH IPPAM'S "CHICHESTER" BRAND. Soups, Tongues, Potted Meats, Fish Pastes. Iboosands enjoy these daily. VISITORS should call and see FRITH'S PICTORIAL POSTCARDS A Large Series of LOCAL Subjects. Can be obtained from principal Stationers. Be sure and see you get FRITH'S. KEATING'S POWDER KILLS BUGS ^ .FLEAS ^MOSQUITOS k FLIES BEETLES EVERY ONE KILLED When packing your bag don't forget the KEATING'S POWDER. It may make all the difference between an enjoyable holiday and a miserable one. Tins can be obtained from any Chemist or Grocer, Id., 3d., 6d., and Is., each. Be sure you get the genuine article, with the signature, THOMAS KEATING, on the red band round every tin. COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, IN WHICH IS NOW MERGED THE HAND-IN-HAND FIRE & LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY. FIRE— LIFE— MA RINE—A CCIDENT. CAPITAL FULLY SUBSCRIBED . . £2,950,000 CAPITAL PAID UP £295.000 LIFE FUNDS £6,235,415 SPECIAL TRUST FUNDS :— " West of England » . . . . £549,963 " Hand-in-Eand " £3,768,932 " Union Life Fund " . . . . £4,057,027 OTHER ASSETS' £ 10,173.149 TOTAL 31st December 1912 £23,784,486 TOTAL ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £8,000,000 Head Office— 24, 25, & 26, CORNHILL, LONDON, E.G. Hand-in-Hand Office— 26, New Bridge Street, LONDON, E.G. The following classes of Insurances effected : — FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES, MARINE, LEASEHOLD, REDEMP- TION, and SINKING FUND, ACCIDENT, including Personal Accident, Third Party, Burglary, Plate Glass, Fidelity Guarantee, Employers* Liability, and Workmen's Compensation. The Company will act as TRUSTEES and EXECUTORS under Wills. Prospectuses and all information needful for effecting Assurances may be obtained at any of the Company's Ofifices or Agencies throughout the World. Tomato Catsup Ask tor it at your hotel. When taking your holiday at the Seaside it will add to your enjoyment if you have G D Catsup with your fish or meat. 3d., 6d., 9d., and 1/- pen Bottle At all Grocers and Stores. Simply ask your Grocer for a bottle of GD TOMATO CATSUP Railway, Steamer and Forwarding Agents' Directory. INDEX RAILWAYS — PAGE Belgian State Railway 14 Cambrian Railway Dublin and South Eastern Railway Furness Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway . . Great Northern Rail- way . . Great Western Rail- way . . London and South Western Railway . . South Eastern and Chatham Railway . . West and South Clare Railways 19 12 13 steamers- Id 16 PAGE British & Irish Steam Packet Co. . . . . 20 General Steam Navi- gation Co. . . . . 25 Leith, Hull, and Ham- Co. 21 Liverpool and North Wales Steam Packet Co., Ltd 19 MacBrayne, D.,Ltd. . . 22 iS Curtiss & Sons, Ltd., Depositories. . • • 9 Forwarding Agents ARE YOU REMOVING? WRITE FOR ESTIMATE TO GURTISS & SONS, LTD. -o ^ I g .§ I ^ CO « ^ m " I 53 eo !> . «o JS <» Jh ^ eo «D »o K r-t 09 H s o M CO O Q SoSoh t) fe ^ s p S a m gss H W ^ ^ S n ^ o a 0) V be 35 ^" |-« I w : H O <; o o sz; g < : h4 O 03 P^ CAief Offices- Royal Pantechnicon, Portsmouth. FURNITURE, &c., WAREHOUSED. Railway Routes SPEND YOUR HOLIDAYS on The Bracing Lincolnshire Coast SKEGNESS, SUTTON-ON-SEA, MABLETHORPE. For an invigorating and health-giving Holiday the East Coast Resorts are unrivalled. These Resorts offer exceptional facilities. Golf, Boating, Bathing, numerous Beach Attractions, &c. The Sands are firm and extensive, and afford excellent opportunities for Cricket, Tennis, &c., while for the children they are an ideal playground. Send a post-card to Superintendent of the Line, G.X.R., Dept. W.L., 3, York Road, London, N., for Illustrated Holiday Booklet, gratis. Railway Routes II Cambrian Railways Delightful Spring, Summer, and Winter Resorts. ON THE SHORES OF CARDIGAN BAY. ABERYSTWYTH. EXCELLENT GOLF LINKS. RAIL and COACH TOURS Through Unsurpassed Scenery. HOLIDAY CONTRACT TICKETS. Cheap Tickets between Coast Stations. TOURIST, WEEK-END, and TEN DAYS' TICKETS issued to Aberystwyth, Aberdovey, Barmouth, Borth, Criccieth, Dolgelley, Fairbourne, Harlech, Portmadoc, Pwllheli, Towyn, and the Spas of Mid Wales. Express Trains, with through carriages, from the Principal Centres to the Cambrian Coast. 1^^ Guides, and full information at the L. & N. W. and G. W. London Offices. The Tourist Agencies of Messrs, Abraham Altham, Ltd. ; Thos. Cook & Son ; Dean & Dawson, Ltd. ; Pickfords, Ltd. ; Mr. Jno. Frame ; and Mr. L. R. Stanton, or from the Superintendent of the Line, Oswestry. S. WILLIAMSON. Oswestry, 19 14. " General Manager. 12 Railway Routes FURNESs y^H^r* to the ENGLISH RAILWAY. LAKES. 20 Rail, Coach, and Steam Yacht Tours through Lake-land, IN OPERATION EVERY WEEK-DAY, FROM Whitsuntide to End of September. EMBRACING :— Windermere* Rydal, Coniston, Grasmere, Thirlmere, Der- wentwater, Ullswater, Wastwater, Ennerdale, &c., Lakes, Furness Abbey, and George Romney's Home (1742 to 1755). Blackpool and the Lakes via FLEETWOOD & BARROW BY THE P.S. "LADY EVELYN" or "LADY MOYRA." DAILY SAILINGS (INCLUDING SUNDAYS). From Whitsuntide to End of September. GRAND CIRCULAR TOURS. TOURISTS' WEEKLY TICKETS Between certain groups of Stations, available for an unlimited 'number of Journeys. ALFRED ASLETT, Barroiv-in-Furness, March, 1914. Secretary & General Manager. Railway UiJutes GLASGOW & SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. "The Golfers' Line." The GOLF LINKS adjacent to the Company's Line are numerous, and while all are good and afford excellent sport, a number of them are, in the opinion of those competent to judge, Second to none in the United Kingdom. Links of the highest order are situated at BRIDGE OF WEIR, WEST KILBRIDE, BARASSIE, KILMALCOLM LARGS, TROON, JOHNSTONE, BOGSIDE, PRESTWICK, STEVENSTON, GAILES, GIRVAN, TURNBERRY. TURNBERRY (Ayrshire)— The Golfers' Mecca. TWO SEASIDE Turf unequalled anywhere. 18-HOLE COURSES. Delighful Surroundings ! For descriptive notes on the various Links, see the Guide to the Golfing Resorts issued by the Company, free of charge. Full and Expeditious Service of Express Trains between SCOTLAND & ENGLAND via the Glasgow & South-Western and Midland Railways; THROUGH THE LAND O' BURNS. DINING CARS. CORRIDOR CARRIAGES. SLEEPING CARS. Every Comfort and Convenience, THE HOTELS at Glasgow (St. Enoch), Ayr, Turnberr>', and Dumfries are under the Company's own management. ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES AND COMFORTS. EXCELLENT CUISINE AND MODERATE TARIFF. Glasgow, 1914. DAVID COOPER, General Manager. 14 Railway Routes CHEAPEST RAILWAY TICKETS IN THE WORLD. BELGIAN STATE RAILWAY and MAIL PACKET SERVICE. THE CONTINENT VIA DOVER & OSTEND. Three Departures Daily in each direction. Sea Passage, Three Hours. FIVE SPLENDID TURBINE STEAMERS are now running in this Service. Official Agency of the German Railway Union for the issue of "RUNDREISE" (Combined Tour) TICKETS for any route required over the Belgian, German, French, Swiss, Italian, Austrian, Turkish, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish Lines. Descriptive pam- phlet and specimen quotation will be supplied free on application. BELGIAN RAILWAY SEASON TICKETS are also in issue, enabling the holder to travel all over Belgium. Prices. 1. II. III. For 5 davs ..£180 £0 18 5 £0 10 5 For 15 days ..£293 £1 12 10 £0 18 10 CHEAP EXCURSION TICKETS during the season to OSTEND, BRUGES, BLANKENBERGE, via Bruges, BRUSSELS, GHENT, ANTWERP, via Brussels, NAMUR, and LIEGE, at about Single Fares. For fuU particulars and tickets dated in advance, apply- to the Belgian ^Mail Packet Offices — In LONDON: 53, Gracechurch Sr., E.G.; 72, Regent Street, W. ; also to Belgian State Railway Office, 47, Cannon Street, E.G. (information only). In DOVER ; Friend & Co., Northumberland House, also on the Dover Admiralty Pier. Railway Routes 15 England's Holiday Line. G.W.R The G. W. R. is the longest railway in the United Kingdom ; the territory served by its various lines affords an immense range of the finest holiday places and districts in the British Isles. Scenery of unequalled beauty and diversity may be found in the Cornish Riviera, Devon, " Wessex," North and South Wales, and Southern Ireland — all served by the Great Western. The Company has issued a very comprehensive series of books descriptive of the country which this line traverses, and these books are obtainable at Stations and Offices, at the prices shown below :-- Cornish Riviera Price 3d. Post free 6d. Devon „ 3d. , 6d. Wonderful Wessex ,, 6d. , lOd. South Wales „ 3d. , 6d. North Wales „ 3d. , 6d. Southern Ireland . . „ 3d. , 6d. Historic Sites & Scenes of England „ 3d. 6d. Rural Lcdon „ 3d. , 6d. Holiday Haunts (containing List of Hotels, Boarding Houses, &c.) „ 3d. , 6d. AH desired information upon any subject in connection with the Company's services, and the above Travel Books, may be obtained upon application being mide to Mr. Charles Aldington, Superin- tendent of the Line, G. W. R., Paddington Station, London, W. Frank Potter, General Manager. Paddington Station, London, W. i6 Railway Routes THE LS ROUTE BETWEEN LONDON (Waterloo Station O N DO N & OUTH ESTERN LY, Wr and the. SOUTH & WEST OF ENGLAND \ UP-TO-DATE CORRIDOR CARRIAGES in the principal Express Services ; also BREAKFAST. LUNCHEON AND DINING SALOONS To which Passengers travelling arfy class have access without extra charge, except cost of meals. Ideal Seaside and Inland Resorts FOR HEALTH AND PLEASURE. \ BOURNEMOUTH Lee-on-Solent New Forest Swanage Southsea Lyme Regis ISLE OF WIGHT Seaton Ezmouth Budleigh-SaltertoD Sidmouth WEYMOUTH THE SUNNY SOUTH AND SOUTH-WEST DEVON, NORTH CORNWALL, &c. ILFRACOMBE Lynton and Lynmouth Bideford Barnstaple Bude Padstow Wadebridge Bodmin Launceston Tavistock PLYMOUTH Cheap Tickets from London (Waterloo). TRAVEL "VIA SOUTHAMPTON and HAVRE' For PARIS, NORMANDY, &c GEARED TURBINE STEAMERS. Also to ST. MALO (for Brittany) and the CHANNEL ISLANDS. ^ For full particulars of Train and Boat Services, Cheap Tickets, &c., apply Mr. Henry Holmes, Supt. of the Line, Waterloo Station, London, S.E. H. A. WALKER, General Manager. Railway Routes 17 SOUTH EAST ERN & CHATHA M RAILWAY ROYAL MAIL EXPRESS SERVICES TO THE CONTINENT VIA Dover Folkestone Queenboro' Dover Folkestone Calais Boulogne Flushing Ostend Flushing LONDON & PARIS ^ 7 HOURS BY THE SHORT SEA AND MAIL ROUTES. Turbine Steamers cross the Channel daily between Dover and CalaiSf also between Folkestone and Boulogne. PULLMAN CARS IN CONTINENTAL SERVICES BETWEEN LONDON, FOLKESTONE, AND DOVER. FRIDAY, SATURDAY, and SUNDAY to MONDAY or TUESDAY TICKETS ARE ISSUED FROM CHARING CROSS (West End), WATERLOO (Junction), CANNON STREET, & LONDON BRIDGE TO Bexhill, Canterbury West, Deal, Dover, Folkestone Central, Folkestone Junction, Hastings, Hythe, Lydd, Maidstone, Margate, Littlestone-on-Sea, Ramsgate, Rye, St. Leonards (Warrior Square), Sandgate, Sandling Junction, Sandwich, Shorncliffe, Southborough, Ton- bridge, Tunbridge Wells, Walmer, and Whitstable. ALSO FROM VICTORIA (West End), HOLBORN VIADUCT, and ST. PAUL'S to Bexhill, Birchington, Broadstairs, Canterbury East, Deal, Dover, Faversham, Hastings, Heme Bay, Maid- stone, Margate, Ramsgate, St. Leonards, Sheerness, Sittingbourne (for Milton), Tunbridge Wells, Walmer, Westgate, and W^hitstable. For Fares and further particulars respecting the Cheap Tickets, see Excursion Programme. FRANCIS H. DENT, General Manager. Series 1914-15] 2 i8 Railway Routes KIIiKEE, SPANISH POINT, LAHINGH, LISDOONVARNA AND THE Unrivalled Cliff and Coast Scenery OF ISTEST CliARE. THE DIRECT ROUTE TO THESE Famous Health and Pleasure Resorts IS BY THE WEST & SOUTH CLARE RAILWAYS From ENNIS to :— ENNISTYMON (for Lisdoonvarna), LAHINCH (for the Golf Greens and the Cliffs of Moher), MILLTOWN-MALBAY (for Spanish Point), and thence to KILKEE. Special Service during Tourist Season from Kingsbridge at II a.m., arriving in Kilkee at 6.20 p.m. THROUGH TOURIST TICKETS are issued at the principal Railway Stations in Ireland and England ; also at the Offices of Thos. Cook & Son, Dean & Dawson, J. & H. Lindsay, Ltd., and "Tourist Developinent," 65, Haymarket, London, S.W. For Information as to Fares, Routes, Hotels, Golfing, Fishing, &c., apply — PATRICK SULLIVAN, Manager. West Clare Railway, Ennis 1914. Railway and Steamer Routes 19. Dublin & Soutb Eastern Railway. UNLIMITED TRAVELLING FOR EIGHT DAYS Through the GARDEN of IRELAND including the VALE OF AVOCA. FIRST CLASS 20s. SECOND CLASS I5s. THIRD CLASS lOs. From 1st May until 31st October Contract tickets, available for an un- limited numoer of journeys between all Stations on the Dublin and South- Eastern Railway for Eight Days.are issued at the above Fares to Passengers holding tickets from any English, Welsh, or Scotch Station to Dublin or any D. & S. E. Station. For Further Particulars apply to Mr. JOHN COGHLAN, Traffic Manager, 50, Westland Row, Dublin. A. G. REID, Secretary cE- General Manager. LIVERPOOL AND NORTH WALES. Daily Sailings (Sundays incluaed), May i6th to Sept. 2Sth, 1914, by Palatial Saloon Steamer " La Marguerite," also " St. Seiriol," " St. Elvies," &c., between Liverpool, Llandudno, Beaumaris, Bangor, and Menai Bridge ; leaving Liverpool daily at 10.45 a.m., due back 7.30 p.m., allowing four hours ashore at Llandudno. Daily Excursions from Llandudno to Menai Straits and Carnarvon, also frequent Sea Trips round the Island of Anglesey, Douglas (Isle of Man), Holyhead, Blackpool, &c. (low fares). For all further J>a!