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INDEX.

ABSENTEES, 267

Adair, village of and ruins at, 58 to 60

Adams, Miss, epitaph on, 242

Affane, contest between the Butlers and Fitz-

geralds at, 123

Alexander, an eccentric character, 218

Allua, or Lua, lake of, 283

Amethysts, quarry of, at Blackrock, 215

anecdote respecting, 216

Annabuoy or Avonbuoy, river of, 209
Antiquities, study of, 2

discovery of at Ballybeg Abbey, 113

at Youghall, 145

near Castle Martyr, 253

at Carrigrohan, 289

at Blarney, 307

gold ornaments at various
times, 318

Architecture, sketch of the progress of, 259 to

267

round towers, see Round Towers
stone-roofed chapels, 262
at Killaloe, 56

at Cloyne, 242

of Kilmallock described, 63 to 65
irregular arch and fragments in
Bridgetown Abbey, 131
Gothic window of Youghall church
149

old mansion of Ronaynes Court,

211

the cathedral of Cloyne, as de-
scribed by Bishop Bennett, 240
inscription at Castle Lyons, 263
the Irish Castle, 265

the castellated house or court, 267
Monastic, 268

hospitals, friaries, and chantries,
268 to 270

the old parochial chapels, 270

Architecture, the rock of Cashel, 271

Holy-Cross Abbey, 272

irregularity in Ireland, 273

Ardmore, round tower, ruins and superstitions

at, 160 to 165

Asbestos, 321

Aughrim, battle of, 47

Awbeg river, 290

Balleen, seat of Dean Scott, 127

Ballinatry, seat of Mr. Smith, 122

Ballincollig, castle of, 289

Ballintemple, village and churchyard of, 212
to 215

Ballybeg, glen and abbey of, 112

Ballydouve, glen of, 128

Ballyhooley, village and castle of, 130

Ballyslough, churchyard of, 101

Ballyvourney, affray at (note), 231

Bandon, inscription over the gate of, 160

Banshee, popular notions respecting the, 91

Bantry, invasion of the French at, 193
Barry, James, (the painter) 204
Bawn, the term explained, 266
Beerhaven, copper mine at, 313
Beggars, 237

Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne, his observation
respecting the English and Irish, 12

anecdote of his kitchen wench, 224
his character, 244

Blackrock, village and castle of, 211

want of places of worship at, 215
amethysts found there, 215
Blackwater river, scenery of, see Scenery
remarks on, 124

Blarney, village of, 291

castle of, 292

tradition respecting, and grounds of,
306

Blind man, enigmatical epitaph on a, 218

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Cluricaune, popular notions respecting the, 84
Coal, 316

Coins of Elizabeth's, singular discovery of at
Buttevant, 117

discovery of at Youghall, 144

Convamore, seat of Lord Ennismore, 130
Coolmore, seat of Mr. Newenham, 210
Coolnagreenane, mountain of, 284

Copper mines in the South of Ireland, 311 to
316

Cork, derivation of the name, 185

city of, described, 186 to 188

account of its improvement, 188 to 193
sketch of its history, 194 to 204

state of the fine arts and literature in,
204 to 206

harbour, 206 to 219

Remembrancer, Fitzgeralds, 184

Earl of, obtains Lismore from Sir W.
Raleigh, 127

defends Youghall against Lord
Castlehaven, 146

obtains the college of Youghall,

148

his family monument at Youg-
hall, 149

critical examination of his cha-

racter and conduct, 152 to 160
his scheme respecting the village
of Carrigaline, 209

Coronation, celebration of at Doneraile, 104
Corracles used on the river Blackwater, 120
Cove, town of, 208

Courtship of the peasantry, 234

Courtstown, see Knocknaclashy

Cox, Sir Richard, his panegyric on Lord Cork,
158

translation of a Keen upon, 174

Creg, seat of Col. Stewart, castle of, 130
Croghan Mountain, gold mines of, 319
Cromwell, his progress through Ireland, and
hatred of his memory, 11

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Sugan, Earl of, 74, 76

James, the young Earl of, sketch of
his history, 74 to 76

Earls of, their arbitrary conduct, 122
the long-lived Countess of, 122

Doneraile, village of, 104
Douglas, village of, 211
Douse, mountain of, 284

Drake, Sir Francis, anecdote of, 209

Dress of the peasantry, 221 to 223
Druidical altar at Castle-Mary, 254

Drumana, formerly the seat of Lord Grandison,
122

Drumcaragh Castle, 285

Dundanion, castle of, 212
Dundarerk Castle, 285

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Galtee mountains, 19

Games played at the wake of a corpse, 171
Gavelkind, law of, 10

Gerald, family of, pedigree of the founder,
(note) 121

Geraldines, see Fitzgerald

Giant's stairs, 210

Ginkell, General, siege of Limerick under, 47
Glandore Harbour, metallic bog near, 315
Glen Caum, 286

Glen Flesk, metallic appearances near, 33
Glengariffe, scenery of, 20

Glenmire, village of, and skirmish at, 217
Gloves, Limerick, 49

Gold ornaments, discovery of, 318

mine in the County Wicklow, 319
Gorrovagh, hill of, 289

Gossipred, custom of, 10

Gougaun Barra, lake of, 275

Grace, family of, pedigree of the founder,
(note) 121

Grafton, Duke of, killed, 201
Grogan, Nathaniel, 204

Gur Lough, castle of, 61 to 63

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Ireland, its history considered unimportant, 2

sketch of the history of, 4
invasion of by Henry II., 5
policy of Elizabeth towards, 5
state of, under James I., 6

Liclash, castle of, 129

parties and politics of Charles the
First's time considered and explained,
7 to 11

progress of Cromwell through, 11
struggle between James II. and William
in, 11

secret associations and rebellion of
1798 in, 14

political state of, from 1780 to the
Union, 16

travelling in, 18 to 36

scenery of the southern counties of, 18
cherries introduced into, 124
potatoes introduced into, 152

fire arms introduced into, (note) 255

Ireton, his death at Limerick, 43

Irish and English peasantry contrasted, 2
their relative situation and
feeling, 12

national character, 13

brigade, 48

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