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of the natives, and followed by an ever-increasing number of the 

 juvenile population. A short walk, or rather scramble, soon 

 brought them to the Holy Well, which is in a little hollow on 

 the mountain side, at an elevation of about 300 feet. It differs 

 little from other holy wells, except in the enormous pile of 

 stones with which it is surrounded. These are the offerings of 

 the pilgrims who have come from a distance to worship. On a 

 small eminence a little lower down are the remains of the saint's 

 chapel and his "bed" — a flat stone in the end of the enclosure. 

 Here, in a recess in the wall, is also the healing-stone — a 

 quartzite block, in form and size somewhat like an ordinary 

 brick — which is said to possess marvellous curative properties. 

 Six or eight " stations," some having rude crosses, and all with 

 well-trodden paths round them, complete this most remarkable 

 penitential resort. There are others somewhat similar in the 

 glen, and the truly devout perform the circuit of them, and of 

 the time-worn crosses so numerous throughout the district. 



Leaving the wild glen and the hospitable residence of the 

 rector, the party drove over a rough mountain road to Carrick 

 Lodge, where they were kindly invited to dinner by the Messrs. 

 Musgrave, the respected proprietors of an enormous tract of 

 country, over part of which the party had for the past two days 

 been driving, and the coast line of which is, perhaps, unequalled 

 in any part of the British Isles. Carrick Lodge is beautifully 

 situated on the slope of the mountain, about a mile from the 

 village, and commands a wide extent of scenery, including the 

 almost land-locked Teelin Bay, and the noble headlands guard- 

 ing its entrance. Although built on a wild mountain side, its 

 gardens and grounds, which are the work of only a few years' 

 labour, are stocked with all our choicest fruits, flowers, and 

 vegetables, thriving luxuriously without any extra care. The 

 praiseworthy example set here, and throughout all their wide 

 estates, by the respected lords of the soil, will surely have a 

 favourable effect on the people, quietly teaching them the 

 beneficial results of thrift and increased industry. It is on the 

 young, however, that such lessons may be expected to bear their 



