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Page 24
... road from Myshall to Bagnalstown , being about five miles from the latter . At the distance of a mile and a half from Garryhill are seen the ruins of Rathnaree Castle . ambush of forty men to intercept him . Nor were 24 * Plan of ...
... road from Myshall to Bagnalstown , being about five miles from the latter . At the distance of a mile and a half from Garryhill are seen the ruins of Rathnaree Castle . ambush of forty men to intercept him . Nor were 24 * Plan of ...
Page 59
... road wells of Ireland , even in Pagan times ; and it is related that in the reign of Conn of the Hundred Battles , and of his grandson , Cormac Mac Art , who flourished between the years 123 and 266 of the Christian era , so great was ...
... road wells of Ireland , even in Pagan times ; and it is related that in the reign of Conn of the Hundred Battles , and of his grandson , Cormac Mac Art , who flourished between the years 123 and 266 of the Christian era , so great was ...
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... road to Durrow , near Ballycondra , are seen the ruins of the Castle of Ballyseskin , formerly belonging to the family of Chevers . " The ruins , we be- lieve , still exist , and are in the parish of Aharney . 2 Very many Irishmen were ...
... road to Durrow , near Ballycondra , are seen the ruins of the Castle of Ballyseskin , formerly belonging to the family of Chevers . " The ruins , we be- lieve , still exist , and are in the parish of Aharney . 2 Very many Irishmen were ...
Page 165
... road , Rathmines , Dublin : proposed by Thomas O'Gorman , Esq . John Browne , Esq . , M. D. , Dundalk ; and Mr. P. Magennis , National Schoolmaster , Knockmore , Derrygonnelly : proposed by the Rev. G. H. Reade . Mr. P. M. Dermot ...
... road , Rathmines , Dublin : proposed by Thomas O'Gorman , Esq . John Browne , Esq . , M. D. , Dundalk ; and Mr. P. Magennis , National Schoolmaster , Knockmore , Derrygonnelly : proposed by the Rev. G. H. Reade . Mr. P. M. Dermot ...
Page 169
... road to Stoneyford , in a field belonging to a tenant of Captain Wemys , sand has been wont to be raised for a long time past . The sand - pits were formed in a spur running eastward from the knoll , which , crowned by the well ...
... road to Stoneyford , in a field belonging to a tenant of Captain Wemys , sand has been wont to be raised for a long time past . The sand - pits were formed in a spur running eastward from the knoll , which , crowned by the well ...
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