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| DENAGH TOWN HALL AND CASTLE, CO. TIPPERAARY. -This enterprising town, situated on the small but rapid river of the same name - a tributary of the Shannon - derives its name from the Gaelic word N'Aenach (the Fair) and has been, for ages, a place of commercial importance, especially in the sense of inland trade. Its November Cattle Fair is celebrated all over Ireland, and buyers from Great Britian attend it in great numbers. The objects shown in the sketch are the portico of the Court House on the left, the Town Hall in the middle ground, and "Nenagh Round"-the Keep of the strong castle of the Butlers, Earls of Ormond, built in the time of King John-on the right. This fortress was battered by Cromwell's son-in-law, General Ireton, in 1650-51; and, in 1691, after a vigorous and gallant defense by General Anthony O'Carroll, commonly called "Long Anthony," who partially blew up the outer works, was abandoned to General Ginkel, on his memorable march from Aughrim and Galway to the final siege of Limerick. The Keep was "restored" by public spirited citizens in 1860-61, and the improvement can be readily noted in the picture. Nov. 1, 1861, an Irish-American sailor nailed the Stripes and Stars to the topmost point of the scaffolding, and the English garrison-not a man of whom could climb the dizzy height-were obliged to shoot it down by breaking the staff with their bullets. |
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