Wanderings in Ireland

A travel narrative traces a circuit of Ireland by carriage, motor and rail, moving from the capital through northern and western counties to lakes and southern coasts. It records ancient sites and ruins, seaside and mountain scenery, castles and abbeys, island settlements, and urban streets, with stops at pilgrimage sites, coastal causeways, and remote islands. Historical notes are combined with local anecdotes about music, superstition, ghosts, hospitality, and eccentric characters, and the text portrays vivid scenes of poverty, emigration, landlord-tenant tension, evictions, and military life. Short sketches of markets, races, inns and personal encounters punctuate the journey and end with a visit to the grave of Daniel O'Connell.