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Account Of A Tour To Killarney, &C. In A Letter To J. And E, Fry.
On our descent we were shown a lake of an oval form , called tile Blue Lake from the water being of that colour , but from what cause" I am unable to say . Several other matters of inferior , note claimed our observation , but which 1 either thought unworthy of record , or omitted throughinafention ; indeed that writer will find but little inclination for detail , who , previous to entering on the subject , performs so
laborious a task as that of climbing the steepy sides of Mangerton . At three o ' clock we sat down to dinner at our inn , after which we went a few miles on our way towards Cork that evening ; but , as this seems the proper place for such a digression , I shall postpone my narrative to give an account of the usual expences incurred by a visit to this place : English Money . I . s . d .
Lord Kenmare ' s boatswain , who attends with the six-oared 7 barge for the company - - - - j-oioo Band of music for two days - - - _ i i o Six men at oars , each per day - - - - o I 6 81 b . of powder produces 32 charges , cost - - - o 16 o Gardener or guide at Mucrus - - - - o c o Guide to describe the Lakes , Mangerton , & c . & c . per day o I 6
A company of six persons ( with the attendants ) may be plentifully supplied with wine , cold beef , fowls and ham , with other articles of provision , for about one guinea per day , when they chuse to take their stores with them . In fine weather the whole may be easily seen in three days , divided as under : ist day , Killarney town , its environs , and the Lower Lake . 2 d , —Upper Lake . 3 d , —Mucrus and Manp-erton .
The accommodation wliich the M'Carth y's arms afforded us , was in general very good ; and I did not observe , in one single instance , that extortion and rapacity of which a former tour-writer has so loudly complained . It is a p ity that this gentleman did not adhere to that candour and impartiality which at the beginning of his book he professes to esteem , instead of erecting the fortress of satire upon the ruins of philanthropy . Invidious comparisonand ill-natured remarks
, , on a people who are really polise and hospitable to an extreme , whilst it yields a momentary gratification to malignancy , is sure to give offence where , instead of censure , the tribute of gratitude is due . I have heard in several places complaints of his illiberality , and in this city bave seen it revenged in a manner both singular and humorous . A dealer in earthen-ware made a large importation from Liverpool of
certain chamber furniture , with the head of the tour-writer painted at the bottom ; under the head is a poetical invitation which ( though delicacy forbids me to quote ) I may inform you , is readily accepted ; for nymphs and swains , and , in short , every description of resentful Hibernians , pour the willing yet indignant offering on the efii gy of Tw-ss . [ To be continued . ]
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Account Of A Tour To Killarney, &C. In A Letter To J. And E, Fry.
On our descent we were shown a lake of an oval form , called tile Blue Lake from the water being of that colour , but from what cause" I am unable to say . Several other matters of inferior , note claimed our observation , but which 1 either thought unworthy of record , or omitted throughinafention ; indeed that writer will find but little inclination for detail , who , previous to entering on the subject , performs so
laborious a task as that of climbing the steepy sides of Mangerton . At three o ' clock we sat down to dinner at our inn , after which we went a few miles on our way towards Cork that evening ; but , as this seems the proper place for such a digression , I shall postpone my narrative to give an account of the usual expences incurred by a visit to this place : English Money . I . s . d .
Lord Kenmare ' s boatswain , who attends with the six-oared 7 barge for the company - - - - j-oioo Band of music for two days - - - _ i i o Six men at oars , each per day - - - - o I 6 81 b . of powder produces 32 charges , cost - - - o 16 o Gardener or guide at Mucrus - - - - o c o Guide to describe the Lakes , Mangerton , & c . & c . per day o I 6
A company of six persons ( with the attendants ) may be plentifully supplied with wine , cold beef , fowls and ham , with other articles of provision , for about one guinea per day , when they chuse to take their stores with them . In fine weather the whole may be easily seen in three days , divided as under : ist day , Killarney town , its environs , and the Lower Lake . 2 d , —Upper Lake . 3 d , —Mucrus and Manp-erton .
The accommodation wliich the M'Carth y's arms afforded us , was in general very good ; and I did not observe , in one single instance , that extortion and rapacity of which a former tour-writer has so loudly complained . It is a p ity that this gentleman did not adhere to that candour and impartiality which at the beginning of his book he professes to esteem , instead of erecting the fortress of satire upon the ruins of philanthropy . Invidious comparisonand ill-natured remarks
, , on a people who are really polise and hospitable to an extreme , whilst it yields a momentary gratification to malignancy , is sure to give offence where , instead of censure , the tribute of gratitude is due . I have heard in several places complaints of his illiberality , and in this city bave seen it revenged in a manner both singular and humorous . A dealer in earthen-ware made a large importation from Liverpool of
certain chamber furniture , with the head of the tour-writer painted at the bottom ; under the head is a poetical invitation which ( though delicacy forbids me to quote ) I may inform you , is readily accepted ; for nymphs and swains , and , in short , every description of resentful Hibernians , pour the willing yet indignant offering on the efii gy of Tw-ss . [ To be continued . ]