Vol. VII - No.1

Whole Number 35

Jill'

Sept. -- Oct. 1956

Neil Stack, Editor

DRIVE SlO'l'/l Y --rS-lf\OUGS-1 A MICROCOSM OF IRISH LIFE

By Patrick Brady

nci',n<>T,n s to a 1. In

thinks of a importance to

, a movie house, and a garage. for in a town­

you came to an Irish lulled by green grass

~L'~~S and grazing cattle, a .dream of thatched prim, neat laborer's

corn growing among the children wandering home

see it-a painted sign ret ss-margin-'Drive Slowly­

·J:O'wn,'Alle~IQ. ' Beneath the admonition one will see the town name-Th Lo •• n «, Slane or other town. The view ill at1l.l Ullbrolalil. DO spires or Deon as..1DII the tirlJ!u!;~:~DI a wh1tewaahecl gable thrOll8h the trees. Then, 70U turn CorDer. IIDd • ;you are there. in tbl ODe lcmg street ot a IIII&lJ. Ir.Lsh 'fbi tranquil and balanced ....,. of lite st1l.l prevails in these BaBll towns ateadily giy1rlc 11&7 to Mnt.1eth oelltur,y pl"01l'881J.

houea are ~ UId .late in color, broIaIa b7 IBW GEIUWI-mBa AIR PAC!' p1Jlk wall or Il'Mn door. 'fbIT U.e squat

leu1Dg on each other tor aupport. 'DIe 1I:lde Veat 0e11l&Jl7 and lrelazld _,,., 18 _arl;r deserted except tor a cart or two

cOIICIluded a ... c~roiaJ. nabl1Dg thro1J&b., or a t .. C1Ul1ats cxa1ng 110 a atop apeaent in 110M. aOl1Dt:l.Dg Ihopping baga. !lie grocer taba a loug

It giftS Oel'!l8D1"a good-b7e trc. his counc.er outaide the ahop proIl~ Urllne the right 110 tl;r Dv.- titled. 'Jaa. Farrell I: SOlIS. ,.~ Grocer, Eatd. blin Yi. Belgi1lll, IIDd. 1906. • JJ.1 along the atnet bi070laa lean precari-Kanchea ..... r. aDd to on oua17 againat 1d.:DI:la81lll1 and valla, against. abDpr. its w8IIII-AtJ.azat1c route.. (CoDtinaiacl on ~ 282)

C.P.A. OFFICERS* PRmIIDD'I' --- JIaloolJa G. o'ae~ !l()8-87th ~ IIorth Berpn. B.J. 'lOB PRmIlDKft - - John V. Trawl'll 39 Card1cUl ao.4. 'l'oroDto 18. Canede

-aECRE'l'ARY --- Rudolph M1.toball 303 HeWg A'f'8., 5aliabur7. B. c. .. !'REASUBER ------- IIDbert (Irq 2629 ""er:r Street. n1nt 4,Jtl.chigm KDI1'OO THE REVEALER - Ran Stack (AlIl) 3ll1Yt 9th st., lin York 3. lin Tork PUBLIC RELU'IONS Cft'ICEIl-.Jolm J. Cl&rt 947 lut 32l1li st., Brootl;rn 10, B. Y. .. ASSOCIA'l'IOB AT'l'ORBSl' - I.ar1n L. EI;r JIaE Ie89 -- Bleb' end Center, V1acona1n •. P... :IOBOPEAH DIJIg:'l'(Il-lt\.chael GUtna,. 22 -.at ao.d, - ~bl1n C 10, - lJoelaDd p(Jl SUBSCllIP!IOBS AJI) BACI COPIES ~ 'l'III BBV'EALIR-irrit.a to John J. Clart-d>cmI.

DRIVE SIDWLY THROUGH 1'OWll (Continued trc. page 281)

C~~~. a blurred theT are clapped and Cheered b;y Ul enchanted audieDCe.

0'l'HER DIVEBSIOK3

'!'be aaal.l. town has a dramatic season too I Suoh pla;ya as "Father Hatthew", 'rbe Hone,. Doesn't Hatter", "'!'be Croppy Boy" UId ot/;ll8rs -have real actors and real scenery. a circus comes to town once a ;y¥tar and seen uDder Ollm'as on the Fair Green. 1s a sight to be tallmcl about tor lIBeJa;l -l

'1'ben tor the sober c1tillBn there ~"the Gun Club and Young Farmers' Club . ar, SUIIdq a tootball or barling m.a:tch oan be i en on ODe of the looal t1elds.

