 At the house where I was entertained, it was told me, that we should see, at midnight, the most singular sight in Ireland, which was the lighting of fires in honour of the sun. Accordingly, exactly at midnight, the fires began to appear ; and taking the...  Proceedings and Collections - Page 200by Wyoming Historical and Geological Society - 1904Full view - About this book
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...midnight the most singular sight in Ireland, winch was the lighting of firei in honour of the жил. Accordingly, exactly at midnight, the fires began...widely extended view, I saw on a radius of thirty mile?, all around, the fires burning on every eminence which the country afforled. I had a farther... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 pages
...honour of the ran. Accordingly, exactly at midnight, the fires began to appear: and taking tlie advai. going up to the leads of the house, which had a widely extended view, I saw on i radius of thirty miles, all around, the fires burning on every eminence which the country afforled.... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 868 pages
...lighting of first in honour of the sun. Accordingly, exactly at midnight, theatre* began to appear ; and going up to the leads of the house, which had a widely...saw, on a radius of thirty miles, all around, the firet burning on everjr eminence which the country afforded. I whole was concluded with religious sohad... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 876 pages
...in Ireland, wYich was the lighting of fires in honour of the sim. Accordingly, exactly at midnitrit, the fires began to appear : and taking the advantage...widely extended view. I saw on a radius of thirty mile?, all aroimd, the fires burning on every eminence which the country affor led. I had a farther... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 874 pages
...lighting of fire* in honour of the sun. Accordingly, exactly at midnight, the firet began to appear ; and going up to the leads of the house, which had a widely extended view, I saw, on a radius of thirty mile.*, all around, the fires burning on every M7 THE EVERY-DAY BOOK.-JUNE 23. 86fl eminence which... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...in Ireland, w, ich was the lighting nf fires in hunnurof the ran. Accordingly. exactly at midnig'it, the fires began to appear : and taking the advantage of going up to the le.i Isof the house, which had a widely extended view, 1 saw on a radius of thirty miles, all around,... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1316 pages
...An eyewitness on St. John's eve, in 1782, says, " Exactly at midnight the fires began to appear; and going up to the leads of the house, which had a widely extended view, I s»w, on a radius of thirty miles all around, the I'm burning on every eminence which the country afforded.... | |
 | Omens - 1868 - 210 pages
...that we should see at midnight the most singular sight in Ireland, which was the lighting of fires in honour of the sun. Accordingly, exactly at midnight the fires began to appear ; and going up to the leads of the house, which had a widely-extended view, I saw, in a radius of thirty... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1882 - 638 pages
...me that I should see at midnight the most singular sight in Ireland, which was the lighting of fires in honour of the sun. Accordingly, exactly at midnight the fires began to appear, and, going up to the leads of the house, which had a widely extended view, I saw, on a radius of thirty... | |
 | William Herbert Smith - 1883 - 132 pages
...that we should see at midnight the most singular sight in Ireland, which was the lighting of fires in honour of the sun. Accordingly, exactly at midnight,...the house, which had a widely extended view, I saw in a radius of thirty miles, all around, the fires burning on every eminence. I had a further satisfaction... | |
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