Wednesday, May 6, 1942 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE THE FLESHEflTON ADVANCE I'ubluhed on Coltinjrwood riechwton, Wednesday of wk. Circulation osr 1,000. Phec in Canada |2.00 per year, when paid in advance $1.60; In 8. A. 12.60 per year, when paid in advance $2.00. F. J. THURSTON. Editor. More About Eire (Continued from Page 1) of the Empire as well as the peopl- ing of lands far away. The Irish sent out their share of emigrants, too but those who stayed behind kept their ruins intact through the centur- ies and cursed the English for mak- ing them in the first place. In ordinary, normal times, that would not matter much. The ruins are picturesque and pleasant. But now the world is on fire and those who don't know it are likly to perish. And the rural Irish, at least, can't bring themselves, at least, to side with the firemen. It may be that 150,000 Irish have joined the colors. That would be rather remarkable, although, for it would be about the same proportion as in Canada, where some 460,000 have signed up out of population about three times as large as that of Ireland. We don't think that is likely. A Kindly Folk That argument cannot lead any- where, so we will drop it. Again quoting Bishop Renison, and agree- er than their philosophy of history." A kindlier and more likeable people we ntvi-r met. Adare has a popula- We did not have the good luck to tion of about five or six hundred. To this tiny village, because of the trick of fate that give it the only good hotel near Foynes airport, come many people of the English- speaking world. Diplomats and journ- alists, authors and generals, stay at the Dunraven Arms Hotel. Yet Adare is an ancient and picturesque vill- age. There is only one modern build- ing in the place and that is a gaso- line service station, designed so that it does not look too much out of place. The people were not only friendly, but kind. To give one example ont of many; Major Christie, of St. John, New Brunswick, has travelled widely, but there was one thing he always coveted, a real Irish blackthorn cane. Here, in the heart of Country Limer- ick, he thought he saw his chance. He said to.4he postmaster: "Do you know where I could buy a nice black- thorn ?* "Why," said the postmaster, "they don't cost anything. You just cut thorn out of the hedges. If you see a man with a nice one that you like BAILEY'S MEAT MARKET Fresh AND Cured Meats PHONE 47 We save you money just go up and ask him. He will give it to. you. Now that was probably true, but Major Christie was not the kind of man to do that. Perhaps the post- master sensed it. "Just wait here a minute," he said. "I think I have one/' He went away back into his house and came out with a beautiful piece of thorn, perfectly straight and al- nvst long enough for tow canes. He presented it to the Major and refused to take a cent for it. "Send me a post card when you get to Canada and it will be alright." And that was all there was to it. Impressive Ruins The old ruins at Adare were quite fascinnating to us. Just how one lit- tle place came to have three Abbeys and one castle in the Middle Ags is something we do not understand. There was an old book, privately printed, in the little library at the inn, which described the Antiquities of Adare and this had floor plans and drawings of the ancient buildings, with histories of them and the people that built and occupied them. Two days were too short a time to read such a book and examine the ruins, but we did what we could. Never be- fore did we study ancient ruins of this kind, and it turns out to be a fai more interesting occupation than one might imagine. These buildings date back as far as about the year 1100, or some 800 years. Having old buildings like that around seems to have a definite ef- fect on the inhabitants. It certainly has some on the visitors. After an exciting month with plenty of ad- venture, we thought it would tak a good deal to impress us, but we really gazed in awe at an nnciont Norman square tower, loopholes and all, which is now nart ~f th-? Cath- olic Church at Adare. Archaeology On another afternoon, we went out on the golf course with three of the Canadian editer? and an automobile mar. from the United Stages, who was in charge of the Eur-pca'i factories o' a well-known fu-n and who, inci- dentally, had the most wonderful passport we '.f .' saw. We were n bit p-o'id of our ..vi by this time, but h< r .dtravell.'d M. much that h> pass- port bad dozi"i of extra pa<cs in it, and the who 1 -* Lhing opened out like an accordion. Incidentally he was plentifully supplied with cash, and in Lisbon, a few lays later, he was going around with his pockets full of 1000-escudo notes^not so much in American funds, but more than some Portugese workmen would make in six O r eight months. 