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 . al position, andconnections by rail,river, and canal, mightbe the most impor-tant town in sieges by Generals Douglas and Ginkle, and the defences by Grace andSt. Ruth, are of thrilling and inspiring interest. After the latter had lostAthlone, he retreated and made a stand at Aughrim, a small village abouttwenty miles distant, in Galway. The famous battle
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 . al position, andconnections by rail,river, and canal, mightbe the most impor-tant town in sieges by Generals Douglas and Ginkle, and the defences by Grace andSt. Ruth, are of thrilling and inspiring interest. After the latter had lostAthlone, he retreated and made a stand at Aughrim, a small village abouttwenty miles distant, in Galway. The famous battle was fought on the 12th ofJuly, 1691. Ginkle was fully equipped, and flushed with success. St. Ruth wasin want of absolute necessaries, and his loss of Athlone, after it had been won,created distrust. Toward evening the battle became one of unparalleled obsti-nacy. The great brunt of the contest took place at Kilcomodon Hill, on thetop of which now stands a modern church. Here St. Ruth was killed by a can-non-ball, which is still preserved in St. Patricks Cathedral, Dublin. An attemptwas made to conceal his death ; but the news spread, and the English remainedmasters of perhaps the most eventful field fought during the Kilcomodon Hill. QUEENS COUNTY. Queens County Is, to a large extent, a portion of the central plain ofIreland. At two opposite points, however, the land is elevated; in the north-west, Arderin, the summit of the Slieve Bloom Mountains, rising to an altitudeof seventeen hundred and thirty-four feet above sea-level ; and on the southeast,the Dysart Hills afford fine views of plantations and extensive demesnes. Thecultivation of the soil, with the use of peat-mould from the bogs, has resulted inexcellent crops; but as there has been considerable consolidation of holdings, thepopulation has greatly diminished. The county formed part of the ancient prin-cipalities of Ossory and Leix, andthe inhabitants offered the most stub-born resistance to the Anglo-Nor-man i
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