Or Explanation of some of those Irish Words which most frequently
occur in composition with the names of places. | Agh, | a Field. | | Anagh or Ana, | a River. | | Ard, | a high Place, or rising Ground. | | Ath, | a Ford. | | Awin, | a River. | | Bally or Ballin, | a Town, or inclosed place of habitation. | | Ban or Bane, | White, or Fair. | | Beg, | Little. | | Ben, | the summit of a Mountain, generally an abrupt head. | | Bun, | a Bottom, Foundation, or Root. | | Car or Cahir, | a city. | Carrick, Carrig,
Carrow, | a Rock or Stony Place. | | Cork, Corcagh, | a Marsh, or swampy Ground. | | Clara, | a Plain. | | Croagh, Croghan, | a sharp pointed Hill resembling a Rick. | | Clogh, Clough, | a great Stone. | | Curragh, | a marshy or fenny Plain. | | Clon, | a Glade, or a level Pasture Ground. | | Col, Cul, | a Corner. | | Derry, | a clear dry Spot in the midst of a woody swamp. | | Don, | a Height or Fastness, a Fortress. | | Donagh, | a Church. | | Drom, | a high narrow Ridge of Hills. | | Inch, Inis, | an Island. | | Ken, | a Head. | | Kill, | a Church or Cemetery. | | Knock, | a single Hill, or a Hillock. | | Lick, | a flat stone. | | Lough, | a Lake, or a Pool. | | Magh, | a Plain. | | Main, | a Collection of Hillocks. | | More, | large, great. | | Rath, | a Mount or Entrenchment, a Barrow. | | Ross, | a Point of Land projecting into Waters. | | Shan, | Old. | | Sliebh, | a range of Mountain, a Hill covered with Heath. | | Tach, | a House. | | Temple, | a Church. | | Tom, Toom, | a Bush. | | Tra, | a Strand. | | Tobar, Tubber, | a Well or Spring. | | Tullagh, | a gentle Hill, a Common. | | Tully, | a Place subject to Floods. |
TABLE showing the Difference in Value of English and Irish Currency.
| English Money exchanged into Irish, at Par: One Pound English being 1l. 1s. 8d. Irish. | Irish Money exchanged into English, at Par: 1l. 1s. 8d. Irish being 1l. English. | | Eng. | Irish | Eng. | Irish | Irish | English | Irish | English | | £ | £s.d. | s. | s.d.q. | £ | £s.d.q. | s. | s.d.q. | | 900 | 97500 | 3 | 330 | 900 | 8301542 | 4 | 381 | | 800 | 866134 | 4 | 440 | 800 | 738923 | 5 | 471 | | 700 | 75868 | 5 | 550 | 700 | 646303 | 6 | 561 | | 600 | 65000 | 6 | 660 | 600 | 55316110 | 7 | 652 | | 500 | 541134 | 7 | 770 | 500 | 4611090 | 8 | 742 | | 400 | 43368 | 8 | 880 | 400 | 369471 | 9 | 832 | | 300 | 32500 | 9 | 990 | 300 | 2761852 | 10 | 923 | | 200 | 216134 | 10 | 10100 | 200 | 1841232 | 11 | 1013 | | 100 | 10868 | 11 | 11110 | 100 | 92613 | 12 | 1103 | | 90 | 97100 | 12 | 1300 | 90 | 83161 | 13 | 1200 | | 80 | 86134 | 13 | 1410 | 80 | 7316110 | 14 | 12110 | | 70 | 75168 | 14 | 1520 | 70 | 641232 | 15 | 13100 | | 60 | 6500 | 15 | 1630 | 60 | 55781 | 16 | 1490 | | 50 | 5434 | 16 | 1740 | 50 | 46303 | 17 | 1581 | | 40 | 4368 | 17 | 1850 | 40 | 361852 | 18 | 1671 | | 30 | 32100 | | 1960 | 30 | 2713100 | 19 | 1761 | | 20 | 21134 | d. | | 20 | 18923 | d. | | | 10 | 10168 | 1 | 010 | 10 | 9471 | 1 | 003 | | 9 | 9150 | 2 | 020 | 