218 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1873 



Aug 31. Sunday. Canon Cory preached. Went to evening 

 service at Ballyconree, going over the hill above Clifden Castle. 

 Had a magnificent view of the Atlantic and its bays. 



Sept. 1. Walked along the shore-road with the Rev. W. D. Austen. 

 A beautiful view of the "Pins" from the monument. Spent much 

 time at Glenowen Orphanage. We had two nice teachers and Mrs. 

 Batty and Mr. and Mrs. Austen to tea. 



Sept. 3. We went to Roundstone, and by the mission boat to 

 Moyrus. It is a wild rocky place with a nice new church, parsonage, 

 and schoolhouse. All poor people, and very much shut out from 

 the world. We had a most interesting day there with the children 

 and the clergyman's family. W^e did not get back to Clifden till 

 about 11 p.m., for the wind fell as we were crossing. It reminded 

 me greatly of the Sound of Harris in Scotland. 



Sept. 4. Went to breakfast at Errislannon, at the Rev. B. Irwin's. 

 To get there we walked along the shore, and crossed in his boat. It 

 took a long time as the tide was very low, and against us. Drove 

 out in the evening to Derrygimla, Errismore, to hold a meeting, and 

 to have a lecture from Cory in the schoolroom. The clergyman is 

 the Rev. Mr. Ryder, who was once a priest. It was a most in- 

 teresting visit, very similar to that at Moyrus, and of quite as 

 missionary a character. 



Sept. 5. Examination of the teachers and agents by Canon Cory 

 and Dr. McCarthy. ... I dined with the clergy at Glenowen. An 

 admirable dinner, cooked by the orphans, who also waited upon us. 

 Afterwards went to tea at Mr. D'Arcy's sisters' (Mrs. Livingstone 

 and Miss D'Arcy), who live in a nice house at a mile off by the sea. 



Sept. 6. We drove to Kylemore, lunched at Casson's Hotel, at 

 Letterfrack, then went to Cleggan school-treat. 



Sept. 7. Sunday. Heard Cory at Ballynakill Church, Cleggan 

 Schoolroom, and Sellerna Church. 



Sept. 8. Called upon a poor man, Martin Clisham, who has been 

 much persecuted for becoming a Protestant. Dined with Mr. and 

 Mrs. D'Arcy. 



Sept. 9. To Roundstone, where we got nice quarters, and walked 

 out in the afternoon. It is a clean and good hotel. 



Sept. 10. We walked to the "Beaches," which are at about one- 

 and-a-half miles along the coast. Beautiful granitic sand. 



Sept. 11. Went by car to Craigie More to look for Erica ciliaris, 

 but without success. Found abundance of E. Mackaiana for more 

 than a mile along the road, and extending back as far as I could 

 easily get. 



Sept. 12. Again to the Beaches. We now found the further 

 one, and went on to the rocks facing the west beyond them. 



