Download or read book Leinster Beautiful Ireland Series written by Stephen Lucius Gwynn and published by BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED. This book was released on with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leinster : Beautiful Ireland Series Leinster is the richest of Irish provinces, the heart of Ireland, and for beauty it can challenge any of its sisters, save in one respect only: it lacks the beauty of wildness. What it has to show of most beautiful lies within twenty miles of the capital. There is no city north of the Alps which has so lovely surroundings as Dublin—or so varied in their loveliness. Sea and mountain, plain and river, all come into that range of exquisite choice. But everywhere in it the beautiful frame of nature has been modified and beautified by man. Since it is not possible, in the small space available, to describe exhaustively the features of this great province, which stretches from the sea to the Shannon and from the Mourne Mountains to Waterford Haven,[Pg 6] a selection must be made and indicated at once. First, then, the county of Dublin itself, infringing a little on Kildare. Secondly, the Wicklow Mountains and their glens. Thirdly, that rich valley of the Boyne, which was the heart of the ancient kingdom of Meath. But, before details are dealt with, some general idea of the topography must be given. Suppose you are on deck when the mail boat from Holyhead has been two hours out, or a little more (I write here for strangers), you will see Dublin Bay open before you. To your right, making the northernmost horn of the curve, is the rocky, almost mountainous, peninsula of Howth, and ten miles north of it you see its shape repeated in the Island of Lambay. Except for that, to the north and to the west, coast and land are all one wide level, far as your eye can reach—unless by some chance the air be so rarefied that you discern, fifty miles northward, the purple range of Carlingford Hills (still in Leinster), and beyond them, delicate and aerial blue, the long profile of the Mourne Mountains, where Ulster begins. But to the south of the city (where it lies in the bight of the bay, spilling itself northward along the shore to Clontarf of famous memory, and southward to Kingstown and beyond) mountains rise, a dense huddle of rounded, shouldering heights, stretching away far as you can see. Near Dublin they almost touch the[Pg 7] shore: one rocky spur comes down to Dalkey Island, which was the deep-water landing place before Kingstown harbour was built: it rises into the peaked fantastic summit of Killiney Hill. Beyond it the coast curves in a little, giving a bay and valley in which lies Bray, our Irish equivalent for Brighton. The Bray river marks the limits of County Dublin; and beyond Bray again is the high, serrated ridge of Bray Head, fronting the water in a cliff. Landward from it rises, peak by peak, that exquisite chain of heights which from Little Sugarloaf to Great Sugarloaf runs back to connect here once more the main body of mountains with the sea.
Download or read book Leinster Beautiful Ireland Series written by Stephen Gwynn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
Download or read book Leinster Beautiful Ireland Series written by Gwynn Stephen Lucius and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Beautiful Ireland Leinster written by Stephen Gwynn and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-12 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to the beautiful Irish province of Leinster. This informational tour covers some of the rich history of Ireland's eastern shore. With twelve gorgeous full color illustrations, this charming little book is a delight to read. First published in 1911, this little book briefly discusses Dublin's Danish origins, the Norman conquest, Saint Patrick, and unfortunate aspects of Irish history such as the Irish Slave trade (white slavery) wherein Irish men and women were shipped to the Caribbean to work as slaves on plantations. Granny's Attic Press has rescued this treasure from the dust bin and brought it back to life in print so it can be enjoyed by readers today.Illustrations included: Bay of Dublin from Howth Cliffs - Killiney Bay and Bray HeadNear Abbeyleix, Queen's County - The Port of Dublin - A Hawthorn Glade, Phoenix Park - The River Liffey at Palmerston - Portmarnock Golf Links- The Meeting of the Waters, Woodenbridge - St. Kevin's Bed and the Church of the Rock, Upper Lake, Glendalough - On the River Boyne at Trim- The Bridge of Slane, River Boyne- On the River Slaney at Ballintemple
Download or read book Leinster written by Stephen Lucius Gwynn and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leinster written by Stephen Lucius Gwynn and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leinster is the richest of Irish provinces, the heart of Ireland, and for beauty it can challenge any of its sisters, save in one respect only: it lacks the beauty of wildness. What it has to show of most beautiful lies within twenty miles of the capital. There is no city north of the Alps which has so lovely surroundings as Dublin—or so varied in their loveliness. Sea and mountain, plain and river, all come into that range of exquisite choice. But everywhere in it the beautiful frame of nature has been modified and beautified by man.Since it is not possible, in the small space available, to describe exhaustively the features of this great province, which stretches from the sea to the Shannon and from the Mourne Mountains to Waterford Haven, a selection must be made and indicated at once. First, then, the county of Dublin itself, infringing a little on Kildare. Secondly, the Wicklow Mountains and their glens. Thirdly, that rich valley of the Boyne, which was the heart of the ancient kingdom of Meath. But, before details are dealt with, some general idea of the topography must be given.