FAIR DAY / Besides the regul.ar entert~nt there are

certain d.!qa when the town it$eu is en tete. Firat ot these da;ra, becauae/ 1t 111 the tow's livelihood, 1s Fair Dq. r

pubs 8Dd priTate dwelliDg~. A pol1_m !'rca six in the Ja01'II1I:IC, {on that dq. all staDis 1d.th folded _ a~ the barrack door. roads are fil.led with the sound ot cattle-'l'ban. tor exercise, he stfolls as tar as the sbeep. pigs and horses on the ced'.er

Green and back. 1Ie~ as it be were of a circle in the town. ' cars edge ......,n.IlII< to rermber What, Dd an unlighted and slip by cattle. run in Tarioua nu':n>J.... Illlllp or a dr:LDk' &;fter hours. a cr:lJle : directions whil.8 the shout at · both

WoMn III(1ft across 1fhe street, talk, their stock and their The carta ot gesture. _ on again ~ slov..,tion, 8Dd lambs t111 the lower at the town, backed rather aelt-conac1ousl;r a car passes DOW aDd right up against the leaving little then. - I roca on the street tor people to

At six o'clock the ~ aerchant car- pails. r1es his torks and apadeaand bazobed v1re 1IIdoors in preparation t cloaiDg shop. He then goes upstairs, hCIII8 to h18 tlllil7. J.Dd in several sweet shops ~ d woaen select tor their librar,r c0Q8t~ra, the best 'Weat-ern or the II08t rauntic Rcaance. Public8D8' wives, taldng the earJ.:.r shift. hear the doings on the farm frail IDIIn Vi til h8;yaeed their hair. Past the Fair Green, aDd TODd the grocer's. 7011 F see the road to the river and the eve~ lllist on the river. so IIII&ll 18 a aaal.l. lril h tow.

ONE HOST FEEL THE PULSE OF THE TOWN'

'l'be Town Hall 1e the lIiovie and pla;yhouse, dance hall aDd assembly !place. Glancing

8uyln, or sellin, (I horse I On Fo;r OQ, e¥erybody rh rones 10 lown.

down the street 0118 Illig t think the tow has • tarmers shake their heads, a 'dead 1ook', ccapa.red lwith an Ohio or Br.l.t-\ oont1nuousJ.:.r l.1ke hoarse IIIIto ish town, but one wouldllbe grosely incorrect lorries take thelll IJJI8'1' or a dis-The best pal.ae 1s not tJ!e loudest. on. III1st drives thelll hoD8-w1thout his listen betore bearing tile oonfident, quiet to break the unpleasant DeWS

pulse ot a aall town. \ "we didn't sell." Each WedDeadaT, tor ~le, the 'l'own Hall the Fair Green all 1s chaos

shows evening 1II0nes of RoT Rogers snd Clark catt1e e'f'8rywbere, pigs every-Gable. TheT are brooghti to town b;y the bIav- ~~:'n~~:~n;~: men and hard;r ba,ys 8'9'er.Jll/tere, 282 ( on page 283)

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DRIVE SLCWLY TIIIlOUGH TOWH (Cont1na.ed floaa pase 282)

around the side sbow pertol'lllElra aDd ImJn the ice cream '98ndor.

Fair Day t\lerywhere In Ireland provide. o weltome opporlunity 10 metE old f, lend ••

A GOOD DAY FOR CREDlTOI~

IRISH 1IOOXLE7S AND '!'HEIR PAHi!:S

~~ti~&~S~ri~~~

B;r Perr;r Adaas, :S.P.A. 184

Certain q\18st1ons having to do with earl;r !plul8ElS of Irish ph1late:q atter tba TNaV,

&akad again 8IId again, and it 18 d.itfl,Oo to accept the idea that ~ntat1on

11ID:I.cn appe~ alJDost _nstant, IlIA,. not been made llTaUable in _ of tile old­

handbooks and certain alJiIost forgotten 1 P"~""".u. .. nagasines. Failing such records. ani granting that .w, or1 g:I nal research is alvqs preferable, a current Bt1Dabl1Dg blook is otten the e:rtre. difficult,. of aBeilllll:.l1ngl the 1~ iJNol'98d, tor stud;r. 'l'be7 ~ 1t1es.

