Above: Sculpture In Ulster

County Fermanagh lies south-west of Tyrone, and forms a trough, in the bottom of which lies the great chain of lakes formed by the river Erne. The lakes stretch through nearly the whole length of the county, and divide it into two almost equal parts.

There are a great many islands in these lakes; it is said that they number 365. One
of these islands, Devenish, was for ages one of Ireland’s chief scats of religion and learning. It contains some of the finest and most perfect nuns in Ireland .

Enniskillen, on the Erne, built on an island in the river, is the county town. It is a military station, and the only place of any size in the county.

County Monaghan lies south of Tyrone and east of Fermanagh . The Slieve Bloom Mountains extend into this county. It contains no rivers of importance.

Monaghan (, the county town, stands on the Ulster Canal. It is a market town, and has a Roman Catholic cathedral. Clones has two spade manufactories and several large corn-mills.

County Armagh , on the east, lies between Monaghan and Down. Its northern border is Lough Neagh. A detached mountain Slieve Gullion, in the south-east, standing in the midst of a level country, commands one of the widest views to be seen in Ireland . Near the top there is a small deep lake, famous in Irish fairy stories.

Armagh, a city on the Callan, is the county town. It was a great seat of learning in early times, and has a fine cathedral, built on the supposed site of St. Patrick’s church. It is a see, or seat of an archbishop. Limestone quarries near the city yield good marble. Lurgan in the north-east corner makes linen goods. Portadown, on the Barm is also engaged in the linen trade.