CHAPTER IV. 



OUGHTERARD TO GALWAT — ANNAGH MR BODKIN'S FARMS — TURLOUGHS 



CARRYING OFF CROPS BALLINAHINCH " THE MARTIN ESTATE" 



CL1FDEN — CLEGGAN INLETS OF THE SEA DERRYGIMLACH — ROUND- 

 STONE PEASANTRY OF CONNEMARA TASK- WORK DESCRIPTION OF 



MARTIN ESTATE ON LOUGH CORRIB — FARMER'S HOUSE — BREAK DOWN 



HEAD OF THE BAY OF GALWAY ARDFRY MR SKILLING's FARM 



NORTH SHORE OF GALWAY BAY — TOWN OF GALWAY. 



Leaving Cong on the morning of the 14th October, 

 I sailed for nine miles down Lough Corrib to Oughter- 

 ard, where I met the Clifden mail, and reached Galway 

 in the afternoon. While I remained at Oughterard, a 

 strange contrast attracted my attention. Crowds of 

 clean, well-dressed country-people, with scarce a ragged 

 coat or an old hat among them, were hastening towards 

 the Roman Catholic chapel, round the eastern door of 

 which, sub Jove frigido, were rows of kneeling wor- 

 shippers ; and at about a hundred yards farther on, 

 stood the church of the Establishment, with armed 

 sentries pacing before the door keeping watch on the 

 piled arms of their comrades who were within the build- 

 ing. May the time soon come when it will be unnecessary 

 to continue an exhibition so incongruous with the cha- 

 racter of Him who came to preach peace and good- 

 will among the children of men ! 



Leaving Galway on the morning of 15th October, I 



