Leigh's New Pocket Road-Book of Ireland; Containing an Account of All the Direct and Cross Roads, Together with a Description of Every Remarkable Place
Leigh's New Pocket Road-Book of Ireland; Containing an Account of All the Direct and Cross Roads, Together with a Description of Every Remarkable Place ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...mile long; at its extremity is Reginald's Tower, supposed to have been erected by a Danish Prince of that name in 1003; converted into a dungeon by Earl Strongbow in 1171; was the seat of a mint established by Edward IV. in 1463, and was bombarded in 1643 by Cromwell, one of whose balls, it is said, is still visible ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...mile long; at its extremity is Reginald's Tower, supposed to have been erected by a Danish Prince of that name in 1003; converted into a dungeon by Earl Strongbow in 1171; was the seat of a mint established by Edward IV. in 1463, and was bombarded in 1643 by Cromwell, one of whose balls, it is said, is still visible near its summit. Its shape is circular, and it formed the east angle of the city walls; it is now occupied by the Police. The principal public edifices are the Bishop's Palace, built of stone, the Exchange, the Town Hall, the County Prison and Court House, the City Prison and Court House, the Custom House, and the Bridge, 832 feet long, and 42 wide, built of American oak. It crosses the Blackwater River, which divides Waterford from Kilkenny, Waterford is an episcopal see, to which that of Lismore has been united. The Cathedral was founded by the Ostmen, but the present edifice is modern: it has a fine steeple, and the interior is handsomely fitted up. There are also three parish Churches, four Roman Catholic Chapels, one of which, called the Trinity, is the handsomest ia Ireland, several Meeting Houses, and numerous Charitable Institutions, including a Fever Hospital, a Dispensary, and a Mendicant Asylum. Waterford formerly possessed several monastic buildings, the principal of which were the Priory of St. John, founded in 1185, by King John, who had his residence in, this city; St." Saviour's Friary, founded in 1226, and the Augustine Convent, of which the steeple remains, built by Hugh, Lord Purcel. There is an existing Monastery. This city is governed by a mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, and returns a member to parliament. The elections for the county take place here. It was formerly strongly fortified, but fell before the arms of Cromwe...
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