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| GLENSALOUGH, CO. GALWAY. -It is doubtful whether in the matter of natural features the Glendalough of the county Wicklow excels its Connemara namesake, a view of which is presented above. Of course the Glendalough of St. Kevin has the advantage of romantic tradition, and the ruins of its seven churches attest its monastic magnificence in the early times. The Glendalough now under notice is renowned for the sublimity of its mountain scenery, the clearness and depth of the waters of its lakes and rivers, and the richness of its unrivalled fisheries. It is one grand link in a chain of tourists' resorts, and is comprehended in the Ballinshinch system, including the lake and river of that name, Lough Inagh and Derryclare. Salmon and Gilleroo trout are found in abundance in all these teeming waters. Spurs of the majestic Twelve Pins, the Mamturk range and Lissoughter hill give the lover of the picturesque in nature full opportunity to indulge his enthusiasm. It is questionable whether the Scottish highlands magnificent as they are equal this portion of the wonderland of Connemara Ireland's Tyro. Bencorr, the loftiest mountain in the neighborhood, has an altitude of 2,335 feet, and rises sheer from the plain, only 70 feet above sea level, so that little of its true height is lost to the admiring beholder. Its cliffs and crags, wher the golden eagle dwells among the clouds, are not unworthy of the Tyrolean Alps. |
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