girls and John Hare = they went in for some tea and
after looking around at the beautiful scenery I went
back to the station and boarded the 8 o'clock train
and went to Gork (fare 8 pence) The scenery between
Cork and Queenstown is simply superb. Along the river
the beautiful fields (very small) divided by stone
fences. Castles apearing in sight occasionally and
fine stone houses = nicely kept up with beautiful
grassy lawns. Arriving at Cork I had a ride from one
depot to another across the city on an Irish Jaunting
care My first ride in one of these carriages. I then
put my telescope in the parcel room and took a receipt
for it paying for same one penny. I paid the man for
taking me across the city 1 shilling. I then walked
around the city some going through the most principal
streets ~ stopping at St. Finnebas's Cathedral (Episco~
pal) saw the famous statue of St. Matthew - crossed
over St. Patricks & Parnell's bridges ~ went in to a
catholic church a few minutes mass going on very poor
people who had no money were compelled to kneel the
whole time, no seats to sit on. Grand structure. I
got cold and to see those poor ignorant people suffer
tortures while counting their beads was more than I
could stand so I came out before mass was 1/2 over.

I then went around to what was supposed to be a very
respectable restaurant and had breakfast. Everything
very dirty compared to our American stile, but quite
clean for Ireland. As I saw afterwards. I then went
to the Bandon Station purchased my ticket for Drimo-
league and the scenery between Cork and Bandon is
grend. A very fertile country very much like the
country on the hills of N.Y. State in Ch ng County.
From Bandon to Drimoleague the country poorer very
boggy and moors barren. Left Cork at 12 n and arrived
at Drimoleague at 2:30 p.m. Found on a little inquiry
a Mrs. Nancy M°Carthy (2nd cousin) who made herself
known readily and who made me go home and spend the
night with her. Two single daughters at home and she
offered me one for a wife. Hannah her name, and
offered to give me 200 pounds in gold too. A good.s
fortune. I ate my first meal (supper) at her house
Irish potatoes and fish - My! a regular old Irish
meal. Slept in a bed with two of her sons — the two
young ladies in another bed beside the one I was in.
Retired about 12 midnight and arose & next morning
