The history and antiquities of the county of the town of Carrickfergus1811 - 80 pages |
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The History and Antiquities of the County of the Town of Carrickfergus Samuel McSkimin No preview available - 2013 |
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admitted aforesaid afterwards aldermen alias ancient Anthologia Hibernica Anthony Hall Antiquities appears arrived Ballymena Barry Martin Bashford Belfast burgesses called Captain Carrick Carrickfergus caught Charter of James command common commonalty commonly considerable numbers corporation county Antrim county of Antrim Cox's History custom Davys Wilson deputy Dublin Edward elected Elizabeth Ellis erected esquire Ezekiel Ezekiel Davys Wilson fergus fish formerly Francis freemen garrison governor granted Henry Hercules hill History of Ireland Irish Islandmagee John Chaplin John Savage John Seeds king kingdom lands late lord lough low water Marquis of Donegall mayor Nathaniel Byrtt old inhabitants parish persons present rare Records reign Richard Dobbs river Robert Clements Roger Lyndon Samuel Sept sheriffs shillings shore Sir Arthur Chichester Sir William Kirk stone Straid successors taken Thomas Kirk town of Carrickfergus town of Knockfergus tradition of old Ulster White-abbey Willoughby Chaplin Woodburn
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Page 173 - Which strike ev'n eyes incurious ; but each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who framed This scale of beings ; holds a rank which lost Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which Nature's self would rue.
Page 187 - May, in the sixteenth year of our Reign, of England, France and Ireland; and of Scotland the one and fiftieth.
Page 131 - And deep subsides the ashy heap below. Next the white bones his sad companions place, With tears collected, in the golden vase. The sacred relics to the tent they bore ; The urn a veil of linen cover'd o'er.
Page 126 - Like the baseless fabric of a vision, Left not a wreck behind.
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Page 138 - Captain and you are also to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall from time to time receive from...
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Page 141 - Had this attack of the enemy been supported with any degree of courage, they must certainly have succeeded in it, but they retired back under cover, leaving the gates open with our men in the front of it, which gave them a short time to consider what was the best to be done ; first to see the men's ammunition...
Page 140 - Belfast, by my order, but were in want of ball, and even time, if they had that, to make them up ; from which the enemy, finding our fire so cool, attacked the gates sword in hand...