Part 9 of The Aran Isles: or, A report of the excursion of the Ethnological section of the British association from Dublin to the western islands of Aran, in September, 1857

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The Aran Isles: or, A report of the excursion of the Ethnological section of the British association from Dublin to the western islands of Aran, in September, 1857 (Author: Martin Haverty)

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THIRD DAY

This morning (September 5th) the Vestal, after firing a salute, weighed anchor from Kilronan; and having landed her excursionists for a couple of hours in the Middle Island, to visit the Fort of Dun Conor, &c., she passed through the Foul Sound, and with a brisk gale from the N. W. proceeded towards the coast of Clare, cruising under the cliffs of Moher.

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