Walker's Hand-book of Ireland1873 |
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Strana 11
... once famous for its commerce , has been rapidly declining of late years . Galway , from its position on the Atlantic ocean , facing America , ought to be a prosperous commercial city ; but all efforts to divert to that port a portion of ...
... once famous for its commerce , has been rapidly declining of late years . Galway , from its position on the Atlantic ocean , facing America , ought to be a prosperous commercial city ; but all efforts to divert to that port a portion of ...
Strana 28
... once protected by the richest foliage were left bleak and desolate . Most of the landed proprietors enclosed parks , preserved the primitive wood , and improved the natural beauty of the place by tasteful plantations , protecting the ...
... once protected by the richest foliage were left bleak and desolate . Most of the landed proprietors enclosed parks , preserved the primitive wood , and improved the natural beauty of the place by tasteful plantations , protecting the ...
Strana 35
... once very numerous , always standing on holy ground , haunted by traditions which held captive the native population in a thrall of superstition that nothing , not even the authority of the Catholic priest , could for a long time break ...
... once very numerous , always standing on holy ground , haunted by traditions which held captive the native population in a thrall of superstition that nothing , not even the authority of the Catholic priest , could for a long time break ...
Strana 40
... in after times , from the chroniclers of the Normans . We only know that such tribes were , and that their numbers and physical force more 6 than once excited the apprehension of the children of the 40 HANDBOOK OF IRELAND .
... in after times , from the chroniclers of the Normans . We only know that such tribes were , and that their numbers and physical force more 6 than once excited the apprehension of the children of the 40 HANDBOOK OF IRELAND .
Strana 41
James Godkin. than once excited the apprehension of the children of the conquerors . ' Mr. Haverty laments the oppression of the people by their native rulers . ' Those who boasted descent from the Scytho - Spanish hero , would have ...
James Godkin. than once excited the apprehension of the children of the conquerors . ' Mr. Haverty laments the oppression of the people by their native rulers . ' Those who boasted descent from the Scytho - Spanish hero , would have ...
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Abbey acres adorned ancient Antrim Arklow bank Baron beautiful Belfast Bishop borough Bray Bridge building built called Castle cathedral celebrated century chapel cliffs coast College Cork demesne Derry district Donegal Drogheda Dublin Earl east English Enniscorthy Enniskillen erected established extensive feet Galway Glen Glendalough ground handsome harbour hill House Howth Ireland Irish Island Kildare Kilkenny Killarney Kingstown lake land Limerick limestone linen Londonderry Lord Lough Lough Erne Lough Neagh magnificent mansion manufacture miles mountains Newry occupied ornamented Park Parliament Patrick picturesque plantations population present principal proprietor quays Queen Queen's County railway residence river road rocks Roman Catholic Round Tower Royal ruins scenery seat Shannon side situated Sligo square stands station steamers Stephen's Green stone Street surrounded Tipperary tourist town Ulster village walls Waterford Wexford Wicklow Wicklow mountains wood Youghal
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Strana 170 - It was in this parish, during our stay, that I had that wonderful escape in falling through a mill.race whilst the mill was going, and of being taken up unhurt : the story is incredible, but known for truth in all that part of Ireland, where hundreds of the common people flocked to see me.
Strana 187 - THERE is not in the wide world a valley so sweet, As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet ; Oh ! the last rays of feeling and life must depart, Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my heart.
Strana 384 - N. latitude, and 53° 50' and 58° 20' E. longitude, and bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the...
Strana 398 - On Lough Neagh's bank as the fisherman strays, When the clear, cold eve's declining, He sees the round towers of other days, In the wave beneath him shining! Thus shall memory often, in dreams sublime, Catch a glimpse of the days that are over, Thus, sighing, look through the waves of time For the long-faded glories they cover!
Strana 48 - Science supplies, as far as practicable, a complete course of instruction in science applicable to the industrial arts...
Strana 338 - OH ! haste and leave this sacred isle, " Unholy bark, ere morning smile ; " For on thy deck, though dark it be, " A female form I see ; " And I have sworn this sainted sod " Shall ne'er by woman's feet be trod.
Strana 418 - ... monument was well deserved ; yet it was scarcely needed ; for, in truth, the whole city is to this day a monument of the great deliverance. The wall is carefully preserved, nor would any plea of health or convenience be held by the inhabitants sufficient to justify the demolition of that sacred inclosure which, in the evil time, gave shelter to their race and their religion.
Strana 153 - I have the happiness of seeing you again. Whenever an opportunity offers wherein I can serve Ireland, I shall seize on it with eagerness. I am a man of few words. Short adieux are best. God bless you, my friends — God bless you all.
Strana 89 - In Christ's Church, the principal church in Ireland, whither the Lord Deputy and Council repair every Sunday, the vaults, from one end of the minster to the other, are made into tippling-rooms for beer, wine and tobacco, demised all to Popish recusants, and by them and others so much frequented in time of divine service...
Strana 3 - ... interior, of a mile or more in length, besides hundreds smaller : the sea coast and all these lakes abound with fish. The district, with its islands, possesses no less than Яте hundred miles of sea shore.