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Rosapenna, the baggage being sent round by Rowross ; and 

 Fanad has not seen such a straggling army for a long time. 

 The weather was warm, and coats were soon doffed, the 

 members, clerical and lay, changing colour from black or grey 

 to lighter hues, whilst the relieving car was piled with the 

 discarded garments. Before noon the old castle at Moross was 

 reached, and a halt made whilst the remains of this old feudal 

 keep were photographed and a section of the party picked up 

 who had boated through the upper waters of Mulroy on a 

 geological hunt under the care of the rector. All were soon on 

 board the ferry boats, which three peasant girls pulled across 

 the tide with skill and ease, bashful, but pleased at the number 

 of visitors. On reaching the other side, the walk was resumed 

 to Rowross Ferry, where boats were in waiting to convey all 

 across to Lord Leitrim's Pier, where the cars were ready to 

 drive past the castle, and through the village of Carrigart, and 

 across a tidal strand to Rosapenna Hotel. This walk was a 

 pleasant feature of the trip, as it afforded opportunities for 

 collecting, whilst the views obtained from the heights were 

 worthy of the journey. Mulroy Bay extended on every hand, 

 its ramifications being quite confusing to the stranger, and it 

 was only when the heights of Ganiamore were subsequently 

 ascended, and the whole Lough appeared like a map, that some 

 idea could be formed as to its shape. 



After crossing the great sandhills at Rosapenna, the new 

 wooden hotel appeared, quite a revelation in such a waste. 

 This building was erected at great expense by the late Lord 

 Leitrim, and is a comfortable and commodious structure, built 

 entirely of wood brought from Norway. 



After dinner the Rev. Father Gallagher, the parish priest, 

 who had met the party at the ferry, conducted all to the old 

 Church of Mevagh, where there is a large rude cross, and 

 adjoining which upon the cliffs are some ornamentations of a 

 prehistoric age, the meaning of which can only be guessed at. 

 The local information given by Father Gallagher was esteemed 

 and enjoyed by all the members. After tea a short business 



