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 . ted them with the lordship of Wexford. SelskerAbbey was richly endowed, and its prior a lord of Parliament. It was destroyedby Cromwell, who carried off the plate, and sent the fine chime of bells to Chester,whence they were afterward transferred to River Street Church, Liverpool. Almost directly across the country, on the western border, is the town of NewRoss, bea
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 . ted them with the lordship of Wexford. SelskerAbbey was richly endowed, and its prior a lord of Parliament. It was destroyedby Cromwell, who carried off the plate, and sent the fine chime of bells to Chester,whence they were afterward transferred to River Street Church, Liverpool. Almost directly across the country, on the western border, is the town of NewRoss, beautifully situated on the Barrow. It wasfounded by the daughter of Strongbow, experi-enced the iron hand of Cromwell, and was thescene of a great contest in 98. From the heightspleasant views on all sides are obtained, and asail down the river to Waterford, sixteen miles,presents beautiful scenery, which is especially im-posing at the confluence of the Barrow and between the towns of Ross and Wex-ford is the hill of Carrickbyrne, a famous camp of the 98 patriots. From Wexford to Enniscorthy the country Is often very attractive, generallyfertile, and frequently adorned by art. There is a road on either side of the. Aiiount Font at Ferns WEXFORD. 507 Slaney, but the most interesting course is a sail up the river itself, which receivesmany tributary streams, upon whose banks—the Banna, for instance—somebeautiful views are found. Two miles northwest of Wexford, and beyondArtramont, where there are some venerable cedars of Lebanon, is Ferry-Carrick,Avhere the Slaney flows through a narrow channel. On the north side of thegorge, rising on a pinnacle, as if a portion of it, is a lofty square tower, generallysupposed to be a portion of the first Anglo-Norman castle built in is, however, a doubt thrown upon its identity as a part of Fitz-Stephenscastle, which is said to have occupied a site on the opposite bank of the river. Above Ferry-Carrick the Slaney sp
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