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| LEENANE, CO. GALWAY. -The hamlet of Leenane lies at the head of the Great Killery Harbor, in renowned Connemara, and, although so small a place, is surrounded by some of the most striking scenery on the planet. Dr. Joyce says that the present name of the bay (Killery) is a misnomer, both in English and Irish, and that, according to the Four Masters, its proper designation would be Caolshaile-ruadh, meaning "the Reddish Narrow Inlet of the Sea," which exactly describes the character of the place. At the setting of the sun, in particular, the waters of Killery Bay gleam like ruddy, molten gold in a setting of mammoth mountains, the heather-clad crests of which change from brown to green and from green to richest purple, according to the season. In all of sublime Connemara-a region that will some day rival Switzerland and the Tyrol in point of attraction for tourists-there is not a more delightful resting place than the hamlet of Leenane. It now possesses good hotel accommodation, and most travellers linger in the neighborhood beyond the usual period, powerfully attracted by the splendor and changefulness of the scenery. As a fishing resort the neighborhood has few rivals. The harbor itself and numerous streams and lakelets furnish every variety of "game" fish known to the angler, including the far-famed "Gillerco trout," by many sportsmen preferred to the royal salmon itself. |
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