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es, 9. Grass on hill, fine view, good pavilion. Greens in good order. Long hazards. ~SLIGO DISTRICT.~ ~Bundoran.~ Station--Bundoran, on G.N.R. Hotels--The Great Northern Railway, Sweeney's, Hamilton's, etc. Visitors--_10s._ per month, _5s._ per week. Ladies half price. Number of holes--9. Par score--75. The course is partly sandy, and partly inland in character. It is finely situated, and commands views of the Atlantic and the mountain ranges. The distance round is about 1-1/2 miles, and the holes vary in length from 100 to 250 yards. The hazards consist of a cliff, sandbanks, pits, stone walls, and water. ~Sligo.~ Station--Sligo, thence by car or steamer. During the season public cars and a steamer run four times daily between Sligo and the course; fare, _6d._ each way. Hotels--In Sligo there are good hotels, and good accommodation at Ross's. Visitors--_1s._ per day, _2s. 6d._ per week (if introduced); not introduced _5s._ per week, _15s._ per month. Number of holes, 9. Amateur record, 84. The air and scenery at the Links are splendid. The grass is ideal turf. The distance round is 1-1/2 miles. The hazards are natural sand bunkers, broken ground, bent, walls, etc. The lies are good. ~GALWAY~ ~Galway.~ Visitors, _5s._ per week. Number of holes, 9. Accommodation at the Railway, Mack's, and Leane's Hotels. The Salt Hill tram brings the golfer within a mile of the Links, which are situated on a hill running out into the sea. [Illustration: FISHING] DUBLIN DISTRICT. River.--Liffey. Station.--Lucan, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 6-3/4 miles from Dublin. Accommodation at Spa Hotel. Salmon and trout free. River.--Liffey. Station.--Hazelhatch, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 10 miles from Dublin. Hotel accommodation good. Salmon and trout free. River.--Liffey. Station.--Sallins, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 18 miles from Dublin. Accommodation at Healy's Hotel. Splendid trout fishing free. River.--Liffey. Station.--Harristown, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 25-1/2 miles from Dublin. Hotel accommodation at Ballymore Eustace and Poulaphouca. Splendid trout fishing at Kilcullen: at Ballymore Eustace by permission of Mr. John Royce, Stonebrooke House. River.--Slaney. Station.--Rathvilly, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 47 miles from Dublin. Hotel accommodation moderate. Trout fishing free. River.--Barrow. Station.-
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