The Sunny Side of Ireland Part 20

River.--Maigue. Station.--Croom, on Great Southern and Western Railway.

Accommodation at Croom Hotel and Maigue View Hotel. Salmon, trout, and pike fis.h.i.+ng by permission of the owners.

River.--Mulcair. Station.--Dromkeen, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 11 miles from Limerick. Accommodation good. Salmon and trout in abundance, free.

Rivers.--Shannon, Maigue, Camoge. Station.--Patrickswell, on the Great Southern and Western Railway, 6 miles from the Shannon, 1-1/2 miles from the Maigue, and 4 miles from the Camoge. Accommodation.--Good lodgings and small hotel. Salmon and trout in the Maigue, and in Shannon and Camoge very fine trout. There are small tributaries which afford very good trout fis.h.i.+ng free.

River.--Shannon. Station.--Killaloe, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 15 miles from Limerick. Accommodation at Lakeside Hotel, Royal Hotel, Shannon View Hotel, Grace's Hotel, Lough Derg Hotel, and Hurley's Hotel. Salmon and trout. The fis.h.i.+ng is excellent. During the past few seasons salmon varying from 20 to 40 lbs. have been taken by anglers.

About 400 yards below and 20 yards above the bridge is a free stretch of salmon and trout water, where the catches compare favourably with those on preserved waters. Fis.h.i.+ngs may be hired for a month or longer.

River.--Shannon. Station.--Castleconnell, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 9 miles from Limerick. Accommodation good. Castleconnell has a high reputation as an angling centre. Salmon fis.h.i.+ng may be rented by the month, fortnight, week, or day, and the district is noted for the heavy fish taken. Trout, pike, and perch fis.h.i.+ng is free.

River.--Deel. Station.--Rathkeale, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 19 miles from Limerick. Accommodation at Pigott Arms, Eagle Hotel, and Hibernian Hotel. Good brown trout fis.h.i.+ng, particularly in early months of the season--April, May, and June. Also salmon fis.h.i.+ng by payment of ordinary licence.

River.--Maigue. Station--Adare, on Great Southern and Western Railway.

Accommodation at Dunraven Arms Hotel. Trout and salmon, permission from Mr. P. Fitzgerald, Agent, Adare.

Rivers.--Brosna and Shannon. Station.--Birr, on Great Southern and Western Railway. Accommodation at Dooley's and Mathew's Hotels. Other private lodgings to be had in the town. Trout and salmon free.

River.--Shannon. Station.--Nenagh, on the Great Southern and Western Railway. Good hotels at Dromineer and Nenagh. Splendid salmon and trout fis.h.i.+ng.

River.--Mulcair. Station.--Boher, on the Great Southern and Western Railway. Good salmon and trout fis.h.i.+ng free.

~CORK DISTRICT.~

Salmon fis.h.i.+ng is as a rule strictly preserved.

Trout fis.h.i.+ng is everywhere plentiful, and as a rule free.

Rivers.--Lee, Sullane, Bride, &c. Station.--Macroom, on Cork and Macroom Railway, 25 miles from Cork. Accommodation at four or five small hotels; moderate. Salmon and trout.

River.--Blackwater. Station.--Mallow, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 21 miles from Cork. Hotel accommodation good at the Royal Hotel, Central Hotel, and others. Salmon and trout.

River.--Bandon. Station.--Bandon, on Cork, Bandon, and South Coast Railway, 20 miles from Cork. Accommodation.--Moderate; Angel Hotel, Railway Hotel, and Devons.h.i.+re Arms. Good salmon and trout.

River.--Dripsey. Station.--Dripsey, on Muskerry Railway, 10 miles from Cork. Accommodation.--None nearer than St. Ann's Hydropathic, Blarney, or Cork. Salmon and trout.

River.--Bandon. Upton, on Cork, Bandon, and South Coast Railway, 15-1/2 miles from Cork. Accommodation.--None nearer than Bandon. Good salmon and trout.

River.--Ballylechy. Station.--Bantry, on Cork, Bandon, and South Coast Railway, 57-3/4 miles from Cork. Good accommodation at Vickery's, Railway, and Terminus Hotels. Salmon and trout.

~WATERFORD DISTRICT.~

River.--Blackwater. Station.--Kilmacow, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 4-1/2 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at Farmell's Hotel.

Trout fis.h.i.+ng free.

River.--Blackwater. Station.--Mullinavat, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 7-3/4 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at M'Donald's and Healy's Hotels. Trout free.

Rivers.--Nore, Arigilla, Jerpoint Brook. Station--Thomastown, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 20 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at Globe Hotel, Commercial Hotel, Hibernian Hotel. Small portion of Nore free. Arigilla River and Jerpoint Brook free.

River.--Nore. Station.--Bennettsbridge on Great Southern and Western Railway, 25 miles from Waterford. Accommodation.--None nearer than Kilkenny or Thomastown. Salmon and trout; partly free.

River--Blackwater. Station.--Lismore, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 43 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at Devons.h.i.+re Arms Hotel and Blackwater View Hotel. Salmon and trout. Charges for salmon rod fis.h.i.+ng.--For season, _2_; for one week, _15s._; for one day, _5s._

River.--Blackwater. Station--Cappoquin, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 39 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at three hotels, also private accommodation. Salmon and trout.

River.--Mahon. Station.--Kilmacthomas, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 15 miles from Waterford. Accommodation at E. J. Walsh's and P.

Cullinan's. Salmon and trout, free.

~KILLARNEY DISTRICT.~

River.--Flesk. Station.--Killarney. Accommodation at Killarney. Trout and salmon free by permission of Lord Kenmare.

River.--Eirk. Station.--Killarney; thence by car 7 miles. Accommodation at Killarney. Brown trout free.

River.--Erhagh. Station.--Killarney; thence by car 6-1/2 miles.

Accommodation at Killarney. Brown trout; permission required.

~SLIGO DISTRICT.~

River.--Ballysadare. Station.--Ballysadare, on Midland Great Western Railway. Hotels at Sligo and Ballysadare. Salmon and sea trout preserved, also brown trout, for which permission can be had.

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~DUBLIN DISTRICT.~

Lake.--Lough Ree, Station.--Athlone, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 80 miles from Dublin. Hotel accommodation good. Salmon, trout, pike, and perch free.

~LIMERICK DISTRICT.~

Lake.--Lough Derg. Station.--Nenagh, on the Great Southern and Western Railway. Accommodation at Lough Derg Hotel, Miss Mill's Private Hotel, O'Meara's Hotel, Nenagh, and Hibernian Hotels. Some good trout and salmon fis.h.i.+ng; some by permission, and some fis.h.i.+ngs may be hired.

Lake.--Inchiquin Lake. Station.--Corofin, on West Clare Railway, 33 miles from Limerick. Accommodation at Lake Hotel. Famous for trout fis.h.i.+ng.

Station.--Croom, on Great Southern and Western Railway. Lakes.--Tony Hill Lake, 1-1/2 miles from Croom, and Loughgor Lake, 7 miles from Croom. Accommodation at Croom Hotel and Maigue View Hotel. Pike free by permission of owners.

Lake.--Lough Derg. Station.--Killaloe, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 15 miles from Limerick. Hotel accommodation excellent. Lough Derg is one of the prettiest pieces of water in Ireland, it is within ten minutes row of Killaloe, and the trout fis.h.i.+ng is about the best in the United Kingdom. In favourable weather large baskets of trout are taken, and the fish weigh from 1 lb. to 7 lbs. Pike and perch also abound in the lake, the former grows very large.

~CORK DISTRICT.~