-/icii/a>-s apply to any of the (. oiiipaiiy's Agents at the respecti'L-e Piers, or to the Liverpool and Xorth ll'ales Steamship CoDipaiiy, Limited, T. G. fSren; Secretary, 40, Chapel Street, Liverpool. Official Guide, -cith special map, post free, 2d. 20 Steamer Routes BritEsh & Irish Steam Packet Co., Ltd. ^ Grand Yachting Cruises. LONDONMIUBLIN Calling at Southampton, Plymouth, and Falmouth. Large and powerful Steamers. Private Cabins can be reserved on payment of small extra charge on early application being made for Most comfortable route for Cornwall, Devon, Wilts, Sussex, Kent, Hants, Surrey, and for the Isle of Wight ; the Scilly Islands, the Channel Islands, and France. MOTOR CARS carried at moderate rates between all Ports. CIRCULAR TOURS from London to Killamey, Cork, and South of Ireland, Isle of Man, Glasgow, &c. ; from South of England Ports to Counemara and West of Ireland (June to September), and from Dublin to Channel Islands and France via Southampton. SCILLY ISLANDS. — Passengers for these charming Islands land at Falmouth and travel via Penzance. SAILING DAYS. From London (North Quay, Eastern Basin, Shadwell, London Docks), on Sundays and Tuesdays, calling at Southampton, Plymouth, and Falmouth ; and on Fridays direct to Dublin From Dublin. — On Tuesdays and Saturdays, calling at Falmouth, Ply- mouth, and Southampton; and on Fridays direct to London. For fuil information write for Tourist and Sailing: Guide. Agents — London, James Hartley & Co., 30, Lime St., Fenchurch St., E.C. ; Portsmouth, British and Irish Steam Packet Co., Ltd. ; South- ampton, British and Irish Steam Packet Co.. Ltd., E.xchange Buildings; Plymouth, British & Irish Steam Packet Co., Ltd., Millbay Pier; and Falmouth, W. & E. C. Carne, Market Street. Tickets are also issued by Thomas Cook & Son. Chief Offices :— SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY, DUBLIN. DAVID BARRY, Manager and Secretary. Telegrams : — " Ladyships, Dublin." steamer Routes 21 Norway, Denmark, and Germany. The First-class Passenger Steamers of The Leith Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Company, Ltd., sail as undemoted (unless prevented by the weather or unforeseen crcumstances) : — From Leith to Christiansand, every Thursday, for Bergen, the Hardanger Saetersdal, Aaseral, and Christiania. Returning every Friday. From Leith to Copenhagen, every Thursday, for Gothenburg, the Gota Canal, and Stockholm. Returning every Thursday. From Leith to Hamburg, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, for Berhn, Dresden, Vienna, Munich, the Harz Mountains, the Rhine, and Switzerland. Returning every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Cabin Fares to or from Leith (including food) : — Copenhagen and Christiansand, single £3 3s. Od., return, £6 5s. Od. Hamburg, single, £2 10s. Od., return, £4 4s. Od. These Tickets are issued on board from one hour before tlie advertised sailing hour. Through Fares (including Provisions in Company's Steamers) : — To Christiania, £4 Os, Od. To Bergen, £4 73. 6d. To Berlin, £3 5s. Od. CIRCULAR TOURS. A Handbook may be had on appHcation, with maps and details of these and of the most interesting Tours among THE FJELDS AND FJORDS OF NORWAY. Fares for the Round :— LEITH and BACK. Tour I.— Hamburg, Kiel, Copenhagen, Christiansand, £6 7s. 6d. Tour II. — Hamburg, Berlin, Rostock, Copenhagen, Christiansand, £7 6s. 3d. The above Fares are Cabin and 2nd Class Rail, but ist Class Rail Tickets can be had if desired. Tickets are also issued for three extensions to SWEDEN at £2 lOs. Od., £5 17s. 9d., and £5 18s. 6d. respectively, enabling tourists to visit the famous Gota Canal and Stockholm. Particulars on application. HOLIDAY TOURS IN NORWAY. Ten Days for £8 8s. Od. Seventeen Days for £10 10s. Od., including all expenses. Full particulars on application. Passengers wishing through tickets for any of the tours must write to the of&ce not later than the day before sailing, stating which tour they intend to take. The tours may be taken in either direction, and the journey broken at any point. For further details and particulars of sailings to Bremen and the Baltic, Hull, Newcastle, Sunderland, &c., apply to the Managers. JAMES CURRIE & CO., Leith. FOR EVERY HOME. MRS. BEETON'S SHILLING COOKERY BOOK. Large Crown 8vo, Cloth, 1/- net. Containing upwards of i,ooo recipes, nearly 200 fine Illustra- tions, and six Coloured PJates. Complete Illustrated List of Cookery Books Post Free on application. WARD, LOCK & CO., Ltd., Salisbury Square, London, E.C. 22 Steamer Routes THE Royal Route Co/umba" inKy\es°' HOTEL COUPONS at reasonable rates issued at the various Offices of the Company and on board their Steamers. Pleasure Sailings, Weekly Cruises. Circular Tours by Steamer, Coach and Rail. Fleet of s6 Steamers, including 'Columba,' 'lona,' 'Chieftain,' ' Claymore,' &c. Tourist Programme free by post. Illustrated Guide Book, 6d. ; Cloth Gilt, i/- ; from the Owners, DAVID MACBRAYNE, Ltd., 119, Hope Street, GLASGOW. steamer Routes 23 General Steam Navigation CO., LTD., 15, Trinity Square, London, E.G. TOURS With Best Hotels. Full Board, and First-class Steamer and Rail, except where 2nd or 3rd Class Rail is mentioned. ♦BORDEAUX, 1 1 -1 2 davs' Tour, £8 12s. Od. ; LOURDES (2nd rail) £9 15 3 * „ ARCACHON, 12 davs' Tour, £8 15s. 6d.; 19 days, £11 lis. 6d.,- 26 davs 14 7 6 * „ BIARRITZ, FONTARRABIA, SAN SEBASTIAN (2nd rail), 11-12 days 10 6 * „ PYRENEES— Grand Circular 19 davs' Tour (2nd rail) . . 15 12 9 * „ ALGIERS, 19 days' Tour, £22 6s. Od.; ALGIERS-PYRENEES 26 13 6 ' During July, August and September, 10s. extra. OSTEND, 2 days' Tour, £1 4s. 6d.; 3 days, £1 12s. 6d.; 10 days' Tour sejours 3 18 6 „ BRUGES, BRUSSELS, ARDENNES, CAVERNS OF HAN, &c., (2nd rail), 9 days 5 9 5 „ RHINE (ist Class Steamers and 2nd Rail) 9 days 6 7 2 „ RHINE, MOSELLE, MEUSE . . Tour 16 days (2nd rail) 11 „ RHINE Tour Sejour (2nd rail) 16 days 9 15 EDINBURGH, 5 days' Tour, £3 6s. Od.; 6 days' Tour, £3 16s. 6d. 16 days' 9 16 „ STRATHARDLE, KILLIECRANKIE, DUNKELD, 16 days' (3rd rail) 9 9 „ KYLES of BUTE, ARDRISHAIG, or INVERARAY, 6 days' Tour 4 17 6 „ STAFFA & lONA (including boats and guides), 9 davs' Tour 8 16 „ CALEDONIAN CANAL and WESTERN ISLANDS, 13 days 13 13 HAMBURG, 5 davs' Tour, £5 5s. Od.; 6 davs", £5 18s. Od.; BERLIN (2nd Rail), 6 days 6 11 4 „ BERLIN, POTSDAM, conducted Coaching, ^:c., Tour, with sails on Elbe and Spree, and admission to Potsdam Palaces (2nd Rail) . . . . . . • . 9 days 7 10 „ KIEL EORSOR, COPENHAGEN (2nd Rail) q days' Tour 7 15 2 „ SCANDINAVIAN GOTHA CANAL . . Grand 16 dav's Tour 14 14 ROUND BRITAIN, &c„ CRUISES: ROUND BRITAIN CRUISE.— ist class, full-board and Hotel accom- modation throughout. 9 days for £7 17s. 6d. Leaving London Saturday or Wednesday in either direction, calling at Edinburgh, Dundee, Stromness (Orkneys), sailing between the Western Highlands and the Inner Hebrides, amid unrivalled scenery, calling at Belfast, and arriving in London on 9th day. The cruise can be done in the scope of a week, leaving Saturday and arriving back on Monday morning, 9th day. ROUND BRITAIN CRUISE 14 days £10 LONDON, EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, ' 7 days (leaving Sat.) ..550 BELFAST, and back to London i 10 days (leaving Wed.) .. 7 10 LONDON, DUBLIN, PORTSMOUTH, i With Full Board and Hotel SOUTHAMPTON, PLYMOUTH, Accommodation. FALMOUTH, DUBLIN, I. of MAN, \ 12-13 days 8 6 3 SILLOTH, MELROSE, EDIN- With Full Board and Hotel BURGH, LONDON ] Accommodation. Illustrated Guide, with splendid Road, Rail, and Route Maps, by post 2jd. MY "SWAN" PEN AND I. I am a writer, So is my I am busy, So is my '• Swan " ! I am strong and vt^eii. So Is my '* Swan " ! I often travel, So does my " S^van "! I am good for years to com?. So is my " Swan " ! WE ARE BOSOM FRIEKDS MY " SWAN " PEN AND I. Let me have Booklet No. 914 sant you. MABIE, TODD & CO., 79 & 80, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C. BRANCHES : 38, Cheapside, E.C. ; 95a, Regent Street, W. ; 3, Exchange Street, Manchester ; 10, Rue Neuve, Brussels ; Breutano's, 37, Ave. de rOpera, Paris ; and at New York and Chicago, Hotels, Hydropathic Establishments, and Boarding House Directory m '26 INDEX. PAGE PAGE Aberystwyth . . • ... 28 Criccieth ... 38 Ambleside ... 28 Deal ... 38 Ashford ... 28 Douglas .•• 39 Bangor ... 28 Droitwich 39, 40 Barmouth ... 28 Dublin 40, 41 Barnstaple ... 29 Dulverton ... 41 Bath ... 29 Eastbourne 41, 42 Belfast ... 29 Edinburgh ... 42 Bettsw-v-Coed ... ... 29 Edwinstowe ••■ 43 Bexhilf ... 30 English Lakes ..28, 30, 37, Birmingham ... 30 38, 44, 46, 50, 51, 68 , 80, 82 Blackpool ... 30 Exeter ••• 43 Bognor ... 30 Exmouth ••• 43 Bournemouth ... ... 30 Falmouth 43, 44 Bowness-on-Winder- Far Sawrey ... 44 mere ... 30 Felixstowe ... 44 Bridlington ... 31 Folkestone •- 45 Brighton 31, 32 Fowey ••• 45 Broadstairs ... 32 Gloucester ••• 45 Bude ... 32 Gorleston-on-Sea ••• 45 Budleigh Salterton ... 32 Grange-over-Sands ... 46 Burnham ... 32 Grasmere ... 46 Buxton ...32, 33, 34, 35> 36 Great Yarmouth ... 83 Canterbury ... 36 Guernsey ... 46 Capel Curig ... 36 Harrogate 46, 47 Carbis Bay ... 36 Hastings ... 47 Caragh Lake ... ... 52 Hereford ... 47 Channel Islands 46, 50, 72 Heme Bay ... 48 Cheltenham ... 36 Ilfracombe 48, 49 Chester ... 36 Inverness 49, 50 Clevedon - 37 Isle of Man 39, 70 Clifton Isle of Wight 71, 73 80,83 Clovelly •. ••• 37 ' Jersey ... 50 Cockermouth ... ■■■ 37 ' Kenmare ... 52 Colwyn Bay 37, 38 j Keswick 50, 51 Coniston ... 38 1 Killarney 51, 52 Index 17 PAGE PAGE Land's End - 52> Rhyl ... ... 70 Langland Bay ... ••• 5Z Ripon ... 70 Leamington ••• 5Z Ross-on-Wye ... 71 Littlehampton ... - 51 Rostrevor 71 Liverpool ••• 54 Ryde ... 71 Llandrindod Wells •• 55 St. Ives 71 Llandudno •■■55 5^:>,57 St. Leonards ... 71 Llanfairfechan ... ••■ 55 Saltburn 71 Loch Awe ■■■ 57 Sandown 71 London .. ^j ^ 58 59, 60 Sandwich Londonderry ... ... 60 Sark .. 72 Lowestoft ... 60 Scarborough ... 72 Lyme Regis ... 60 Seaton ... 72 Lymington ... 60 Selsey .•• 73 Lyndhurst ... 60 Sennen ••• 53 Lynmouth 60, 61 Shanklin - 73 Lynton 61, 62 Sheringham • 73 Maidenhead ... 63 Sidmouth -1 / Malvern 63,64 Sorining-ori-Thames ■ • 7<. Marazion ...• 64 Southport 74. 75 Margate ... 64 Southsea ■■ 75 Matlock ... 65 Stratford-on-Avon ■■ 75 Minehead 65,66 Strathpeff er •• 75 Morecambe ... 66 Swanage .. 7^ Mortehoe ... 66 Symond's Yat ... .. 7(!> Newquay 66, 67 Tenby .. 7(^ Oxford 67, 68 Torquay ... 77, 78, 79, 80 Paignton ... 68 Truro ., 80 Parknasilla ... 52 UUswater .. 80 Patterdale ... 68 Ventnor .. 80 Penrith 68, 80 Warwick . 80, 8r Penzance ... 69 Waterville • 32 Plymouth ... 69 Weston-super-Mare .. 81 Port Erm ... 70 Weymouth .. 81 Portree ... 69 Wexford .. 81 Portrush ... 70 Whitby .. 81 Portsmouth ... 70 Windermere .. 82 Pwllheli ... 70 Worcester .. 82 Ramsey ... 70 j Worthing .. 82 Ramsgate ... 70 ' Yarmouth (Great) .. 83 Rhos-on-Sea ... ... 38 1 Yarmouth (LW.) .. 83 28 Aberystwyth — Bangor — Barmouth ThtWATpRLOb' liVbRO HQTEL MARINE PARADE. _ .AB&RY-STVVfYTH SEA Facing. Posi- tion Unique. Centre of Promenade. 100 Bedrooms. High- class and Up-to-date. Officially appointed by A.M. A. & M.U. Hall, Lounge & Recreation Boom just added. Billiards. Garage. MOTOR 'Phone IL Send for Illustrated Tariff to MANAGER Aberystwyth-BRYM-Y-MOR S^ifs ^l id Central for Amusements. Near Golf Links. Terms Moderate. Mrs. HUGHES (late of Limpley Stoke Hydro), Proprietress. Best, Largest, and most Comfort- able Boarding Residence on the Sea Front. Five general Sitting Rooms facing Sea. Good Cuisine. Near Golf Links. Illustrated Tariff. MANAGERESS. Aberystwyth-The Plynlymon. SinhlocidO—T fllralanHc ^*"'^t® Hot^L Waterhead. First-class. Ad- AillUlCDlUC littlVCiailUO joining Lake and Landing Stage of Steamers. Coaches Lake District pass door. Private Boat Landing. Fishing. Golf. Private Apartments. Tel. 78. Mrs. D. WILSON, Prop'tress. Ambleside-RoMnsoa's Temp. Hotel -i^ceu^enfcelitre^Joral Excursions, Coaching, Climbing, Cycling, &c. Parties Catered for. Moderate Terms. SiesidTGarside^^^ Excellent Cuisine. Tariff Moderate. Parties Catered for. Garage for 25 Cars. 'Phone 58. Cars for Hire and MOTOR BOATS. Ambleside, Windermere Lake-"VALE VIEW" HOTEL.— Coaching Valeview. Lounges. Lawn. Telephone 92. Telegrams, GEO. W. HILL. Ashoyer, Derbys.-Ashover House HydrorSc'res^'sXec?. Links. Tennis, Croquet, & Bowling Green. Hvdropathic Treatment. Terms Mod. Apply for Tariff. 'Phone No. 4. Miss ROGERS, Mngrss. -First-class Family. 3 rains, fr. Station & Golf Links (18 holes). Garage tor 20 Cars. Cars for Hire. 'Phone 178. J. A. LANG, Proprietor. Bangor, M. Wales-The British Hotel. Barmouth— HEN DRE HALL. Private Hotel & Board Residence.— Situated in own Beautiful Grounds, overlooking Cardigan Bay. Facing due South. All Entertaining Rooms, including Recreation Room, & a Quaint & Spacious Lounge, & most of the Bedrooms overlook Sea. Evening Entertainments, Xmas Sc Easter House Parties. Sep. Tables. Golf, Tennis & Croquet. Garage. 3 min. fr. Station. " The House is recognised as the Best & Most Comfort- able in Barmouth." 'Phone 25. Prop'tress. Mrs. Ed. WILLIAMS. Barmouth-Gwalia Hotel -One minute from Beach and Station. Ever\- Home Comfort. Also MANOR HOUSE, Beach Road, First-class Apartments. Mrs. W. JONES. Barmouth-Cors-y-gedol & Marine Hotels s^Satei^'^Ffdnl the Sea, with south-west aspect. Excellent Cuisine. Moderate Charges. for Terms, apply to MANAGER. Barmouth — Bath — Belfast — Bettws-y-Coed 29 PoririAllfh Min V MAr — Health Holidays on the Sea Shore. Com- DdllUUUlU— lUlU-Jf-lUUl . forts of Home. Palatial House (70 bedrooms) facing the Sun. Good Table. (From 30s. weekly according to Season). Send for free tariff. Mr. & Mrs. W. S. LLOYD. Banmouth-Lion Hotel.-|Se„t''cu1SS: Extensive Garage. Moderate Tariff. R. G. MOORE. Proprietor. Barmouth, N. Wales-West End House ?l^vfo?five^r^'c'^^^^^^^^ Liberal Table. Private Apartments. Bdg. Terms fr. 5/- per day. Personal Supervision. Miss WINCHESTER, Proprietress. BARNSTAPLE, N. DEVON. IMPERIAL HOTEL. Patronised by Princess Christian & Princess Victoria. 2 First-class Residential and _ Family. Best centre fur whole nf North Devon. Situated in >wn gfrounds, overlooking River Taw, conipris'ngf Pri- _ vate Suites, several Drawingf Roouis, Fifty Bedrooms, Billiard Rooms, &c. Electric Liyht. Garas^e. Officially ap- pointed Hotel for R. A.M.C., M.U.. & A. A. Tel. 100. C. A. YOUINGS, Proprietor. Barnstaple-Royal & Fortescue Hotel.