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THE BRITISH ISLES. 



open Atlantic. KiUaloc, at the point where the Shannon issues from Lough Derg, 

 is a bustling place, with quays, docks, warehouses, slate quarries, and a 

 remarkable cathedral, founded in the twelfth century. An old bridge joins it to 

 Ballina, in Limerick. 



The county of Limeuuk lies to the south of the Shannon, and consists for the 

 most part of a plain of exceeding fertility, known on that account as the " Golden 



Fig. 210.— Si.iGO Hahiîouk,. 

 From an Admiralty Ch;u-t, Scale 1 : 148,000. 



2 Miles. 



Vale." Lunorich, the count}' town, is seated in the midst of this plain ; but although 

 it is the natural maritime emporium of the whole of the Shannon valley, its 

 commerce is trifling, and even modern houses in the centre of the town wear 

 an air of dilapidation. "Vessels of 600 tons can reach its docks, but owing to its 

 remote position on the western coast, the town is not able to compete wûth 



