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 . e work cut through the hills of limestone, winding round thecliffs and passing for a great distance close to the sea. On the route to Larneit passes through the village of Eden to Kilroot, interesting to the literary worldas containing the remains of the church in which Jonathan Swift, afterward thegreat Dean of St. Patrick, first officiated after taking orders. Not
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 . e work cut through the hills of limestone, winding round thecliffs and passing for a great distance close to the sea. On the route to Larneit passes through the village of Eden to Kilroot, interesting to the literary worldas containing the remains of the church in which Jonathan Swift, afterward thegreat Dean of St. Patrick, first officiated after taking orders. Not far distant, atBallycarry, is another object of great interest to a special denomination connectedwith the history of Ulster—the ruins of the church of Templecoran, the firstPresbyterian church erected (1613) in Ireland. Leaving the coast road toLarne, a visit to the noted promontory called Island Magee will repay thetourist. On the eastern boundary are the stupendous basaltic cliffs, the Gobbins(from Gob, the mouth, and Ben, height, or headland), forming a perpendicularpalisade over 200 feet in height. The Island Magee massacre is infamouslyfamous in history. Without entering Into the discussion as to the numbers IIu uobhiii LliJJs
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