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which, is so completely occupied by the edifice, that the
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external walls are in continuation with the perpendicular A 1
sides of the rock. The walls of the building were never ‘ pi
very lofty, ‘ but from the great area which they in- l m”
close, contained a considerable number of apartments. J
One small vaulted room is said to be inhabited bypa W:
Beanshee, whose chief occupation is sweeping the floor: 3 ‘EM
this story originates in the positive fact, that the floor is l Oi
at all times as clean as if it had been just then swept,
but this difficulty can in all likelihood be explained, with'- 7 ‘
out the introduction of Maw Roi, the fairy, by supposing , U
that.the wind gains admittance through some aperture on
a level with the floor, and thus preserves the appearance
of cleanliness and freedom from dust, just now described. “V
In the north-eastern end is a small room actually project- ‘O
ing over the sea, the rocky base having fallen away, and be
from the door of this apartment there is a very awful view, ‘ at
of the green sea beneath. The rock on which the castle’ 90'
stands" is not surrounded by water, but is united, at the
bottom of the chasm, to the main land, by a ledge of rock; 5"
a little higher than the surface of the ocean. The castle Ch
was entered by a bridge, formed in the following manner : 1 ill‘
-two’ parallel walls, about eight feet asunder, thrown a
across the chasm, connected the rock with the main 3“
land: upon these, planks were laid crosswise for the ad- ‘ p 195
mission of visiters, and removed immediately after the It 1“
passage was effected. ‘ At present, but one of thewalls Ia
remains, about thirteen inches in thickness; and the only pe
path-way to the castle is along its summit, over the awful‘ ' jc
rocky ghasm. The distance at which ‘the other parallel tl
wall was placed, may be perceived by the traces of its cl:
adhesion to the opposite rock. i W
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