Irish Varieties; Or, Sketches of History and Character, from Ancient and Modern Sources and Original Documents ... to Which Is Added an Account of the - James J Gaskin

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 edition. Excerpt: ...and O'Byrnes: be it therefore ordered, that the commissioners shall see such farmers or tenants there as shall be hardy marchers, able to defend that marches." The district of Glendalough, or the Valley of the Seven Churches, though within twenty-five miles of Dublin, and surrounded by the English of the Pale, was held by the O'Tooles, who maintained possession of it with uncontrolled authority till the 17th century. Mr. Anthony O'Toole, of Raheny (the eminent public contractor), is one of the few descendants of that great Irish Sept, the O'Tooles, Princes of Imail. State PaI, ers, temp. Henry VIII. IRISH VARIETIES. THE KINGDOM OF DALKEY, (as It Was In Thk LAST Century: ) ITS SUMMER REVELS, RE-UNIONS, AND MOCK PAGEANTRIES, POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS. AND INTERESTING REMINISCENCES. STEPHEN The First, AND THIS "ELECTIVE AND LIMITED! MONARCHY," CORONATION ODES AND SERMONS. THE " KINGDOM OF DALKEY," AND ITS OFFICERS OF STATE, ETC., ETC., EIGHTY YEARS AGO. In the last century, a curious convivial society or club was established in Dublin, which existed for a considerable time, until it became the parent of secret democratic societies, in connexion with the French revolutionists. Most of the wits and gay fellows of the middle and liberal class of society were members of it. Its president was styled "King of Dalkey, Emperor of the Muglins, Prince of the Holy Island of Magee, and Elector of Lambay and Ireland's Eye, Defender of his own Faith and Respecter of aLl others, and Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of the Lobster and Periwinkle." Proclamations in connexion with this mimic kingdom were issued "The Dalkey Gazette Extraordinary." 219 from "The Palace, Fownes'-street." The last and most...