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 . Copjrlghl, 1819, by Ihomiu Kelly, Mere Yoit. Ruins at Kdls. Kilkenny, an inland county of the province of Leinster, was, according toPtolemy, inhabited by the Brigantes. It was afterwards, and still anciently, partof the kingdom of Ossory, a name modernized from Uisraigagh, indicating itsposition {Uisge, water; and rioghachd, kingdom,) as the kingdom betw
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 . Copjrlghl, 1819, by Ihomiu Kelly, Mere Yoit. Ruins at Kdls. Kilkenny, an inland county of the province of Leinster, was, according toPtolemy, inhabited by the Brigantes. It was afterwards, and still anciently, partof the kingdom of Ossory, a name modernized from Uisraigagh, indicating itsposition {Uisge, water; and rioghachd, kingdom,) as the kingdom between thewaters. The Suir, after flowing between Tipperary and Waterford, strikes Kil-kenny west of Pilltown, and forms the southern boundary save where it flows be-tween the city of Waterford and Ferrybank. On the east the Barrow bounds itfor twenty-six miles. The Nore is the principal river, flowing through the centreof the county for forty miles, receiving in its winding course the Kings River,the Dinan, and several lesser streams. The Nore is a rapid river, subject togreat floods, and its banks present some good views, justifying the encomiums ofmany noted travellers. Mr. Tighe says that from Mount Juliet to New Ross, byThomastown and Inistioge, it presents picturesque scenery
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