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Identifier: onirishjauntingc00bayn (find matches)
Title: On an Irish jaunting-car through Donegal and Connemara
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Bayne, Samuel G. (Samuel Gamble), 1844-1924
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g-places. Queen Vic-toria landed here on August 3, 1849, ofwhich she has written as follows: Togive the people the satisfaction of callingthe place Queenstown, in honor of itsbeing the first spot on which I set foot uponIrish ground, I stepped on shore amidstthe roar of cannon and the enthusiasticshouts of the people/ We visited many banks at various townsduring our trip, and were courteously re-ceived by the managers. The Irish banksare managed on the branch system, Bel-fast and Dublin being the headquartersfor the parent corporations. Belfast forthe most part takes care of the northernpart of the island, and Dublin the south-ern. These institutions are very prosper-ous and are conservatively managed byintelligent men. Banks are established inall towns of any importance, and wherethe population is large they usually numberhalf a dozen. At Queenstown we went on board theCunard steamer Etruria, on Sunday morn-ing, bound for New York. The com-panys popular agent, Mr. E. Dean, obtain-136
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CORK AND QUEENSTOWN ed the captains cabin for me on the upperdeck, and in many other ways killed mewith kindness/ On looking back I findthat my highest expectations of the tripwere all fulfilled, and I have nothing butpleasant memories in connection with it.There were, of course, some bad moments,and for that matter, bad days; but they areall forgotten in the recollection of the kind-ly Irish people and the interesting land inwhich they live. I cannot recall a singlecross word or hard look given me by anyone during the entire trip, excepting inthe Derry Customs, and that doesnt count.We traveled over three hundred and fiftymiles on jaunting - cars, making use oftwenty-three of them. We traversed thecounties of Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo,and Clare, and used some ten differentboats and steamers in completing ourjourney. To the readers of this very imperfectsketch I would say that should they everthink of following in our footsteps, theyshould fully consider the drawbacks andinconveni

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