. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. isited Ireland since 1821,when George IV. spent some days in Dublin. Punch once more takes credit for the Prince ofWaless Jack Tar costume, and hastens to con-tradict an absurd rumour that it is the intentionof our Most Gracious Sovereign to reside perma-nently in the sister island. This ridiculous reporthas arisen from the prevalent impression that HerMajesty has gone to Ireland for good. Before quitting Dublin the Queen paid a visitto the venerable Duke of Leinster, whose uncle,Lor
. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. isited Ireland since 1821,when George IV. spent some days in Dublin. Punch once more takes credit for the Prince ofWaless Jack Tar costume, and hastens to con-tradict an absurd rumour that it is the intentionof our Most Gracious Sovereign to reside perma-nently in the sister island. This ridiculous reporthas arisen from the prevalent impression that HerMajesty has gone to Ireland for good. Before quitting Dublin the Queen paid a visitto the venerable Duke of Leinster, whose uncle,Lord Edward Fitzgerald, had died, attaintedjust half a century before, of wounds received whileresisting his arrest on a charge of high her genial host at Carton the Queen writes withundisguised enthusiasm : The Duke is one of the kindest and best ofmen. After luncheon we walked out and sawsome of the country people dance jigs, which wasvery amusing. The Irish is quite different fromthe Scottish reel, not so animated, and the stepsdifferent, but very droll. The people are very 234 ^ 3o p. C 2! 00 W. UTITH^T^.. Irish Enthusiasm poorly dressed, the men in thick coats, and thewomen in shawls, other men in blue coats and shortbreeches and blue stockings. There were threeold pipers playing. The Irish pipe is very differentfrom the Scottish. They do not blow into it, butmerely have small bellows which they move withthe arm. We walked around the pleasure-grounds,and after this got into a carriage with the Dukeand Duchess, our ladies and gentlemen followingin a large jaunting-car, and the people riding,running, and driving with us. The Duke is sokind to them that a word from him will make themdo anything. It was very hot, and yet the peoplekept running the whole way, and in the thickwoollen coats which it seems they always wearhere. Queen Victoria quitted Dublin with unfeignedregret. We stood, she tells us, on the paddle-box, as we slowly steamed out of Kingstown amidthe cheers
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