Above: North Coast in Ireland Lough Foyle is the estuary of the river Foyle. At Moville, on its northern shore, steamers from Glasgow to America make their last call before crossing the Atlantic. Lough Swilly, in Donegal, extends far into the land. Read More

Above: West Coast in Ireland Bantry Bay, on the west coast, is one of the finest harbours in Europe. This inlet, and also Kenmare Bay and Dingle Bay, stretch far into the land, and are enclosed by lofty mountains. The Shannon mouth receives the water of the largest river-basin in Ireland). Limerick is its chief port. Galway Bay and Clew Bay have herring-fisheries, and are studded with islands. Sligo Bay contains the greatest oyster-beds on the Irish coast. In this bay three ships of ... Read More

Above: South Coast in Ireland On the south coast many of the inlets are called harbours. Chief of these are Waterford Harbour and Cork Harbour. Cork Harbour is in some respects the most important inlet in Ireland. It is a wide and deep land-locked basin, large enough to hold the whole British navy. American steamers call at Queenstown, in Cork Harbour, in order to take in and give out the mails. Read More