. A history of the County Dublin; the people, parishes and antiquities from the earliest times to the close of the eighteenth century. andsof Shanganaifli, Siiankiil, and Jiallyconis. It now contains the townlands of Annaghaskin (, Ww morass of the eels),Ballyconis [, tiic town of .Mar ilicorais or licriningham), Barnaslingar(, tlic sMininit of (lie slingans oi Hat stones). Glebe, Johnstown, Loughlins-town (, the town of OMelaglilins or OLoghlins) Coniiiions, Rathinichacl,Shanganagh [, the place of shangans or ants), iShankill (/.(., tlu^ oldchurch). Witliin its limits is t
. A history of the County Dublin; the people, parishes and antiquities from the earliest times to the close of the eighteenth century. andsof Shanganaifli, Siiankiil, and Jiallyconis. It now contains the townlands of Annaghaskin (, Ww morass of the eels),Ballyconis [, tiic town of .Mar ilicorais or licriningham), Barnaslingar(, tlic sMininit of (lie slingans oi Hat stones). Glebe, Johnstown, Loughlins-town (, the town of OMelaglilins or OLoghlins) Coniiiions, Rathinichacl,Shanganagh [, the place of shangans or ants), iShankill (/.(., tlu^ oldchurch). Witliin its limits is tiic nioiintaiii of (ariickgollogan [, the i-ock of Ollaghan). Iiic objects of archaeological interest arc ( londechs and cairns on Carrickgollogan,a rath near Rathmichael, the ruineil churc^h and round tower of Rathniichacl, Pucks Castle (/. the castle of the pooka), iShanganagh Castle, andShankill Castle. SHANKILL AND SHANGANAGH. The jiaiisli of Ratliiiiichael, wliich lies between the parish ofKiltiernau and the sea, possesses the finest prospect in the CountyDublin—a prospect which for combination of beautiful sea and. Cromlech near Carrickgollogan. From a nkdch hi/ \V. F. Wakcnuni. mountain scenery has few rivals in the British Isles. Standing onthe elevated ground on which the ruined church of Rathmichaelrests, and looking over the rich and well wooded country by which 80 PABISH OF EATHMICHAEL. it is surrounded, one sees to the east the lovely bay of Killiney andthe blue waters of St. Georges Channel, to the north tlie whitehill of Killiney and the green island of Dalkey, and to the westand south the dark mountains of the Counties Dublin and Wicklow,terminated by Bray Head and forming a diversified althoughalmost continuous range. But apart from its charm of situationthe jjarish of Rathmichael is interesting on account of its historicalassociations. Many remains of past ages, marking the differentperiods into which Irish history may be divided, either exist orhave
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