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A member of our staff recently had occasion to visit Ireland on business, and he made extensive use of the motor char-h-bancs service maintained by Thompson's Motor Car Co., Ltd., of Great Brunswick Street, Dublin. This concern has grasped the fact that Ireland is pre-eminently a place which can best be inspected with the aid of motors, and it has therefore secured a large,.fleet of touring cars, taxicabs, chars-h-bancs and lorries. Incidentally — although this fact must not be given undue prominence on account of the motor service itself—a Daimler ambulance forms part of the fleet. We hear that Thompson's has secured the contract for all transport in connection with the Curragh Camp, all of which has hitherto been done by horses.
It will interest our readers to know that. this enterprising concern has in all 65 motor vehicles, of which 18 are Talbots, four are Minervas, and ten are from the shops of Marlborough Motors. Commercial Cars, Ltd., is well represented with three chars-h-basics, two of which are five-tonners and one a two-tonner ; in addition,three Commer Car lorries, a five-tonner, a two-tonner and a l4,-tonner, are in daily service. This fleet allows, of course, for the selection and use of suitable vehicles for each and every kind of work. A small holiday party of four or five people can be provided with a cab or car large enough to carry the party and its luggage. On the other hand, for the Sunday school or the choir, a motor char-h-basics can be pressed into service. This largely avoids sending out a 10d.-per-mile vehicle when a, 6d.-per-mile cab is ample.
It seems to be a recognized thing that long holidays are not exactly popular in Ireland, and the majority of visitors endeavours to secure a good idea of the country in the course of a few days. The Thompson Motor Car Co., Ltd., has issued a smartly-got-up little booklet, which gives itineraries of van
ous char-a-bancs trips. The distance in miles from Dublin is shown, together with the names of the principal towns and villages passed through, and small maps have been drawn up to give the visitor a good idea of the trip. The visitor who wishes to devote any considerable time to an inspection of Irish beauty spots is well provided for by this concern. Trip No. 7, for example, occupies six days, and it covers a distance of 600 miles, and includes the Lakes of Killarney and the Waterville promontory. The circuit of Ireland trip occupies 12 days, and a distance of over 1300 miles is covered. Owing to the fact that Ireland has no mountain backbone, the ranges mostly following the coastline, the best scenery is to be found near the sea, and the trips planned by the Thompson enterprise are calculated to include most of the scenery that is worth the attention of visitors.