Scenery & Antiquities of North-west DonegalD. Irvine, 1893 - 120 ページ |
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Abbey ancient annals Aodh Bawn Ards Arranmore arrived battle beautiful BELFAST Bunbeg called Captain CARRIGART Causeway cave chief chieftain church coast Columba Columbkille Conyngham COUNTY DONEGAL Creeslough Cruit Derry district Doe Castle Donegal Highlands DUBLIN Dunfanaghy Earl erected Fahan Falcarragh famous Fanad Father M'Fadden Fearsat Foyle Gartan Glen Glenties Glenveigh Gweedore hills of Donegal Hugh Roe Hugh Roe O'Donnell Innishowen Ireland Kilmacrennan lake land Letterkenny LONDONDERRY Long Car Lord Lough Swilly MacSweeney MacSwine magnificent Manus O'Donnell Melmore miles Milford monastery mountains Mulroy Bay native Niall O'Boyle O'Brolchain O'Donovan O'Neill OLD IRISH WHISKY parish passed peasantry Portrush Portsalon Proprietor quarter Ramelton Rathmullan residence rock Roe O'Donnell Rosapenna Rosapenna Hotel Rosses Rutland Isle scene scenery Shemus Crone shores situated slain special car splendid Steamer Stewart stone STREET Tickets Torry Island Tory Tory Island tourist townland Tyrconnell Ulster village WHISKEY wild woods
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3 ページ - A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during many weeks the heaviest fire of the enemy, is seen far up and far down the Foyle. On the summit is the statue of Walker, such as when, in the last and most terrible emergency, his eloquence roused the fainting courage of his brethren. In one hand he grasps a Bible. The other, pointing down the river, seems to direct the eyes of his famished audience to the English topmasts in the distant bay.
4 ページ - The cathedral is filled with relics and trophies. In the vestibule is a huge shell, one of many hundreds of shells which were thrown into the city. Over the altar are still seen the French flagstaves, taken by the garrison in a desperate sally. The white ensigns of the House of Bourbon have long been dust : but their place has been supplied by new banners, the work of the fairest hands of Ulster. The anniversary of the day on which the gates were closed, and the anniversary of the day on which the...
4 ページ - ... enclosure which, in the evil time, gave shelter to their race and their religion. The summit of the ramparts forms a pleasant walk. The bastions have been turned into little gardens. Here and there among the shrubs and flowers may be seen the old culverins which scattered bricks cased with lead among the Irish ranks. One antique gun, the gift of the Fishmongers of London, was distinguished during the 105 memorable days by the loudness of its report, and still bears the name of
4 ページ - House of Bourbon have long been dust : but their place has been supplied by new banners, the work of the fairest hands of Ulster. The anniversary of the day on which the gates were closed, and the anniversary of the day on which the siege was raised, have been down to our own time celebrated by salutes, processions, banquets, and sermons...
64 ページ - I've wander'd o'er, Clombe many a crag, cross'd many a moor, But, by my halidome, A scene so rude, so wild as this, Yet so sublime in barrenness, Ne'er did my wandering footsteps press, • Where'er I happ'd to roam."— XIV.
95 ページ - Dear children, this is what I command with my last words — let peace and charity, a charity mutual and sincere, reign always among you ! If you act thus, following the example of the saints, God who strengthens the just will help you, and I, who shall be near Him, will intercede on your behalf, and you shall obtain of Him not only all the necessities of the present life in sufficient quantity...
92 ページ - The salt sea where the sea-gulls cry, When I come to Derry from far, It is sweeter and dearer to me — Sweeter to me.
89 ページ - O'Donnell fled ! — oh, woe for Ulster, woe ! " Yet died he there all gloriously — a victor in the fight ; A chieftain at his people's head, a warrior, in his might ; They dug him there a fitting grave upon that field of pride, And a lofty cairn raised above, by fair Lough Swilly's side.
95 ページ - This little spot, so small and low, shall be greatly honoured, not only by the Scots kings and people, but also by foreign chiefs and barbarous nations; and it shall be venerated even by the saints of other Churches.