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 . of the Leap the water is seen splashing and sparkling on different levels, occasioned bythe mill dams and the confluence of the Rye Water. Leixlip Castle, althoughhaving no architectural pretensions, adds to the effect of the scene from thebridge, and the plantations connected with it adorn the river bank for a consider-able distance upwards. The castle dates from t
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 . of the Leap the water is seen splashing and sparkling on different levels, occasioned bythe mill dams and the confluence of the Rye Water. Leixlip Castle, althoughhaving no architectural pretensions, adds to the effect of the scene from thebridge, and the plantations connected with it adorn the river bank for a consider-able distance upwards. The castle dates from the twelfth century, and is said tohave been the residence of John while governor of Ireland, under his fatherHenry II. Carton is three miles distant from Leixlip, and in proceeding to it,the Aqueduct, one hundred feet high, which carries the Royal Canal and theMidland Great Western Railway over the Valley of the Rye, is passed. In the uprising of 98, the County of Kildare was notably prominent: Mus-grave, the violently bigoted historian, instancing the infrequent application tomagistrates in matters of dispute, and the abstinence of the lower classes ofpeople from spirituous liquors, as proof of their fitness for
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