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KILLAKNEY TO MUCKROSS ABBEY.
the most convenient place for landing upon the enemy; which they perceiving, |
thought fit, by a timely submission, to prevent the dangerthatthreatened them.”
After the surrender 5000 of the Munster men laid down their arms. Lord Brog-
hill, who accompanied Ludlow, had granted to him “ £1000 yearly out of the ■
estates of Lord Muskerry.”
The castle is now in ruins, but occupies a situation which, ’
added to its ivy-clad walls, gives it an interesting and romantic (
character.
If Muckross he the evening destination of the tourist, or if ;
he desires in the same day to visit the abbey, he would j
do well to pull to the south-west corner of the lake, and J
there land. The boatmen will in all probability object |
to the length of this journey, being in all about thirteen j
miles, besides the distance they have had to row the
empty boat to meet the tourist at Lord Brandon’s |
cottage ; but the sail is not more than he has a right to |
expect. As Muckross will be more properly visited hi (
the walking excursion which we have planned, we will j
leave it at present, and merely observe that the walk
between the landing and Killamey is about three miles
and a half. The entire day’s excursion is nearly thirty-
two miles; for the first eleven we can drive, then walk
or ride four, sail about thirteen, and walk three and a
half.
KILLARNEY TO MUCKROSS ABBEY, TORO, ETC.
THE ABBEY OF MUCKROSS is a picturesque and
beautiful ruin, situated on the demesne of Mr. Herbert, M.P.
By a neat lodge gate, the visitor is freely admitted into the
grounds of Muckross, and passing down a walk in the direction
of the lake, he suddenly observes to his right, on a little knoll
surrounded by trees among which the yew is conspicuous, the
ruins of the far-famed abbey. It was founded in 1440, and
rebuilt in 1602. The rain consists of an abbey and church.
The cloisters belonging to the former are in the form of a
sombre piazza surrounding a dark court-yard, rendered still :
more gloomy by the presence in its centre of a magnificent !
yew tree. The different offices connected with the abbey are !
still in a state of tolerable preservation. The large fire-place \
of the kitchen was taken possession of by a hermit of the name