Captain O'Shaughnessy's sporting career [by J.R. O'Flanagan]. - Brossura

O'flanagan, James Roderick

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1154077551 ISBN 13: 9781154077551

Casa editrice: General Books LLC, 2012

Riassunto

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1873 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVIII. A PROVINCIAL VICEREGAL TOUR IN GALWAY--A GALWAY WAITER--HOW HIS EXCELLENCY GOT HOME AFTER DINNER--THE GALWA BALL. AT ONE of these stirring events, recorded in ray last chapter, enlivened Dublin in my time. Dalkey and duelling were alike out of fashion, and flower-shows, bazaars, fetes, either at the Castle, the Park, or some nobleman's house in the neighbourhood, constituted the " mild dissipation" of the Viceregal Court. I own I soon wearied of all this, while some of my fellow aids liked it amazingly. They were a very pleasant, lively, gentlemanly set, highly connected, and showing in all they did and said, the highmindedness and careful culture of good birth and breeding. It was, therefore, to my great satisfaction his Excellency said to me, as we started to the Lodge from Dublin, "O'Shaughnessy, I am about to take a run through Connemara; would you like the trip?" "I shall be delighted, my lord," I replied. "Very good. We must go to a dinner, and, I believe a ball in Gal way, and then we shall see the wild scenery poor Maxwell has described in the 4 Wild Sports of the West.'" "When does your Excellency propose to start?" "I have fixed the day after to-morrow at twelve to leave this." "I shall be in attendance, my lord." This promised some variety for me from the very monotonous life I had been leading. I had long wished to visit this wild district, which, in the judgment of competent visitors, was regarded as indescribable. Now I was to see Maam Turk, and the Twelve Bins, and the grand gorge of the Killerees, and, to enhance the enjoyment, in company with one who, like myself, had seen many lands, and one who moreover possessed a highly cultivated mind. His Excellency was received at the Broadstone Railway Station with marked respect, and...

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• Editore: General Books LLC
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1154077551
• ISBN 13: 9781154077551
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 52
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