Above: In Munster

County Kerry, in the south-west corner of Ireland, is pierced by deep bays or inlets, which cut the land into long and narrow peninsulas. No words can describe the bold, wild, rugged, and much indented coast, against which the great Atlantic waves are for ever beating. The Shannon mouth, Tralee Bay, Dingle Bay, and Kenmare Bay, are the chief openings. There are many capes and bold headlands, but the chief is Dunmore Head, the most westerly point of Ireland. Of the many islands off this coast we can only mention Valentia. Kerry has the highest mountains in Ireland, and here are also the most tremendous precipices and the finest valleys. Carn-Tual, a grand peak of Macgilli cuddy Reeks, is the highest point, 3,404 feet high. The Gap of Dunloe, a great ravine, cuts right across this mountain chain. But the glory of Kerry is not its high mountains, its beautiful valleys, or its noble coast. County Kerry has some of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Here, overhung by giant mountains, lie the Lakes of Killarney, three in number, their shores and islands well wooded, and their scenery full of softness, freshness, and beauty. Tralee, the county town, on Tralee Bay, exports grain. Killarney, on the Lower Lake, is famous for its scenery. Dingle, on Dingle Bay, is a fishing town