9 | 8613 | 2 | 013 | | 8 | 8134 | 3 | 031 | 8 | 7781 | 3 | 023 | | 7 | 7118 | 4 | 041 | 7 | 6923 | 4 | 032 | | 6 | 6100 | 5 | 051 | 6 | 51090 | 5 | 042 | | 5 | 584 | 6 | 062 | 5 | 41232 | 6 | 052 | | 4 | 468 | 7 | 072 | 4 | 313100 | 7 | 061 | | 3 | 350 | 8 | 082 | 3 | 21542 | 8 | 071 | | 2 | 234 | 9 | 093 | 2 | 116110 | 9 | 081 | | 1 | 118 | 10 | 0103 | 1 | 01852 | 10 | 090 | | Sh. | | 11 | 0113 | Sh. | | 11 | 0100 | | 19 | 107 | q. | | 1 | 00110 | q. | | | 1 | 011 | 1 | 061 | 2 | 01100 | 1 | 001 | | 2 | 022 | 2 | 002 | 3 | 0200 | 2 | 002 | | | 3 | 003 | | | 3 | 000 |
Description of FRONTISPIECE and other PLATES, with
Directions for placing them.
| Frontispiece | Irish Antiquities, viz. | | 1.—Oratory near Killaloe, supposed the oldest and most curious Monuments in Ireland; they are also to be seen at Glendaloch, Co. of Wicklow; St. Doulach's near Dublin; at Cashel, Co. of Tipperary; and Portaferry, Co. of Down. | Vide Killaloe, Co. of Clare. | | 2.—Round Tower, a species of building peculiar to Ireland; that at Swords is here represented. | Vide Swords, Co. Dublin. | | 3.—Sculptured Cross at Monasterboice, 18 feet high, of which Character there are several in Ireland | Vide Drogheda, Co. of Louth. | | 4.—Chapel, Round Tower, and Cathedral, at Cashel—distant view. The Chapel is considered one of the most curious in the kingdom. The situation and antiquity of this place, as well as its picturesque beauty, constitute it a place of much interest. | Vide Cashel, Co. of Tipperary. | | 5.—Hook Tower, founded upon a rock, surrounded by precipices on one side and shelving rocks on the other; the walls are of amazing thickness, with stairs to the top. This is similar to Reginald's Tower, Waterford, and other Danish Round Towers, or Forts, dispersed over the kingdom. | Vide Fethard, Co. of Wexford. | | 6.—Giant's Causeway. | Vide Co. of Antrim. | | 7.—Mountains as they appear in the distance from Dunlow Castle, Lake of Killarney. | Vide Killarney, Co. of Kerry. | | The Vignette. | Vide The Scientific Tourist Through Ireland | | Map of Ireland | To face Antrim. | | View from Warren's Point, near Narrow Water, Newry. | To face Newry, Co. of Down. | | View of Dublin from the Circular Road in the environs, with Richmond or Sarah Bridge in the foreground | To face the City of Dublin, on the
2d page of Co. Dublin. | | Map and Plan of the Lakes of Killarney, and surrounding objects | To face Killarney, Co. of Kerry. | | View of the Lake and Mountain at Killarney from Lord Kenmare's seat | To face 4th Page of Co. of Kerry. | | View of Eagles Nest, and site of wonderful Echo—Lake of Killarney | To face 6th Page of Co. of Kerry. | | Carlingford Harbour and Castle—a brisk gale | To face Carlingford, Co. of Louth. | | Glendaloch, or Valley of Seven Churches. | To face Glendaloch, Co. of Wicklow. |
Engraved for the Scientific Tourist. London. Published by J. Booth, Duke Street, Portland Place, 1818.
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