. Memorandums made in Ireland in the autumn of 1852 . ignis Sanctae Brigidae, quera inextin-guilem vocant; nou quod extingui non possit, sed quod tarn soliciteuioniales et sanctas mulieres ignem, suppetente materia, fovent etnutriunt, ut a tempore virginis [Brigidae] per tot annorum curriculasemper mansit inextinctus.—Girald. Cambrensis. Hibern. KILDARE. 49 institution as this perpetual fire, must have beenin ministering to one of the most imperious of thetravellers wants in the cold season of this colddistrict. I felt that the good lady has had but scantjustice done to her by the popular lege
. Memorandums made in Ireland in the autumn of 1852 . ignis Sanctae Brigidae, quera inextin-guilem vocant; nou quod extingui non possit, sed quod tarn soliciteuioniales et sanctas mulieres ignem, suppetente materia, fovent etnutriunt, ut a tempore virginis [Brigidae] per tot annorum curriculasemper mansit inextinctus.—Girald. Cambrensis. Hibern. KILDARE. 49 institution as this perpetual fire, must have beenin ministering to one of the most imperious of thetravellers wants in the cold season of this colddistrict. I felt that the good lady has had but scantjustice done to her by the popular legend whichhas transmuted this pure and simple act of hu-manity and mercy into a barren miracle of religiousfaith. And I rather owe a grudge to the poetMoore for having yet further perpetuated and evenaggravated this injustice by having, in one of hispopular melodies, travestied the genial hot turf-fireof the kind aud considerate institutrix, into a merelamp of barren light, most disappointing to theshivering traveller who might be attracted by Kilriare Like the bright lamp that shorn in Kihlarcs holy fane,i thr-) loir. ..less and Btorm. 4 50 THE ROUND TOWER. The remains of the more recent Cathedral andAbbey are very interesting, containing some finespecimens of architecture, and several curious monu-ments. Some of these last have been removed intothe adjoining Protestant church. The Round Tower is situated close to the church,amid the graves. It is in perfect repair excepton the summit, where the original conical top hasbeen removed, probably by accident, and a sort ofparapet or battlement put in its place. This toweris one of the largest in Ireland: Grose says it is132, Ledwich 110 feet in height, the last being, nodoubt, the best authority. We found its externalcircumference, by our rude measurement, to beabout 54 feet. It has a fine ornamented doorwayabout 14 feet from the ground. There is no good hotel at Kildare, but there is asmall inn, where ordinary refreshment ca
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