A concise summary of what has been done in the
way of developing Ireland as a tourist resort appears in Thursday's Times. We are reminded that the sea transit rid Holyhead has been reduced to little more than two and a half hours by the City of Dublin boats—the fastest passenger steamers afloat—while the North-Western are building newer and larger steamers even than their admirable 'Cambria.' A through railway service from Kingstown to the four corners of the island is established ; the journey to Killarney from Dublin now only occupies four hours by the new corridor trains ; while the Midland Great Western are developing their recent extension to Achill Sound by new hotels, long cars, and electric tramways. The Great Northern line is displaying equal activity in regard to hotels and coaching tours, notably that from Killybegs to Londonderry; the Great Southern and Western, besides greatly accelerating their Killarney trains, have arranged special tours to the Shannon and the Rock of Cashel; while the Development Syndicate have organised the coaching routes in Cork and Kerry. We notice in another column some of the peculiar attractions of Ireland as a holiday resort, attractions recently brought home to those who took part in the Parliamentary tour organised by the Irish Tourist Association.
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