Province of Munster III

Categories: Munster, Provinces

Above: Scenic view in Musnter
County Cork, on the south coast, is the largest Irish county. The coast is broken up into countless bays and inlets, with tall din’s, broken rocks, rugged headlands, and sandy beaches. The chief coast features are Cork Harbour, Kinsale Harbour, Cape Clear Island, Mizen Head, and Bantry Bay.
Cork [...]

Above: Scenic view in Musnter County Cork, on the south coast, is the largest Irish county. The coast is broken up into countless bays and inlets, with tall din's, broken rocks, rugged headlands, and sandy beaches. The chief coast features are Cork Harbour, Kinsale Harbour, Cape Clear Island, Mizen Head, and Bantry Bay. Cork is a mountainous county, the most rugged part being in the west. The chief rivers are the Lee, the Bandon, and the Blackwater. Cork, the county town, ... Read More

Province of Munster II

Categories: Munster, Provinces

Above: In Munster
County Tipperary lies east of Limerick and the Shannon. The middle of the county is a plain, through which, flows the river Suir. The Golden Vale” of Limerick is a part of this plain. The Slieve Bloom Mountains are on the north-east border, and the [...]

Above: In Munster County Tipperary lies east of Limerick and the Shannon. The middle of the county is a plain, through which, flows the river Suir. The Golden Vale" of Limerick is a part of this plain. The Slieve Bloom Mountains are on the north-east border, and the Knockmele-down Mountains in the south. The Galty Mountains, one of the finest ranges in the country, lie on tlie Limerick border. The Shannon and ... Read More

Province of Munster I

Categories: Munster, Provinces

Above: View in Munster
Munster comprises the whole of the south-west of Ireland. The entire coast is washed by the Atlantic, which enters the land by long narrow opening’s like those on the west coast of Scotland. This province contains six counties.
Couty Clare lies north of the Shannon and south [...]

Above: View in Munster Munster comprises the whole of the south-west of Ireland. The entire coast is washed by the Atlantic, which enters the land by long narrow opening's like those on the west coast of Scotland. This province contains six counties. Couty Clare lies north of the Shannon and south of Galway. It is surrounded by water - the Atlantic, the Shannon, and Lough Derg - except for about forty miles on its northern borders. The ... Read More