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Title: Romantic Ireland
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco), 1871- McManus, Blanche, 1869-1935, joint author
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Publisher: Boston, L. C. Page & company
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
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south Irish coast; butthe Gulf Stream gives warmth of an almostsubtropical mildness to the fresh sea air, andthe lowlands are enriched by the soft rainswhich wash the hills and fall into the greatarms of the sea, called Bantry Bay, KenmareRiver, and Dingle Bay. Farther north is the ample estuary of theriver Shannon and Galway Bay, each withmuch the same characteristics. To take asteamer from Cork for a tour of the south-west coast will form a unique experience inthe itinerary of most folk. Rounding CapeClear, the small coasting-steamer makes thefirst stop at the little village of Schull, whichstands at the farther extremity of an almostlandlocked bay. Here the land on three sidesgently shelves to low ranges of verdant hills,while the harbour is speckled with its fishingcraft. Leaving Schull, a half-hour or more ispassed before we are clear of the many rockyislands of its harbour and come to a view ofBrow Head, with its signal-station. MizenHead and Sheeps Head are seen in their turn;
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Glengarriff and Bantry Bay 43 and the dawn finds the ship snugly anchoredat Berehaven. Here at Castletown-Berehavenwe are at the home station of the Channel fleetduring the autumn manoeuvres. Before us isthe grand panorama of Glengarriff and themountains which shelter Killarneys lakes;while seaward is only the vast surge of theAtlantic. The splendid bay of Bantry, which takesits name from the town which lies shelteredat its head, is unsurpassed as a harbour androadstead throughout the world. Here thesturdy Atlantic swell, blue as sapphires, rollsin great lashes of foam; and Berehaven, justinside the Bear or Bere Island, is the baseof the yearly autumn manoeuvres of the Eng-lish Channel fleet. From any view-point thisrugged, walled bay is more than impressive,— more impressive, even, than Glengarriff it-self, which lies still farther inland, its circum-ference dotted with weed-embroidered boulders.Bantry Bay is twenty-one miles in length;from three to five in width; and has a depth,i

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