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 . terestingvolume. It has abundant store of attractions for the geologist, botanist, andnaturalist ; and its various ancient monuments, of every class and age, from theregal fortress, the sepulchral cairn, and the cromlech of pagan times, to the earlyChristian oratory, the abbey, and the baronial hall of later times, would supply,in the opinion of Petrie, an ample sto
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 . terestingvolume. It has abundant store of attractions for the geologist, botanist, andnaturalist ; and its various ancient monuments, of every class and age, from theregal fortress, the sepulchral cairn, and the cromlech of pagan times, to the earlyChristian oratory, the abbey, and the baronial hall of later times, would supply,in the opinion of Petrie, an ample stock for the antiquary and historian. Itsancient name was Ben-Edair, the hill of oaks, indicating the luxuriance ofthe woods which crowned it. It was also called Du7i-Crivithan, Crimthansfort, from having been the residence of that monarch, celebrated for his suc-cessful incursions into Britain, and the advantages he there obtained, not onlyover the natives, but some Roman forces in the time of Agricola. The greatportion of the peninsula belongs to the estate of the Earl of Howth, and hasbeen in uninterrupted possession of his ancestors since it was granted to Sir Ar-moricus Tristram, in ii77, for his gallantry in fight Howth Castle.
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