Above: In Munster County Kerry, in the south-west corner of Ireland, is pierced by deep bays or inlets, which cut the land into long and narrow peninsulas. No words can describe the bold, wild, rugged, and much indented coast, against which the great Atlantic waves are for ever beating. The Shannon mouth, Tralee Bay, Dingle Bay, and Kenmare Bay, are the chief openings. There are many capes and bold headlands, ... 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: View In Connaught County Roscommon lies between Mayo and the Shannon. It is on the whole a level county, and includes some of the finest and richest grazing lands in Ireland. It contains numerous lakes, among which arc Loughs Allen and Ree. Roscommon, the county town, lies inland. It has a fine old abbey and the ruins of a Norman castle. It has a large cattle trade. Boyle, on the Boyle, ... Read More