1869.] 



and their Uses. 



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esculenta fringiDg precipitous rocks. However, one of the most 

 charactei"istic sights is a low rock iu a sandy waste, on which is a 

 garden of L. saccharina or L. phyUitis with their accompanying 

 green, purple, and red parasitic weeds, and in and out through the 

 foliage may be seen little fishes, Crustacea and mollusca, creeping, 

 gliding, and sporting. 



To the eastward of the previously mentioned archipelago the 

 coast Hne extends in an east and west direction to Galway town ; 

 while on the southward, at the entrance of Galway Bay, lie the 

 Aran Islands. These latter, with a fair breeze, are not more than 

 two or three hours' sail from Koundstone, and are well worthy of a 

 visit, not only on account of the quantity of kelp there manufactured, 

 but also for their peculiar formation, the outcrop of the strata 

 forming long continuous large stej)s or terraces, and also for the 

 richness of their flora. Besides these natural attractions, anyone 

 interested in archaeology will find a good field among the Christian 

 and Prehistoric ruins that exist on all the islands, but more especially 

 on Innishmore. 



