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

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

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