Ireland/Irish > Lakes of Killarney

GUIDES.
carrying basketfuls of the smaller articles, assail
tourists constantly; and really some of the products
of the factory are worth purchasing on account of
their beauty, if not as souvenirs of one’s visit to the
greenest spot in the Emerald Isle.
Passing onwards, we skirt the northern shore of
the lake, and are disappointed to find that, although
close to it, the glimpses we obtain through the thick
screen of foliage are few and unsatisfactory. But,
reflecting that no earthly pleasure is without alloy,
we do not murmur, especially when we consider what
is yet before us.
Beggars used to be a great pest, and, not unfre-
quently, a great amusement at Killamey; being pos¬
sessed of the wit and good-humoured impudence
which seems to be the Irishman’s birthright. Now,
however, a workhouse has been erected, and govern¬
ment provision extended to them, so that they do not
beset the tourist in such numbers as they used to do.
A short drive from the station brings us to the Vic¬
toria Hotel.
GUIDES.
In the various excursions we are about to describe,
it is advisable, indeed we may say absolutely neces¬
sary, that the tourist should take a guide with him,
not only to avoid the discomfort of being lost in the
wild mountain glens and forest glades, but also for
the sake of having an amusing companion, and one
who is well informed as to every object of interest in
the district, and brimful of the wild legends and stories
with which scenery so romantic is necessarily con-