This book is a travelogue of the southern counties of Ireland, written by George Holmes, an English journalist and writer. It provides a vivid and detailed portrait of the landscape, people, and culture of the region, and includes descriptions of local customs, historic landmarks, and natural wonders. The book also provides valuable insights into the political and social context of Ireland in the mid-19th century, including the impact of the Great Famine and the struggle for Irish independence. A must-read for anyone interested in Irish history, culture, or travel writing. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from Sketches of Some of the Southern Counties of Ireland: Collected During a Tour in the Autumn, 1797; In a Series of Letters The ancient Irish burned their dead, and deposited the ashes in urns, of which many have been found, containing bones, ashes, and a jelly-like consistence, which was pro bably flesh. At Killimeille, near Dungannon, on the top of a hill, were two circles of stones joining each other, form ing a figure of eight, each about twenty yards in diameter, being repositories for urns. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.