-Sc\;% appoSlSi to A.A.C. & A. A. Central for Ilfracombe, Lynton, &c. Moderate Charges. Garage. 'Phone qq. Mrs. M H TOLLER. Proprietress The Christopher Hotel (Bath) Ul-I'^US'iSHolrSp^i Guildhall and Abbev. Close Baths and Stations. Mod. Tariff. Good Cuisine. Tel. 302. The Misses ROBINSON, Manageresses. PQfVi_Polrkh'c Unffll (Unlicensed). Opposite Midland Railway Dalli naiyil nUlCl station. Most convenient for Visitors and Tourists. Replete with everv Comfort. Moderate Charges. R. RALPH, Proprietor (late of Falmouth). Bath-Edgar Private Hotel, "I^S^^L^'b^I^g^IT^, Room, and Concert Room. Everv Comfort. Moderate Terms. Telephone 25. Address JOHN HOOPER (late J. H. Blake). -52, Pulteney Street. Sunny Aspect. Convenient for Baths, Pump Room, and Sham Castle Golf Links. Refined and Homehke. Smoke Room. Tel. 50V- Mrs. W. LAWRENCE, Proprietress. Bath-Private Bdg. Estab. Belfast Robinson's Temp. Hotel,' ''°"^" street. Centrallv Situated for Stations and Steamboats. Trams pass to all parts of 'city. Terms Moderate. .Address MAN.AGER. Belfast-UNION HOTEL, 'rz^.^'''fl%-^J°^rco^' fortable and Up-to-date. Telephone No. 2438. Reasonable Tariff. Apply PROPRIETRESS. Bettws-y-Coed, N. Wales-Bryn Afon ^TSfe House. — Good for Tourists. Coaching, Climbing, Fishing, &c. Everv Comfort. Moderate and Inclusive Terms. Mrs M. HARRISON, Proprietress. Bettws-y-Coed— GilAN ABER HOTEL — First-class. Eiec. Light. Lounge. BiUiards. Mod. Inclu. Terms. Fishing, Golf, Tennis, &c. Garage free. Appointed A.A., M.U., R.A.C., & C.T.C. Hotel. 'Phone 8. Tels., "Glanaber." Mrs. A. EVANS, Resident Proprietress. Bexhill — Birmingham — Bowness Aovhill Roanh Tnworc Private Hotel— Facing Sea. Central. Elec- DCAlllli— DOdlll lUWClD Light. Excellent Cuisine. Sep. Tables. Trams pass for Cooden Golt Links. Convenient also for Bexhill | Links. Special Winter Tenns. 'Phone 330. PROPRIETRESS. ' Povliill '( Rinnen " High-class Private Hotel.— Faces Sea DUAIIIII— nifJUOU and adjoins Golf Links. Terms Moderate. Resident Proprietor, Captain RONALD GIBB. Birmingliam-Hotels "Cobden" & "Hen and Chickens." 5 mins. fr. Ry. Stations. Coffee, Coml. & Smoke Rms. Terms Mod. Tel. Central 6804-5 & Midland 1029. Tels. " Cobden," " Chicken." RlflPtnAAl RrAntlanHc Boarding Estab., 12, Tyldesley Terrace. Didli^pUUl— DlUUMdllUk) Promenade. -6/- to 6/6 per day, inclusive. Tels., "Brooklands, Blackpool." Also two excellently Furnished Villas to let, north. Elec. Light throughout. Telephone 494. DmCKpOOi. N.S.-tlarendOn mlhed. °Lofty Bedrioms. Billiards. Free Garage. Ex. Cuisine. Small Tables. Terms Mod. Special Winter & Residential Tenns. Tel. 407. :Miss W. MARSHALL, Prop . Til A "f^fAclioivt " Boarding House, Esplanade. — A -I lie UrC;9llCt.lil Good-class Establishment. Well-appointed & Comfortable. Balconies & Rooms directly facing Sea. Sep. Tables. Terms fr. U to3Gs. Apply Mrs. WELHAM. Pndnnr "Tha rrrflffnTl" ^^e- Estab., Esplanade.— On Sea Front, DU5IIUI— lllD UiailUll S. Aspect. Convenient for Golf, Tennis. Bathing, Boating, &c. Sep. Tables. Terms from li to 3gs.,accor- ding to Season deselection of Rooms. 'Phone 23- Miss MACE. Bognor- " ThP RPflllliPll " Boarding Establishment. Select, Reason- able, and Comfortable. Facing Sea & Pier. Separate Tables. Week-ends (Season), 12/6. Good Catering. Personal Supervision. Reduction Winter Months. PROPRIETOR . Boupnemouth-Towercllffe ^^^3T^ tf.i^ Pier, Sea, and Gardens. Excellent Cuisine. Separate Tables. Lift. Billiards. Moderate. :\Ir. & Mrs. WILLIAMS. Bournemoutli-SUNNY HALL ^6.^'SoJL'T^r^r. It 3 fr. Central Station, Trams, & Shops. Short distance to Pleasure Gardens. Mod. & Inclu. Terms. Apply The Misses THOMPSON . Bournemouth-Castle Court S'ltoKL^o^rass Gardens. Grand \'ie\vs Sea & Land. Est. 20 yrs. Terms fr. 35/-. 'Phone 1147. Mr. & Mrs. J. P. HAZARD, Proprietors & Managers. JjOUrneniOUtn— rinenUrSt Separafefables. ^Moderate Tenns. Bournemouth-East Anglia ^'^"^^ ^Mr"'f^'°o.PORTgR^^' Rah rnnm All th— WEST CLIFF, CRAG HALL Boarding Establishment. D\}lil llCmUUm Terms from 30/- per week. Bowness-on-Windermere-ST. MARTIN'S ?Ze*^nu^e°S^- Steamer Pier. Replete with every Comfort. Terms from Two Guineas. Mrs. WILSON, Proprietress. RAWnOCQ AH WiTldOT'mpra~^^ interested in simple Country-house DU WllCOD-Ull- II lllUCllllClC Furniture, refined in form, moderate in price, genuine throughout, visit the collection at the Old Curiosity Shop, Cragg Brow. T. WELCH-TOWNSON, Proprietor. 6" THE WINDSOR 6" THE GREAT ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY. Bridlington — Brighton 31 Bridlingrton Excellent Cuisine Private Hotel. — Directly Facing Sea. Best Position. Separate Tables. Under Personal Supervision. 'Phone 119. Tariff from G. W. CLARKE. Proprietor. Bridlington -The Manchester. FACING SEA. 50 ROOMS. PRINCIPAL PRIVATE HOTEL. W. L. GURNELL. Bridlington— Astoria Private Hotel. Spkndid Sea View. Close Parade, 15 min. from Golf Links. Newly- Furnished. Elec. Light. Lounge. Terms from 6/- to 9/- per day. inclusive. A. & P. MASSA. Private Hotel. — Centrally Situated. Over- looking Sea. Close to Spa, 10 mins. from Golf Links, 5 from Rv. Station & Princes Parade. Boarding Terms fr. 5/6 day, and fr. 35 - week. 'Phone 168. The Misses LITTLE. Bridlinglon-OZONE BRIDLINGTON HYDRO."sr Position. 'Phone 19. On Sea BRIGHTON. DUDLEY HOTEL, ADJOINING HOVE LAWNS. BEST position and finest rooms in Hove. Lift. Night Porter. Electric Light. Selected Wines. Most convenient for Hove and Dyke Golf Links. A few minutes from West Pier. Entirely New Management. Inclusive Terms from 3 Guineas per week, or d la Carte. Telegrams : "Dudley Hotel, Hove." Telephone No. 2490. Resident Proprietor. RridhfAn_"nDTlhidh " Boarding Estab., Grand Parade. Centrally DllglllUU UCliUlgli ^ituatf'd. overlooking Royal Pavilion & Vic- Amusements. Smoking Lounge. ■ Wk. Wk. -ends 10 6. Tel. 6994. toria Gdns. Close New Palace Pier BiUiards. Elec. Light. Terms fr. 25 Brighton-" Glenside Brighton-Gresliam Private Hotel, Bdg. Estab., Grand Parade. — Overlooking Pavilion & Victoria Gardens. Billiards (Full- size). Smoking Lounge. Croquet Lawn. Close Palace, Pier, Shops, & Theatres. Fr. 25/6 weekly. 10'6 week-ends. B. LETHE R, Prop. 5, King's Road — On Sea ') Front. Well-appointed. Electric Light. Terms from 35/- single, double 3i Gs. to 5 Gs. Week-ends from 15/- Billiards. New & Up-to-date Management. 32 Brighton — Burnham — Bude — Buxton Brighton^Leander House ^'k^^^is. a„Twe,.'fte7 Sen. Tables Bath (h. & c). Electricity Throughout. Fr. 31/6 wkly Week-ends 13/- 'Phone 5826 Brighton. C. H. ROBBERDS, Prop- t^iXn^Wal f'amily Hotel (Unlicensed), 19-21, Old Steine. UCIII.ia.1 Finest Position. Close to Sea. Inclusive Terms from 31/6 weeklv. 5'- daily, 12/6 week-end. Billiards (Two Tables). Garage. Tel. 1398. Tels., " Central Hotel, Brighton." Brighton-Burgliley House l*k,5w«PS.1L"ilc\,'l°o^cSSe; & Reasonable. Excellent Cuisine. Baths (h.& c). Elec. Light. Trs. fr. 35s. week, according to Season & Rooms. Miss K. GINGER, Prop. BrigMon-The Berkeley ^:t'F^^ ZZttZXt' RridhtATI^" Hanover House" Bdg. Estab., 31-34, Marine Parade. Dl 15111011 Facing Sea. Close Pier. Mod. Tariff. 'Phone 1646 Kemp Town. Broadstairs-Oakfleld Boarding House, g^xlplcttii;: Sands. Terms from 25s. to 35s. during Season. Week-ends los. 6d. to 15s. Low Winter Terms. Ex. Cuisine. BiUiards. G. HEATH. ByAoHcfQiT'O — RraomaT' Temp. Bdg. House, Devonshire Terrace. — Dl UdUO 10,11 D DldClUai Quiet Locality. 2 mins. Sea, Bandstand, and Jetty. Mod. & Inclu. Terms. Reduced Charges Winter Months. Liberal Table. Ex. Cuisine. Children half rate. Mrs. HARRISON. I^TiHq l?TiriiofA'n Bdg. Estab. — Facing South. Adj. Golf Links, Tenni- DUUO— lilUlOlUll Courts, Beach, &c. First-class Cuisine. Elec. Light. Mod. Inclu. Terms. (Special Winter Terms). Mild chmatein Winter. Personal Supervision. Mrs. J. BANBURY, Proprietress. Budleigh Salterton-Kosemullion ^e'?L<,?f lea. T ^f^^ Golf Course & Tennis & Croquet Clubs. Good Cuisine. Separate Tables. Smoking Lounge. 'Phone 35. Miss DIXON, Proprietress. Burnham, Somerset-Royal Clarence Hotel -^oT'ti^menlS Facing Sea. Officially appointed Hotel to R. A. C. & M.U. 'Bus meets trains. Horses & carriages on hire. 'Phone 97. Tariff on application. _^ G. H. PRUEN, Proprietor. BUXTON HYDRO HOTEL 260 ROOMS. BUXTON. Overlookingr Gardens. (Official Hotel to R.A.C., A.A. & M.U. & A.C.U.) ORCHESTRA. Complete Suite of Hydropathic and Electric Baths. GARAGE ADJOINING. Illustrated Tariff on AppUcation. Telegrams: "Comfortable." Telephone, 211 & 212. Buxton- Pendennis House ^S^Sy^T^^at?*"?!;; minutes' walk from Baths, Pump Room, and Gardens. Lounge. Electric Light. 'Phone 473- Miss NORFOLK & Miss BARR. Buxton-'* The Sandningham " Hotel Pension- — On the Broad Walk. Lounge, Drawing, Dining, and Smoke Rooms on Level. Electric Light. RnYfATl—I imohlirvf Hotel Pension.— Beautifully situated. S. Aspect. UUALUll LimCliUlM Good Gdn. Perfect Sanitation. Extensive Views of Axe Edge & Hills. Close Pavilion Gdns. Baths. Pump Rm. Ex.Cuisine. Tels., '•Limehurit,Buxton." 'Phone 468. PROP'TRESS Buxton 33- BUXTON. GEORGE HOTEL ELECTRIC ELEVATOR TO ALL FLOORS. ^HE Hotel is detached, pleasantly situated with southern aspect^ is close Si' to Baths, Pump Room, Church, and overlooking the Gardens, and has Special Suites of Rooms without staircases for Invalids. Lounge. Private Sitting Rooms, and Rooms en suite. Table d'Hote at 7 p.m. Corridors Heated throughout the Winter. Electric Light in every room. Terms Moderate. Own Farm Produce. Thone 448. GARAGE. W. F. MILL, Proprietor. BUXTON. "BALMORAL" PRIVATE AND RESIDENTIAL HOTEL, Charmingly situated near Mineral Baths, Pump Room, Gardens, and Churches. Bedrooms on Ground Floor. Billiard and Recreation Room. Comfortably heated in Winter. Electric Light Throughout. Personal Supervision. Tel. 481. Mrs. LEE, Proprietress. BUXTON, DERBYSHIRE . Beautifully Situated. An Ideal Residence for Winter or Summer. Every Comfort Excellent Cuisine. Electric Elevator to all ^^ Floors. _ -^lir^J^Ty -rv^^'^J^-*^"^^ Terms, £2 2s. per week. Special Week-end and ^^'inter Terms. Electric Light. GARAGE. Hydro Baths of every description. 'Phone 474. Miss A. OLIVER, Proprietress. Series, 1914 -15.] 34 Buxton BUXTO DERBYSHIRE. THE MOUNTAIN SPA. ACCESSIBILITY, 3| hours London, 1 hour Derby, 2 hours Liver- pool, 2 hours Birmingham, 40 minutes Manchester, 50 minutes Sheffield. HEALTH- 1000 feet above sea level. Lowest death rate, 8-1 per 1000. Bracing and Dry air (not bleak). High Sunshine Records. CURE. Warm, Radio-Active Waters (82°F). Pleasant and Odorless. Delightful Bathing Treatments. Unexcelled for Gout, Rheumatism, Neuritis, and allied troubles. Treatments leave ample time for Amusements and Excursions. PLEASURE. Unrivalled Excursions through Peak District. Golf (2 links). Motoring, Croquet, Tennis, Bowls. Bands, Orchestras, Illuminated Con- certs, I'heatres, &c. FREE GUIDE FROM MANAGER, BUREAU OF INFORMATION, BUXTON. Buxton 35 CRESCENT HOTEL BUXTON. SOLE OFFICIALLY APPOINTED HOTEL to ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB, also OFFICIAL HOTEL to A.A,— M.U.— A.T.C.A. 1 '^'HIS First-class Hotel occupies the best situation, ^^ being near the Railway Stations, and connected by Covered Colonnade with the Baths, Wells. Pavihon, Gardens, Opera House, &c. Buxton Golf Links one mile from the Hotel. The St. Ann's Well is immedi- ately opposite the Hotel. Table d'Hote at 7 p.m. in the Splendid Dining Room (one of the finest in the Kingdom). GARAGE. PETROL. Public Dining, Drawing, Billiard, Smoking, and Reading Rooms. ELECTRIC PASSENGER LIFT. Electric Light in all Rooms. EXCELLENT CUISINE. CHOICE WINE AND CTGARS. C. J. SMILTER, Proprietor. Telegraphic Address : — "Crescent, Buxton." TELEPHONE No. 20 TERMS MODERATE AND INCLUSIVE. 36 Buxton — Canterbury — Chester BUXTON. Central & Elevated Position. 5 niins. from Pump Room & Gardens. Table d'Hote 6.45 Sep. Tables. Billiard & Smoke Rooms. 'Phone 45. ^-''''''^'^% C%^ ^^-"""'^ ^■^ Tels.. " Brunswick." ^ ^^^ ^ ^^ ^^^ q^jj Links within easy distance. Coaching and Walking Excursions Arranged. Indoor Entertainment. M. L. & A. WRIGHT, late with Misses MiDDLETON & Wood, The Craig-y-don, Llandudno. BUXTON. PALACE VILLA Boarding Elstablishment. BEAUTIFULLY Situated. South Aspect. Perfect Sanitation. Well-equipped Throughout Within three minutes' walk of Stations, Biths, Gardens, &c. Electric Light, New Lounge, Billiard and Smoke Rooms. Private Sitting Rooms. Good Cuisine. Moderate Terms. Under the Personal Super- vision of Misses £COTT, Proprietresses. lass. 195. Canterbury-Fleur-de-Lis Hotel tTiSw Canterbury-Baker's Temperance Hotel & Restaurant Lpg^TBat'^ adjoining. Estab. 1874. -Every Comfort. Electric (h. & c). Motor Garage A. G. BAKER. Capel Curig, N. Wales-Tyn-y-Coed Hotel.- Beautifully Situated. Splendid Centre for Climbing. Every Comfort. Moderate Terms. T. W. EVANS, Proprietor. rArnAWall Parhic! RaU Tlntal —Close to Beach and station. Near tUlllWdll— tdlUlb Ddjf nUlCl. the West Cornwall Golf Club. Mild in Winter. Bracing in Summer. Telephone 36 St. Ives. Telegrams, " Comfort, Carbis Bay." Channel Islands (See pages 46, 50, and 72). Cheltenham-Ellenborougli House. -Private Hotel. Most Con- veniently Situated, near Spa, Gardens, and Promenade. Electric Light. Tennis Lawn. Tariff on application. 'Phone 1071. Mrs. MERRETT. Cheltenham-Selby House ^;?Si5l?S?SSia Promenade. Close to Winter Garden, Colleges, New Club, &c. Moderate Charges. 'Phone 1073. Mrs. K. NEWMAN, Proprietress. riiocffln WArfhlonHo First-class Pension. Liberal Table. Excellent tllColcl— nUlLllldllUo Cooking and Attendance. Garden and Shady Lawn. From 6/- daily and 30/- weekly. Telephone 446. Telegrams "Northlands." Clevedon — Clifton — Colwyn Bay 37 Clevedon-The Towers Hotel. -|;r/ '""Lc^^mo^v^oT ^^Tor Boarders. First-class Cuisine. Terms on Application. Tel. 94. Week-end Terms. J. VV. ORAM, Proprietor. Clevedon-Stancliff^'^-^^*^' Moderate. H. 