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Vintage-Views Antique Prints and Maps :: Antique Prints :: Landscape :: Ireland :: LION'S HEAD ROCK,Quin Abbey,ClareCounty,Ireland

LION'S HEAD ROCK,Quin Abbey,ClareCounty,Ireland
LION'S HEAD ROCK,Quin Abbey,ClareCounty,Ireland
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LION'S HEAD ROCK,Quin Abbey,ClareCounty,Views of Ireland,1884 Antique Wood Engraving

LION'S HEAD ROCK,Quin Abbey,ClareCounty ,Views of Ireland,1884 Antique Wood Engraving

Historical Collectible Art Print

 

CLARE, a county in the province of Munster, Ireland, bounded N. by Galway Bay and Co. Galway, E. by Lough Derg, the river Shannon, and counties Tipperary and Limerick, S. by the estuary of the Shannon, and W. by the Atlantic Ocean. The area is 852,389 acres, or nearly 1332 sq. m. Although the surface of the county is hilly, and in some parts even mountainous, it nowhere rises to a great elevation. Much of the western baronies of Moyarta and Ibrickan is composed of bog land. Bogs are frequent also in the mountainous districts elsewhere, except in the limestone barony of Burren, the inhabitants of some parts of which supply themselves with turf from the opposite shores of Connemara. Generally speaking, the eastern parts of the county are mountainous, with tracts of rich pasture-land interspersed; the west abounds with bog; and the north is rocky and best adapted for grazing sheep. In the southern part, along the banks of the Fergus and Shannon, are the bands of rich low grounds called corcasses, of various breadth, indenting the land in a great variety of shapes. They are composed of deep rich loam, and are distinguished as the black corcasses, adapted for tillage, and the blue, used more advantageously as meadow land. The coast is in general rocky, and occasionally bold and precipitous in the extreme, as may be observed at the picturesque cliffs of Moher within a few miles of Enilistimon and Lisdoonvarna,.which rise perpendicularly at OBriens Tower to an elevation of 580 ft. The coast of Clare is indented with several bays, the chief of which are Ballyvaghan, Liscannor and Malbay; but from Black Head to Loop Head, that is, along the entire western boundary of the county formed by the Atlantic, there is no safe harbour except Liscannor Bay. Malbay takes its name from its dangers to navigators, and the whole coast has been the scene of many fatal disasters. The county possesses only one large river, the Fergus; but nearly 100 m. of its boundary-line are washed by the river Shannon, which enters the Atlantic Ocean between this county and Kerry. The numerous bays and creeks on both sides of this great river render its navigation safe in every wind; but the passage to and from Limerick is often tedious, and the port of Kilrush has from that cause gained in importance. The river Fergus is navigable from the Shannon to the town of Clare, which is the terminating point of its natural navigation, and the port of all the central districts of the county.

Print on the back is of Quin Abbey

PUBLISHED DATE c1884 NEW YORK
PUBLISHER THOMAS KELLY
PAGE SIZE: approx 10 1/2 INCHES x 8 1/2 INCHES
IMAGE SIZE: approx 8 X 5 N3/4INCHES
CONDITION Excellent condition. The image is clean, clear and sharp with beautiful depth and detail. TEXT and vignette on Reverse side. On heavier paper. Suitable ageing. This beautiful rare item would look great matted and framed. An art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures.

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SKU 1207585K4-LIONSHEADROCK.jpg
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Weight 2.00 0
Price: US$9.99

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