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J. Stirling Coyne
W. H. Bartlett /ryciny/
The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland
London 2003
Stron 455, format: 21x28 cm, papier kredowy
112 całostronicowych rycin z I połowy XIX wieku.
Stan znakomity
Książka jest dość ciężka i waży ponad 2 kg
This book was published circa 1842, just a few years before the Great Potato Famine of 1845-50. It is the product of a collaboration between two talented men, the writer Joseph Stirling Coyne and the engraver, William Henry Bartlett.
It was originally published in London as two volumes, which are here combined. The first section contains a stunning collection of landscapes: wooded gorges, crashing waterfalls, wind-swept seashores, dramatic mountain scenery and views of towns and villages. The second concentrates on ancient ruins, churches, monuments, castles and stone circles, although these all make occasional appearances in the first section.
The text describes the various regions of Ireland in turn, as they appeared at the time of the author's travels; he also gives a short factual history of each town or region visited. In the first section, Coyne constantly emphasises his reverence for nature—the 'picturesque', the 'wild and sublime' and the 'romantic beauty' of the landscape, pointing out how scenery has inspired generations of artists and writers.
Both illustrator and writer are therefore in harmony, being products of the Romantic era and its nostalgic and idealised concern with the past and with natural beauty. Both of them clearly felt a sense of wonder at the majestic country they were exploring, and although such 'worship' of nature may seem blinkered and unrealistic to us today, we can nevertheless appreciate the artistic skill with which the illustrator in particular interpreted what he saw.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. Page 9
Embark from Port Patrick
CHAPTER IL Page 29
Drogheda, and a Miraculous Image of the Blessed Virgin
CHAPTER III. Page 40
The Road from Cave Hill to Larne
CHAPTER IV. Page 45
Beauty of the Coast between Larne and Glenarm
CHAPTER V Page 54
The Grey Man's Path—Accidents on the Cliffs
CHAPTER VI. Page 63
First View of The Giant's Causeway
CHAPTER VII. Page 71
Breakfast at Bushmills
CHAPTER VIII. Page 78
Dunluce to Coleraine and Limavady
CHAPTER IX. Page 88
Ballyshannon and Sligo Abbey Salmon Fishing on the Moy
CHAPTER X. Page 102
Lough Conn and Mount
The Joyce Country, and "big Jack Joyce"
Leenane—Lord Sligo's Lodge at Delphi
CHAPTER XL Page 117
Connemara, its wild grandeur
The Character of the Connemara
The Twelve Pins of Binabola
CHAPTER XII. Page 122
1 St. Patrick's Well, a famous place of Pilgrimage-Life of St. Patrick
CHAPTER XIII. Page 133
Approach to Galway—the Spanish Aspect of the People and the Town
The Story of Lynch Fitzstephen, the Warden of Galway
The Singular Character of the Claddah people
CHAPTER XIV. Page 141
The Shannon
The Shannon, from Portuma to Castle Connell
The Rapids of Doonass
The Course of the Shannon
CHAPTER XV Page 159
The Shannon near Tarbert
Kilkee, a favourite Watering-Place
Superstitions—Withcraft in Ireland
CHAPTER XVI. Page 184
The Rock of Cashel
Legend of the Foundation of Cashel
The Romantic Irish Legend of Daireen and Fithir
The Lady Alice Kettell, the reputed Witch
Jerpoint Abbey, a splendid architectural Ruin
CHAPTER XVII. Page 214
Waterford
The Beauty of Blackwater Below
Dromana The Town of Lismore
CHAPTER XVIII. Page 227
The General Character of the Counties of Cork and Kerry
A Historical Notice of the City of
The Character of the Inhabitants
Amusements of the lower Classes
The Suburbs of Cork
Blarney Village and Castle
The Tradition of the Blarney-Stone
The Road from Cork to Bantry
CHAPTER XIX. Page247
Road from Glengariff to Killarney
Kenmare-Ross Island and its Castle
Innisfallen
Taking a Stag at Derricunnehey
The Legend of Innisfallen
A Second Visit to Mucruss Abbey
The Legend of the Yew-Tree
The Devil's Punch Bowl
CHAPTER XX. Page 280
The Valley of the Flesk
The Legend of St. Latereen
Knockaclashy Hill
The Legend of St. Fineen Barr, and the "Big Eel"
The Love of Dancing amongst the Irish
Ancient and modern Dances of Ireland
Approach to Cork
CHAPTER XXI. Page304
Cork Revisited
Subterranean Chambers at Carrigtohill
The Story of Tom Doggan's
Remarkable Cromlech
Remarks on the Round Towers of The Giant's Stairs
The Cork River
Welsh Settlements in the Baronies of Forth and Bargie-Kinsale
The Natural Bridges
The Bay of Galway
Irish Red Deer
CHAPTER XXII. Page360 ,
The Road from Galway to Dublin
The Caoine, or Song of Sorrow
The Irish Wake
Athlone, and its Historical Remniscences
The "Deserted Village" of Gold-smith
The Legend of Lough Ouel
Observations on Irish Bogs
The Ancient Castle of the Geraldines
CHAPTER XXIII. Page382
The Environs of Dublin
The Strawberry-Beds
The Royal Hospital at Kilmainham
Ancient History of Dublin
The Cathedral of St. Patrick
Christ Church Cathedral St. Michan's Vaults, their singular antiseptic property
The Castle of Dublin
CHAPTER XXIV. Page 419
The County of Wicklow
The Garden of Ireland
The Village of Ennis kerry
The Lover's Leap
The Devil's Glen
An Important Discovery relative to the Round Towers of Ireland
The Battle of Arklow
The Bravery of the Irish
The Wicklow Gold Mines
APPENDIX Page 451
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