'Phone 60x3. overlooking & C. Baths. —Charming Situation, in Own Grounds, Bristol Channel & Welsh Hills. Terms 5 min. Pier, 15 min. Train and Links. Apply PROPRIETRESS. Elton Road, Clevedon-Eastlngton modation. For terms, apply Boarding House. — Close to Sea and Pier. Cycle accom- Misses WILLIS, CleYedOD-Grosvenor Boarding House. — Finest Position. Splendid Sea Views. Garden. Bath. Golf. Tennis. Pleasure Steamers Daily during Summer. Misses CULVERWELL. Clifton, Bristol-Arlington House =c'f»?t',; D"™fr„"''au SIS of Amusement. Nr. Clifton Down Station, Motor 'Buses & Electric Cars. Every Comfort. Mod. Terms. Tel. 3518. Cycle Accom. Miss LOUDEN, Proprietress. Clifton, Brlstol-Tudor Hall %!^mik^:t^^tJ^irr Downs, College, all Saints' Church. Every Comfort. Terms fr. i^ Guineas. 'Phone 4265. Apply Mrs. HOSKIN-BOTTERELL, Proprietress. Red Lion Hotel.-J„'S^ p-'X^^'Sel is admirably suited for visitors. Facing the Sea, and close to the B each. Charges Moderate. Resident Proprietor, J. T. MOSS. Cockermouth-Globe Hotel, !?fs';i5*f"'S-. Salmon and Trout Fishing. Golf (18 Holes). Officially Appointed R.A.C. & A.A. 'Phone 18. Tariff, apply H. PEACOCK. Prop'tor. Clovelly COLWYN BAY, N. Wales. 'ROTHESAY' Private Hotel and Boarding Establishment. Situated on the Promenade, facing Sea. 90 Bedrooms. Lounge. Smoke Rooms. Electric Light Throughout. Every Comfort. Moderate and Inclusive Terms. Garage. Tel, 117. Personal Supervision. PROPRIETRESS COLWYN BAY, N. Wales First-class Residential Private Hotel. Pleasantly situated, overlooking Tennis Court: 1 minute from Sea. Excellent Cuisine. Moderate Tariff. \\ithin easy \\'alking Distance of Colwyn Bay & Rhos Golf Links. , " Heaton Moor, Colwyn Bay." ARCHIBALD J. JONE.S, R, Proprietresses D. S. HARPEI WINDSOR 6d MONTHLY MAGAZINE fid MONTHLY 38 Colwyn Bay — CoDiston — Deal Colwyn Bay-Hotel Cilbertville "^^b^o^^^. facing Sea. Sunnv Aspect. Billiards. Easy access to Golf Links. Tels., " Gilbertville." 'Phone 218. Mrs. JORDAN. Colwyn Bay-"CapesthorneTowers,"SirSi„^ef1i?'S^ Links & Pavilion. Elec. Light. Good Cuisine. Sep. This. 'Phone 192. Tels.," Capes thome. Colwyn Bay." Miss B. GREENWOOD. rftlwVTl RflV ranri ^®* ^^^^ Prom., W.— Hlgh-class. On Sea Front. vUlnjll D(lj Ottpi 1 Balconies commanding views both Piers. Spacious Rooms. Ex. Cuisine. Sep. Tbls. Private Rooms if desired. Mod. Terms. Personal Supervision. Misses THOMAS, Prop' tresses. Colwyn Bay-Elianus Boarding Establishment, \^^rnu;.°- Three minutes from Pier, Woods, and Amusements. Good Table. Elec. Light. Bdg Terms 30 /- to 35 /- week. Mrs. L. HODGETTS. Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea-St Winifred's ^^^5^^"^ Sea Front. Sunny Position. Good Cuisine. 40 Bedrooms. Billiards. Recreation Room. Golf. Tennis. 'Phone 228. Misses WOOD . Rhos-on-Sea, N. Wales-Monks-Welr»1-.5^!S:-su;fnTpo'r. tion. Close to Pier & Golt Course. Elec. Cars connect Colwyn Bay & Llandudno. Mod. Terms. Misses TOBEY & ROBERTS. Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea-Rhos Point B^IffuV SElS^i on Sea Front. Balcony facing Sea. Mountain Views. Nr. Golf Links, Pier, &c. Good Cuisine. Separate Tables. 'Phone 261. Miss MORRIS. Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea-Marlow ^R„?d'.^-^fcS?,1y situated. Overlooking Sea, Mountains, & Woods. Golf. South Aspect. Garage nr. Terms Moderate. The Misses COUBROUGH. Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea-' Inishmore' ??c?ng se^i^;;^ Pier. Adjoining Tennis Courts. Close to Golf Links. Recherchi Cuisine. Sep. Tables. Tel. No. 161 Colwyn Bay. PROPRIETRESS. TAnicfATl ' ffflirfiolH ' (Temp). HoteL — (Opposite Church). 5mins.fr. IjUlllOlUU railllCiU station. 2 mins. fr. Ruskin Museum. 10 mins. fr. Gondola Pier. Coaches pass Hotel to all parts of Lake District. C.T.C. Qtrs. Mod. Terms. Mrs. R. W. REDHEAD, Prop'tress. PAMie+An Qim Ua+aI — One minute from Station. Over- UUniOLUII— OUIB nULCl. looking Lake. Officially appointed R.A.A. & M.U. Garage. Posting. Coaches to all parts call daily. Charges Moderate. A. SATTERTHWAITE, Proprietress. Criccieth-Caerwylan Private Hotel. Facing Sea. Select Position. Boating and Bathing. Moderate. Terms. Golf and Tennis. Miss JONES, Proprietress. Hool RauhI PfAtftl — First-class Family. Nearest Links. Special UCa.1— nU J ai nULCl. Terms to Golfers throughout the Year. Private Sitting Rooms. Electric Light Throughout. Excellent Cuisine. 'Phone No. 9- Tels., " Royal." F. MEINHARDT. Res. Prop'tress . haa} Qmifh PacfflPn IlAfnl —Patronised by Members of the Four UOdl— OuULU DaoLClll nULtJl. Famous Colf Links: The Royal Cinque Ports, Walmer & Kingsdown, Royal St. George's, Prince's. Electric Light. Lift. Officially appointed by the " Royal Automobile Club." Hofll Adalflj/la Boarding Estab., Beach street.— Splendid Position on L'Cai AUCiaiUC Sea front. High-class Cuisine. Every Comfort. Moderate and Inclusive Charges. Mrs. SIDNEY LITTLE, Proprietress. Douglas — Droitwich 39 DOUGLAS, Queen's Promenado. Finest Position on Sea Front. 100 Rooms. Billiards. Golf. 2 Courses. ^^^ Inclusive Tariff from 6/6 „_ — 1 els. " Hydro, Douglas." See Illustrated advt. in I. of M. Guide. Prospectus free. T. S. AY LEN, Proprietor. Psi Isil^A VioUf Private HoteL — Central Promenade. raiaUC WICVW Sea View from every room. FuU Board fr. 5 /6 per day. Trams from Landing Pier pass door. Late Dimier. See Illustrated View in LM. Guide. A. O. SUGDEN, Proprietor. Douglas Douglas-Hadfield Bdg. Estab.— Central Promenade. Facing Sea. 40 Bedrooms. Trams from Landing Pier pass door. Inclusive Terms, Board and Residence from 5/6 to 6/6 per day. Mrs. W. L. BUTCHER, Proprietress. Douglas, I. of M.-" Sllvercralgs " ^^.tep^SS'^^ti™ of Bay. View commands whole Sea Front. Sanitation Certified. Liberal Table. Bay Trams pass Door. Terms fr. 6/- per day (inclu). Wires, ' Silvercraigs, Douglas, Man.' Mrs. A. F. McADAM, Prop. Douglas-The Warrington, '''■'SlrS°'^biS^ Inclusive Terms from 5/6 per dav. Personal Supervision. BUTTERWORTH & ECCLES, Proprietors. Donglas-Ducker's Trevelyan ^f^c^s^'^^^s Promenade. Magnificent Views. Inclusive Terms 6/- to 7/- per day. See Illustrated View in I.M. Guide. J. DUCKER, Proprietor. Douglas, I.H.-Milne's Vla.yerley,9::s^i:r7o'ts: rooms. Baths. Billiards. Dinner, 6.30. 'Bus meets all Steamers. Terms fr. 6s. to 7s. day. Tels.. "Milne's, Waverley." R. MILNE. Douglas, I. of M.-Tlie Avondale '1™al.°1*ci;;g'°s'S' ""S?; Dinner. Inclusive Terms from 5/6 per day. Telegrams, " Avondale, Promenade, Douglas." E'. J. BEARD, Proprietor. DROITWICH. England's Brine Baths Spa. Central for all Districts. 2h Hours from London, 50 Minutes from Birmingham. Unrivalled BATHS supplied by THE NATURAL BRINE SPRINGS for Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica. Neuritis, Lumbago, &c. Lovely Country. Good Hotels. Golf- Daily Music, &c. Apply for daintily Illustrated Booklet to — J. H. HOLLYER, 52, Corbett Estate Ofiices, Droitwich. Droitwich Worcestershire Brine Baths Hotel. JfS.'IXI: New Smoking Lounge. Garage, A. A. & M.U. Phone 2. Night Porter. Mod. Incl. Terms. Descriptive Booklet from T. S. CULLEY, Mngr . Droitwich-The Raven and Park Hotels. -f;Ss^ z^z Brine Baths. Mod. incl. tenns. Night attendance. Garage. Souvenir- Tariff No. 412 on application. Tel. 50. PERCY J. POND, Prop. 40 Droitwich — Dublin Droitwich, nr. Worcester-Ayrshire House" isffrf own Grounds, close St.Andrevv's Brine Baths. Every Comfort, lib. table. Heated during Winter. Phone 37. Mrs, and Miss REILLY. rirnitwirh— MPrctOIAlP ^^^- Establishment.— very pleasantly UlUlLWllll nid OLUVVC situated, within seven minutes from the Brine Baths. Private Rooms by arrangement. Bedrooms on Ground Floor if desired Terms fr. 35/- per week. Mrs. LORD, Proprietress. A /TOST Modem First-class Family and Commercial Hotel in Ireland. Splendidly Situated in Sackville Street. (Opposite General Post Office.) Electric Light and Elevator. Close to the Castle, Theatres, and all the Railway Stations. Excellent French Cuisine. Terms Moderate. Telephone (2 lines) 3269, 3270. Telegrams, " Imperial, Dublin." B. B. BURROWS, Manager. DUBIilN Moderate Charges. First Class. Free Garage. Hydraulic Lifts Electric Light. HOTEL. WINDSOR fid MONTHLY MAGAZINE Qd MONTHLY Dublin — Dulverton — Eastbourne 41 HOTEL METROPOLE SACKVILLE STREET, DUBLIN. (Next to General Post Office.) FIRST-CLASS. Splendid Situation. Electric Light Throughout. American Elevators. Perfect Sani- tation. Most Modern and Comfortable. Restaurant Department attached. Terms Moderate. Tariff on apphcation. W. H. OLIVER, Manager. Telegrams — " Metropole, Dublin." DUBLIN, 8, Harcourt St./ ^g^.^./r'^e^f pe"'S'at'(?om^. mercial. Large.well appointed /i>fC^ ^/arate Tabltes. Dining Room Rooms. Good Cooking and/^l^'^V.^^/ seats 120. Baths, H. & C. Service. Electric Light /^^.jX^.,^y Write tor Illustrated Booklet. throughout. Fire Escape /^J^ ^^ ^/ T'grams: " Satisfied, Dublin." to every Bedroom. / ^^ / 'Phone 345. Address Manager. T^llhlin TllT>y'o llAfol College Green. -Thoroughly up-to-date, most UUUllil UUlJf nUlCl, pleasant part of City. Moderate Terms. Elec- tric Light. Elevator. Free Garage. Telegrams :" Jury, Dublin." ■ Telephones 503 and 513. Dublin-Cranville Hotel, ""Zl^^tQ^JTcJlt able. Suitable for Tourists & others, being centrallv situated. Licensed. No Public Bar. 'Phone 342. Miss STEPHEN, Manageress . Rnee'e IIa+aI Parkgate Street. — Two minutes from -IIUOO O ff1ULK;i| Kingsbridge Station for Killarney Lakes. Best Family & Commercial Unlicensed Hotel in City. Bed and Breakfast from 4/6. Night Porter. Garage free. Tels.,"Rest, Dublin." 'Phone 2399. J. ROSS, Proprietor. Dulverton (G.W.R.)-Carnarvon Arms Hotel. " Home Dairy." Private Trout Fishing. Red Deer Hunting. Golf Course adjoining. Booklet Free. EASTBOURNE. YORK HOUSE Boarding Establishment, 15—19, Royal Parade. UNRIVALLED Position on Sea Front. Spacious Dining Room and Smoking Lounge. Comfortable Drawing Room. Seventy Bedrooms. Electric Light Everywhere. Large Covered Verandah on Ground Floor. Tea Room open to Non-residents. Heated by Hot Water Radiators. Terms from 30/-. For Illustrated Tarifi, write to Proprietress, Tel. 918 (2 Lines). Mrs. DOUGLAS E. WILLIAMSON. Eastbourne-" WWnnyliall " ??T'f^°?i^'t' JferT^ati^'^a' View. El«ctric Light. Smoking Lounge. Baths (h & c ). Terms Mod. Excellent Cuisine. Separate Tables. Miss PATTERSON. Eastbourne -"The Retreat" "^k^bat .rs^a\'JAr«. inents. Well Furnished and Comfortable. Smoke & Billiard Rooms. Mod. & Inclusive Terms fr. 25/6. Tel. 849. Mr. &Mrs. MARINDIN. 42 Eastbourne — Edinburgh Eastbourne-Kuvee Bdg. Estab., 55, Jevington Gardens.— Pleasantly Situated in the best part of Eastbourne. Three doors from Grand Parade. Excellent Sea View. Nr. Devonshire Park & Pier. Mod. Tariff. Special Winter Terms. Apply PROPRIETOR. Eastbourne-" Araluen, ) ) Grand Parade. High-class Private Hotel, ij Detached. Central. Billiard Room. Lounge, and Receptien Rooms on Ground Floor. Comfortable and Homelike. Reasonable Tariff. 'Phone 144. PROPRIETRESS. faofhAiirna ' ' DnnVold " Bdg. Estab., 7, Wilmington Square. Facing LdblUUUlllC— L'UUA.ClU South-West. Splendid Sea View. One min. from Parade & Devonshire Park, & ten min. from Golf Links. Ex. Cuisine. Sep. Tables. Smoke Rm. Mod. Terms. Miss SAMWAY. IJaofhAlirnD PalTnorcfnn Bdg. Estab., Roval Parade.- Finest Position ridoLUUUlllC— railllClDlUll Sea Front with balconies. Large & light Dining, Drawing. & Lounge Smoke Rooms. Sep. Tables. Nr. Tennis & Bowls. 'Phone 1086. Mod. Tariff. Apply PROPRIETORS. Burlington Place. Old- Estab. High-class.— Few min. to Grand Parade & Devonshire Park. Spacious Dining, Dra-wdng, and Smoking Rms. Sep. Tables. Mod. Terms. Misses MARTIN . Eastbourne-Beacon Royal. i^tZ'^.^t Facing Sea. Close to Devonshire Park. Central Heating for Winter. Terms from 2i guineas. Mr. & Mrs. LENHAM. Eastbourne Glendower Priyate Hotel, EDINBURGH. THE COCKBURN HOTEL Adjoininsf Waverley Station. First-class Temperance. Passenger Elevator. Foreign Languages Spoken. Electric Light. JOHN MACPHERSON. Proprietor. Edinburgh-Board Residence ''!^Sli^,T-A^.''rJ^S'lt. by Tram or Taxi. Quiet & Select. Terms Mod. & Inclu. Baths, h. & c. Excellent Cooking & Attendance. Miss WALTON. -The Kenilworth '^^.^S'SfS.^JS & Breakfast fr. 2/6 to 3/9. 3 mins. fr. Waverley Station, & i min. fr. G.P.O. Special Bdg. Terms for Large Parties. R, MILL, Proprietor. Edinburgh — Edwinstowe — Exmouth — Falmouth 43 DARLING'S REGENT TEMPERANCE HOTEL 21, WATERLOO PLACE, EDINBURGH. Under the Personal Management of Miss Darling. Address for Telegrams— Telephone No. 02928 CentraL " Darling's Hotel, Edinburgh." English Lakes (See pages 28, 30, ^^, 38, 44, 46, 50, 51, 68, 80, and 82). Edwinstowe-The Dukerles Hotel~g^ragt c'foxSS"'" Exeter, S. Devon-Back's Temp. Hotel, iSo'd^dafS for Tourists. Homely and Comfortable. Moderate Charges. Trams from all Stations. 'Phone 489. F. C. BACK, Proprietor. Exmouth, S. DeYon-Dolforgan HoteL-^;[:iS"^ Residential. Overlooking Sea. Ideal Winter or Summer Resort Tariff Mod- Phones. Tels., "Dolforgan. Exmouth." Miss BAKER. Exmouth-Crescent PriYate Hotel -|?!fnf%yabtTH6tMse? arate tables). Highly recommended for Comfort & Mod.Tariff. Dark Room Personal Supervision of Proprietress. Mrs. H. F. WHITE. FALMOUTH . BOSCAWEN PRIVATE HOTEL COMMANDS a Magnificent and Uninterrupted View of Fal- mouth Bay. Faces South. Opposite Beach. Electric Light Through- out. Five minutes from Sation. Large Public Rooms. Table d'Hote. Separate Tables. High- class Hotel with Moderate Tariff. Hvery Convenience. Cooking by First-class Chef. 'Phone 141 Fal- mouth. Telegrams : "Boscawen Hotel, Falmouth." For particulars apply to Proprietors, -Mr. & Mrs. H. BARNES MOSS. Falmouth-Albion Hotel. Commands Extensive Views of the beautiful Harbour. Replete with every accommodation for Families and Gentlemen. Charges Moderate. Tariff on application. Same management since 1890. Garage in communication with Hotel. Telephone 62. CURNOW & WERNHARD, Proprietors. Falmonth 'g?^V"Bay" Hotel. -o'::S;Si?g the Bay. In Own Grounds. Opened February, 1909. Moderate Terms. Apply MANAGERESS. 