A TRIP TO IRELAND.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13696, 11 September 1908, Page 3

A TRIP TO IRELAND.

Trinity Hall was well-filled last nigtit (extra seating had to be got in) for a lecture by Rev. T. Stinsou on Ireland. Mr Stinfton had obtained a considerable number of lantern slides, of nafural scenery, city views, ruins, cottars' homes, village scenes, etc., and arranging these for successive use iu suitable geographical order, be made them illustrate a partial tour of Ireland, that carried the company into jievera) counties, to many picturesque localities, and showed many interesting architectural works, both modern and ancient, both sound in the ruins. Mr John Mundell made a geuial chairman. Mr Stinson began hi*' lectbre with souio amusing remarks about a "blackthorn" bfcjck which he _ purposed using as a pointer, and then said one could of Ireland from many aspects —historical, religious, political, biographical, and many others, —but some of tliesc opened up matters of opinion, and lw would deal with Ireland from jsi'mt of views on which all Vrishriioii could agree, the picturesque and the industrial. He however, niado u few remarks on >ome interesting features in the early history of Ireland, and on tlw roll of n.une»> great in the tnnals of tin.* ltriti?ii Knipne. whiih were the names of Irishmen. His first pictures s»h»w<tl the vehicle which is pe culiar |o Ireland, tin- jaunting car, and he told amusing anecdotes of the i l,r vie l *" their drivers. "J*anding at Kin,; Nton, its harbour and some of its build ings were seen, and t Ik-h street scenes ami the great public busin-,-ss buildinc* and cathedrals of Dublin followed, with insttmtivo remarks about wine of them, quaim anecdote?, about othen*. Mr i"itm M»n dwelt a but?- on the unique antiquar >.tn relic* in the Trinity Colby.- library. "I'll, u au iv Ihn.ugh I i»e count tcr,. aii.l tluough Cork, and on I" Kdlamey. jng c.i.-t ruitK-d abbey> "«>d churcli<--. and rctn.irk.tbl.- "round touvir," on th wav. The l'ain»u* lako and pictui-'-qiK' hill- and Mimws of Rillatn.-y furnished nrativ pref.v view*. N«xt 'die Mghtrtjvr > and and loir. »«r- t..ken |Mft thy nwgn-.ti-cent clitf■» of l-'laie. through Migo. m!o the |-or di-tii'-t "i Pon.-gal. whor- the rude tiuuhc i to'-My-.- otfucd ■> nm! r..«i to th- co,t»v >'iue-.u:^_ «unie ininu •"> > .iili< t I b>' '•i iii. ■> t".iu-e« ay .in.i i.'i" lei;-mi i" 11 '. br> .ilt'l ' i-C ]* e !tr*l •* u hde. and then .i 'i-p « >- «' 1 f.ift. -Mid •I'd I 11 •ndustne*. Th- picture* and Mr Mm niiuvrkf aiwut "-r.- mt<rr»'.ing. ..nd vh-dr eon: innv evening Situ;* !>*" Mi -* •' Aij.J.-r "on ir:>! Mr Andt'"*". alid •> rr> l.y M: H tnir;,;. ,cr\cd ..v. :1 is;.- li!Sr I i:|> ■< • -t'jd l.( lliN-IVAI-Mr Ho, k« 1. :n »"\ --I'A 1 "i t„ \!r V, r .„„ f»T !,:• \etv irftruc.=J- i . 1 if

thill til.' Il.it IVc New /^.lana. : r i-uul.l not h,.\o lh> iiuiiv «f tli" I'ke. N<-*« >*•»- hii.l nalutal scenery "ft-- '«* luMUtiful ;«» in .1 ix lit way, l,ui win. lu.rknu; in the lnmiait mtt-i-M at aching t" iuifj.iit building* and oilier in.-iunri.ils of olden li"*--"- 'l hj« clian iium uii.U-U a jjio|Hi-.tl of thank* to An ami MOM>! S Fleming .■mi Andrews, and the vote-. w«h- train.-< Ibv acclamation.