'While the other played golf, we explored the ruins of Desmwid Castelt and the Franciscan Abbey, besides taking in some of the other beauties of nature on the course. The whole thing belongs to the Earl of Dunraven, but visitors at his inn are allowed to use his golf course, which must be one of the most boautiful nnd certainly one of the most unique in the world. The old castle was built beside the little Maigue river, which flows into the Shannon estuary. Enough of it is left, including the main tower, to set- just how these old castles were built. There had been a tnont ar- ound it, with water from the river, and a drawbridge or two. There was a tower built into the river, with steps down to the water, ob- viously tt> let the defenders get water without stopping arrows from the attackers. One corner had the great hall where banquets were held and the retainers ate. Not far away was the primitive kitchen. But it was the tower that held the most interest. Evidently, it was designed so that it could be held even if the rest of the castle was captued, but it really wasn't large. Down in the bottom stories were the ancient prison cells. Stone stairways led SHUR-GA1N FEED SERVICE Let us mix Developing Concentrate and your grain for your growing chicks. PIG STARTER WHEAT CHICK STARTER BARLEY To and including May 23rd, reduced prices on C. P. and Luxor Paints and Varnishes. Flesherton Planing Mills Phone 24w Flesherton, Ont. from one room to another, and we climbed to the very top, with the aid of modern iron railings along- side the most dangerous parts. The view from the top was grand and one needed no great imagination to picture the old archers looking out through the loop holes, ready to draw their bows when an enemy head appeared among the trees, see inside one of the little houses in the village except for a glimpse into the postmaster's house. We wauld have liked to have seen inside a thatched cottage. No doubt if we had asked the constable, we would have obtained an invitation, but we didn't like to seem too curious Pictures of thatched cottages are familiar to everyone. They were in- variably two storeys high, but the windows of the second atorey were low enough to reach from the ground, say eight feet or less to the sills. Either the ceilings are very low or else one goes down a step or two on entering the front door. The tha|ch is made of layers of straw, woven together, until there is a thickness of from one to two feet. Sometimes the weight of all the thatch causes the roof to sag in places. Food in Ireland So. far as we know, Southern Ireland has no food ration cards. Our meals at the inn were good Some of the things scarce in Eng- land are plentiful in Ireland, but other foods are scarce. England is industrial and Ireland a farming country. As a result, we got plenty of butter, something that we appre- ciated after being in England. Every day, a steady stream of little donkey carts passed the inn. One tiny donkey provided the motive there would be two or three large power. In the two-wheelfd carts cans of milk or cream. It was said there was a co-operative dairy down the road. Some of the farmers had regular customers. Boys and girls would come out to the main road with a pail and dipper until the farmer came along, and then they would be served with milk. As we walked along the roads, every far- mer spoke pleasantly to us. Usually the children spoke, too, some of them in Gaelic. Besides butter, meat seemed to be plentiful, and we had our first eggs in weeks. But there was no white bread in Ireland, althought it had been plentiful in England. The Irish sugar was dark in color, but it waa sweet and pleasant to the taste. There was a severe scarcity of im- ported goods, such as gasoline and tobacco. One of our party tried all the stores before buying the only piece of Irish linen in the village. Fellow Passengers Perhaps a word or two might be said about the passengers who travel by plane between England and Lisbon. Readers of the daily papers kiwxw that they include some of the most important people of the Allied countries. Just this week, Lord Beaverbrook made the trip. It is the quick route between the Old World and the New if one has the proper "priorities" to come through without too many delays. We travelled with a number of notable persons. On this particular trip there were two well-known authors. One of them was a young American girl, originally from a Boston society family, we believe. She is Virginia Cowles, writer of "Looking for Trouble." We haven't read it yet, but it is said to be one of the most interesting all the books about Europe, for this young lady, still well under thirty, we would say, has had most amazing Wool Growers' Organization WOOL SHIP COLLECT TO Our Registered Warehouse No. 1 Weston, Ontario Full settlement (maximum prices) paid grower immediately on receipt and grading of clip. Obtain sacks and twine from GEORGE FISHER, MAXWELL or direct from CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL GROWERS LIMITED 217 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada adventure*. Another author is said to be the wtcj-ld's greatest writer on ski-ing. One of the ladies was Portugese. She had a grown-up son with her, though the lady herself did not look old enough to be his mother. She was married a second time to a rich Sottish mine owner in Portugal. Somehow she had influence or money enough to get to Britain by plane for an operation that her son need- ed, and she was on her way back. She spoke fair English and was friendly person, who danced Spanish dances beautifully and undertook to teach them to Canadian editors. They weren't very good pupito. Later, in Lisbon, a still older son, a lieutenant in the army, was our guide to a bull-flght of whioli more next week. WILL DRIVING NEXT YEAR ? You won't if your tires foil. The best way to stop that from happening is by signing up for our Goodyear TIRE LIFE EXTENSION PLAN today! It's the only systematic, skilful, low-cost method of modern tire care. Come in for details now ; . . don't delayl D. McTAVISH & SONS FLESHERTON. ONTARIO \\\ ' - . > m Cross '"