44 Falmouth — Felixstowe FALMOUTH. CORNWALL. PENTARGAN PRIVATE HOTEL STANDS in Own Grounds. South Aspect, directly facing the Bay. Smoking Rooms. Lounge. Billiard Room. Full-sizeTable(Thurston). Croquet. Table d'Hote. Separate Tables. Electric Light Throughout. Golf, 1 8 -hole course i mile. Apply Mr. & Mrs. CLATWORTHV. Proprietors. Telephone loi " Falmouth." "PalTTimith—Rrflu'c C^^*^ Ralphs) Commercial and Temperance Hotel, rttllllUULll Diajf Killigrew Street. In centre of Town and near Landing Stage. Every Accommodation. Mod. Charges. Home Comforts. 'Buses to & from the Station. J. M. BRAY, Proprietor. Falmouth-Kneebone's Temperance Hotel, ""''^'^IttfTfor Tourists and Cychsts. Garage near. Comfortable. Moderate Charges. W. KNEEBONE, Proprietor. Far Sawrey, Nr.'Wmdermere-Sawrey Hotel. ^t'rbe"?';:f;n Windermere & Esthwaite Lakes. Splendid Pike & Perch Fishing. Boat provided. Coaches Windermere to Coniston call at Hotel. Garage, &c. Terms reasonable. JAMES ROWE, Proprietor. Felixstowe-Hurlingham ^'^^ J,'TSa l5„..'*werF?mSS and Comfortable. Baths (h. & c). Terms Mod. Reduced charges for Winter Months. Miss COLLETT, Prop, (late of Hyde Pk. Hotel). PollYcf AWfl— " WAVERLEY " Private Hotel, facing Sea. "BROOKLYN » r OllAb lU W C Bdg. Estab., good position. " WESTCLIFF " Superior Apts. ■ Facing Sea. Tennis & Croquet. Produce from own Farm. Tels. or Letters, "Eagle, Waverlev, FeUxstowe." 'Phone 67. Felixstowe-Lawrence Villa ' ^i^^tS'^^Lf'r^Tfl^ Sea & Gardens. 5 min. to Spa, PaviUon. Terms from 5s. day ; from 25s. week according to season. Mrs. A. M. TAYLOR. Felixstowe-Marlborough ?rA:r?<,,^"°*?!l Front. Near Pier. E.xcellent Cuisine. Sep. Tables. Smoking Lounge. Balconies. Elec. Light 'Phone 126. Tels., "Dawson, Marlboro." li'ali vcf Awa Mo i^aI I a Private Hotel & Boarding Establishment. — rtJllAblUnC— IflrtriCIIU Is delightfully situated on Sea Front. Central between New Pier & Bandstand. Good Cuisine. Separate Tables. Moderate Terms. G. W. MARTIN, Proprietor. Fellxstowe-Winifred House SSr ^ti,f.f':!So^tSenl: Highly Recommended. Charges strictly Moderate. Winter bv arrangement. Baths (H. & C). Electric Light. PROPRIETRESS. Felixstowe-Gibson's '^;'otJr^IZs°.°ct'j7ef°?°i'Sg;neVr Felixstowe-' ' Iddesleigh ' ' "ttSa ''TJ^^T.uei^SS:^!^:. Folliestone-Foster's Castle K'%fv?r''"l^e?i*ua''5Sr^S ever>' Home Comfort. Estabhshed Forty Years. Personal Attention. 'Phone 404. Folkestone-Albion House, Sr.i/su"a^i*verv'*Jln.Sf''x- min. fr. G.P.O. & The Leas, & 8 mins. fr. Central Stn. Fr. 5/- to 6/6 day, fr. U to 2 Gs. wk. according to Season. C. W. SPROWSON Folkestone — Gloucester — Gorleston-on-Sea 45 FOLKESTONE. EN PENSION TE RMS. Finest Position on Le&s. Facin: South & Sea. Uninterrupted Vie of Channel. Thirty miles of French Coast. Opposite Lift to Beach. Coisine par Exceilentt. Separate Tables. Electric Light. Highly Recommended. Book Folkestone (Ce.itral). O. 0. IQLWASD, Late Frederick Hotels, Ltd. Foltestone-Devonshire House, ^^^f^.!^^^^,i;-^?rn^ Continental Boats. Well recommended. Tariff from 6/- per day. Open all through the year. Garage. CHARLES HALL, Proprietor. ]?AlVDcfAnD VinfAria Private Hotel, Marine Crescent. Close to Sea, rUlACblUlie lllLUUa Piers, and new Manne Walk. Electric Light. Inclusive Terms. Reduction for Winter Months. Telephone 64. Miss POPE. T?AlVacfATifl " Trnooillian " Clifton Crescent— A Good Class Bdg. rUmColUllC llCbbillldll, Estab. West-end of Leas. Well Fur- nished and Maintained. Liberally .Administered Throughout. Open throughout year. Standard Rate's, 2i Gs. weekly, 8/6 dailv (inclu.). F. L. DELL, Proprietor. PAlkPQtftllA rflQhnn tfnilQA Trinity Crescent.— Flrst-class Boarding rUlAOblUllC— tdDUUll nUUbC, Estab. Select Locality, adjoining the Leas. Well-appointed throughout. Excellent Cuisine. Liberal Table. Moderate & Inclusive Charges. Apply PROPRIETOR. Folkestone-The Fernley Hotel.i;^„!rESriSsrEgl°eS: Ex. & varied Cuisine. Every Comfort, end Terms. 8 min. Central Station. Mod. Tariff. Special week- Apply PROPRIETRESS. Folkestone-Hotel Rhodesia, '^ll'iirh'^i^>^. Tennis Court. Moderate Inclusive Terms. 'Phone 261. W. S. HAYMAN, Proprietor. Folkestone-Lismore House, ''s?0N':'So7fi?'^a^dlS Pleasure Gardens, &c. Quiet, Comfortable, Refined. Newly Fur- nished. Lounge. Sep. Tables. Exceptional Catering. Tennis. Croquet. Folkestone-Westbury Pension, ^'xefms'^ irTcooKiht Fowey , Cornwall-St. Catherine' s^^^r:l^A1L^7'^Boa^^^^^^^^^ and Sea Fishing. Golf within 10 min. Inclu. Tariff fr. 45/- Motor Car kept. 'Bus meets trains. 'Phone 4. Tels., "Brokenshaw, Fowey." -Centre of City, nr.Cathedral, P.O.,& Docks. Leading Hotel officially appointed by R.A.C. & Road Clubs. Night Porter. Elec. Light. Garage. Post House. A. A. Motor Union. 'Phone 772. Tels., " Bell Hotel, Gloucester." Gloucester-Bell Hotel." Gorleston-on-Sea-Cliff Hotel -First-Class Residential. Telephone No. 9. Gorleston-on-Sea-"Blakewoo(l."-!sl-;?!?=R?°j'*°ol^c1ffe facing South. One min. from Beach Station, Trams, & near Golf Links (18 holes). Baths, h. & c. Elec. Light. Mrs. HEMPLEMAN. Gorleston-on-Sea-Southciyffe "^u^c.ifS'rf'S'act sS View. Liberal Table. Late Dinners. Mod. and Inclusive Charges. Baths (h. & c). Apply Mrs. CHURCH. riArlDcfATl An Qdq I^dIiy Boarding Estab., The Clifts.— Facing South. UUllCoLUll-Ull-Ooa— rCllA uninterrupted Sea view. 2 min. to Station, Beach, Motor Garage, and Trams. Excellent Cuisine. Electric Light. Smoking Room. Baths (h. & c). Mod. Terms. H. C. PARKER. 46 Grange-over-Sands — Grasmere — H arrogate DENT'S PRIVATE HOTEL. The Esplanade, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS. T^HIS Hotel is unsurpassed -'• for situation Winter and Suniiiier. Sea and Mountain Scenery. Overlooking New- Prom. Golf Links, Tennis Court, V Bowling Green open to visitors. 20 Circular Tours to Lake District fr. Grange. Officially-appointed Hotel A.C.U. and C.T C. Garage. Tariff on application. Mrs Wilson ' Comfort. Moderate Terms. Own Dairy Produce. Mr. and Mrs. W. DENDLE, Proprietors. llfpaPnmho Tho Avanno Boarding House. - Select. Near Sea and mialUlllUtj— lllC AYtJllUC Parade. Home Comfort. Liberal Table. Boarding Terms from 30/- per week. Moderate Winter Terms. .Miss COATS, Proprietress. J Ilfracoinbe — Inverness 49 Ilfra/^ATTlho Ralmflha Private Boarding Establishment. — Magnificent llllatUmUC— Damittiltt Sea View 30 miles in extent. Three minutes to Beach & Parade. Balcony. Electric LightThroughout. Boarding Terms from 30,'- per week. Mrs. W. SIMPSON, Proprietress. Arcade Road. — Over- mg Sea, Capstone Parade, and Pavilion. Everv Comfort. Moderate Charges. .Mrs. W. C. MURPHY, Proprietress. Ilfracombe-Octagon ^iSlff's Ilfracombe-Glan Mor. Ilfracofflbe-Dudley Private Hotel. -Oxford Park. Private Bdg. Estab. Centrally- situated in best part. Magnificent views of Bristol Channel & open country. Four minutes Sea. Tennis. Comfort of guests carefully studied. Moderate. Mrs. B. POPE, Prop rietress. llfracombe-PORTLAND HOUSE SSfiX ^S^fi^^T.!; splendid Sea View. Near Capstone Parade, Pavilion, and Pier. Terms on application . Mrs. T. STROUT, Proprietress. — Fine Position ' on Sea Front. Adjoins Capstone Promenade. Two minutes from Pier. Moderate Charges. Personal Supervision. Mrs. F. H. COLWILL, Proprietress. Ilfracombe-Montebello Hotel.itricS^Mocfr^o e?,S' Large Dining Hall. Commercial Room. 3 min. from Sea. Bedrooms with Sea View. Tel. 40. Mrs. W. H. SMYTH, Proprietress. llfrflPftmbP— ** S+ PP+rnO " ^^S. Estab. Adjoining famous JUi dlUmUC O I. re irUI* Ton-s Walks & Tunnels, Bath- ing Beaches. Smoke Rm. 30 Bedr'ms. Good Cooking & Attendance. Unique position for Winter Residence. Tel. 119 W. L. CHADDER. Boarding House. — Quite close to Capstone Parade, Pavilion, and Pier. Homely and Com- fortable. Liberal Table. Moderate Charges. W. H. LEWIS, Proprietor. Ilfracombe-Elite INVERNESS. WAVERLEY HOTEL, UNSURPASSED FOR SITUATION AND COMFORT, COMBINED WITH MOD€RATE CHARGES. and the One Minute's walk from the Railway Station. Porter of the Hotel attends all Trains, an Omnibus runs in connection with Caledonian Canal Steamers. Telegraphic Address— " WAVERLEY." Tel. No. 279. Cook's Coupons Accepted. [) DAVIDSON, Proprietor. Series, 1914-1915]. 4 50 Inverness — Jersey — Keswick Inverness-Caledonian hotel. -First-class. Patronised by Royalty. Opposite Railway Station. Over- looking River Ness, and Miles of Mountain Scener>^ Moderate Charges. Garage and Motors. Tel. 246. FRANK STEVENS. Isle of Man (See pages 39 and 70). Isle of Wight (See pages 71, ji, 80, and 83) Toyonv Qfay llAfAl Facing Harbour. Family & Commercial. Estab. UClbCy— Oldl nULCl over 70 years. Tariff 7 /-or 8/- (according to room), includes Bed, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, .A.ttendance, & Lights. Tariff Post Free. 'Bus meets all Boats. A. RAYNOR SMITH, Proprietor. Tnroflv ^\ RrolaHo'c Rqu St. Brelade's Bay Hotel Old Estab. UclbCjf-Ol. DlCldllC b Dajf Family Hotel. Facing South, Sea, & Sands. Unsurpassed Sea Bathing. Within mile of two 18-hole Golf Links, ^^'rite for mod, inclusive tariff. A. J. HARDEN, Proprietor. Colomberie. — Tennis, Billiards, Gardens- Young See. From 25/- Illus. Tariff. Jersey-The Sandringham, Jersey-Royal Yacht Hotel. -Oldest established Family, Commercial and Tourist Hotel in the Island. ROYAl"6aK° HOTEL ESTABLISHED over 200 years. Situated in the most commanding position in the town, and within a few minutes' walk of Derwentwater Lake, Golf Links, and Fitz Park. The Hotel has been honoured with the patronage of the late King Edward VII. (when Prince of Wales), the King of Saxony, the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia. The Hotel has undergone extensive alterations and additions, and is to-day one of the most Up-to-date and Best Equipped Hotels in the District. Well-appointed Four-in-hand Coaches leave Hotel daily to all parts of the. Lake District. Garage for 25 Cars adjoining, free for Hotel Visitors. Officially appointed Hotel for R.A.A. & M.U. Telephone 23. D. N. PAPE, Proprietor. KESWICK. LODORE HOTEL BORROWDALE. BEAUTIFULLY Situated at head of Lake Derwentwater and the entrance to Borrowdale. Visitors will find it quiet and restful, a good centre for walking, it being on the High Road to Wast- water. Sea wf ell. Great Grable. Good Trout Fishing in Lake and River. Coach to Buttermere Daily. Two Electric Launches run to Keswick & Portinscale, landing several times daily. Garage. LP. Petrol. Hotel 'Bus meets Trains & Coaches at Keswick. 'Phone 2 Keswick. Tels., " Lodore, Keswick." J. S. HARKER, Proptr. KESWICK.— Head of Derwentwater Beautifully Situated in own Grounds, amidst the finest Scenery of the Lake District. Central for Coaching and Climbing. Garage. Petrol. Posting. Trout Fishing. Moderate Tariff. H. GRAYSON, Proprietress. Keswick — Killarney KESWICK . GILLESPIE'S SRIDDAW HOTEL (UNLICENSED). MOST Central. Within a few minutes' walk of Derwentwater Lake, Golf. Links, Tennis Courts. Croquet & Bowling Greens. Excellent Boating. Fishing, and Climbing. Good Cuisine. Every Comfort. Moderate Charges. GAR.AGE 'F. GILLESPIE, Proprietor. KESWICK. Portinscale. /O^ / Large and Airy X,oV >^* / Bedrooms. BeautifuUy situated in its O^^'n/^^^'/Xr/ Pri^ate Sitting Rooms. Grounds. Close to ^^^^^ /K? ^ A Aear Post & Telegraph Office. Boating, Climbing, /^ ^ / Telephone 38 KESWICK Coaching, &c. X ^» • ^\'RS. GILL, Proprietress. Keswick-Albion Private Hotel. -'^tL^r^t:s,S^ Hotel Daily to all parts. GARAGE. Dav & Choir Parties specially Catered for. Write for Tariff'. W. WILSON, Proprietor. Keswick-Balffloral Boarding House, ^l^±.^^. htl Centre for Climbing. Bdg. Terms fr. 3 /- per Day. .■\lso Tea and Luncheon Rooms. Mrs. CROSTHWAITE, Proprietress. Killarney-' Innisfallen' Hotel.-^^;^ iiS" "I'Jt^tmfS- able, Reasonable. Excursion parties an-anged dailv. Terms 7 /- per dav inclusive. Trains met bv Hotel Porter & 'Bus.' MANAGERESS. Killarney— "Royal Victoria" Hotel, on Lake. Premier Hotel. Patron- ised by Royalty. 'Phone 25 Killarney- Tels., " Victoria, Killarnev." Mrs. Beeton's Cookery Books. ''THE BEST COOKERY BOOKS IN THE WORLD." The Westminster Gazette. — " As companions to puzzled young house- keepers, and as advisers and comforters to all who are responsible for the smooth working of the domestic wheels, Mrs. Beeton's Cookery Books are still unrivalled." MRS BEETON'S HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT. Half Leather, 7/6 net. Half Calf or Half Morocco, 12/3 net. Full or Tree Calf, 18/- net. Containing over 2,000 pages of letterpress, besides hundreds of Illustrations and many Coloured Plates. MRS BEETON'S FAMILY COOKERY. Large Crown 8vo, strongly bound. Half Leather, 5/- net. About 850 pages of letterpress, and hundreds of Illustrations, and many Coloured Plates. MRS. BEETON'S EVERYDAY COOKERY. Large Crown Svo, Cloth Gilt, 3 /6 net. 750 pages, including instruc- tions for aU and every kind of Cooker}', &c., &c. With numerous Coloured Plates and other Illustrations. MRS. BEETON'S ALL ABOUT COOKERY. Large Crown Svo, Cloth Gilt, 2/6 net. An entirely new edition, in dictionary' form, containing 2,500 practical recipes, about 576 pages. With numerous Coloured Plates and other Illustrations. MRS. BEETON'S SHILLING COOKERY BOOK. Large Crown Svo, Cloth, 1 /- net. Contaming upwards of 1,000 recipes, nearly 200 fine Illustrations, and six Coloured Plates. Complete IllustrcUed List of Cookery Books Post Free on applicaiion. WARD, LOCK & CO., Ltd. Salisbury Square, London, E.C. 52 Kerrv KINGDOM OF KERRY. Great Southern and Western Railway Co.'s Hotels. GREAT SOUTHERN HOTEL LAKES OF KILLARNEY. (120 Rooms.) HPHE most commodious and best-appointed Hotel in the -■■ Lake District. Situated in its own extensive orna- mental grounds of about thirty acres, and in the Centre of the Chief Attractions. SEA BATHING. GOLF. TENNIS. (Parknasilla.) BOATING AND COACHING EXCURSIONS. FREE RIVER. LAKE, AND SEA FISHING. THE OTHER GREAT SOUTHERN HOTELS AT KEN MARE 35 Rooms (Golf) PARKNASILLA (KlSSey) Rooms (BatSng) WATERVILLE ^^ (^^) U^,) CARAGH LAKE «J1, (^u) (bX,,) Are beautifully situated on the picturesque New Atlantic Motor Coach Route (of 110 miles) to Killarney, in the midst of magnificent Mountain and Lake Scenery. MODERN MOTORS FOR HIRE. Land's End — Langland Bay — Littlehampton 53 LAND'S END, CORNWALL. SENNEN GOVE HOTEL (PRIVATE). (20 minutes' Cliff Walk, North of the Land's End.) Situated on Cliff, 80 ft. above sea level. Lounge 70 t.long.overlookinjj- Cove. Excellent Sea Fishing. Magnificent Sands (Rare Shells), Bathing, Boating Fibhiug, Clirt Walks, Land .X: Sea-scape Scenery, Small Harbour. Most Comfortable. References fr. eminent medi- cal men & others. Terms very- Mod. "En Pension." Week- ends. Special Tai iff. Open all the year. Ry. Stn : Penzance (G. W. R.), 9 miles distant. (G.W.R, Motors & other con- veyances run daily to 'Mayon' Sennen, within 10 niin. walk.) For Terms apply, F. AVERY. Manager. Late Chef H. M.S. Langland Bay, S. Wales-Osborne Hotel.