Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological SocietyThe Society, 1916 - Cork (Ireland : County) |
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Abbey Aghern Alexander Fitz Hugh ancient appears Archæological arms Aubrian Barony Barry belonging Bishop brother Callaghan Canon Captain Carew carucates Castletownroche century church Clenor Cloyne Conna Copinger Council Book County Cork D'Laughtane daughter death Denny descended died Diocese domino Donohill Donough Dublin Dungarvan Earl of Cork Earl of Desmond Edward Elizabeth father Fermoy FitzGerald Foulke Gerald Geraldines granted heirs Henry Pyne heredibus Hincks History Ireland Irish Island issue James Ronayne Journal Kerry King Kinsale Kylmaclenyn Lady lands late lease letter Limerick London Lord Roche Mac Carthy manor married Mary Maurice Ronayne mentioned Mogeely Mogeely Castle Munster Muskerry Myross North-East Cork parish Patrick present Prior of Bridgetown Raleigh Richard river Robert Boyle Ronayne Ronayne's Court Sir Cormac Mac Sir Richard Boyle Soboltre Teige terræ Thomas Ronayne Toem townland Verling W. H. Grattan Flood Waterford wife William Youghal
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Page 173 - For my own part, I have so little fancy to things of this nature, that had not your encouragement moved me to it, I should never, I think, have thus far set pen to paper about them.
Page 35 - And on his breast a bloody cross he bore, The dear remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweet sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For sovereign hope, which in his help he had.
Page 37 - Ye, Geraldines ! ye Geraldines ! how royally ye reigned O'er Desmond broad and rich Kildare, and English arts disdained: Your sword made knights, your banner waved, free was your bugle call By Glyn's green slopes and Dingle's tide, from Barrow's banks to Youghal.
Page 42 - Soon after, a strange noise was heard on one of the towers, and on looking up they saw an ape, which was usually kept chained, carefully holding the child in his arms. The Earl afterwards, in gratitude for his preservation, adopted a monkey for his crest and supporters, and some of his descendants, in memory of it, took the additional motto of
Page 118 - I see those aims, those actions which have won you with me the esteem of a person sent hither by some good providence from a far country to be the occasion and the incitement of great good to this Island.
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Page 72 - By God's death, these are but inventions against this young man, and all his sufferings are for being able to do us service, and those Complaints urged to...
Page 76 - Philaretus did in a considerable measure fix his volatile fancy and reclaim his thoughts, by the use of all those expedients he thought likeliest to fetter or at least to curb the roving wildness of his wandering thoughts. Amongst all which, the most effectual way he found to be, the extraction of the square and cube roots.
Page 50 - They saw it all, and present were in place ; Though I them all according their degree Cannot recount, nor tell their hidden race, Nor read the salvage cuntreis thorough which they pace.
Page 189 - Life unto sons, whose sceptre-swords should vanquish all that live. Strange looked that lady old, reclined upon her lonely bed In that vast chamber, echoing not to page or maiden's tread ; And stranger still the gorgeous forms, in portrait, that glanced round From the high walls, with cold bright looks more eloquent than sound. They were her children. Never yet, since, with the primal beam, Fair painting brought on rainbow wings its own immortal dream, Did one fond mother give such race beneath its...