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CONTENTS.
VOL. II.
CHAPTER V.
Page.
Situation, boundaries, extent, and civil divisions of the
county of Antrim.-Description of the town of Lis-
burn.-Battle fought there in 1641.-Brief account of
Doctor Jeremiah Taylor.-Seats in the vicinity of Lis-
burn described.—Village of Lambeg.-Description of
the Hertford estate.-Specimen of seats on that beau-
tiful section of the great northern road, which opens a
communication between Lisburn and Belfast......
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CHAPTER VI.
Belfast, the great maritime town of Ulster, introduced.-
Soil and surface of the neighbouring country.-Political,
moral, and commercial character of Belfast.-Humor-
ous description of the hospitality of towns.-Rapid pro-
gress of Belfast in commerce and the useful arts.-De-
scription of its infant college, literary societies, and
benevolent institutions. -Names of the newspapers
published in that town.-Religious intolerance exposed.
-Natural history of the bay of Belfast.-Seats in its
vicinity described.
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CHAPTER VII.
History of Carrickfergus.-Scenery, agriculture, and natu-
ral history of the neighbouring country.-Antiquities.-
Town of Larne, on the Antrim coast.-Village of Glynn.
-Seats in the vicinity of Larne described.-Reflections
on the sublime and beautiful of the shore.—Brief de-
scription of the town of Antrim.-Honourable anecdote
of the late Lord Massarene.-Humorous remarks on
the wisdom of antiquity, and on the free and independent
electors of the bogs of Ireland!!!-Seats in the vicinity
of Antrim.-Fairies, and so forth..
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CHAPTER VIII.
Eccentricities of Ulster.-Noble ambition of the apothe-
caries to rise high in the SCALE of their profession.-Cha-
racter of the peasantry.-Antiquities.-Mail coaches.-
Copious strictures on the state of public entertainment,
concluding with an interesting anecdote of youthful vir-
tue. Beautiful scenery of Lough Neagh.-Seats in its
vicinity described.-Eminent men.-Suggestions for
improvement.-Towns of Ballymena and Grace-hill.—
Seats in the neighbouring country described.-The
question of linen-seal masters discussed.-Beautiful
scenery of the Antrim coast resumed.-Seats deserving
of notice.-Village of Red-bay.-Eminent men, in-
cluding the supposed author of Junius, with a poem
to his memory.-Specimens of the villages, seats,
and scenery of the coast, between Larne and the Giant's
Causeway.-Character and customs of the country.-
Singular history of the parish of Ballintoy.-Antiquities.
-Education.-Roads.-Canals...
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CHAPTER IX.
Natural history of Lough Neagh.-Forests.-Poem to.
the memory of the royal oak.-The broad oak.-
Poem to its memory.-Rivers and small lakes.-
Lough Guile, the retreat, from public life, of Earl
M'Cartney. Buildings, fences, and other rural
improvements.-Description of the farm stock of
Antrim..
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CHAPTER X.
Trade of this county, commencing with a history of the
staple manufacture of the province.-Introduction and
progress of the cotton trade.-The woollen, paper, and
other inferior branches of manufacture.-View of the
population of Antrim.-Island of Raghery........
CHAPTER XI.
Natural history of the soil of Antrim.-Surface.-Descrip-
tion of the Giant's Causeway and its appendages.-
Fossils, &c.-Caves, cairns, and cromleches.-Mounts,
forts, and other antiquities.-A directory to the seats
and post towns of the shire.
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