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 . grammarschool, founded by Pierce Butler and hiswife, the noted Margaret. It receiveda new charter in 1684 from the Duke ofOrmond, and was erected by James the Royal College of St. the retreat of this monarch theinstitution resumed its original charac-ter, but continues to be known as theCollege of Kilkenny. Amongst thedistinguished names associa
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 . grammarschool, founded by Pierce Butler and hiswife, the noted Margaret. It receiveda new charter in 1684 from the Duke ofOrmond, and was erected by James the Royal College of St. the retreat of this monarch theinstitution resumed its original charac-ter, but continues to be known as theCollege of Kilkenny. Amongst thedistinguished names associated with it as students are those of Stanihurst^Swift, Congreve, Farquhar, Harris, the continuator of Ware, Provost Baldwin,,and Berkeley. John Banim, the author of the fine drama of Damon and Pythias,and several standard novels of Irish life, was born in Kilkenny; also JamesStephens, the patriot and revolutionist. This county is noted for its coal and marble. There is a quantity of marblerock through every part of it; but the principal quarry is a short distance southof the city. The marble is black, and some of it very pure. It generally con-tains a variety of impressions of madrepores, of bivalve and of turbinate The Well cf St. Canice.
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