The Scientific Tourist through Ireland (Illustrated)
This interesting country becoming every day more and more the subject of inquiry and personal investigation, an Hibernian Tourist's Guide consequently forms a necessary adjunct to our original plan. In prosecuting this design, our object is, by method and selection, to enable even the casual six-weeks visitant to explore readily the most important and curious specimens of nature and art, and that without subjecting him to those travelling inconveniences which it has been too much the fashion to complain of. Whilst travelling, at all times and in all countries, the tourist must learn to suffer petty vexations, privations, and delays; but a very amusing ramble may be executed in Ireland, without more of these than the usual share. The MEANS OF CONVEYANCE are now varied, extensive, rapid, and generally convenient; not only from the capital in all directions, but also by means of provincial coaches diverging from all the principal points; whilst good roads and improving inns give facility and comfort to those who travel with their own horses and carriages. In some places also, the INLAND NAVIGATION affords a change of scenery and of general amusement to the independent traveller.
Ireland, being only about 300 miles in length, and 200 in breadth, containing 30,370 sq. m., does not require a long period to traverse its most important routes. Its Climate is good, with a mean temperature from 48 to 52; its face mostly level, but with extensive ranges of mountainous tracts and rocky soil. It contains romantic Lakes, both fresh and salt, viz. Neagh, Erne, Killarney, Swilly, Foyle, Corrib, &c. &c.; also many majestic Rivers, Shannon, Liffy, Boyne, Blackwater, Suir, Barrow, Lagan, &c. Its Mountainous Tracts are principally in Donnegal and Tyrone in the north, with part of Antrim; also the Mourne Mountains in Down; the mountains of Wicklow; in Kerry, and the s.w.; together with the extensive ranges to the west of the Shannon. The Bogs are extensive, occupying[2] many of the mountains, indeed often undulating in hill and dale, particularly in Donnegal; whilst both they and the dry heaths are covered with wild myrtles, sedgy grass, rushes, saggons, or iris, orchis, wild rockets, &c. Of its Forests few remain, being now sunk under the turf-bogs or peat mosses; yet of minor Botany there is a great field for examination in the Ericæ, numerous alpine plants, and wild flowers on the heaths, bogs, and rocky fastnesses. Its Mineralogy is very varied, from the gold mines of Wicklow, down to the silver mines of the same county, those of copper at Cronbane, with marble, coal, slate; whilst its Mineral Springs, vitriolic, alkaline, saline, sulphureous, &c. offer frequent opportunities of analysis to the man of science.
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Ireland, being only about 300 miles in length, and 200 in breadth, containing 30,370 sq. m., does not require a long period to traverse its most important routes. Its Climate is good, with a mean temperature from 48 to 52; its face mostly level, but with extensive ranges of mountainous tracts and rocky soil. It contains romantic Lakes, both fresh and salt, viz. Neagh, Erne, Killarney, Swilly, Foyle, Corrib, &c. &c.; also many majestic Rivers, Shannon, Liffy, Boyne, Blackwater, Suir, Barrow, Lagan, &c. Its Mountainous Tracts are principally in Donnegal and Tyrone in the north, with part of Antrim; also the Mourne Mountains in Down; the mountains of Wicklow; in Kerry, and the s.w.; together with the extensive ranges to the west of the Shannon. The Bogs are extensive, occupying[2] many of the mountains, indeed often undulating in hill and dale, particularly in Donnegal; whilst both they and the dry heaths are covered with wild myrtles, sedgy grass, rushes, saggons, or iris, orchis, wild rockets, &c. Of its Forests few remain, being now sunk under the turf-bogs or peat mosses; yet of minor Botany there is a great field for examination in the Ericæ, numerous alpine plants, and wild flowers on the heaths, bogs, and rocky fastnesses. Its Mineralogy is very varied, from the gold mines of Wicklow, down to the silver mines of the same county, those of copper at Cronbane, with marble, coal, slate; whilst its Mineral Springs, vitriolic, alkaline, saline, sulphureous, &c. offer frequent opportunities of analysis to the man of science.
