Leinster

Above: View in Leinster

County kilkenny, which lies to the south of Queen’s County, is hilly in the north and flat in the south. The river Nore crosses the County.

Kilkenny, a city on the Nore, the county town, is regarded as the inland capital of
Ireland. It has marble works, and from early times it has been a place of importance. It is one of the most beautiful and interesting towns in Ireland. It contains Kilkenny Castle, a round tower, and many other fine ruins. Callan, on King’s River, has the ruins of a fine abbey.

Above: Classic house in Leinster

County Wicklow lies on the shore of the Irish Sea, south of County Dublin. Except at Bray Head and Wicklow Head, the coast is low and has few harbours. The surface of the county is a mass of mountains, having less level land than that of any other county in Ireland. The Wicklow Mountains are thrown together in groups, separated by long narrow valleys. They reach a height of three thousand feet. The rivers are small, and of no importance.

Aboveve: View In Leinster

County Louth, the smallest county in Ireland, borders the Irish Sea, and forms the shores of Dundalk Bay. Carlingford Bay separates Louth and Down. On the south border is the river Boyne.

Dundalk, on Dundalk Bay, the county town, exports grain, provisions, and cattle.
Drogheda, on the Boyne, also exports farm produce. Near it was fought the battle of the Boyne, when William the Third, Prince of Orange, defeated James the Second in 1690. Garlingford, on a bay of the same name, has an oyster-fishery.