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The Mana VOL. } Efbrartan Grearpare Joykcishus Paste Lidregy Govt. of Wor Henge t brwenees daira Pith Obeerp Amen fie FAUR Pom BRE CHAPTER L HOW GARRYOWEN ROSE, AND HOW IY FELT. THE litde ruined outiet, which gives its name to one of the most popular national songs of Erin, is siinate on the avclivity gf a bill uear the city of Limerick, commanding a not un interesting view of that fine old town, with dhe noble stream that washes its battered towers, and a richly cultivated surrounding country. Tradition has preserved the occasion of its, cele- rity, und the origiu of its name, which ‘appeare to be compounded of two Lrish words signifying you. 1 B 2 THE COLLEGLA * Owen's gardeu.—A person so called was the owner, about half a ccntury since, of a cottage and plot of ground on this spot, which from its coutiguity to the town, became a fasourite holiday resort with the young citizens of both sexes—a (ounge presenting uccounmodations somewhat sunilar to those whieh are offered to the Loudon mechanic by the Battersea tea-gardens. Owen’ garden was the general rendezvous for those who sought for simple ammusemicut or for dissipation, ‘The eld people drank together onder the shade af Gees—the young played at ball, goal, or other athletic exercises on the green; while a fow lingering’ by the Ledge-rows with their faie aequidptances, cheated the tme with sounds less boisterous, indeed, but yct possessing their fascination also. ‘The festivities of our fathers, however, were hequently distinguished Ly so fierce a character of mirth, that, for any difference in the result of their convivin! meetings, they might as well. have TNE COLLEGIANS, 3 been pitched encounters. Owen's garden wax won as famous for scenes of strife, as it was for mirth and humour; and broken heads becume # staple article of manufacture in the neighbour hwod. This new fenture in the diversions of the place, was enconraged by a namber of young persous of u rank somewhat superior to that of the ustal frequenters of the garden, ‘They were the sous of the more respuetable citizens, the merchauts and wholesale traders of the city, just turned Ivose from school with a greater supply of animal spirits than they had wigdam to govern. Those young gentlemen being fond of wit, amused themselves hy forming partics at night, to wring the heads off all the geese, and the knockers off all the hall doors in the neighbourhood. They sometimes suffered their genius to soar as high as the breaking a lamp, and even the demolition of a watcbiran ; but, pechaps, this species of joking was found # little too serious to be repeated over Ba