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Title: A pictorial and descriptive guide to Dublin and the Wicklow tours ..
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Ward, Lock and Company, ltd
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Publisher: London
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em can be used as a fixed, revolving, or flash light.The view from the lighthouse is magnificent, comprehendingthe whole of Dublin Bay and the shore sweeping round east-ward to Bray Head, with the Wicklow hills beyond. Attimes even the Welsh hills are visible. The banks of thelittle stream hard by and the heathery slopes make excellentpicnic spots. The path leading back over the summit of the hill maybe taken, or that leading west by Sutton, so making a com-plete circuit of the Head. On the highest point of the hill, called Shiel Martin, isa Cairn, said to be that of Crimthan, the Ard-righ, or headKing of Ireland, in the time of Julius Agricola. It commandsviews both north and south of the peninsula, and is wellworth the ascent. To the west of Howth Castle are theruins of a tiny ancient oratory, called St. Fintans Church,with a rude cinquefoil window at the east end. The cromlechbefore mentioned lies between this and the castle, at theboot of the huge rock which overlooks the demesne.
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DROGHEDA AND THE BOYNE VALLEY. Malahide—Drogheda—Newgrange—Mellifont—Monasterboice—Slane—The Boyne Valley—The Hill of Tara, etc. Access.—During the summer the Great Northern Railwayissue excursion tickets every week-day by the g a.m. train (lo.ioon Sundays) from DubHn for the railway journey to and fromDrogheda and a coach drive through the valley of the Boyne.On Tuesdays and Fridays the route taken by the coach differsfrom the route on the other days. The tickets are availablefor return on the day of issue or the following day. Fares(covering railway journey and coach drive), first class, 9/- ;second class, 7/2 ; third class, 5/6. The entire round from Drogheda to the Boyne Obelisk,Dowth, Newgrange, Mellifont and Monasterboice, is abouttwenty miles, and a car to carry four may be hired for about 155. It is well to take refreshments, but mineral waters, tea andeggs can be obtained at Mellifont Abbey. Twice a week theroute is via Beauparc and Slane. The whole round can

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