Volume 1

The beauties of Ireland. Being original delineations, topographical, historical, and biographical, of each county / By J.N. Brewer. Illustrated with engravings, by J. & H.S. Storer, after original drawings, chiefly by Mr. Petrie.

James Norris Brewer

Date:: 1825-1826

Credit: The beauties of Ireland. Being original delineations, topographical, historical, and biographical, of each county / By J.N. Brewer. Illustrated with engravings, by J. & H.S. Storer, after original drawings, chiefly by Mr. Petrie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$district, but there are few other towns within its. limits of great extent. or importance, |The vestiges of : antiquity are numerous. Here ‘are four round! towers; ; and some remains of a fifth; many earth-works, much diversified in size and character ; and several _cromlechs, of: great ‘magnitude and ‘curiosity; : but we regret to observe that: many of «the latter class of monuments _ have . ‘been destroyed; at no/very distant date. The country in many -parts’ is thickly studded with ‘the ruins of vecclesiastical and cas- tellated structures, several of which are of considerable ner “sl tural and historical; interest.....0) sono) oe Amongst ‘the principal:: inside speed may be mentioned the Earl of Ormonde and Ossory ;' ‘Earl of Carrick ;' Earl of Kil- kenny; Earl of Normanton ; “Marquess of Lansdowne; Earl of Bes- borough; Lord Viscount Clifden ; Lord Viscount. Mountmorres ; Earl of Desart ; Lord Callan; Lord Viscount Ashbrook ; Earl of Courtown; ; Sir Edward. Loftus, Bart ;, Sir John Blunden, Bart ; Sir William Morris ; Sir J )'Cuffe, Bart; and the families of Flood ; St. George; Tighe; Bryan; Murphy; Bunbury; Walsh; Aylward; and Rothe. The proprietors of estates supposed not to exceed £2000. per antrum are hah numerous, Hy, form a valuable class of resident gentry. : | | The population of t this’ county was thus stated, in the returns “made to government ' under the act a 1812. fr f Baronies, Half Baronies, or r Parishes. , Senet P eae, 7 Kilkenny, Gy. i cayhs bio}. weeu o}no return |\novreturn | _, | Grannagh ,.. ..je.es neers ne dafi) 2,180] 12,515 | | Fassadining. Ve aN nig. «coll ad Sera OOO Gali A Peer hues sae oh Mss 11,995. Gowran... 0.605. oss. 15886 |) 30,1 EO) Tasha cea ee “4 aie - 2;240 | 13,938 |, Iverk st . cuRraitne eh See re ie AS 13,040. Rene. 02 Le JE) 1,648) 9,915 | Knocktopher ... 2... 6...--4+6- 1,798) 10,496 | Shelilogher..... Rh aT 1,149}. 6,768 1 5005 4,988 nee Town and Liberty. Suan th ft Toran. 93,414 | 134,664 |$