These pages attempt to make better known the large part of Ireland which
is served by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company, and while
doing so to realise Shakespeare\s words: \An honest tale speeds best
being plainly told.\ If they succeed in these endeavours, they will
satisfy the compiler. No inexorable route is insisted upon, but no
suggestion is stinted which may help the tourist to enjoy fully the
beautiful country he passes through - and a beautiful country it truly
is, be it approached from Athlone, its north-western gate, by the
Shannon, where, \In the quiet watered land, the land of roses, Stands
Saint Kieran\s city fair, \ or from its south-western side, in the
kingdom of Kerry, where the ocean leans against the mountains, and the
storm-swept peak of Skellig Michael makes the most westerly citadel of
Christ in the Old World! Everywhere within its broad borders,
swift-rushing rivers, mirror-like lakes, and mountains tiaraed in the
skies, delight the vision and gladden the heart. [...] Reprint of the
second edition of the guide to Ireland following the routes of the Great
Southern and Western Railway. Covers sights of Dublin, Limerick, Cork,
Waterford, Killarney, Galway and many more. Originally released in 1902.