DEARm OF mollHATION ON STAMP 1IOOXLE'l'S

Perhape JIOVbare within the Irish liat is the torego1Dg aore applioable than to the

Igr.:rup of strlllp booklets. with theh' dift1'1l1-pallSs, covars 8Dd interlea'98s, 4at1Dg

to the period at Ire18Dd l s firat dBftn.-r. ......... n '-'1"" ..... 11t1'98IS and aoDt1m:i1lla into the present.

lot.he]~. paraued b,. tbe tBJt co ctor, the COftra carr:r a serial JlDIIber lIIi;rear collector 8Dd the man you for bul.l. 1IODe7. issue in that order. althongh in the ellJ~lIrl ("So there. Jack, I he~ 70 had a l.oTe:q th1a order vae reYersed-tbe ;year c_ oalf frca that cow ;rou ~t last 'l'he lIOat recent booIcl.et known to tb1s tsn bob(lO Shillings) 8Dd . ..., ba'98 is #37 ot 19S4 (37-S4). To tba beat

Intrepid sal.e_n drag81'Mrs OIlt to look at lIlT laIo:ni.I.ed&'e, the Dllllbera bet.aen 1 8Dd at a 'lcmtl;r ;rearllng', on to theh' ha'98 all been used. for BIlcces81ft book-_ until all hope of aal.e is past. so thet bet.een 1922-23 8DCl 19S4 there

!be bus crawls tbr ' . 1nah b,. 1noh, 8Dd been the 37 issues indicated, which disgorges a host of n bent OD ba;ying that in SOllla ,earB there haft been .ore e'98r,rtbing tor the boJ!se. McDonagh has a one. Piecemeal. a considerable part at notice out 'Good Fooil'. 8Dd the "stem Bank this .aterial baa passed through rq baDds • ... ...... , .. ~:~ .............. '" "'" I ."".~..,..., ... __ __

l1ftt'lnth and is doing ~ business. At recorda sa the Focession marched b;r. BIlt tb:r'ee 0 'clock the a1s ba'98 aU goDS; onlT the truth is that I little dreaaed bow dif-

1IIlII8n and . 1"0IIII aDd 1IODder, gorge fioult it vould JIl"O'8 to obtain the required aDd on tlds, theh' Ilontbl;r hol1d...,. Bu.t intOZ'lllltion, until. too late. tor the tovnspe pls it is f~ traa a bol.1da;r. The DBXt clq b bes are out cleaning 8VRiT jlIE1BOI1S CJII'l'S LISTDII BOO'n' LIS'1'8 an;[ PA.l1KSI

. thB sawdust rspa1ns. It is a quiet dRiT g:LT8Il to t-reckon1Dg. 01' the two standard catalogs lIIOat t ..... l1 ar

in the UDited States. that of Stanl.e,. ~!:RB ARE OTHER R)T,IDAY$. aa1 ts all reference to Irish booklets and

~ paDEls, vbUe Scott listspsnes oDl;r, 1I1tbout

bre . other bol1dqa. Por instance, specUic I16ntion of the booklets in 1Ib1ch there is SurlIer Begatta on the laD. 'lbs tbe,. _re stitched. Because the paDSs l'epsatl s galleries are open and Aunt ~ tbep .... 1'98s in booklet atter booklet, the and Boop-la,gh'ls in bright dresses and YOIq scott _thod, in one senae, tlms Il'9'01ds a

shallt to theh' fRYOrite crews. Later in IIAB8 of repetitift detall. lJDhapp;r la:iW'6l', the year is held a Grand C&rniTaJ. of Dancing such list1Dg also outs oft a large aaoant of (Contu-d on page 284) (Continued on page 285)

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mE NATIONAL TRUST RENTS SHAW'S HCIHE

'!'be National. Trust, wbiCh; ' quired the of George Bernard Shaw in 1944, bas finally rented it to Christopher p asserley. Tbe new tenant is a public relaj!ons man who likes all that Shaw hated-~acco, drink and IIIIIll't.1

Mr. Sha¥ left no e nt for the upkeep of- biB home and the t.1.onal Trust found. it a drain on its to keep the place in pair. !be 12 1"0(111 ouse is located on a 4 acre plot of land at A:yot St. Lawrence, 20 miles north of ~~.

