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Page 43
... chief height . 7. The north and west of Mayo and the west of Galway form a mountainous district , the wildest in the British Isles . North of Clew Bay are the Nephin Mountains , and on the south the majestic Reek of IRELAND . 43.
... chief height . 7. The north and west of Mayo and the west of Galway form a mountainous district , the wildest in the British Isles . North of Clew Bay are the Nephin Mountains , and on the south the majestic Reek of IRELAND . 43.
Page 44
... Galway , called Connemara , is a group of peaks called the Twelve Pins of Benabola , one of the boldest and most striking array of mountains in Ireland . 8. The M'Gillicuddy's Reeks , in the county of Kerry , are the highest mountains ...
... Galway , called Connemara , is a group of peaks called the Twelve Pins of Benabola , one of the boldest and most striking array of mountains in Ireland . 8. The M'Gillicuddy's Reeks , in the county of Kerry , are the highest mountains ...
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... Galway . The level of the waters of Lough Mask is considerably higher than that of Lough Corrib , and the waters find their way through subterranean passages in the limestone rocks from one lake to the other . LESSON X V. THE LAKES OF ...
... Galway . The level of the waters of Lough Mask is considerably higher than that of Lough Corrib , and the waters find their way through subterranean passages in the limestone rocks from one lake to the other . LESSON X V. THE LAKES OF ...
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... Galway Bay . Erris Head , Achill Head , and Slyne Head , are the chief promontories . Between Donegal and Galway Bays the chief inlets of the 54 THIRD GEOGRAPHICAL READER .
... Galway Bay . Erris Head , Achill Head , and Slyne Head , are the chief promontories . Between Donegal and Galway Bays the chief inlets of the 54 THIRD GEOGRAPHICAL READER .
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Modern geographical readers. Between Donegal and Galway Bays the chief inlets of the sea are Sligo , Killala , and Clew Bays . 6. " The western coast of the county of Clare , from the cliffs of Moher to Loop Head , presents a succession ...
Modern geographical readers. Between Donegal and Galway Bays the chief inlets of the sea are Sligo , Killala , and Clew Bays . 6. " The western coast of the county of Clare , from the cliffs of Moher to Loop Head , presents a succession ...
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Page 83 - Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die — for it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited the man who should pass from the sacred city into the sacred river.
Page 83 - It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants, and not less holy bulls.
Page 153 - ... of which we speak. In winter, a dazzling surface of purest snow; in early summer, a vast expanse of grass and pale pink roses; in autumn too often a wild sea of raging fire. No ocean of water in the world can vie with its gorgeous sunsets; no solitude can equal the loneliness of a night-shadowed prairie: one feels the stillness, and hears the silence, the wail of the prowling wolf makes the voice of solitude audible, the stars look down through infinite silence upon a silence almost as intense.
Page 83 - The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the...
Page 158 - Autumn, in honor of this high holiday, had collected together all the past glories of the year, adding them to her own; she borrows the gay colors that have been lying during the summer months among the flowers, in the fruits, upon the plumage of the bird, on the wings of the butterfly, and working them together in broad and glowing masses, she throws them over the forest to grace her triumph.
Page 127 - It is beautifully situated— as regards the water, just at the point where the river becomes sea. It has quays and wharves, at which vessels of small tonnage can lie, in the very heart of the town. Vessels of any tonnage can lie a mile out from its streets. It is surrounded by hills and mountains, from which views can be had which would make the fortune of any district in Europe.