^^iet'^ Close to Golf Links. Excellent Bathing. Every Comfort. Good Cuisine. Garage. ' Phone 4 Mumbles. A. BUTTGE N, Proprietor. Leamington-Clarendon Hotel. S^tt^^/s^t Situation. Electric Light. Lift. Garage. Excellent Cuisine. Terms Mod. Billiard & Smoking Room 'Ph one 663. MANAGERESS. Gdu. Garage. Elec. Light. Excellent Cuisine. Close Stations, Pump Rm., & Jephson Gdns. 'J^hone 654. Tels., "Crown, Leamington." EDGAR PHILLIPS, Proprietor. Leamington -Crown Hotel. -gitgi.^^ferLrght'^lTce Leamington Spa Langton House Leamington Spa- Hawthorn House fi^^^jept' High-class Boarding House, Leam. Ter. — Situated nr. Pump Room and Jephson Gdns S. Aspect. Well-appointed. Bath (h. & c). Smoking Room. Liberal Table. Mrs. BROWN & Miss BRYAN. Leam Terrace ison Gdns., Royal Pump Rooms, P.O., & Church). Drawing, Dining, and Smoking Rooms. Mod. Terms. Misses M. & E. STENT, Proprietresses. Leam Terrace.— Near Pump Gardens. Every Comfort. Good Table. Mrs. A. NETTLEY, Proprietress. Leamington Spa-Lothlans Boarding House, Room, Baths, and Moderate Charges. Leamington Spa -'Maisonette Leamington The Washington Hotel. Beautifully Situated in Telephone No. 55. Private Bdg. House. — Nr. Pump Room, Baths, Gdns., Parade, & Stations, where Tram Cars start for Warwick. First-class Cuisine. Visitors specially studied. Tennis Courts, Golf Links, & Boats near. Moderate Terms. Mrs. GARDNER, Proprietress. (Opposite G.P.O. and the Jephson Gardens). Parties Catered for. Miss L. F. SIMMONDS, late Manageress of The "Black Boy" Hotel, Nottingham. Llttlehainpton-The BEACH HOTEL -^p^rcLs'SS "its Own Grounds, directly facing the Sea. A. GASCOIGNE, Manager. WINDSOR I 6d MONTHLY MAGAZINE fid monthly 54 Liverpool c LAURENCE'S Temperance, Commercial, and Family Royal 3729. il U 1 iL L 3 20 60 21, CLAYTON SQUARE, LIVERPOOL. THIS Hotel contains upwards of 100 Rooms, includ- ing COFFEE ROOM, PRIVATE SITTING ROOMS, BILLIARD and SMOKE ROOM. The BEDROOMS are well ventilated and comfortably furnished. Headquarters Cyclists' Touring Club. The Midland and London and North Western Stations are within three minutes' walk, and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Station and Landing Stage within a convenient distance. CHARGES STRICTLY MODERATE. LIVERPOOL. (i THE SHAFTESBURY," MOUNT PLEASANT. Adjoining the Roscoe Gardens and Central Hall. A HIGH-CLASS Temperance, Family, and Commercial Hotel, with Moderate Charges, A Few minutes' walk from Lime Street and Central Stations, and con- venient for the Steamers. [Mount Pleasant Cars from the Pier Head and Castle Street (near Exchange Station) stop at the door. Night Porter. Electric Light Throughout. Telegrams — " Shaftesbury Hotel, Liverpool." Telephone— 3883 Royal. Llandrindod Wells — Llandudno 55 LLANDRINDOD WELLS, The Briiish Medical Journal says: "Foreign Spas have nothing better to offer than has Llandrindod Wells." The Rock Park Hotel & Spa SITUATED in its Own Grounds of 40 acres, adjoins the Rock Pump Rooms and Baths, and the extensive Park and Gardens. Near the new Electro Hydropathic Baths. Garage. Posting. Seven miles of Trout Fishing exclusively for the Hotel Visitors. Illustrated Tariff on application to the Manager. Tennis. Bowls and Croquet. Close to Golf Links. P.O. Telephone 3. Telegrams : " ROCK." Llandrindod lells-Kingsland J^?Ss''?:!:i;rg%r™iaid STf Links. Close to Pump Rooms & Baths. South Aspect. 'Phone 67. Telegrams, " Chune, Llandrindod." The Misses CHUNE. -Finest Position. Facing Common & Links. Close to Pump Room & Baths. Adjoining Recreation Grounds. Billiards (Full- size Table). Garage. 'Phone +7. Tariff, Mr>. BEXTLEV, Prop'tress. Llandrindod Wells-Springs Hotel. -High- class. Llandrindocl Wells Brynawel Hotel Finest Position. Golfing and Fishing Centre. Tennis. Croquet. BiUiards. Tel., 27 P.O. JEFFREY JONES, Managing Director. Llandrindod Wells-Mainstone ^Itt^^^Sr^X- rooms. Baths, & Golf Links. Detached, with Croquet Ground at back. Mod. Charges. Hackney Carriage for Hire. H. DAVIES, Prop. Llanfairfechan, N. Wales- Sea View ?S°f,S„°Tiaa?a"t- Garden, & lovely Sea & Mountain Views. Mild climate in Wmter. Golf, Tennis, & Croquet. Moderate Terms. Miss PICKARD. LLANDUDNO. CentraUy Situated. Facing Sea. Elec. Light. Two Lifts. WlP^ RiM:: HO TEL- 140 Rooms. 'Phone 6. Terms & full particulars— S. CHANTREY, Prop. LLANDUDNO. Facing the Sea. Recreation Room. Billiards. Free Golf. New Elec. Lift. Tel. Address, "Middwood." ^..^^ ^^ xQ: vp! ^i* ,v^^ ''^" Also Branch Estabhshment. TALARDY, ST. ASAPH. Misses MIDDLETON & WOOD. .^^ LLANDUDNO — First class Bdg. Estab.— Splendid "nS FA oB. I'Obition. Facing Sea. Overlooking: Pi( Pav.lion, &Prome S. Aspect. ^_^ -^ .^ . _ . ^_^ — ^ .^ . — - ^— ^ Beautiful Mountain Views. Electric _ Light Throughout. Mod & Inclusive Terms. 'Ph(_ne292. Personal Supervision. MISSES DAVEY, Proprietresses. Llandudno LLANDUONO.- Grand Parade. Facing Sea, Pier, Pavilion. &c. Lourii^e. Sep. Tables. fiC First-class Bdg. Estab. Close Links. sxS3 Electric Light Throughout. Baths, h. & c. Moderate Tariff. Personal Supervision. AXTLR& Misses ELLIS, Proprietresses. Llandudno OR MESCLIFFE Boarding House. — Promenade. Facing Sea. Beautiful views of both Ormes. Accom- modation for 200 visitors. New Ballroom. Cinderella Dance each Monday. Motor Tours and Picnics arranged. Central ior T.inlrg , Electric Light Billiards. Moderate Terms. 'Phone 178. Mr. & Mrs. .A.LLEX SMITH & Miss BERREY. Uandudno-DRUMMOND VILLA BOARDING FQTAR TRINITY SQUARE.— Most Central EOlnDa, Position. Close to Sea <& Golf Links. Tennis Courts in own Grounds. Lounge. Elec Light Throughout. Boarding Terms from 35/- to £3 3s. per week. Apply ^.rs. &. Misses SUTTON-JONES, Proprietresses. LLANDUDNO. FmST-CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL. Grand Promenade Facing Sea E le c tri c Ligh t Througho u t Lounge. PHONE 340. Close to Pier and Pavilion. Easy Distance to Golf Links. Excellent. Boating, Bathinjj. Fishing. Coach & Motor Tour-. MODER.\TE TERMS. Tela., "PHILLIPS, 340 LLAKDTTDNO." Proprietress, Mrs. PHILLIPS. LlandudDO-Craigsl(leHy(lro.-Ss?T"Sh!'Sia„!-rd"iL^ VVaterl. Open & Covered Tennis Courts. Motor Garage Evening Entertainments. Electric Light & Lifts. R. E. MUNRO, Mangr. Llandndno-DaYies' Private Hotel '^J^l?^'^^^- situated. Close Sea, Golf Links, Stn.. & G.P.O. Elec. Lisfht. Ever\' Comfort. Ver^- Mod. Charges. Pte. .Apts. Mrs. D.WIES, Propts.' Llandudno-Empire Hotel 'llsJr^e^llSiS^. Prom. \ erandah. Heated throughout. Ex. Cuisine. Close Pier &: Prom. Garage. Close Golf Links. Free Golf (inclu. Sunday play) to visitors in Hotel. 'Phone 259. Apply Mrs. J. HALL, Proprietress. Llandudno-Heath House, TSSTSS.I^ub^';: ^'^%Z7^- ihon, Golf Links, Tennis, &c. All Rooms command fine Sea or Moun- tain Views. Mod. & Inclu. Terms. 'Phone 360. Misses LAWTON. Llandudno-Sherwood ^^^^JT.^^V''^S£''^■S■^"'ot Bay Sc Ormes. Electric Light. Picnics, Motor and Coach Parties arranged. Moderate Terms. Mrs. E. L. PARRY. llandudno-Overstrand ^t^^it;^^:v^.°S:^. Golf. Bowling, Tennis. Table d'Hote, 6.30. Separate Tables. Electric Light. Lounge. Mrs THORNTOX-WARD. Llandudno f^l«»M If Mavi Boarding House, The Parade- Ulcll1-y-mUr —Facing Sea. Close to the Ker- Pavilion, and Golf Links. " Glamor, Llandudno." Moderate and Inclusive Terms. Tels. Mrs. J. ROUND. Llandudno — London T lanHnHnn Woof Vr\(\ Private Hotel, Gloddaeth St.— Close Beach, Pa- LiailUUUllU— IKCOL LllU vilion, Pier, Happy Valley. Views of both Bays. Special attention paid to Cuisine of highest qiiaUty. Every effort to ensure comfort of guests. Mrs. PATRICK, Prop'tress. Llandudno-Brig-y-Don°.1?^?r5xi':TBARxfTT: liOCH AWE HOTEL, LOCH AWE STATION (Caledonian Railway). LIFT FROM STATION TO HOTEL. Motor Garage with Lock=ups. Petrol and Oil. Accumulators Charged. ELECTRIC LIGHT THROUGHOUT. SPLENDID 9-HOLE GOLF COURSE. TENNIS. SALMOX AND TROUT FISHING. Send for Illustrated Tariff. Mrs. FRASER. Proprietrix. WEST CENTRAL HOTEL ^ FIRST-CLASS Hotel for Ladies and Gentlemen. Pro- nounced by the Press the Best Temperance Hotel in the United Kingdom. Accommodation for about 200. Electric Light and Passenger Lifts. Highly commended by thousands of Guests from all parts of the world. Apartments, Service, and Table d'Hote Breakfast from O/' Fidl Tariff, with Guide io London, on at>plicafion to — re.'eg-rams—-QHtei!cde, London:- FREDERIC SMITH & SONS. Southampton Row, London. LONDON. DEMETER HOUSE, Private & Residential High-class Boarding Establishment, QUEEN SQUARE, BLOOMSBURY, W.C. CENTRAL for City and West End. Near British Museum, ten minutes King's Cross, St. Pancras, and Euston Railway Stations ; close to Omnibus Routes and Electric Railway. Electric Light Throughout. Heated Throughout in Winter. Every Comfort. Excellent Cuisine, Boarding Terms from 6s. per day, 35s. per week. Mrs. E. IVENS BLUE, Proprietress. London-MOMTACUE HOTEL, '''T.l^S^^Tc. Bed, Breakfast, & Attendance— Single, 3/6 to 6,-; Double, 6 6 to 11/- Silence Room for Students. Tels., "Faithful, Westcent, London." 'Phone, Central 9992. Close to British Museum. M WILLIAMS, Proprietress. 58 London 1# IMPER IAL Hotel ' >"^^^^^ |m# A rrzr «•"'" S"*"' LONDON. ^^'"71 A Jr m I Central Position. Room AQd Breakf&st, from «^/' Im M FAULKNER'S LONDON HOTELS FAULKNER'S HOTEL. I CITY CENTRAL HOTEL VILLIERS ST.. STRAND, LONDON, I NEWGATE ST., t PANYER ALLEY, Alongside Charing Cross Station. | LONDON, Facing General Post Office. BED, BREAKFAST, BATH, CENTRAL FOR EVERYWHERE. fr. 4/3 Bed, Breakfast, Bath (h. or c), 4 COURSE LUNCHEON 1/6 | and Attendance /rom 3/6 6 COURSE DINNER 2/- ! Inclusive Terms from 7/6 per day. , ^.„. , ,„ ' Table D'Hote Lunchieon, 1/6 New Lounge and Billiard Rooms. r, , r ,. ^, , , ^r- 7. Electric Light Throughout. Night ELECTRIC LIGHT. NIGHT PORTERS. Porter. Telegraphic Address : Telephone No. j Telegraphic Address : Telephone No. Neighborly, London. 3051 Gerrard. ) Comfortable, London. 5319 Central J. H. FAULKNER, Proprietor. VISITORS TO LONDON. "TRANTER'S HOTEL" (Temperance) , 6, to 9, BRIDGE WATER SQUARE, BARB/CAN, E.G. MOST CENTRAL FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE. Two minutes' walk to Aldersgate Street Underground Railway Station. 5 to 7 rr.inutes' walk from G.P.O., St. Paul's Catliedral, and City Temple. 10 minutes to Guildhall and John Wesley's Chapel. Quiet, Home-like, and Comfortable. Inclusive Charge — Bed- rooms, Single 2/6 to 3/6 ; Double 4/6 to 6 6. Breakfast or Teas, 1/3 to 2/- WRITE FOR "How to spend a week (or longer) in London," with Tariff Post free. W.M. LOSSOCK, Resident Proprietor. Telegrams-" HEALTHIEST, LONDON.' 'Phone— •' Central lf59.' London-Bonn's Surrey Hotel, X'e'S;.f?fS?ii?""cTc;l Electric Light. Separate Tables. No Charge for Attendance. Room and Breakfast from 3/- Regent qqi. 121-122, Queen's Gate, Hotel Imperial, I SSSTa^JT'^ Residential Hotel. Two mins. fr. S. Kensington & Gloucester Rd. Stns. Large & lofty Bedrooms. Ex. Cuisine. Sep. Tables. Very Mod. Terms. En Pension or othewise. ' Phone No. 884 Western. IVAR REITZ, Proprietor. London 59 HOME FROM HOME IN THE HEART OF LONDON. EMPRESS HOTEL 54 to 60, WATERLOO BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON. Two minutes from Waterloo Terminus (L. c*v: S. W. Rly.) CENTRAL for BUSINESS or PLEASURE, and within easy distance of all Places of Interest. Bed, Breakfast, and Service from 3/6i Other Charges equally Moderate. ELECTRIC LIGHT THROUGHOUT. Full Tariff on Application. Telegrams: "Empress Hotel, London." Telephone: 1390 Hop. F. FAIRMANER, Proprietor, liONDON. WILD'S HOTEL (First-class Temperance), 34-40, LUDGATE HILL. ELECTRIC LIFT AND LIGHT. (Central for Charing Cross, Cannon Street, and Holborn Viaduct Stations, for the Continent, id. 'Bus ride from King's Cross & St. Pancras Stations; lAd. from Euston). Home Comforts. Cleanliness and Quiet. Central for Business or Pleasure. BED & BREAKFAST 5s. AND 6s., ACCORDING TO ROOM. FOUR-COURSE LUNCHEON (Is. 6d.) DAILY, SUNDAYS EXCEPTED. OPEN TO NON-RESIDENTS. Phone— 4695 Holborn. Tels.— " Wild's Hotel, Cent., London." 6o London — Londonderry — Lyn mouth liAnrtftTl— WflK Nine mile range of Hills. Mag- nificent Scenery. Purest Water, Bracing and Invigorating Climate. Sanitation Perfect. Baths (includ- ing famous Droitwich Brine) . Golf. Hunting, Tennis, Croquet, &c. Good Motoring Centre. Good Band in Gardens. For free Guide, apph' Secretary, Improvement Association, Malvern. Gt. MALVERN PORTLAND Private Hotel, S. Aspect. Central. Overlooking Manor Park. Perfect Sani- tation Billiards. Electric Light. Lounge. Write for Illustrated Tariff. Garage. Tel. 151. D. WOODMAN, Proprietor. ^^MUmm ."^HHlBHBk. i' -'^^-- — ---^--- MALVERN HOUSE HOTEL ^rResidL^tiir^ great malvern Estab. 1867. Centrally situated for Golf Links, Coi- if'Ke, Hills, & Town. Sepa- rate Tables. Smoke Room, Drawing Room. & Loung-e on Entrance Floor. Private Rooms en suite (facing south). Large Garden with Tennis and Croquet Lawn. Baths (H. and C). Electric Light. Sanitary Certificate, nclusive charges per day r week. House heated, (juiet and Comfortable. L. Perkins, Proprietress. Malvern (Great)-lmperial Hotel.