Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.: with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distiguished public characters. In a series of letters by a German Prince.Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von
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Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.: with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distiguished public characters. In a series of letters by a German Prince.
Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von
Great Britain -- Description and travel; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Kenmare. Irish messenger. Road to Derrinane. Bridge of the black water.
Chaos. Terrific coast. Perplexities. Aid from a smuggler. Mountain pass
at night. Derrinane Abbey. O'Connell the great Agitator; Father
L'Estrange his confessor. O'Connell as chieftain giving laws to his
subjects. His intolerance in matters of religion. Departure from
Derrinane. Danish forts. Leave-taking. Irish modes of conveyance.
Amiable character of the lower Irish. Example of it. Sorrows of Werther.
Opinion of it. Faust. The Innkeeper's daughter at Kenmare. Hungry Hill
and its majestic waterfall. O'Rourke's eagle. The modern Ganymede. Seals
under my window. Their love for music. English family worship.
Theological discussion on the deluge, the day of judgment, and the
Apocalypse. Extraordinary beauties and advantages of this spot......380
LETTER XXXV.
Wild honeycomb. Egyptian lotus. Visit to an eagle's nest; their romantic
dwelling, and wonderful instinct. The wild huntsman of the South of
Ireland. The caves of the Sugar Loaf. Track of the fairy queen's
carriage wheels. Dangerous hunting in these mountains. The fogs, bogs,
and wild bulls. Manner of taming one......393
LETTER XXXVI.
Idolatry of Sunday in England. Wonderful conversion of a Protestant to
Catholicism. Riding in a car. The Whiteboys. Macroom. The naïve mamma
and the spoiled child in the gingle. The strong king of the Danes.
Cork. Voyage to Cove: beautiful entrance from the sea. Folko's sea
castle. Monkstown. Remarkable appearance of two perfect rainbows at
once. The amphitheatre of the town of Cove. Disappointed expectation of
fish. Illuminated night-scene. The stars. Departure in the Mail.
Mitchelstown and Castle. Materials for novels. Lord K----. Extraordinary
weather for Ireland. The soldier of O'Connell's Militia. The Galtees.
Cahir. Another of King John's castles. Lord Glengall's beautiful park.
The Prince's equipage at Cashel. Force of habit. Secret of all
educations. Club dinner......395
LETTER XXXVII.
The rock of Cashel. One of the most curious ruins in Ireland. The
Devil's Bite. Old Saxon architecture. Bell of the Inquisition. The
statue of St. Patrick, and throne at Scone. Hore and Athassil abbeys.
Lord L----. Condition of the Catholics in Tipperary. Church of Ireland.
Laughable article in the newspaper concerning myself. My speech......404
LETTER XXXVIII.
The swan. Holy Cross and its monuments. Irish Catholic clergy. Dinner
with eighteen clergymen. Conversation at it. Comparison of the Wendish
and the Irish. List of the Catholic and Protestant parishes in Cashel.
Curious details and remarks upon them. Well-meant exorcism. Irish
breakfast. Breakneck hunt. The wandering bog. Feats of horses. Country
gentleman's life. The Castle in the air. Potheen enthusiasm. Irish
gentry. Lord H----......408
LETTER XXXIX.
The brothers. Animal life. Devils. The pretty hostess. The piper. The
robbers. The lawyer cheated. The murder of Baker. The motionless cock.
Fitzpatrick and his bag-pipe......415
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