Volume 1

The beauties of Ireland. Being original delineations, topographical, historical, and biographical, of each county / By J.N. Brewer. Illustrated with engravings, by J. & H.S. Storer, after original drawings, chiefly by Mr. Petrie.

  • Brewer, J. N. (James Norris)
Date:
1825-1826
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Credit: The beauties of Ireland. Being original delineations, topographical, historical, and biographical, of each county / By J.N. Brewer. Illustrated with engravings, by J. & H.S. Storer, after original drawings, chiefly by Mr. Petrie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and the most remarkable places,’’ he asserts that the tribe called Rhobogdii “* occupied the coast next to the Deucalidonian sea,” or that which washes the northern side of Ireland. The metro- polis of this tribe was named Rhobogdium. In the eastern part -of their territories was situated the promontory of the same name ; in the western the Promontorium Boreum, or northern promontory. “«« Towards the south, mountains separated them from the Scotti.” On the coast, between the northern and Venicnian promontory, (probably the North Cape, south-east of Tory Island, county of Donegal) and as far as the mouth of the Rhebeus, dwelt the Venicnii, «« to whom the contiguous islands owe their name.”’ Their capital was Rheba, (supposed to have been seated on the river Barrow). The Nagnatz dwelt ‘“ below the Rhebeus, as far as the Lidbnius, (the bay of Sligo) and their celebrated capital was called after them. The Auterii lived ina recess of the bay of 4usoba,* towards the south, and their chief city was, also, named after them. ‘The Concangii occupied the lower part of the same region, near the southern confines of which flowed the river Senus, (the Shannon) a noble river, on which was situated their chief city, Macobicum. Hybernia in this part being contracted, terminates in a narrow point. The Velatorii inhabited the country near the southern promontory by the river Senus ; their metropo- lis was Regia, and th heir river Durius. ‘The Lucani were situated where the river Jbernus cts river Kilmare, in the county of _Kerry) flows into the ocean.’ _ The southern side of the Island he describes as lying between the Promontorium Austriacum, or Southern Promontory, (probably the present Mizen Head) and the Sacred Promontory, (probably Greenore Point). ‘ Here lived the Ibernii, whose metropolis was Rhufina. Next was the river Dodona, and the people called Vodize, whose promontory of the same name lies opposite to the Promontorium Antivesteum, in England, at about the distance of one hundred and forty-five miles. Not far from thence is the river Dabrona, the boundary of the Briganteaagho have also the * The Ausoba, or Ausona, is described by Ware as‘ i river which takes its rise out of Lough-Curb (Lough Corrib), and washes Galway.”