IRISH TOURIST DEVELOPMENT.
LTO THE EDITOR OF THE " Srscrieros.") SIR,—The opening of the Irish International Exhibition and the Royal visit to Dublin must once more draw attention to Ireland's attractions as a tourist resort. The chief improve- ment made within the last twelve months is the opening of the new service from Paddington to Fishguard and Rosalare. The train leaves Paddington at 8.45 every morning and even- ing, and arrives at Fishguard at 2.15, whilst the steamer reaches Rosslare, after a two and three-quarter hours' sea-passage in twenty-two-and-a-half-knot new turbine boats, at 5.10. On the Irish side Waterford is reached at 6.25 and Cork at 9.20. There are somewhat slower connexions with Kilkenny, Kildare, and Dublin on the one side, Wexford, Wicklow, and Kingstown on the other. Breakfast, luncheon, and dining cars are attached to the Irish, dining, sleeping, and breakfast cars to the English, trains. A large number of tours have already been organised in con- nexion with this service, one of which includes the journey from Paddington to Rosslare, Dublin, and Banagher ; thence by Shannon Lakes steamer to Killaloe ; from Killaloe,te
Coxit4 Limerick, Listowel, Tralee, and Killarney, and thence Glengarriff, Bantry, Bandon, and Cork, and from Fishguard by direct steamer. The London and North- Railway and the City of Dublin Steam-Packet C boast of the efficiency of their services, which are into greater excellence by the competition whip
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.4A 8rPX/9iig on all sides. Much more might be said ; but itia enough .tç state that the Midland Company of !n.. have aequfrell. an interest in the Donegal railway's, which, pial4s,te14 tç organise tours through the remit pietes.reigiiie„ diatriete.,
any of, their hotels. iThe Feeyaljfiail ?citel North-Western Ireland. The leish
pany have enlarged m ,TaneistPevelegpleiltge at Kingstown can now accoemeodate ;11 Ipandreot and fiftf visitors, whilst the_extensions.to the .Laharna Hotiel,nt Lain have made it into one of the finest in Ireland, with mom for from three to four hundred guests. Special cheap combined tours are -run from the large towns of Lancashire, giving q; week's holiday at the Laharna Hotel, inclusive of board and
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