-G^ffiSifsf^e^: First-class, v\'ith inclu. charges. Beautiful views. Extensive Grounds. Soimiest position. Faces South and West. Elevator. Electric Light. Suites of Rooms with Bathroom. Rooms on Ground Floor. Cheerful Lounge. Garage, with Inspection Pit. Loose Boxes. Hunters. For Tariff, applv to the Resident Proprietor, F. MOERSCHELL. Tele ; hone No. 5. 64 Malvern — Marazion — Margate MollfOrn nfACVOnnr Private Hotel.— CentraUy situated. In ITIcIIVCril— Ul UOVCIIVI own Grounds. South Aspect. Heated in Winter. Magnificent views of the Hills and Severn Valley. 'Phone 155. Under the Personal Management of Mrs. ATOORE. Proprietress. Malvern-Aldwyn Tower =*boT£Sa,everrntr„Ho?T^,^ Hills. Balcony commanding magniticent views. Highly recoin- mended. Electric Light. Mrs. FRED. J- SMITH. Proprietress. MohrnrTi PHI nilll I Private Residential Hotel. —Beautiful! v MdlVclll— UUtUniUt situated in own grounds. Highly re- commended. Write for descriptive tariff, with local views. Tel. 91. Mrs. BR.\Y HARTLAND. Proprietress. Marazion, Cornwall-Godolphin Hotel.-SSenSi! Close to Sea and opp. St. Michael's Mount. Bathing, Fishing, and Boating. Garage. Nr. Golf Links. J. M. MOORE, Proprietor. 'Phone II Marazion. Tels., " Godolphin, Marazion." Margate, Cliftonville-Tlie Albemarle I^7^F.'^^ts^'^Kt appointed. Choice Stock of Wines & Cigars. Moderate Tariff. 'Phone 21x Margate. :\Ir. & Mrs. G. W. BIRD, Proprietors. Margate-Marlborough House, ^°5li"S«: Facing Sea Private Lawn to Marine Prom. Close Links, New Concert & Bathing Pavilions. 'Phone 116 Margate. Mr. & Mrs. SMALE. Margate, CliftonYllle- Hotel Florence- Well-appointed. Facing Sea. Liberal Table. Billiard Room. Mr. & Mrs. W. JAMIESON. Proprietors. Margate (Cllftonyille^Koydon lsSa.?-°S '^isS.T^ the ClifJs, facing Sea and Oval Bandstand Liberal Table. Comfort of Visitors first consideration of Proprietresses. Misses THOMPSON . Margate, Cllltonville-" Garfleld" '^tS"e»-s..^?!;,S'S'pro?.'! Most Select & Best Part of Cliftonville. Well appointed. Ex. Cuisine & Ser\dce. Reduced Terms for Winter. Apply PROPRIETRESS. Margate, CLIFTONflLLE-Hlghclitfe Hal|-p',5S Promenade). Private Suites, Close to Public Tennis Courts, Croquet Lawn, &c. (Baths). 'Phone 358- S. COLLINGWOOD, Proprietor. Margate, Cliftonville-Atlielstan i*; ?fJ??ioSg'S,^il S? stand. Separate Tables. Good Service. Comfort and Cleanliness Guaranteed. Mrs. A. MAUNDER WILLIAMS. Margate (Cliltonyille)-'' Stanmore'' K'?!sS'?-S^-w^aor.o Promenade. Comfort. Good Table and Moderate Tariff are the leading features. E. H. LAWN, Proprietor. Moyriafa WnyfliflAwn Parade Hotel, Clifconville.— Good-class lUalgdLC— llUUllUU«ll Family and Commercial. Well-appointed. Elec. Light. 30 Bedrooms. Spacious Lounge & Dining Hall. Terms Mod. Tels., " Fasham, Margate." 'Phone 402. E. T. FASHAM. Margate (Cliftonville;-" Dalkeith," T^^SS'^i Estab., thoroughly Up-to-date, & Replete with every Comfort. Finest position, facing Sea, on Flagstaff > romenade. The Misses STODDART. Proprietresses. Margate (CllftonTllle)-Norton House.if„Xi If 'S.VA' of Cliftonville. i mia. Sea front, Oval & Bathing. Close to Links. Well-appointed. Mod. Terms. Ideal Winter Residence. Apply Prop. Matlock — Minehead 65 S M E D L E Y'S Hydropathic Establishment, MATLOCK. ZS S ^r .A. IB X. X S XX XS X> ISSS. ®NE of the largest and most complete in the Kingdom, extensively patronised all the year round by Pleasure-seekers as well as those requiring Hydropathic Treatment. Daily average of Visitors, 240. An unrivalled suite of Hydropathic Baths, including an up-to-date installation' of Electrical AppUances. Consulting and Resident Physicians. A large Staff (upwards of 50) of trained male and female Nurses, Masseurs, and Bath Attendants. Motor Service. Mailock Golf Links — 18 holes, within 15 minutes' walk. TERMS : — 8/6 to 12/- per day, inclusive, according to Bedroom, no extra charge for Turkish and Ordinary Hydropathic Baths. Illustrated Prospectus on application to — H. CH ALL AND, Managing Director. Telegrams — " Smedleys, Matlock." Telephone No. 17. MATLOCK. Oldham House & Prospect Place Hydros For HEALTH, PLEASURE, AND HOLmAY. Accommodation for 100 Visitors. HYDROPATHIC TREATMENT A SPECIALITY. Tennis, Croquet, Bonis, Billiards. Motor Garage. 18-hole Golt Links near. Splendid Centre for Coaching Tours. For Illustrated Prospectus apply L. G. WILDGOOSE, Manager. Mfltlftrlf Rflth "^^^ BATH HOTEL. First-class Family & Resi- iUullUOlvDdlli dential. Standing in Extensive Ornamental Grounds. (Thermal Water) Swimming Bath. Garage. Officially Appointed R.A.C. & A.A. 'Phone 39 Matlock. Apply for Tariff. JOHN NOBILE (Late Hotel Cecil). Mlnehead-Hotel Metropole. -{TiZZi ou^^sZ^'S^ZlT^l: Lift. Electric Light Throughout. Croquet & Tennis Lawns. Large Stabhng accommodation. Tel. 11. Tels., "Metropole, Minehead." Minohaarl UAT^nAff Private Hotel— On High Ground. Views of Hills lUmCllcaU— nUptUll & Sea. TaWe d'Hote, sep. tbls. Garage. Stabling. Tennis Ct. Billiard Room. Smoking Lounge. Elec. Light. lUus. Tariff. Tel. 25. Personal Supervision PROPRIETOR & WIFE. Minehead-Carlton Private Hotel.-!;rC!Gro^Xtn,S°£ Sea, Pier, Station, Sec. Golf, Hunting. Elec. Light. Every Comfort. Baths, h. & c. Garage. Mod. & Inclu. Terms. Tel. 60. Apply PROP. Series, 1914-15J 5 66 Minehead — Morecambe — Newquay Minehead-The "Plume of Feathers" Hotel (Established over 350 years). The onlv Hotel in Minehead facing South. Garage. 'Phone No. S. G. THRISTLE. Proprietor. Morecambe-The Atlantic ^^l'fSi^^,rl.ffit^f„rTS^■ Golf, 1 8 Holes. Tel. For Particulars, aoplv W. L .ANDREWS. MORTEHOE, N. DEVON. 'WATERSMEET' flRST-CLASS Private fT Boarding: Establish- ment. Charming-ly situ- ated in its Own Grounds, adjoining Sea^nd Beach, with private path thereto, and closeoto.. the famous. \V o o 1 a c o m"b e Sands. Good Bathing close to house. Tennis, Croquet, and Bowls. Golf Links (18 hole). South Aspect. Highest of References in V i s i t o r s' Books. Moderate and Inclusive Terms. A. E. CHUGG, Prop'tor. Mumbles, For Langland Bay, see page 53. HEADLAND HOTEL PATRONISED BY THE ROYAL FAMILY. BEST Position on the Cornish Coast. Most Comfortable Hotel and Moderate Tariff, Electric Light and Lift, Two BiUiard Tables, Motor Garage, G.W.R. Corridor through train all seasons. Officially appointed by the Royal Automobile Club. The Only Hotel in Newquay adjoining the Golf Links. Mewquay, Cornwall , ST. RDMON'S Private Boarding House. ♦fCEAUTIFULLY situ- •'^ ated, facing the Sea. Adjoining Beach & Golf Links. Terms Moderate and Inclusive. 'Phone 78. Mrs. JOHNS, Proprietress. Bewquay-Runnvmede ^^gSes^'-^^Ster,?",' tfS Golf Links within easy distance. Every Comfort. Moderate Terms. Airs. R. A. HALL, Proprietress. N ewquay — Oxford 67 NEWQUAY, CORNWALL. Trevanion Private Hotel. Thirty-eight Rooms. Sea \'\c\\\ Close to Beach and Station. Electric Light. Certificated Sanitation. Terms Moderate. TRELAWNEY PRIVATE APARTMENTS. Mrs. RIPPON, Proprietress Telephone 44, NEWQUAY.-First-class —•——^—— Family Hotel Facing Sea and Bathing Beaches Every Comfort. Terms Moderate. Sanitary Arrauge- •ments Perfect. Five minutes' walk •from Station. Golf Links One Mile. Garage. 'Phone 27 Newquay. For TarifE apply to Manageress. Hewquay-Tremont Bdg. Estab., '"itSai'TXr^HS cS,t forts. Adjoining Golf Links. Garage. Smoking Lounge. Good Bath- ingnr. house. Mod. Tariff. Mrs. STUART CRABB, Proprietress. Newquay-Beresford Private Hotel.- Facing the Atlantic Ocean. E. HANKIXS, Proprietress. flewquay Fulford's Great Western (Temp.) Hotel.- Close to Station Sea, & Cliffs. Everv Comfort. Moderate terms.. 'Phone 34. Tels.. " Fulford." E. T. FULFORD, Proprietor. WawnilflV—TllO riiff Boarding Establishment— DeUghtfuUy Situated, llCnqUajf lllC villi facing Sea, with lawn extending frorfi house to cliff edge. Overlooking Bathing Beach. Electric Light. Terms on apphcation to The PROPRIETRESS. Mewquay (Island Estate)-Hlghbury ^^o'n'cM?c?g°e°! Facing Sea. Every Comfort. Terms Moderate Highlv recom- mended Mr. & :\Irs. I\L\THEWS. Newquay-"Clevedon " ^fSfu^r^sVtH^Sl ""c'eS: looking Beaches. Electric Light Throughout Special Terms for Winter Months. Miss E. COXLEY, Proprietress. OX FO R P.— First-class Family. Centre of High Stre et. ^^ "^ ESTABLISHED 1400. Elec. LighL^^^^^^,,,.^ ^!l"T>T^ E ^ — r"T"-rR^E "ii- — ' M^ms |\/| I 1 "^^JlZ- Garage. Billiards. ■ Miss THORNE, Manageress. Telegraphic Address— "ISitte, Oxford." Telephone 35. OXFORD. RESIDENTIAL HOTEL, IFFLEY ROAD. Terms Moderate. Near Colleges and River. Good Public Rooms. Private Sitting Rooms if required. Miss BAKER, Proprietress. 68 Oxford — Paignton — Patterdale — Penrith Oxford OXENFORD HALL, IPrivate ano IRcsiDcniial IbotcL 13 to 17. MAGDALEN STREET. Id the Centre oi City. Near Colleges. Terms Moderate. And opposite Martyrs' Memorirl, MISS D. WATSON. PAIGNTON, S. DEVON. RAMLEH Private Hotel, Esplanade. T^TELL-FURxNISHED, ^^ High-class Estab- lishment. Table d'Hote. Separate Tables. First- class Cooking & Seivice. The House has double Frontage, facing S. & E., and extensive Sea View. Inclusive Terms on appli- cation. Address — PROPRIETRESS.' PATTERDALE, PENRITH, ULLSWATER HOTEL u .fi, o ., o 5f§ 12 ■rtTNLARGED and Re-modelled. One of the largest and best-situated **^ Hotels in the district, bordering on Ullsvvater, which is unquestion- ably the Lake which combines the greatest variety of scenery. Helvellyn and Airey Force are within a short distance. Steamer arrives and departs frpm the Hotel Grounds. THOMAS BOWNASS, Proprietor. Penrith-Crown HoteL-S^/pl^Ji'-^Rl^c' .Tfl Posting. Moror Cars for Hire. Free Fishing. 'Bus meets all Trains. Tel. 91. Night Porter. T. & W. SIDDLE, Proprietors. Penrith-Castle Temperance Hotel. -J,:SorMos; ce^JTr The Lake District. Every Comfort. Strictly Moderate Charges. Personal Attendance by Proprietress, E. GRAHAM. Penzance — Plymouth — Portree 6c> Penrith, For iniswater, see pa, with Hot and Cold Sea Water' Special attractions at Easter and Christmas. Full Inclusive Terms on application. Scarborough-Cambridge Hotel Mana';ement. Sheltered Position. Near Spa, Sands, Golf, Tennis. Lift. Garage. Moderate Tariff. 'Phone 222. Miss TAYLOR, Manageress. QnavhArmirih Qwiff'c Private Hotel, North Clitt.— Facmg Sea and OtdlUUlUUgU OWlll D Gardens. 70 Bedrooms. Every Comfort. Billiards. Moderate Terms. See Illustrated .'\dvt. in Ward Lock's Yorkshire Guides. Tel. 462. T. B. SWIFT, Proprietor. Scarborough, Yorks-ST. MARY'S" HOUSE BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT. - Near the Sea. Overlooking North and South Bays. Smoke Room. Home Comforts. Moderate Teims. Special Terms for Winter Months. Apply PROPRIETRESS. Qn a rh ft VAlldh— BLENHEIM BDG. HOUSE, Queen's Parade.— Splendidly Olttl UUl U 11511 Situated. Full Sea View. Nr. Golf Links, Tennis, & Cricket Grounds. Trams pass near for all parts Terms fr 5/- to 6/6 per day. Tariff on application to the Proprietress, R. M. HILL. Q/^avhArAiidh •• Ttflnha " Boarding Estab., South Cliff— Close Dial UUl UUgll— ^yi|JIIClr to Spa. 5 minutes from station, and 10 minutes from Golf Links. Sea View. Liberal Catering. Reduced Terms out of Season. Apply D. SHAW. SEATON, Devon-WESTLEIGH F^r.alnrs^%at appointed, Comfortable, Telephone No. 25. Illustrated Tariff on application to the Proprietress, Mrs. WALLACE. Selsey — Sennen — Shanklin — Shering-ham 75 Selsey, nr. Chichester-Tlie Marine Hotel -gSfL'^S!: Croquet, and Bowls. Near Golf Course. Chichester Station, thence Light Railway to Selsev. Garage. Under New Management. Tel. 15 Selsey. Chichester MANAGERESS. Sennen (See Land's End^ page 53). SHANKLIN, I.W. MADEIRA HOTEL A Good-class Family & Residential Hotel. Situated in Own Loveh- Grounds, nr. Sea & Station. Old Established. Well-appointed & Com- fortable. E::rpptionallv Mod. Tariff. Mr. & Mrs. W. FARRANT. Shanklin, l.W.-Daisii's Hotel S'rirrolSTSl^Sl'&Sfdt Excellent Cuisine. Choicest Wines and Moderate Chaiges. Tels.- " Daish's. Shanklin." 'Phone 481 Shanklin. Address, MANAGER. ^shanklin T W TlnnPr'rift^dg.Estab.— Bdg. Terms Ir. 30/- week. OllaUAim, 1. n .— JUUlllIUil The Misses CROSS, Pro prietres ses. "^liJinlflin TaWO^Q " TW Board Residence.— Splendid Central Oliailliim lUWClO, 1. n. position. Every Mod. Convenience. An Ideal spot for a Holiday. Rubble & Grass Tennis Courts. Billiards. Croquet. Bowls. Moderate Tariff. Mr. & Mrs. W. L. GOULD. QhanVlin RB^imeuiitf^lr Boardmf l<;staDlisliment, Keats Green. — OUlilA.ilU— DrUSl^WICIt Overlooking Sea. Close to Lift anrl Chine. Lovelv Grounds. Electric Light. Excellent Cuiiuie Moderate Charges Apply PROPRIETRES S Shanklin, l.W.^Clifton House '^"!^^S;7g";^:.i:cg°"- Sherlngham, Norfolk-" Normanton, "West Cliff SIS House^ — Close Sea, Golf Links, and Station. Home Comforts.. Terms Moderate. Mrs. JENMAN. Mrs. Beeton's Cookery Books. "THE BEST COOKERY BOOKS IN THE WORLD." The Wesfminxter Gazette. — "As companions to puzzled young house- keepers, and as advisers and comforters to all who are responsible for the smooth working of the domestic wheels, Mrs. Beeton's Cookery Books are still unrivalled." MRS. BEETON'S HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT. Half Leather, 7/6 net. Half Calf or Half Morocco, 12/3 net. FulE or Tree Calf, 18/- net. MRS. BEETON'S FAMILY COOKERY. Large Crown 8vo, strongly bound, Half Leather, 5/- net. MRS. BEETON'S EVERYDAY COOKERY. Large Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, 3/6 net. MRS. BEETON'S ALL ABOUT COOKERY. Large Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, 2/6 net. MRS. BEETON'S SHILLING COOKERY BOOK. Large Crown 8vo, Cloth, 1 /- net. Complete Illustrated List of Cookery Books Post Free on application. WARD, LOCK & CO., Ltd., London, E.G. 74 Sidmouth — Sonning — Sonthport SIDMOUTH (South Coast , DEVON. THE VICTORIA HOTEL i i k^ • " - ■— \ Wm^ ?rf^ H In i ij^^SI R w^ f I i S >*»;*j L.,„„^^m^^^ m^ ep- -.— -^ <verlooking Bay. Unrivalled Sands. Nr. Golf Links. Garage. Hotel 'Bus meet^ Trains. 