Show LOVELY GREEN ISLE land of bewitching Bewitch mg beauty well worthy the love of the great apostle I 1 IN N HIS wanderings as a teacher st patrick doubtless visited almost every part of ireland it was on that abrupt and picturesque elevation mount blemish above the valley of the braid in county antrim that the heart of the captive boy experienced its great crest spiritual change which from events following may be conall ered to have altered the entire history of ire land and even to have transformed the face ot of christendom similarly ancient tara the old abode ot of kings situated about twenty five miles from dublin in county meath Is closely identified with st patricks name there be he went first on his mission of conversion st patrick must have known antl inti the beautiful lakes takes of killar ney in county kerry tor for in this neigh boyhood he sojourned deven years on an island in the lakes then known in the irish language by the name lough lene lone the lake of learning he es a charch which in the tho bev anth century grev into Innis fallen ab bey this part of ireland he loved espe dally then as now the soft be witching beauty of the scenery thereabouts was celebrated far and as the tenth wonder of ireland T the he mountains surrounding the waters were embowered ered in yew and evergreen and oak and purple leaved arbutus whose flowers hung bung in white rich clus aclus A few miles away from the town ton of killarney just beyond kate kato kear a blackwater bridge acye cottage soon after one enters Dun Dua lowa lows gap there la is a pla place cc which in local tradition Is the scene of an im m incident in st patrick patricks s life for this Is said to bo the spot where here he commanded the snakes 0 to o leave ireland distinction Is c claimed how however ever irish places place on the by many other western coast f tor or instance tarch Is a mountain called groach Patr patrick fcc where he Is said to have gathered to gother gether the serpents and to have driven them into tho the western ocean by beat this I 1 Is but one on a of the drum ing ne ft many legends which still linger in the minds of faithful irishmen |