. The earth and its inhabitants ... E. 429 Cork and DuLlin in the export of agricultural produce to England. The localindustry supplies fish hoops, gloves, lace, snuff, and army cloth, and the trade inprovisions is of some importance. There are several objects of antiquarianinterest, most prominent amongst them being the walls and towers of the oldcastle, which rises on the left bank of the Shannon, and beneath which nestle thehouses of English ToAvn, joined by seven bridges to Newtown Pery and Irish Town. CastlecouneU, above Limerick, by the side of the Falls of Doonas,has already been referr
. The earth and its inhabitants ... E. 429 Cork and DuLlin in the export of agricultural produce to England. The localindustry supplies fish hoops, gloves, lace, snuff, and army cloth, and the trade inprovisions is of some importance. There are several objects of antiquarianinterest, most prominent amongst them being the walls and towers of the oldcastle, which rises on the left bank of the Shannon, and beneath which nestle thehouses of English ToAvn, joined by seven bridges to Newtown Pery and Irish Town. CastlecouneU, above Limerick, by the side of the Falls of Doonas,has already been referred to. In the fertile valley of the Maigue are Adare, Croom, Kilmallocli (one of theoldest towns of Ireland, with ruins of walls and curious buildings), and Kilfinane,near which are the ruins of Ardpatrick Abbey. More considerable are the townsin the basin of the Deel, to the west of the Maigue. Here stand Askeafcn,formerly strongly fortified ; Hafl/Iccak, an ancient place, near which settlements Fiff. 211.—EoTTND Tower of of Palatines were formed in the seventeenth century ; Nciccastk, where coarse clothis made ; and BalUngarnj, with extensive ruins of ecclesiastical buildings. Onthe Lower Shannon are Foynes and Gliu, small villages engaged in the coastingtrade. Hospital, a village on the eastern border of the county, is noted for itshorse and cattle fairs. The county of Keruy extends from the mouth of the Shannon to the KenraareHiver, and is indented by deep bays, the peninsulas between which are filledwith wild mountains. The peninsula of Corkaquiny, between Tralee Bay andDingle Bay, rises to a height of 3,127 feet. At its western extremity lie theBlasket Islands. A second peninsula, filled with spurs thrown out from theMacgillicuddy Peeks (3,414 feet), beyond the Lakes of Killarney, stretchestowards the Atlantic between Dingle Bay and the Kenmare River. The north-eastern portion of the county is hilly, and abounds in broad and fertile valleys. Tarbert, on the Lowe
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