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 . Near IJie Old IVooden Bridge. ing of the Waters : but it is not the water alone that renders this second beautyspecially attractive. It is the Meeting of the Glens. From the east and the. ci/(?iyy-a-AA^yCi^a^ ^^y^^^j^//, />,: ,^/ icA/^ct-iA- SEWTCEK , THOMAS HELIX, WICKLOW. 107 -west, the north and the south they come hke rivers to the sea. From this pointfive va
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 . Near IJie Old IVooden Bridge. ing of the Waters : but it is not the water alone that renders this second beautyspecially attractive. It is the Meeting of the Glens. From the east and the. ci/(?iyy-a-AA^yCi^a^ ^^y^^^j^//, />,: ,^/ icA/^ct-iA- SEWTCEK , THOMAS HELIX, WICKLOW. 107 -west, the north and the south they come hke rivers to the sea. From this pointfive vales or glens are visible, as well as Croghan-Kinsella, which contained theWicklow gold mines worked in the last century, and commemorated in a dra-matic piece by John OKeeffe. The vale of the Avoca widens gradually in its approach to Arklow : betweenthe mines and the latter, on the east of the river the continuous woods of Bally-arthur and Shelton rival in beauty the range of woods terminating in Glenarton the opposite side. The town of Arklow, and its old ruined castle standingon an eminence over the Avoca, which, after beautifying so much gloriousscenery, discharges itself through a bridge of nineteen arches, have a grand andimposing appearance; while an extensive sea view terminates the prospect. Arklow was the scene of a memorable battle between the royalist forcesunder General Needham, aided by Lord Far
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