The Scientific Tourist through Ireland (Illustrated)
This interesting country becoming every day more and more the subject of inquiry and personal investigation, an Hibernian Tourist's Guide consequently forms a necessary adjunct to our original plan. In prosecuting this design, our object is, by method and selection, to enable even the casual six-weeks visitant to explore readily the most important and curious specimens of nature and art, and that without subjecting him to those travelling inconveniences which it has been too much the fashion to complain of. Whilst travelling, at all times and in all countries, the tourist must learn to suffer petty vexations, privations, and delays; but a very amusing ramble may be executed in Ireland, without more of these than the usual share. The MEANS OF CONVEYANCE are now varied, extensive, rapid, and generally convenient; not only from the capital in all directions, but also by means of provincial coaches diverging from all the principal points; whilst good roads and improving inns give facility and comfort to those who travel with their own horses and carriages. In some places also, the INLAND NAVIGATION affords a change of scenery and of general amusement to the independent traveller.
Ireland, being only about 300 miles in length, and 200 in breadth, containing 30,370 sq. m., does not require a long period to traverse its most important routes. Its Climate is good, with a mean temperature from 48 to 52; its face mostly level, but with extensive ranges of mountainous tracts and rocky soil. It contains romantic Lakes, both fresh and salt, viz. Neagh, Erne, Killarney, Swilly, Foyle, Corrib, &c. &c.; also many majestic Rivers, Shannon, Liffy, Boyne, Blackwater, Suir, Barrow, Lagan, &c. Its Mountainous Tracts are principally in Donnegal and Tyrone in the north, with part of Antrim; also the Mourne Mountains in Down; the mountains of Wicklow; in Kerry, and the s.w.; together with the extensive ranges to the west of the Shannon. The Bogs are extensive, occupying[2] many of the mountains, indeed often undulating in hill and dale, particularly in Donnegal; whilst both they and the dry heaths are covered with wild myrtles, sedgy grass, rushes, saggons, or iris, orchis, wild rockets, &c. Of its Forests few remain, being now sunk under the turf-bogs or peat mosses; yet of minor Botany there is a great field for examination in the Ericæ, numerous alpine plants, and wild flowers on the heaths, bogs, and rocky fastnesses. Its Mineralogy is very varied, from the gold mines of Wicklow, down to the silver mines of the same county, those of copper at Cronbane, with marble, coal, slate; whilst its Mineral Springs, vitriolic, alkaline, saline, sulphureous, &c. offer frequent opportunities of analysis to the man of science.
Ireland, being only about 300 miles in length, and 200 in breadth, containing 30,370 sq. m., does not require a long period to traverse its most important routes. Its Climate is good, with a mean temperature from 48 to 52; its face mostly level, but with extensive ranges of mountainous tracts and rocky soil. It contains romantic Lakes, both fresh and salt, viz. Neagh, Erne, Killarney, Swilly, Foyle, Corrib, &c. &c.; also many majestic Rivers, Shannon, Liffy, Boyne, Blackwater, Suir, Barrow, Lagan, &c. Its Mountainous Tracts are principally in Donnegal and Tyrone in the north, with part of Antrim; also the Mourne Mountains in Down; the mountains of Wicklow; in Kerry, and the s.w.; together with the extensive ranges to the west of the Shannon. The Bogs are extensive, occupying[2] many of the mountains, indeed often undulating in hill and dale, particularly in Donnegal; whilst both they and the dry heaths are covered with wild myrtles, sedgy grass, rushes, saggons, or iris, orchis, wild rockets, &c. Of its Forests few remain, being now sunk under the turf-bogs or peat mosses; yet of minor Botany there is a great field for examination in the Ericæ, numerous alpine plants, and wild flowers on the heaths, bogs, and rocky fastnesses. Its Mineralogy is very varied, from the gold mines of Wicklow, down to the silver mines of the same county, those of copper at Cronbane, with marble, coal, slate; whilst its Mineral Springs, vitriolic, alkaline, saline, sulphureous, &c. offer frequent opportunities of analysis to the man of science.
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| BN ID: | 2940151613453 |
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| Publisher: | Bronson Tweed Publishing |
| Publication date: | 04/21/2015 |
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