The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffussion of Useful Knowledge, 9. köideCharles Knight, 1838 |
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Page 79
... Loch Foyle . The maritime boundary is extremely irregular , being deeply indented on the north by the estuaries of Loch Swilly ; Mulroy , and Sheephaven , and on the south by Donegal bay . The whole county is uneven and mountainous ...
... Loch Foyle . The maritime boundary is extremely irregular , being deeply indented on the north by the estuaries of Loch Swilly ; Mulroy , and Sheephaven , and on the south by Donegal bay . The whole county is uneven and mountainous ...
Page 80
... Loch Swilly and violence as to rise through an opening of the rock above in Mulroy Bay , is Knockalla ( 1196 feet ) ; backed in like man- lofty jets , with a report which , it is said , may be heard at a ner by Loch Salt mountain ( 1541 ...
... Loch Swilly and violence as to rise through an opening of the rock above in Mulroy Bay , is Knockalla ( 1196 feet ) ; backed in like man- lofty jets , with a report which , it is said , may be heard at a ner by Loch Salt mountain ( 1541 ...
Page 81
... Loch Swilly is as well supplied with means of communica- tion by land and water as any other part of Ireland . Throughout the county the roads are good . The district of the Rosses is separated from the more reclaimed country about ...
... Loch Swilly is as well supplied with means of communica- tion by land and water as any other part of Ireland . Throughout the county the roads are good . The district of the Rosses is separated from the more reclaimed country about ...
Page 82
... Loch Swilly ; iron pyrites from Barnesmore ; lead ore from Finn- town , Letterkenny , Glentogher , and various other places ; and pipe - clay from Drumboe , near Stranorlar . The white marble of Dunlewy , near the mountain Erigal , is ...
... Loch Swilly ; iron pyrites from Barnesmore ; lead ore from Finn- town , Letterkenny , Glentogher , and various other places ; and pipe - clay from Drumboe , near Stranorlar . The white marble of Dunlewy , near the mountain Erigal , is ...
Page 83
... Loch Swilly . The summit of the mountain , which commands a noble prospect , is surrounded by three concentric ramparts of earth intermixed with uncemented stones . The approach by an antient paved road leads through these by a hollow ...
... Loch Swilly . The summit of the mountain , which commands a noble prospect , is surrounded by three concentric ramparts of earth intermixed with uncemented stones . The approach by an antient paved road leads through these by a hollow ...
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