Castle of Enniskillen
[graphic].
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| Summary: | Two men in a boat row past the ruins of the castle of Enniskillen, on the banks of Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
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[S.l. :
s.n.,
between ca. 1770 and 1800]
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| Notes: | According to Rosalind M. Elmes this drawing is from the Collection formed by William Conyngham Burton (1733-1796), the Antiquary. Phillpps MS. 24466. Formerly at call number 991TB. Inscribed in ink m.l. on sheet: This castle was broke down by Philip Maguire the owner in 1508 to prevent O'Donnel chieftain of Tyrconnel his Ennemy [sic] to take possession of it. Annals of Connaught in M.S. possession of Chs. O'Connor Esqr. Inscribed in ink on verso: No. 3. XD. Inscribed in ink u.r.: No. 3. Title inscribed in ink l.c. on sheet. Physical description: 1 drawing : pen and ink wash ; image 16.6 x 24.2 cm., on sheet 23.2 x 37.6 cm., on mount 41 x 57 cm. Citations/References: Catalogue of Irish topographical prints and original drawings, Rosalind M. Elmes. New edition revised and enlarged by Michael Hewson. - Dublin : Malton Press for the National Library of Ireland Society, 1975. p. 80. more |
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