O'IIeilly — On the Kerry Strcnv Cloak Eorhihit. 9 



peasantry of the northern part of the provinces, [)rotected against the 

 rain and changes of the atmosphere by a dress or outward covering 

 composed of straw, which is closely twisted together, and is sufficiently 

 large to conceal the whole person (fig. 2). In this sort of peripatetic 

 thatch the guardian of the vineyard defies the effect of the weather ; 

 and during the important part of the season remains nearly night and 

 day in the open air with his musket prepared to resist any invasion 

 of his property." 



p. 402. — ^^Figuerra da Foz. The boats on this part of the coast are 

 so beautifully carved at either extremity, like an Indian proa, to 

 enable them to cut their way through the violent surfs occasioned by 

 the heavy westerly winds which generally commence in the latter end of 

 Octoher or heginning of November, and prevail through the winter along 

 the whole coast of Portugal^ (This citation is given to show how 

 favourable this prevailing wind is for the run to Ireland or the run back.) 



p. 481. — "About three leagues from Evora, near Arrayolos, there 

 is a cromleach." 



p. 495. — {Tailpiece), sketch of this cromleach. 



The following citations are from " Travels in Portugal," by John 

 Latouche (Oswald Crawfurd), 1875, and refer to the parts of Portugal 

 already referred to as being comprehended in the Ancient Galicia and 

 past Eoman times, down to the twelfth century, that is, the more dis- 

 tinctly Celtic part of the Peninsula. 



pp. 73 to 80. — The author describes an excursion to the *'Gaviarra," 

 one of the loftiest mountains in Portugal, the height of which is 

 nearly 8000 feet ; and he depicts the magnificent view of the country 

 to be seen therefrom, embracing the range of the Gerez Mountains, 

 the hilly provinces of Tras os Montes, and the country of Beira. To 

 the north-east the eye ranges across the Spanish frontier towards the 

 Asturias, in the direction of Astorga and Leon. This he describes as 

 the cradle of the Portuguese nation, which is an off -set of the vigorous 

 race which in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centui'ies inhabited the great 

 basin and water-shed of the Douro, from the heights of the Asturias 

 of Leon and of old Castillo, as far as the mountainous ranges of Beira 

 and Tras os Montes, "the race of men who in the Asturias preserved 

 some sort of independence -when the rest of the Peninsula was over- 

 run by Arabs." 



p. 83. — He gives a highly appreciative description of this race as 

 regards energy, courage, and spirit of adventure. He then describes 

 his passage into the valley of the Douro, and continues. 