Hr. casserley pq $490 a :year in rent and $2S7 in t.IIlPls. As a part ot the agree­ment tourists k.ul be admitted to Shaw's study and garden on Saturday afternoons.

DOLLARD W/ limE PERFECT S pum"

In rev1ew1ng the host ot Irish rarities in Mr. T.E. Field's collection at Fipex. one observed that Mr. FielA thought enough ofone little known variety to include it in his showing.

!be particular item in mind. is the 10/­Dollard i'rcm the plate with the so-called "l'erfect 8" in Poatap. )(ost of us have seel so fflll of this specimen in our J9arB of col­lect.1ng that we begin to wonder just bow ... do exist. So. let us conduct a census. If 7011 ha~ a W/- Dollard !lui tbe "l'erfect S· illltte just jot the 1.ntcmaation on a postcard and III&1l. it to President Kal. O'Rei14. The results of this poll will be published in the J8.IJII.&l'1'-Febroary 18S118 of !lIE REVElLER.

Ireland

'!HE mlSH SEIDCIl COMIII'l' SUICmE

!be World Health Organizati~n At GeneTa, baa issued a report show:illg th Ireland has fewar BU:1c1des than &:IV other t.1.on in tbB vorld.

Japan 18 at the head of l:list wbilB ~ United states is listed at center. 1'ba report farther states that ratio between

Ja FAREWKLL AS

EDI'roR ar THE REVEALER

By Hall Stack

SiDce the f01'lut:lon,i E1re Philatelic Associat.1.on-back in tall of 1950-1 have acted as editor ;your publication, THE REVEAIJm. I tried to do a good job although it alWlliJ1l been an easy OIIB.

I have aade .&:IV, and last.1ng ¥J,eD<UI!Iap!!! in th:1 "I countr,y and abroad. To has alWlQ'S represented more association of Irish BtBlllJ:? :>P30~~is1;s collectors-It represents one grOllpS of men II.Dd WeEn one .,."ua desire.

Through the :years that I served as ;your editor I have grown to 1IlOst of ;you personally. In l118eting ot the bars I have been amused told 1118

that they were under the that I 8111 paid a saJ.ary as E.P.A. and that the organisation pa;ys rent for 1118-that I rurve an B<ator:l.al office statr. The truth is, I have these hoped fC1l' niceties. All of II1Y tC1l' E.P.A. been done at bane.

Bat nav, due to pre at the office, my- t:1me to be devoted our splendid oxg!ln-I isat.1.on has been ~~atJ.Y curtailed. In I teel that I can do justice to the position ot For these reasons, including 'flO' desire see a new editor spark our periodical, will say so long-but not good bye. I still remain on the finance board keep an .,.. on the

lIalcolJll G. 0 'Re1l.Q' P.A •• embers that the

!e1real.er 18 open to an;,me ,.....l=n..'" are to be <U.l:BCl'T

the address listed on :¥ss'~.

7Q' successor ill BB.L.BC:l>-1 '¢o;U'd will publish The Be­

boajt'li will be beaded by proem-

IIIBn a:ad _n is ~ tl\ree to OJIII. I Ja BAllU-IRISH $'l'Jcr..t:WN-ARRl:vES IN U.S.

JIR. BOLAND TO REFliESENT IRELAND A'1' U.N.O.

'l'be tOl'll8r Irish Alllbaa' ador to LoIKlon. 111'. F.R. Boland, will repreMnt Irelandat theUB. 286

Jfy Babu, the old Irish stallion has arrived in countr,y atter a plaM trip from • An American syDdicate pnrchased hia last year.

I r OORRECTION OF AR'l'ICLE IN JOLY';;AUG. ISSUE

Cil ,pag8 211; of the Ju4r-Aug. issue of )Jo. The BBveaJ.er, DJ.uatrations ot the B:Laltas Positions were iDcor:rectly assigDed.

