Above: View in Leinster The Wicklow Mountains, on the east coast, contain beautiful scenery. The moors on the hill-tops are bleak and lonely; but the lower slopes are richly wooded, and in the midst of the hills there are lovely valleys and sparkling streams. Read More

Above: View in Connaught The west coast of Connaught is very mountainous. Mount Nephin and other lofty peaks are within sight of the Atlantic. Croagh Patrick rises from the seashore. It is so perfectly shaped that it appears the same from whatever side it is seen. It is said that this is the place from which St. Patrick drove all the reptiles of Ireland into the sea. In the west of Galway there is a wild and rugged region called Connemara. Read More

Above: Mountain in Ireland The surface of Ireland, in a general view, consists of a great plain, surrounded by a ring of mountains in masses near the coast. The interior is chiefly an immense pasture field. The only part that is waste is the tract of bog land which lies across the middle Read More