SALMON ANGLIKG IN IRELAND. 85 



were weaving, and, doubled or trebled, proves equal to any work an 

 angler requires. 



A stranger strolling along the quays east of Carlisle Bridge feels 

 at once he is in a land piscatorial. The number and excellence of 

 the tackle shops is extraordinary. From Martyn Kelley's, at the 

 comer of Sackville-street, up to the Four Coui-ts, on either bank of 

 the Liffey, an angler can hardly go wi'ong in search of good things. 



Poor Ettingsall's place knew him no more ; the shutters were up, 

 and the old house wore a mournful and desolate aspect. I trust the 

 good fairies have taken my old friend to Shiny Wall, a place where 

 honest anglers may hope to rest when their work is done. 



The Dublin gut always struck me as remarkably good and cheap ; 

 for dyed hackles, seals' fur, and such like, this is the market for the 

 world. 



Our last day shall be spent on the South Wall a humble name 

 for a great work. Everyone has heard of the beauty of the bay ; 

 and this pier runs far out into its centre 17,754ft. commanding 

 one of the finest views in the world. It was built for the purpose 

 of increasing the current, and so to enable the Liffey to do its 

 own scavenger work. Nearly half-way down this vast mole is " the 

 Pigeon-house," no longer a packet-station, but a great artillery 

 depot. Passing through small mountains of shot, and guns lying 

 peaceably side by side, we reach the longer and outer portion, at the 

 end of which stands the lighthouse. How fresh the sea-breeze felt 

 after the breath of the great city ! 



Yonder lays the ragged hill of Howth ; there Kingston and its 

 noble harbour. Cutters and schooners, barks and steamers, were 

 beating in or running out with the last quarter of flood. Behind 

 lay the great Babel, still and quiet under its canopy of smoke ; the 

 infinite variety of the Wicklow mountains completing the picture. 



Let no stranger depart without seeing what I have feebly tried to 

 paint. He is safe to be sent to gaols, hospitals, squares, cathedrals, 

 and penitentiaries ; but if he desires to gain a just idea of Dublin 

 and its lovely suiTOundings, let him take my advice and come 

 hither. 