'Phone 12. Apply for tariff , Manageress. leflDy^KOyal LlOD nOtel. the whole of the North Bay. Private Cliff Lawn Billiards. Free Garage. 'Phone 4. -Miss BEARD, Proprietress. Tenby, S. Wales -Belgrave Hotel, fef;„rdue 13 Every Com. Ideal Res. for Winter or Summer. Mod. & Inclu.Tms. Apply for Tariff. 'Phone 38. Personal Supervision of Proprietress. WINDSOR I fid MONTHLY MAGAZINE Qd MONTHLY Torquay 77 OSBORNE HOTEL, TORQUAV. Facing Sea. South Aspect. Electric Lift to all Floors. Electnc Light. New Lounge, Billiard, and Writing Rooms. Private Grounds extending to Meadioot Beach. Tennis, Croquet, Goli, Boating, and Bathing. Telegrams — " Osbonotel." Telephone No. 183. E. E. WE5TAWAY. Motors and Carriages. Garage with Pit. TORQUAY. ROSLIN HALL PRIVATE HOTEL. Ideally Situated. Excellent Cuisine, Inclusive Terms. Garage. Tennis and Croquet in Own Grounds. Within easy access to Golf Links. Telephone 133. Mrs. WM. GRESHAM. Torqiic GRANVILLE MANSIONS, TORQUAY. PRIVATE HOTEL. Overlooking Torba^^ Grandest position i'-)r Sunshine, beautiful Sea A: Land Views, bracing air. Excellent Cuisine. Terms : En Pension. Billiards, Bowls, Cro- quet. Sanitary Certifi- cate. 'Phone 633. Apply Mrs. ALICE BOWER, Manageress. t\ ^^^ TORQUAY. NEPAUL First-class B oarding Establishment. SOUTH Aspect. Good Sea and Land views. Sheltered liom East \\' i n d s Bathroom. Billiard Room. Terms Moderate. Electric Light Throughout. Garage. .Mrs. i:. RICH.\KDS, Thouf 445. Proprietress* SAVERNAKE BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT Falkland Road, TORQUAY. Facing South. Near Sea, Station, Town. Splendid Sea \'iews. Balcony. Heated in Winter. Every Comfort. Baths, Tennis, Croquet, and Billiards. Liberal Table. 'Bus passes the door every hour for Golf Links. 'Plione 467. Terms fr. 30s. to 50s. Mrs. HAWKINS. TORQUAY. TOURAINE Private Hotel. jCIRST-CLASS. Fire Position, Jl with Splendid Sea View. South Aspect. Central for Town, Gardens, Pier, Pavilion, &c. Personal Supervision. Boarding^ Terms from £2 2s. Misses GUNN & MACLUMPHA. '1 hone 662. Tels — "TouRAiNE, Torquay." Torquay 79 TORQUAY. "KISTOR" Private Hotel, Belgrave Road. Delightfully situated in Own Grounds and facing Tor Bay. I min. fr. Sea Front & Electric Cars. Central Heating & Elec- tric Lighting Throughout. Large Reception Rooms, Lounge, &c. Tennis, Croquet. Ex. Cuisine. 'Phone 325. Also Chillingworth Private Hotel, Belgrave Rd. Mrs. BAKER, Proprietress. TORQUAY. BEMERTOH PRIVATE HOTEL. ♦fCEAUTIFULLV situated in its -'*^ Own Grounds, facing due South. With beautiful Lawn. Within a few mins. of Sea & New South Devon Golf Links (i8 holes). Sep. Tables. Terms from £2 8s. Personal Supervision of the Pro- prietress, Mrs. K. PALMER. TORQUAY. EDENHURST Torquay's Famous Guest House. Near Pavilion, Bathing Coves. Pi'-r. Torbav Yacht Club, & Hlec. Tram, to Golf Links. Electric Lig-ht ."^ep. Tables. Billiards. Terraced Lawn, facing- S.W.. overlooking- Sea and Harbour, affords one of the finest Panoramic Mews in the World. 'Phonel89. Tels.,"Hden- hurst, Torquay." Under the Per- sonal Supervision of HOST & HOSTESS. TORQUAY, S. Devon, BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT Pleasantly situated 200 feet above Sea. Easy access. Every ConUuri. Good Cuisine. Electric Light through- out. Baths, h. & c. Moderate and Inclusive Terras. Personal supervision. Miss G. E. CLAY, Proprietress. Torquay-Klrkburn, looking Gardens, and Attendance. Babbacombe Road.— Apartments or Board Residence. Central. Sunny position, over- Close to Town and Sea Front. Good Cooking Perfect Sanitation. Mrs. ROWE. Torquay-Strathmore Boarding Establishment. "sftSSoi?. overlooking Bay. Access to Tennis Courts and Sea Front. Every Comfort. Mod. & Inclu. Terms. E.W. SOUTH WOOD, Prop' tress. 8o Torquay — Truro — Ventnor — Warwick Torquay-" THE TOWERS," ^X!:;Ll^-ilt^fi required. South Aspect. Newly Furnished and Decorated Throughout. Private Walk to Sea Front. Tennis Court, Croquet and Bowling Green. On level. Near Station. Princess Gardens, and Pier. .Mesdames CRL'TE & RESTELL TAnniiQU QtAnflhall Apartments or Board Residence, Belgrave lUlliUdJf— OlUllClldll Crescent.— Very Sheltered. South Aspect. Close to Sea, Pier, Gardens. Tennis & Croquet Courts. Garage Near. Mrs. & -Misses HOLE. Proprietresses. Torquay-Belfleld Private Hotel ^°fifSt' ^rtf ^^So7. Central. South Aspect. Balconies. Bath (h. & c). Personal Supervision. Tarih on application. Tynrn PoH linn Unfol First-class Fanuly. Est. 1671. Birthplace of liUlU~llcU. LlUll nUlCl.— Foote the Tragedian. Close to Cathedral. Principal Hotel in City. Ladies' Coffee Room. Drawing Room. Lock-up Garage. Tel, qq. M.a.nageress, Miss CARLYON. ULLSWATER, PENRITH. XV# S^^* /Mod Tariff Posting:. —————— —^-^— yi^O^ ?y <'^<- /GARAGE. Officially au- ^avourzte Hotel of IVordsworih. /J^. . J^^.f/ pointed Hote for R. A.C.. Excellent centre for charming >V» .Y PATENT PICK CO. Ltd ** mNiNC .^sj^y^W^'ifm^.... SHEFFIELD. 1 Makers of the "Universal" & "Acme" Mining & Navvy Picks. HAND MACHINES FOR ROCK & COAL. '< HARDY" ROCK DRILLS AND COAL CUTTERS. Simplest & Best Machines for Mines d Quarries. "HARDY SIMPLEX" HAMMER BRILL. MINERS' DRILL STEEL CRUCIBLE CAST STEEL HIGH SPEED TOOL DRILL Of all Grades & for all Purposes. House and Estate Agents' Auctioneers' and Valuers' Directory. 86 INDEX PAGE PAGE Aldeburgli • 87 London . . .. 89 Ashford • 87 Malvern .. 89 Bath • 87 Margate .. 89 BexhiU • 87 Minehead .. 89 Bideford • 87 Newquay . . 90 Bognor . . • 87 Overstrand . . 90 Bournemouth . . • 87 Pitlochry .. 90 Broadstairs • 87 Ramsgate .. 89 Bude • 87 Ramsey .. 88 Burnham • 87 St. Leonards . . .. 90 Cheltenham . 88 St. Margaret's Bay .. 90 CHfton . 88 Sandown .. 89 Cromer . . . 88 Scarborough .. 90 Dovercourt . 88 Shanklin .. 81 Eastbourne . 88 Southampton . . . . 90 English Lakes . . . 88 Southsea .. 90 Exeter . . . 88 Swanage .. 90 Exmouth . 88 Teignmouth .. 90 Folkestone . 88 Torquay 88, 90 Great Yarmouth • 91 Ventnor. . .. 89 Guernsey . 88 Westgate .. 91 Harrogate . 88 Weymouth .. 91 Heme Bay . 88 Whitby . . .. 91 Hythe . 88 Whitstable .. 91 Ilfracombe . 88 Windermere .. 88 Isle of Man . 88 Worthing .. 91 Isle of Wight . . 88, Sg Yarmouth (Great) .. 91 Leamington . 89 Auctioneers, Estate Agents, Etc. 87 ALDEBURGH ON-SEA HOUSE AGENTS WOODCOCK & SON Phone No. 22. AQhfnrH & District & the Coast of Kent. — Principal House FumisLersand iiaillUlU House Agents. LEE & SON, AsMord- 'Phone 50. Bath^olly & Son, SSS g^c^?i1iSn,''S^;Ul!:k"if and Warehousing. Bath Powell & Powell, Ltd-, "°"J|S.t:f^*^ Illustrated Lists Free. Removals. Warehousing. Telegrams : "Powell's, Bath." Telephone i8. Bath-FORTT, HATT & BILLINCS, "E°s"S?e' Agents. Removal Contr'actors & Auctioneers, 3, Burton Street, Bath. Telephone 280. BexWll-oo-Sea House Agents "vJebb^r. P?^cfp5~HouS & Estate Agents & .Aucticjueers for BexhiU and Neighbourhood. 3, Sea Road, Bexhill-on-Sea. Tcls. & 'Phone, No. 410 BexhiU. Bideford & Westward Ho !— R. DYMOND & S^N Mill St., Bideford, Auc- noiieers & Valuers. House & Estate Af^ents Carriage Proprietors. RnPisinR — ^o** Furnished or Unfurnished Houses DUUS^^il and Lists of available Properties for Sale, Apply to THOS. TREGEAR, HOUSE AGENT, Aldwick Road, West Bognor. Boisrnemouth LANE & SMITH. SSth^'iSs Special Selections Furnished and Unfurnished Houses tK: Apartments t(j ^uit reiiuirements free, with Lists and Map Established 187s. 60URNEM0UTH~REBBECK BROS., ' ;^,e>[ Houses in the Town and District. Lists Free. Established 1845. Gervis Place, Boui-nemouth. Bournemouth JOLLIFFE, FLINT & CROSS. Illustrated Lists of best selection of Residences to be Let or Sold, with Map, Free. 1, ARCADE, BOURNEMOUTH. LAWRENCES, Hoi'se Agrents, 46, Seabourne Road. Lists Free 'Phone 10:; Southbourne. Tels., "Lawrences. Pok.'sdown " Bournemouth (Soutlibourne), RAllVTIDTnATlfh— Principal House Agents.— COOPER & RIDDETT, DUUlUClllUUlIi Bank Chain'oei-s, The Square. Telephone No. 127. R Wtrk^ rl ci-Sl ■ wt^—^- ^- BENEFIELD, House & Estate Agent, k^l «^ca.uaLCl.ll a Auctioneer, Surveyor, & Valuer. Register of Furnished and Unfurnished Houses on Application. Station Approach, Broadstairs. Telephone 102. DynadcfaiT'C— 'NCE, HOWLAND & MISKEN, 2, High street, DlUau;)iailk) House and Estate Agents. 'Phone 154. Ruflp — For Furnisiied & Unfurnished Houses, Apts., Land, &c. Mr. W. J. DUUC GRAVER, Estate Otfices. Tels., " Graver. Bude." 'Phone 33 Bude. Burnham, SomersetCox & Cox, =Ktiof«^' House Furnishers, Removal Contractors, &c. Free Prop. Reg. on app. The Mart, Burnham, Somerset. 'Phone 34X. Tels., "Cox's." 6" THE WINDSOR 6" THE GREAT HiLUSTRATED MONTHLY. 88 Auctioneers, Estate Agents, Etc. Leading HOUSE &. ESTATE AGENTS. Cheltenham Promenade Phone 7" CORNELIUS & BOULTER. Clifton, Brislol-Davey & Co., Ltd., "^^^^ Clifton Down Station). Estate and House Agents. Removals and Warehousing. Establishf.l 70 vmi-^. 'l^h-ii.- 4.S52. CROMER, SHERINCHAM AND DISTRICT SIMONS & Co., House Agents.— « LIST FREE. Dovercourt k Harwich ^S:^J~ il^rH^ons^ri.^ luTtl/"' Eastbourne-Easter & Wright. 'iruse"ta esS Agents, Auctioneers, & Valuers. Opposite Station. Tel. No. 40. English Lakes -Wm(iermere-'°!LinT'Sr an? Si Agents. Established 1874. List with :\Iap of Lake District free on application. All Information gratis. 'Phone 91. EXETER AND TORQUAY.-«ho„^«ock^^& co.. House Furnishers, Removal Contractors, Undertakers, &c. Tel. 115 Exeter. Tel. 2Q3 Torquay. EXniOlltll— CREWS & SON- Agents, Auc?io^ers,'Furnishe't-s, Removers, Undertakers,. Illus. List of Furnished & Unfurnished Hnnses & Properties Free. 4 & 6, Rolle Street. 'Phone 15. Folkestone-FLETCHER & CO."|?S ^^Sea'S Unfurnished. Printed Register, with Map, Free. • Telegrams, "Bungalow." Telephone 517. GUERSSEY-Lovell & Co., Ltd., ]tiSr' List of Furnished and Unfurnished Houses post free. Removal Contr actors and House Furnishers, 11. Smith Street. Harrogate Joh n Day & Sons ^ilSitrSr t Princes Square.— Harrogate ^^ District Edition of the "Homefinder." Free on applctn. Tels, "Days, Harrogate." 'Phone 36 Harrogate. -Fortune & Thompson, HOUSE AGENTS. Harrogate" Lists Free. 'Phone 1022. Heme Bay-J. Huxtable & Co. ^Sel lan^S Estate Agents, for FURNISHED AND UNFURNISHED HOUSES. Station Road Estate Offices. 'Phone Xo. 6Y3. HYTHE AND DISTRICT, KENT. T. H. RYAN, Leading HOUSE AGENTS. Ilfracombe, N. Devoa-readiSk H„"„If S'SStu ^'Ai: Furnished Houses and Apartments secured. Illustrated Guide and Prop erty Register on Application. Tel. iVY Isle of Man Ramsey & District. fargIer, Leading House Agent. Furnished & Unfurnished Houses to Let & for Sale, also Select Private Apts. Tels., " Fargher, Ramse}-, Man." Isle of Wight (Sbanklin.) Agent, etc. WALTER MORRIS, F.A.i., Auction Mart. House ■ Auctioneers, Estate Agents, Etc. 89 Sandown, LW., ind District. House Agent, W. G. MITCHELL, 12, HIGH STREET. List of Furnished Houses and Apartments promptly secured for inter* rlinsr visitors. Sandown Leading House and Estate Agents* HIGGS, MUMBY & CO. Isle of Wight. Under Royal & Distinguished Patronage. Tel. 175. Printed De:-criptive Property Registc" on Applic ation. isle of Wight House Agents ,*,^S^5;f,SS Sandown, J-rfslnvater, and Totland Bay. Lists sent free on receipt f)f rf-nn'r-mcnt-. LEAMINGTON SPA & WARWICKSHIRE FAYERMAN & CO., F.S.i., House & Estate Agents, 57, The Parade - — Printed Register Free. 'Phone 707. Tels., " Fayerman, Leamington." KENTISH TOWN, CAMDEN TOWN, HIGHGATE, HOLLOWAY, TUFNELL PARK, HA\'ERSTOCK HILL, and Neighbourhood. Messrs. SALTER REX & Co., Surregors anD Buctioneers, XauD, Ibouse, anD ^Estate Bgents, Issue Free List of all available Properties for Sale or to be Let in N.W. and N. Districts. Rents Collected. Estates Managed. Mortgages Arranged. 311, KENTISH TOWN ROAD, LONDON, N.W., Tel. North 569. AND 85. LONDON WALL, E.G., Tel. Wall 1231. T All ^ ATI — C. C. & T. MOORE, Managers of House Property, Auctioneers, LUllUUli City Office Agent:-, conduct House Property Sales at the Auction Mart, on Thursdays (held continuously for seventy -nine years). Chief Offi-c-— 7. Leadenhall Street, London. E.C. Malvern & Distriot-'„S;,s^e^tSAa^n''=r'A/eSis', Malvern. Estab. 50 years. Descriptive List free on application^ Tel. 160. Margate and KamSgaie Auctioneers, Surveyors, House & Estate Agents and Accountants. ~ Free Printed Register of Isle of Thanet. S, Cecil Sq., Margate. 36, High St., Ranisgate. 'Phone 52 MARGATE. 'Phone 19 RAMSGATE. HOUSE AGENTS : SCARLETT & GOLDSACK, Surveyors, Minehead Printed Register Free. HOUSE AGENT. C. F. J. RICHARDSON, P.A.S.I., A.A.I., 17, THE AVENUE. Telephone 63. WINDSOR fid MONTHLY MAGAZINE OdMONM^ go Auctioneers, Estate Agents, Etc. Newquay, Cornwall-Bank Street Charabers- R. STEPHENS & Co., ^f^Z' LtrSt Telegrams: " Stephens, Auctioneers, Newquay." Overstrand, Nr. CromerBECKETT, SON & PIRCnU HOUSE AGENTS. Free Register. MlPOUn, Telephone No. 25 Cromer. Pifl/xpli«y— CENTRAL PERTHSHIRE HIGHLANDS.— List of Furnished rillUtlll J Houses to Let for Summer Months, &c., Free bv Post, from C. C. STUART & SON. Telegrams — "' Stuart, Pitlochry " St. Leonards-on-Sea & Bexhlll-on-Sea.-SSiuSd'Ho.JS apply to JOHN BRAY, 13, South Colonnade, St. Leonards- on-Sea. Established 1864. St. Margaret's Bay, Nr. DoYer-^''HM'l?'rEs1aS°Ag^S?s; Market Square, Dover. Local Representative : Mr. A. E. DQUBLEDAY, St. Margarets-at-cUff. Scarborough, Filey, and District-^°^*s''o°Ns';'*!'i:r° Established 1S60. Surveyors, Estate Agents, and Auctioneers, no, We stborough & Aberdeen Walk, Scarborough. 'Phone 50y. Scarborough-ROWNTREES, "houS S& Telegrams — " Ro^vntree, Scarboro." Telephone No. 7 (^ lines). QAllfhamntATl (including South Hants and the New Forest). — WALLER OUULUallipiUll & KING, F.A.L, Auctioneers and Valuers, House, Laud, and Estate Agents, The Auction Mart, Above Bar, Southampton. (Business Established 181Q.) Tel. No. 230. QnilfhCDQ ^ District.— E. H. COOPER, 14, Osborne Rd., for Furnished & OUmilDCa Unfurnished Houses to be Let or Sold. Tel. No. 103. C»«fQMQcrtt—E. L, mXSON.— Oldest estabd. and leading House Ageut. DWan