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Show Remarkable Bridges. Among tho many old nooks nnd corners cor-ners and crannies of tho nuld Emerald Emer-ald Isle is Carrlck-a-rede, on tho Great Northern railroad, of Ireland. It Is an Isolated rock, separated from tho malnlnnd by a chasm sixty feet wide and moro than eighty feet deep, and It Is at this placo that tno saimon aro Intercepted In their retreat to tho rivers. A rude bridge of ropes Is thrown across, which remains during tho fishing season, and this bridge, which Is protected by a single ropo rail, swings nbout In tho most uncomfortable uncom-fortable manner, often rendering It a dangerous font In stormy weather, savo to tho nntlvcs, who cross it with tho utmost lndlffercnco. Tho nnmo Is derived from "Carrlg-a-ramhadh" (tho rock In tho road) on account of tho intercepting of tho salmon. Near by, on tho west sldo of tho island, Is n cavern In which have been found tho bones of horse, ox, deer, sheep, goat, badger, otter, water rat and r-several r-several kinds of birds. |