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CHAPTER X. 



THE OWENEA AND OWENTOCKER MY GILLIE PAT FAIR DAY 

 AT ARDARA. 



LIFE was pleasant at Carrick with its comfortable 

 hotel, its chatty host, and the excellent fishings in 

 sea, rivers, and lakes ; but I came to see and hear 

 as well as to fish, so the order was given for a car 

 to take us on to Ardara. 



The journey is only thirteen Irish miles but so 

 interesting that we spent many happy hours in 

 performing it. The dismounting from the car and 

 climbing to this or that point of interest took much 

 time, but the views obtained amply rewarded us, 

 and we thought it profitably spent. 



The road at first follows the Glen river with a 

 gradual ascent for about six miles ; then we had a 

 steeper climb to the Pass of Glengesh, where the 

 high rugged mountains, rising steeply on either 

 side, form a picture of wildness and desolation that 

 has kept itself free, for many a mile, of the cabin 

 which in Ireland is almost everywhere. After this 

 each turn in the road made a fresh picture to 

 gladden the eye, and we were sorry when our 

 destination came in sight. 



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