Rambles in the South of Ireland During the Year 1838, Volumen1Saunders and Otley, 1839 |
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Allihies altar appeared Ballinskellig bay Bantry Bay beautiful Blasket Islands boat Brandon building cabin Cahirciveen called carriage castle Castletown cave child church clouds coast comfortable cottage curious dark Darrynane delightful Dingle Dingle Bay distance door Dunquin entrance eyes father feeling feet Ferriter's Glengariff harbour heard heart height hill horses hour Hungry Hill Irish Island jaunting car Kenmare Kenmare river Kerry Killarney Knight of Kerry lady lake Lake of Killarney land look Lord lovely luncheon Mick miles morning mother mountain never Nick ocean Ogham Otley passed pleasant poor pretty Prince Ferriter RAMBLES reached river road rock rocky Ross castle round ruins scarcely scene scenery seemed seen Shanagown shew side Skellig sketch Smerwick smile soon SOUTH OF IRELAND Steague stone summit sure Sybilla thing thought tion told tower town Tralee Ulster walk walls Waterville wild window
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Página 32 - LANG hae thought, my youthfu' friend, A something to have sent you, Tho' it should serve nae ither end Than just a kind memento ; But how the subject theme may gang, Let time and chance determine ; Perhaps, it may turn out a sang, Perhaps, turn out a sermon.
Página 113 - WHO killed Kildare? Who dared Kildare to kill? Death killed Kildare — who dare kill whom he will.
Página 19 - You may trace it in the dung-heap which obstructs the path to the cabin, in the smoke which finds an outlet through every opening but a chimney. You may see it in the warm cloaks which are worn in the hottest day in summer, in the manner a peasant girl carries her basket behind her back ; — this is generally done by folding her cloak — her only cloak — round it, and thus throwing the whole weight of the basket on this garment, of course to its no small detriment. This same want of sense lurks,...
Página 117 - When we had received our boats, each of which was capable of containing one hundred and twenty men, I ordered one of them to be rowed about the water, in order to find out the most convenient place for landing upon the enemy ; which they perceiving thought fit, by a timely submission, to prevent the danger that threatened them ; and having expressed their desires to that purpose, commissioners were appointed on both sides to treat.
Página 265 - Aina from her closely Hid nest did awake The woman of wailing At Gur's voicy lake ; From Glen Fogra of words Came a mournful whine, And all Kerry's hags Wept the lost Geraldine. " The Banshees of Youghall And of stately Mogeely Were joined in their grief By wide Immokilly.
Página 116 - I sent a party of 2000 foot to clear these woods, and to find out some convenient place for erecting a fort if there should be occasion. These forces met with some opposition, but at last they routed the enemy, killing some and taking others prisoners: the rest saved themselves by their good footmanship.
Página 109 - It is a region of enchantment — a hundred descriptions of it have been written — thousands of sketches have been made, but no description that I have read, or sketch that I have seen, made me familiar with Killarney. The Upper Lake, and the Lower Lake, Muckruss, and Innisfallen, must be seen to be understood. It is the colouring — the gleam of sunshine — the cloud — the tone — the effect — what, in short, cannot be conveyed by the pen without the cant of art, and is beyond the power...
Página 118 - Ross Castle could not be taken until a ship should swim upon the lake; and the appearance of this vessel contributed not a little to intimidate the garrison, and to hasten the capitulation. The said Hopkins," adds Dr. Smith, " lived to the age of ll5 years, and died at Swords.
Página 84 - Pickwick ' happening to reach Davy while he was at Damascus, he read a part of it to the Pacha, who was so delighted with it, that Davy was on one occasion summoned to him in the middle of the night, to finish the reading of some part in which they had been interrupted. Mr. Davy read in Egypt, upon another occasion, some passages from these unrivalled papers...
Página 304 - ... a fleet of small boats or corracles, are said to be — " Like Meddars formed of the whole piece ; Meddar, which is a pretty black, A deep, round, four-square wooden Jack; An ill-shaped trunk of carved tree, An uniform deformity." P. 5, 1. 2,—" Stranded Hogsheds." 1. 3,—" Stranded Claret."] " The ' Lady Nelson port' is still famous in Kerry, and a glass of it is sometimes offered as a bonne louche.