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| THE GREAT CAVES, LOWER LOUGH ERNE. -The picturesque elevation of Knockmore, Anglicé Great Hill, rises above the waves of Lower Lough Erne to a height of 919 feet, and its summit affords an observatory for lovers of nature that cannot be surpassed, in Ulster at least. It commands nearly the whole extent of the noble Lough, its rock-enchaliced shores, flashing waters and wooded islands of never failing verdure. The caves, the saturnine gates of which are shown in the sketch, are very extensive and the largest, known to travellers as the "Garrison Cave," has never been thoroughly explored. The "Lettered Cave" is better known to visitors, and on its rocks, carved deeply into the stone, may be seen letters, symbols and carvings that are popularly supposed to belong to a prehistoric period. It is believed that both caverns were used in the stormy olden time as places of retreat by the timid or the vanquished. The "Gille's Hole," another cavern of portentous aspect, is shown on the northern face of the cliff. It is related that about a century ago, it was inhabited by a pair of true lovers, whose haughty and unfeeling patents would not allow the course of their tender passion to flow smoothly on. In this case love did not fly out at the window when want entered at the door. There was no window for it to fly out of. |
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