The Top Cut Should Read: Positions 6 & 26 Kiddle Oa.t Should Reach Positioi:ls 13 & 33 • BatteD Cut Shoul.d Readr Positions 4 & 24

2$

IRISBKEN, IRISH HISTCRY E'lC. n ON 1'BE STAMPS OF Q'l'HER COUNTRJES

(Cont1nned :frail the ~Aug. issue-Page 219

C~ In 1945 a belate issue ot 4 stamps was released to ho the centeDlll"T of the death of 0 I • Tbq were :IJ1 de­"""nations ot 15, 3 , 40 and 1.60 centa.­vos.

GREAT BRl'l'AIN 'l'ba]1)/ ( n light blue & ul .. traaarine) and the i fbrcMI of, George VI, desigusd by Hon. Geor Bellew, an Irish­man. The 1949 1/- u •• u. was also dee1p ed by Bellow. .

HOLLAND Sa:1.nt Willlbrod/> who died :IJ1 139, is shown on the 1939 isspe in Talu.es of 50 am l2ic. When 20 78E ot age bEl went to Ireland and spent 12 I"QarB at Abbe,. Bath­melsigi-identitied ,. SClDe as Hel.lU'ont :IJ1 Coantr Louth.

ITALY 'l'be Ka.rcoDi 'IXlr"trsita of 1936 on the 200, SOc and L 1.25. KarconL1s IIIOtberwas

Irisbwaltan. Also 6 values of the radio set ot 1941 to 50 Lire.

Ll'rHIJANIA The 1936 set ot 3 tamps oslebrat:tng the

first stage of Vati 'transatlantic tl1ght from New Yor to Ireland.

LtlIEMBURG 'l.'he Wlllibr¥ set of 6 released :IJ1 1939. See Hollafdabove.

VONACO '!'be Grace Ifal~-Pr:I.nce RaD1er set, released at the t:m!s ot their uuptials. 'l.'he former Kiss Irel.!ly is ot Irish descent.

XCIITSERRAT This Br1 tish CololQ', discmered by Coltlmbas, was colonLzed b,. the Irish UDder Sir Thanas WarDer :IJ11632. Haxi;y of its stamps inc1u~the Erin and Ilarp de-signs. I

mlFOONDLAJID The tr atlantio air post ot 1919. The Alcock ' Brawn tllght fran St. Johns temina in Ireland. Also, the 3 printings ot 28-29.29-31,and 1931 sholi:lDg their plaDs leaving for 'Ireland. '!bese printings , we on the 15¢ stampe. '!'he lfampbrq GUber1l set fraa 1 to 24¢ issued in 1933. Kr.~ Field believes that Gilbert was an Irisliaan bIrt is not sure.

SWI'.rZERI.AND 'l.'he 10¢ ~ Juventute of 1923. showinl tile figure Of. Fridolln. who was born in Ireland. This llsting will be completed in the Nov • ..Dec. issue of '!'be Revealer.

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Bo.

-*CLASSIFIED ADVER'l'ISIlJ)lIM­

RATBS--JIDIDt\lI( 'l'E---1O Wl!DS--$.35- ' ADDITIONAL WORDS @ $.04 PER iOID ••••••••••• DISPLAY ADVER'l'IS G RA~ GIVEN ON '1'.

AUiAIS ~ lOUR Yoar patronage Pel'l7 Ad!!Ias,

- -l----CCJIIIDIlORE BARl!I '1 DAY COVEEiS CAllCELIBD in Ireland II 15¢ each--'lUUlddressed. Also a quantity ot Iris Castle Conra, posted em various St. Pa ok ~ a:re st1ll .,.a1l.able. Write to Irish llcbet Conra-941 East 32Dd Street. Broo 10, New York.

IT'S W<:iWlIiIDRI BE'ttER $1..00, iDc111d:tng CCllllllalora­

•• ;u ...... , h1gher values. Frca:ba­other sources. Fora:l.gn

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11 of 303 Beil1g Ave. ,Salla­b1l17, JIorth C lina, hu been appointed to till out the 19 -51, unexpired, tera of fo~ mer 98cretal:7 aporge Stevens. All raJllllRll.. ot dues should ~ IIIsiled to Hr. H:Lt{)bell. who wUl. take oy'r his _ dut1a8 on Sept. J.,S.

