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 . Treaty Stone. 556 PICTURESQUE Carrig-o- Gunnel. on the 27th of August. The conflict that ensued is one of the most famousin history. When the day seemed almost lost to the Irish—the enemy In their streets, and their - -:??-; stronghold, the Black -_^.^^:^ -- ~ Battery, taken after a bloody struggle by theBrandenburgers, the of-ficers excitedly leadingtheir
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 . Treaty Stone. 556 PICTURESQUE Carrig-o- Gunnel. on the 27th of August. The conflict that ensued is one of the most famousin history. When the day seemed almost lost to the Irish—the enemy In their streets, and their - -:??-; stronghold, the Black -_^.^^:^ -- ~ Battery, taken after a bloody struggle by theBrandenburgers, the of-ficers excitedly leadingtheir men into the pathof victory—the crisis ar-rived when the foresightof the Irish leaders wasto strike terror and savethe city. Preparing forsuch an emergency, the Black Battery had been mined. The moment had come to spring it. The result was terrific. After the fearful pause that followed the explosion, Sarsfield seized the opportunity, rallied his broken columns, and, conspicuously at their head, renewed the defence, drove the assailants from street to street, and forced them over the works into the ^^ river. Not only did the ^ citizens not in arms enter -^-i %=*-:-- into the conflict, but the - >^^ women and children shared -^w: i. in the glory of the
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