By the same Author, In small 8vo, with Illustrations, price 7s. 6d. A TOUR IN CONNAUGHT, Comprising Sketches of CLONMACNOISE, JOYCE COUNTRY, AND ACHILL. BY THE AUTHOR OF "A TOUR IN CONNAUGHT." SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED. DUBLIN WILLIAM CURRY, JUN. AND COMPANY, 9, UPPER SACKVILLE-STREET. 1839. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. THE author being called on by his publishers for a in the unfrequented lines of country through which освоен vi PREFACE. TO THE SECOND EDITION. he ventured to travel. This work, therefore, cannot now be called "A Tour through hitherto unnoticed districts of Ireland"—for many a tourist has looked forth from the summit of Lough Salt mountain, on the singularly wide-spread prospect of land and ocean thence presented to his view-or admired the rich variety of rocks, woods, waterfalls and glens, that the vallis aspera of Glengariff supplies. Besides, there is now no lack of descriptive books; for it may be asserted that within the last twelve years, upwards of twenty writers have thought well of enlightening the public respecting our physical, social, and political state, and not only British, but French and German travellers, have told the world where we are wrong and how we may be made right. Now, without at all deciding whether any or each of these authors observed carefully, described accurately, or speculated soundly, it may be allowed that in the multitude of these counsellors there must be much wisdom-and therefore, it is hazardous in Messrs. Curry and Co. to throw such a stale work as mine before the public, when so much of fresher fare is |