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| LOWER LAKE, KILLARNEY. -Lough Leane was the old Gaelic term for the group of fresh water expanses now universally famed as the Lakes of Killarney. Lough is the Irish rendering of "loch," which signifies "lake," and "loch," which is unquestionably the correct style in Gaelic, is still retained in Scotland. In our day the name Lough Leane is applied almost exclusively to the Lower Lake of Killarney, shown, with its wooded shores and magnificent mountain background, in the picture. It is the largest of the three connected lakes and covers an area somewhat over twelve square miles in extent. It is said that the Killarney lakes received their olden designation from a famous blacksmith, called Lean, or Leane, of the White Teeth, who had a forge on the shore of one of them. This Lower Lake contains a number of beautiful islands and islets, the chief of which are Ross and Innisfallen. The latter is wondrously fair, and has been raptutously sung of by Thomas Moore and other poets. O'Sullivan's Cascade lies at the southern side of the lake and is one of the most fascinating waterfalls on the face of the planet. "With ocean strength it rushes on its way, 'Mid hoary clouds of everlasting spray." |
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