Download or read book Excursions Through Ireland Province of Leinster written by Thomas Cromwell and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Leinster Embracing the Beauties of Dublin Wicklow Wexford Kilkenny c c written by James Norris Brewer and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leinster East and West written by George Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beautiful Ireland written by Stephen Lucius Gwynn and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the Dukes of Leinster 1872 1948 written by Terence A. M. Dooley and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a 70-year period, the dukes of Leinster fell from being Ireland's premier aristocratic family, close friends of the British monarchy, secure within the world's most powerful empire, to relative obscurity in an independent Irish Free State that did not recognize titles. The narrative of decline and fall unfolds against such historical watersheds as the Land War of the 1880s and the simultaneous rise of the home rule movement; the breakup of Irish landed estates after 1903; the Great War of 1914-18; the revolutionary turmoil of 1916-23; and the 1920s global economic depression.
Download or read book Saint Patrick written by Marian Broderick and published by The O'Brien Press Ltd. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging and rich exploration of Saint Patrick and his extraordinary influence on the world. Forced into slavery at the age of fifteen, Patrick overcame all hardship to fulfil his calling: to bring the people of Ireland into the light of God's word. He carried out his mission of conversion and care at a crucial time of change, as Christianity spread across Romanised Europe and harnessed existing social structures and belief systems in Pagan Ireland. Patrick met high kings and mythical heroes, Celtic gods and goddesses, lowly farmers and loyal servants, and he left lasting marks upon the Irish landscape and way of life. He was humble, courageous and resourceful, and was the first of Ireland's saints to write down his experiences. Thus began the cult of Saint Patrick, galvanised over 1500 years of devotion and scholarship, and culminating recently in the cheerful 'greening' of the world's most famous landmarks. Drawing from recorded histories, 'tall tales' from all four provinces and beautiful illustrations, this is a light-hearted look at the global phenomenon of Saint Patrick, his life and his legacy, the facts and the fiction of his incredible journey from slave to international saint.
Download or read book Leinster Munster and Connaught written by Frank O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Townlands of Leinster and the People who Lived There written by Flann O'Riain and published by Four Courts Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of some of the Irish Times column 'Where's That?' associated with the province of Leinster. These examine the meaning of those place-names, some of the history of the places, and the people and their surnames who lived therein.
Download or read book Central Leinster written by Andrew Tierney and published by Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive guide to the architecture of the heart of Ireland, closely examining a broad range of works, from castles and churches to grand neoclassical country houses. This comprehensive guide covers the historically rich and nuanced territory of Central Leinster, from the western borderlands of the medieval English Pale to the wild expanse of the Bog of Allen and further west to Clonmacnoise, cradle of early monasticism, with its Hiberno-Romanesque ruins, sculpted crosses, and elegant round towers. The Palladian mansions of Kildare and the romantic castles of Offaly stand within ancient forests, and Neoclassicism flourished with grand houses by James Wyatt at Abbey Leix, by James Gordon at Emo, and by the Morrisons at Ballyfin. Georgian streetscape finds its best expressions in Mountmellick and Maynooth. Disestablishment spurred the re-entrenchment of Irish Protestant architecture, notably in James Franklin Fuller's fusions of Continental and Hiberno-Romanesque styles at Rathdaire, Millicent, and Carnalway, with their rich carving, decoration, and stained glass.
Download or read book Walks Through Ireland in the Years 1812 1814 and 1817 written by John Bernard Trotter and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
