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Lloor Gave Way, And He Dropped Into The ...
lloor gave way , and he dropped into the river , the stream carried him down to the new bridge , where he was taken up alive by the resolution of John Fitz Gerald , a sailor . " In White's M . S . we find that , at a much more remote period , namely , on the 18 th February , 1667 , a most violent storm arose from the W . S . W . ; there was also a
spring tide which did not ebb for fourteen hours ; it rose to the Court-house in Quay-lane , forced up one of the arches of Baal ' s Bridge , overflowing the shops and houses there . Entire houses and quantities of corn were carried away , the banks of the river levelled , and several vessels wrecked .
Violent as were the storms which Baal's Bridge survived , they did not equal the stormy strifes and battles which were fought in its neig hbourhood . But we will pass over
them , and give our readers a specimen ol some ot tne gay and joyous scenes for which Limerick was once famous , as described by Ferrar in his own times . " The 12 th of August , 1777 , being the Prince of Wales ' s birthday , the Limerick jubilee commenced with a fancy ball On Wednesday the 13 th there was a play . On
Thursday the 14 th a Venetian breakfast in Mr . Davis ' gardens ; at noon a regatta and boat race ; in the evening an opera . On Friday morning there was a sacred oratorio performed in the Cathedral Church ; in the evening an assembly . On Saturday morning a concert of vocal and instrumental music . On Monday the 12 th of August the
Franchises of the city rode in the most magnificent manner ever known , all the corporations of the city having taken vanity to provide the best horses , furniture , standards , music , & c . They assembled in the King ' s Island , and proceeded over Baal ' s Bridge in the following order : —
Peace Officers , with the city regalia . Mayor , Sheriffs , Aldermen , and Burgesses . The Limerick Union , consisting of onehundred citizens in bufFand blue . The Smiths , with Venus and Cupid in a phaeton . The Carpenters and Clothiers , with Bishop Blaze . The Cordwainers , Tailors , and Coopers . The SkinnersTannersand Sadlers .
, , The Bakers , Barbers , and Surgeons . The Butchers and Chandlers . The Tobacconists , with the King of Morocco , closed the procession . " Wc are further told that Colonel Smith was the inventor of this jubilee , and that he had a taste suited to such amuse-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Lloor Gave Way, And He Dropped Into The ...
lloor gave way , and he dropped into the river , the stream carried him down to the new bridge , where he was taken up alive by the resolution of John Fitz Gerald , a sailor . " In White's M . S . we find that , at a much more remote period , namely , on the 18 th February , 1667 , a most violent storm arose from the W . S . W . ; there was also a
spring tide which did not ebb for fourteen hours ; it rose to the Court-house in Quay-lane , forced up one of the arches of Baal ' s Bridge , overflowing the shops and houses there . Entire houses and quantities of corn were carried away , the banks of the river levelled , and several vessels wrecked .
Violent as were the storms which Baal's Bridge survived , they did not equal the stormy strifes and battles which were fought in its neig hbourhood . But we will pass over
them , and give our readers a specimen ol some ot tne gay and joyous scenes for which Limerick was once famous , as described by Ferrar in his own times . " The 12 th of August , 1777 , being the Prince of Wales ' s birthday , the Limerick jubilee commenced with a fancy ball On Wednesday the 13 th there was a play . On
Thursday the 14 th a Venetian breakfast in Mr . Davis ' gardens ; at noon a regatta and boat race ; in the evening an opera . On Friday morning there was a sacred oratorio performed in the Cathedral Church ; in the evening an assembly . On Saturday morning a concert of vocal and instrumental music . On Monday the 12 th of August the
Franchises of the city rode in the most magnificent manner ever known , all the corporations of the city having taken vanity to provide the best horses , furniture , standards , music , & c . They assembled in the King ' s Island , and proceeded over Baal ' s Bridge in the following order : —
Peace Officers , with the city regalia . Mayor , Sheriffs , Aldermen , and Burgesses . The Limerick Union , consisting of onehundred citizens in bufFand blue . The Smiths , with Venus and Cupid in a phaeton . The Carpenters and Clothiers , with Bishop Blaze . The Cordwainers , Tailors , and Coopers . The SkinnersTannersand Sadlers .
, , The Bakers , Barbers , and Surgeons . The Butchers and Chandlers . The Tobacconists , with the King of Morocco , closed the procession . " Wc are further told that Colonel Smith was the inventor of this jubilee , and that he had a taste suited to such amuse-