Hr. SteT8118 been _d fran otfice b,. the Board of 1reotors for neglect of ios. 2~

THE JOHN BARRY CCIoOIEOOliATIVE

By Neil Stack

While the release date, by the Ir1ah Poet arfioe, is not defin11le it 18 be­lieved that the .John Barr,r connellorative will be issued at 12.01 aoll. on HoDda;r, Sept-8IlIb8r 17th. lI':I.rat Dqa of Issue will be at Wexford City (not at Wat.ertord Cit;y &8 el'­roD80UB~ reported on page 2n of the Jul;y-Aug. issue), the General Post Of1'1ae in Du­blin and at Qalwa;r Ci1<1.

'!'be postal vignette, or s1ngl.s design and in values of 1 shilling and 3 peDeS, will illustrate a Barry statue, the work or Wheeler WUl18118, the AI1Ierioan acuJ.ptCIIr. It reproesents Camnodore Barry. at the age of 32. attired in h1s naval UD1t01'lll, with nord in hand. To the right of the statue 18 the IUIIIIl "John Barr,y". TIle lImE of the state,nEire" (Ireland). appeare at the bottom or tne adhesive .

Cast in bronze at Somerville. Hassachusetta, tbe statile 18 a gUt by tbe Un­ited States Qowl'IIIIent to the people or Ireland. Ki-. W1lllams based h1s lJ.kIeDlllss of the COIIIIIIOclore on a painting by ClUbert Charles Stuart (17$S-1828). '!'be statile will rise in Wextord Ha11>or trom a granite pad1stal constructed by John Jl&rbeson of PM' adelphia.

At this writing the color ot tbe DIIIV adhesiftl has DOt been 8DIlOI1DOeCl. It will, hcMm:Ir, be printed on paper vate1'lll8rkad "E" J by lfessrs. De La Rae at t1wir Clon­s~agh plant in Dublin.

I'OUIIDEI ~ tBB OOll'fi8 8'U!IS .VI

Barry 0_ from a OorDer or Ireland reJlOVD8d tor seafaring 1II8Il. '!'he traUio across the Il81'1'OII 88as to the Continent had OV'81" oenturies built up .. great seatariDg tra. d1tion on those coasts. Barry vas born in 1'acIInsh_ in 1716 and the peDal legislation of the tuae denied h:l.m at hCIII8 the IIItranoement h1s talents merited. LtIaI IIIaJV other Iris:t.en or the period he had to cross the Atlantic in searoh or opportun1t;y and at '\;be age of 21 he sailed as a m. .. rohant sh1J:a118ter CIIlt of l'biladelphia. It vas the 8ft of the Amerioan War tor IDdependenoe that vas to la;r the tOlUldations tor a great nay nation and by its influence. to shake the despotic IIOnarohies ot Europe. WIlen that struggle oom­ID8DOed, Barrr took his part with those who taught tor l1berW. In 177$ he OIltr1tted the tirst AErican neet. FraIl that moment on. his deeds are past histor,r.

ms achievements helped to draw the pattern ot the naval. tradition of the united States. His best actions, out or mauor, wre against the British shiP8 AtaJ.aata and Tl"ep.a88Y, both or which he captured. Be vas a stern d1soiplj n arlan but vas popalar 8IIIOng h1s Mn. Among his eD8lllies he gaiDed a replltation tor gal.lentr;r and chiylllrT. Be­turn1Jlg the swords of captured naval otficers, he .on.D94 the lm!wj' 1 stion or nrrendar b7 sqingl ·Your ld.Dg should give ;you a better ship."

Barr.r died in 1803, the ;year that Robert a-et vas .. outed in Dublin. Hie statue will now stand as a _orial to the tact that .. Irialaan pl~d a nbetantial ... ..+. in the growth or what is :!IOIf the world's sreatest nn:r.

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DURl,IN'S ZOO is one of the GUIDES for the perfect Irish holiday world's finest

in Phoenix Park ITS SETTING is beautiful

DON'r FORGET to visit the Zoo when you

COME TO DUBLIN

The official local guides published by Bord Failte :aireann are planned to give you full enjoyment during your Irish H oliday . M odestly priced and covering all parts of Ireland they are available through any I rish T ourist Bureau:

DUBLIN NEW YORK

LONDON PARIS

14 U pr. O'Connell S trU t . Phone: 44719110. Ireland H OUle, 33 East 50th Street. 71 RCQ'cnt Street., W.1. Bureau de T ouril me Irlandais, 4 rue de Castiglione I .