The Sunny Side of Ireland

The Sunny Side of Ireland

The Sunny Side of Ireland - How to see it by the Great Southern and Western RailwayTravelling...
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Author: O'Mahony, John,1816-1877
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The Sunny Side of Ireland

The Sunny Side of Ireland

$19.99 $9.99

The Sunny Side of Ireland

$19.99 $9.99
Author: O'Mahony, John,1816-1877
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Sunny Side of Ireland - How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway

Travelling through Ireland in the good old times was at best a precarious and inconvenient diversion. Those who had to do so regretted the necessity, and those who had not, praised Providence. Many "persons of quality," to use Dr. Johnson's phrase, have written narratives of their adventures and experiences in "the most damnable country." No man of position, even early in the nineteenth century, would dream of travelling threescore miles from his residence without having signed and sealed his last will and testament. The highways were beset by "Gentlemen of the Road," such as that fascinating felon, "Brennan on the Moor," of whom the ballad tells "A brace of loaded pistols he carried night and day." The coach roads were dangerous, the stage was deplorable, and everything but the scenery unpleasant. The interior and west of the country were connected[Pg 9] with Dublin by canals cut in the time of the Irish Parliament, which followed the enterprise of the Dutch. They were looked upon at the time as feats of engineering skill, somewhat in the light that we view the Suez or Panama Canals to-day. Neville, the engineer, was the recipient of extravagant encomiums from the Lords and Commons, and his fame is embalmed in a street ballad which sings the praise of ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 19329
Author: O'Mahony, John
Release Date: Sep 19, 2006
Format: eBook
Language: English

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