Author: J. Coad
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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The Angling Excursions of Gregory Greendrake, Esq., Pseud. in Ireland
Author: J. Coad
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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The Angling Excursions of Gregory Greendrake, Esq. [pseud., I.e. J. Coad] in the Counties of Wicklow, Meath, Westmeath, Longford, and Cayan, with Additions, by Geoffrey Greydrake, Esq. [pseud., I.e. Thomas Ellingsale] Dedicated to "all Honest Brothers of the Angle".
Author: J. Coad
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Check List of Books on Angling, Fish, Fisheries, Fish-culture, Etc. in the Library of Daniel B. Fearing
Author: Daniel Butler Fearing
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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The Angling Excursions of Gregory Greendrake, Esq. , Pseud. in Ireland
Author: J Coad
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230360386
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 edition. Excerpt: ... intoxication, sitting up very late, and being extremelynoisy. From the experience I have yet had of them, I lore the Irish, but my respect for truth obliges me to say, that even their virtues savour of the barbaric, and the expression of their enjoyment is not always corrected by decorum. The whole night was a continuity of noise and tumult, and after breakfast, which was obtained with celerity, notwithstanding the great number of Dublin arrivals, I was glad to escape from a scene so precarious, and proceed with my friend to the Dargle. We went by a beautiful new road, formed, along the low part of the common or valley, within these few years; to the left is seen the river, over which, on the hill, is the town of Bray, with its church and barrack in the foreground. About half-way the common, I noticed, on my right, a small enclosure with a rustic gate, and within the enclosure a hawthorn-tree having the appearance of a May-day garland. On approaching it, I was surprised to find the tree nearly covered with fragments of different sorts and colours of woollen and linen rags, and here and there bits of ribbon; at the foot of the tree, and nearly obscured by its branches, was a hollow, having the appearance of a well, but nearly dry: around were placed stone seats, and the rest of the ground within the inclosure was appropriated to the cultivation of medicinal herbs, Drinking the dew-drops glistening to the moon, Sources of health, concocted by the sun.' "My companion explained this to be one of those holy and sanative wells, such multitudes of which arcin Ireland, created by the superstitious credulity of its population; and the fragments attached to the tree, the offerings of different votaries at this shrine of health. It is also called...
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230360386
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 edition. Excerpt: ... intoxication, sitting up very late, and being extremelynoisy. From the experience I have yet had of them, I lore the Irish, but my respect for truth obliges me to say, that even their virtues savour of the barbaric, and the expression of their enjoyment is not always corrected by decorum. The whole night was a continuity of noise and tumult, and after breakfast, which was obtained with celerity, notwithstanding the great number of Dublin arrivals, I was glad to escape from a scene so precarious, and proceed with my friend to the Dargle. We went by a beautiful new road, formed, along the low part of the common or valley, within these few years; to the left is seen the river, over which, on the hill, is the town of Bray, with its church and barrack in the foreground. About half-way the common, I noticed, on my right, a small enclosure with a rustic gate, and within the enclosure a hawthorn-tree having the appearance of a May-day garland. On approaching it, I was surprised to find the tree nearly covered with fragments of different sorts and colours of woollen and linen rags, and here and there bits of ribbon; at the foot of the tree, and nearly obscured by its branches, was a hollow, having the appearance of a well, but nearly dry: around were placed stone seats, and the rest of the ground within the inclosure was appropriated to the cultivation of medicinal herbs, Drinking the dew-drops glistening to the moon, Sources of health, concocted by the sun.' "My companion explained this to be one of those holy and sanative wells, such multitudes of which arcin Ireland, created by the superstitious credulity of its population; and the fragments attached to the tree, the offerings of different votaries at this shrine of health. It is also called...
The Book of British Topography
Author: John Parker Anderson
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Irish Travel Writing
Author: John McVeagh
Publisher: Wolfhound Press (IE)
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Covering all aspects of travel since the 12th century, this guide provides a reference on Irish travel literature. The book also examines the tradition and content of tourist guides to Ireland. The information included ranges from diary-accounts of journeys undertaken through the country and towns of Ireland, written for the information of others, to private writings, such as the 17th-century account by Mary Granville of her journey to Galway. There are also excerpts from the journals and letters of historical figures, such as John Wesley and Mary Wollstonecraft. Furthermore, the author has added to the bibliographical data for each entry wherever possible, indicating the itinerary followed by the writer in question.
Publisher: Wolfhound Press (IE)
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Covering all aspects of travel since the 12th century, this guide provides a reference on Irish travel literature. The book also examines the tradition and content of tourist guides to Ireland. The information included ranges from diary-accounts of journeys undertaken through the country and towns of Ireland, written for the information of others, to private writings, such as the 17th-century account by Mary Granville of her journey to Galway. There are also excerpts from the journals and letters of historical figures, such as John Wesley and Mary Wollstonecraft. Furthermore, the author has added to the bibliographical data for each entry wherever possible, indicating the itinerary followed by the writer in question.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue. Series II, Phase I, 1816-1870
Author: Avero Publications Limited
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780907977346
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780907977346
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
The Angling Excursions of Gregory Greendrake, Esq. [pseud., I.e. J. Coad] in the Counties of Wicklow, Meath, Westmeath, Longford, and Cayan, with Additions, by Geoffrey Greydrake, Esq. [pseud., I.e. Thomas Ellingsale] Dedicated to "all Honest Brothers of the Angle".
Author: J. Coad
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description