Antiquities in Ireland
Composite view of seven key sites in Ireland, as promoted in the early days of tourism. Two figures in the foreground , one seated and clearly sketching.
Each of the sites is numbered and identified in the 'List of Illustrations'. They are: 1. Oratory near Killaloe; 2. Round Tower at Swords; 3. Sculptured Cross at Monasterboice; 4. Chapel, Round Tower and Cathedral, Cashel; 5. Hook Tower; 6. Giant's Causeway; 7. Mountains as they appear from Dunlow Castle, Lake of Killarney.
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Image Details
Genre | Landscape |
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Technique | Engravings |
Subject(s) | Antiquities and archaeological sites, Nature |
Keywords(s) | Artists, Churches, Crosses, Mountains, Rock formations, Round towers, Towers |
Colour | Monochrome |
Published / created | 1818 |
Bibliographical Details
Travel Account | The Scientific Tourist through Ireland |
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Location of image in copy | frontispiece |
Source copy | James Hardiman Library, National University of Ireland, Galway Special Collections, 914.1504 WAL |
Permalink | https://ttce.nuigalway.ie/irelandillustrated/?ttce_function=5&object_type=image&id=ii_image_1525875018 |
Rights | James Hardiman Library, National University of Ireland, Galway |
Related text from travel account
1.—Oratory near Killaloe, supposed the oldest and most curious Monuments in Ireland; they are also to be seen at Glendaloch, Co. of Wicklow; St. Doulach's near Dublin; at Cashel, Co. of Tipperary; and Portaferry, Co. of Down. Vide Killaloe, Co. of Clare. 2.—Round Tower, a species of building peculiar to Ireland; that at Swords is here represented. Vide Swords, Co. Dublin. 3. —Sculptured Cross at Monasterboice, 18 feet high, of which character there are several in Ireland. Vide Drogheda, Co. Louth. 4.—Chapel, Round Tower, and Cathedral, at Cashel—distant view. The Chapel is considered one of the most curious in the kingdom. The situation and antiquity of this place, as well as its picturesque beauty, constitute it a place of much interest. Vide Cashel, Co. of Tipperary. 5.—Hook Tower, founded upon a rock, surrounded by precipices on one side and shelving rocks on the other; the walls are of amazing thickness, with stairs to the top. This is similar to Reginald's Tower, Waterford, and other Danish Round Towers, or Forts, dispersed over the kingdom. Vide Fethard, Co. of Wexford. 6.—Giant’s Causeway. Vide Co. of Antrim. 7.—Mountains as they appear in the distance from Dunlow Castle, Lake of Killarney Vide Killarney, Co. of Kerry. |