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.

County Carlow, a small county cast of Kilkenny, forms part of the great plain of Ireland. Mount Leinster, on the eastern borders, is 2,610 feet high. The Barrow, on the west, and the Slauey, on the east, are the chief rivers.

Carlow, on the Barrow, is the county town. Here is a Roman Catholic cathedral, a college, and an old castle. Bagenalstown is employed in. obtaining “Carlow flags”, stone that splits into layers, from quarries near. It has also large corn and flour mills.

County Wexford, in the south-cast corner of Ireland, borders on St. George’s Channel. The coast is low and for the most part sandy. In the south-east it forms Wexford Harbour and Cam sore Point, the nearest part of Ireland to Wales (St. David’s Head). The chief rivers are the Barrow and the Slaney.

Wexford, the county town, is an active sea-port on a fine inlet called Wexford Harbour. It has ship-building docks, and a large export trade in cattle, dairy produce, and timber. Near Enniscorthy (twelve miles from Wexford) the battle of Vinegar Hill was fought in 1798. New Ross, on the Barrow, has a considerable export trade.