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Page 78
... attraction is to be found in Macroom Castle , seat of the Earl of Bantry , part old and part modern , but with fine grounds , and the peculiarity of the Castle , being so completely over- grown with ivy , that the stones are not visible ...
... attraction is to be found in Macroom Castle , seat of the Earl of Bantry , part old and part modern , but with fine grounds , and the peculiarity of the Castle , being so completely over- grown with ivy , that the stones are not visible ...
Page 80
... attractions of Glengariffe are Among the Cromwell's Bridge , the Glen and the Peep - Hole ; while the views , both by land and from the water , are varied and notable . From Glengariffe the journey is resumed , again by mail - car ...
... attractions of Glengariffe are Among the Cromwell's Bridge , the Glen and the Peep - Hole ; while the views , both by land and from the water , are varied and notable . From Glengariffe the journey is resumed , again by mail - car ...
Page 82
... attraction of the visit is found in THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY , three in number , called the Lower ( or Lough Leane ) , Middle ( or Muc- ross ) , and Upper . They are charmingly situated , at the very bases of the fine hills , with ...
... attraction of the visit is found in THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY , three in number , called the Lower ( or Lough Leane ) , Middle ( or Muc- ross ) , and Upper . They are charmingly situated , at the very bases of the fine hills , with ...
Page 91
... attractions , in short , necessary to make it a place of delightful sojourn - all the more welcome , to the tourist , because without it those who wished to spend more than a few hours at and around the Causeway , would be almost or ...
... attractions , in short , necessary to make it a place of delightful sojourn - all the more welcome , to the tourist , because without it those who wished to spend more than a few hours at and around the Causeway , would be almost or ...
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... attraction in having once been the great Hall of Holyrood , and the spot where Charles Edward Stuart , the Pretender , when holding Edinburgh in 1745 , held the " Hunters ' Balls , " one of which is made so notable in the pages of ...
... attraction in having once been the great Hall of Holyrood , and the spot where Charles Edward Stuart , the Pretender , when holding Edinburgh in 1745 , held the " Hunters ' Balls , " one of which is made so notable in the pages of ...
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Page 73 - On this I ponder, where'er I wander, And thus grow fonder, sweet Cork, of thee ; With thy bells of Shandon that sound so grand on The pleasant waters of the River Lee.
Page 418 - ... Boston philosopher of the last century, whose visit to Philadelphia is still remembered in that city,) set himself at work to contrive a limb which should take the place of the one he had lost, fulfilling its functions and counterfeiting its aspect so far as possible. The result was the " Palmer leg," one of the most unquestionable triumphs of American ingenuity. Its victorious march has been unimpeded by any serious obs'tacle since it first stepped into public notice. The inventor was introduced...