Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . Ca?-rici;-on-Suir. dependencies within this county, form a wild, and until recently an almost track-less region extending over four hundred and eighty square miles. It will be seenthat Tipperary is largely surrounded by mountains of massive grandeur on thewest and south, and by lesser ranges of imposing hills across the north and onthe east, all pouring their fructi
Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . Ca?-rici;-on-Suir. dependencies within this county, form a wild, and until recently an almost track-less region extending over four hundred and eighty square miles. It will be seenthat Tipperary is largely surrounded by mountains of massive grandeur on thewest and south, and by lesser ranges of imposing hills across the north and onthe east, all pouring their fructifying wealth into, and rising like guardians overthe Golden Vale. From Keeper to Roscrea, the Kilnamanagh hills and DevilsBit Mountains separate the baronies of upper and Lower Ormond from the restof the county ; and north of these to the Shannon, extends a fertile plain ofsimilar character to the more famous one that spreads in the basin of the railway runs through forty miles of the Golden Vale, and although there are TIPPERARY. 605. Cahi7 L istle comparatively few gentlemens seats to be seen, it is studded with the ruinsof castles and churches, indicating that it was inhabited by a numerous andwealthy proprietary. It is said one hundred castles are visible from the Rock ofCasheL* Several of the mostnoted places in the country, andthe most famous group of ruins inIreland—^Thurles, Holy Cross,Cashel, Cahir, Ardfinnan, Clon-mel, and Carrick — are seatedalong the banks of the Suir. Oth-er towns of ancient name, or mod-ern importance, are Tipperary,Nenagh, Newport, Roscrea, Tem-plemore, Burrisoleigh, Killenaule,MuUinahone, and county, according toPtolemy, was inhabited by the Coriundii. In the fifth century the southern part, as far as Machari Casil, the plain of Cashel, was added by ^ngus Mc-Nafrach, king of Munster, to the territory ofthe Desii, which held the larger part ofWaterford ; and the north district was knownas Oir Mumhan, Ormond, East Mun
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