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 . Round Towtr ind Chunk—LusL 304 PICTURESQUE IRELAND. incursion ; the original name of Tristram having been changed to that of St. Law-rence, in consequence of an oath taken by one of the family conducting a battleon St. Lawrences Day, that if successful he would take the name of the popular and apparently authenticated legend, resulting in hospitality, for ce
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 . Round Towtr ind Chunk—LusL 304 PICTURESQUE IRELAND. incursion ; the original name of Tristram having been changed to that of St. Law-rence, in consequence of an oath taken by one of the family conducting a battleon St. Lawrences Day, that if successful he would take the name of the popular and apparently authenticated legend, resulting in hospitality, for cen-turies, is the following : When the celebrated sea-queen, Grace OMalley, or Gjanua aille, as the peo-ple yet love to call her, was on her way back from the court of Elizabeth, shelanded at Howth in 1593, and with her attendants, passing the castle, observed thatthe gates were barred. Upon inquiring, she learned that the gates were alwaysshut at dinner time, to repel visitors. The Connaught idea of hospitality was. Round Tower and Church—Swords. shocked at this churlishness, so, without more ado, she seized the heir of Howth,and carrying him off, refused to give him up till the St. Lawrences would cove-nant never, again to close their approaches during the midday meal; a compactwhich we believe was kept sacred up to a recent period. The Bailey light-house, two miles south from the village, on the point of anarrow, rocky promontory projecting a quarter of a mile into the sea, is a spot ofno less antiquarian than picturesque interest. Its name is by some derived froman ancient circular stone fortress which encircled the apex of the rock, and of whichconsiderable remains existed previous to the erection of the present great keep was fortified by three earthen walls, with deep interveningditches at the entrance, which cut it off completely from the peninsula. These IllllliiilJiyJiiilyllillilltWiU
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