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| WARRENPOINT, CO. DOWN. -This delightful sea-bathing resort, noted for the neatness of its architecture and the beauty of its beach enframed by picturesque sierras, stands at the head of Carlingford Lough, in the county Down about six and a half miles from the ancient town of Newry. All vessels of very heavy burden stop at the quays of Warrenpoint, because no ship drawing over fifteen feet of water can pass up the ship canal to the Albert Dock at Newry. Warrenpoint, being of comparatively modern origin, cannot boast of much to attract the antiquarian, but it offers many allurements to the lover of nature. The ever changing hues of the mountains and the phenomenal clearness of the water have won the praises of many observant tourists. The coast scenery around it, and in its neighborhood, is of a very high order, and many charming excursions can be made from the town to points of interest in the vicinity. The exquisite hamlet of Rostrevor, dear to Irishmen as the long-time residence of "Honest John Martin," the virtual founder of the Home Rule movement, is distant only two and a half miles by the streetcar line, which runs along the enchanting shore. Rostrevor also contains a monument, erected by Irish royalists, to Gen. Ross, who burned Washington, in 1814. |
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