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Title: Black's guide to Ireland
Year: 1912 (1910s)
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Publisher: London : A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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t object on our way. It can be visited either by land orwater.* The echo produced by a musical instrument is entertaming, whi e that of a loaded gun or small cannon is toostupendous for endurance except by those possessed of thestrongest nerves. The story goes that this cave was inhabitedby a hermit giant who, having sworn a solemn oath never totouch food brought to him by human hands, was fed by seahwhich carried him provisions in their mouths Runkerby Cave can only be entered by water. Theentrance xs tolerably regular, and somewhat resembles a Gothicarch. This cave is situated to the west of Portcoon. Manvprefer the echo of this cave to that of Portcoon. We nowproceed to The Steucans, two peculiar hills which divide the baysPortnabaw and Port Ganniay. A little way fartber we comeupon the Giants Well, a little hole in the basaltic flooring ohe place which is always filled with clear water. Thelegends which tell of the giant or giaats who lived in this wild1 Boat to the Caves, 2s. 6d.
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giants causeway 129 retreat have of necessity furnished every means of subsistenceand amusement for the portly inhabitants, such as organs,chimneys, a ball alley, and even a pulpit; and in keeping withthese inventions we find this little pool dubbed the Giants Well.A very peculiar, though somewhat irregular pillar, called theGiants Granny, will attract the visitors notice at this point.We are now, however, close beside the grand objects of ourvisit. The Causeway is divided into three tongues, the Little, theMiddle, and the Grand Causeway. It would be impossible togive anything like a correct idea of the Causeway and itsaccompanying wonders by description ; all we can do is merelyto tell the tourist how they can be seen, and enumerate a fewof the leading objects most worthy of his study. The Giants Gateway and Loom, seen on turning to leavethe Causeway, are composed of a series of columns, the perpen-dicular lengths of which are exposed to view. The GiantsOrgan is a similar object, but

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