Description of FRONTISPIECE and other PLATES, with
Directions for placing them.

[Frontispiece][Irish Antiquities, viz.]
1.—[Oratory near Killaloe,] supposed the oldest and most curious Monuments in Ireland; they are also to be seen at Glendaloch, Co. of Wicklow; St. Doulach's near Dublin; at Cashel, Co. of Tipperary; and Portaferry, Co. of Down.[Vide Killaloe, Co. of Clare.]
2.—[Round Tower,] a species of building peculiar to Ireland; that at Swords is here represented.[Vide Swords, Co. Dublin.]
3.—[Sculptured Cross] at Monasterboice, 18 feet high, of which Character there are several in Ireland[Vide Drogheda, Co. of Louth.]
4.—[Chapel, Round Tower, and Cathedral,] at Cashel—distant view. The Chapel is considered one of the most curious in the kingdom. The situation and antiquity of this place, as well as its picturesque beauty, constitute it a place of much interest.[Vide Cashel, Co. of Tipperary.]
5.—[Hook Tower,] founded upon a rock, surrounded by precipices on one side and shelving rocks on the other; the walls are of amazing thickness, with stairs to the top. This is similar to Reginald's Tower, Waterford, and other Danish Round Towers, or Forts, dispersed over the kingdom.[Vide Fethard, Co. of Wexford.]
6.—[Giant's Causeway.][Vide Co. of Antrim.]
7.—[Mountains as they appear in the distance from Dunlow Castle,] Lake of Killarney.[Vide Killarney, Co. of Kerry.]
[The Vignette.][Vide The Scientific Tourist Through Ireland]
[Map of Ireland]To face Antrim.
[View from Warren's Point,] near Narrow Water, Newry.To face Newry, Co. of Down.
[View of Dublin from the Circular Road in the environs,] with Richmond or Sarah Bridge in the foregroundTo face the City of Dublin, on the
2d page of Co. Dublin.
[Map and Plan of the Lakes of Killarney,] and surrounding objectsTo face Killarney, Co. of Kerry.
[View of the Lake and Mountain at Killarney] from Lord Kenmare's seatTo face 4th Page of Co. of Kerry.
[View of Eagles Nest,] and site of wonderful Echo—Lake of KillarneyTo face 6th Page of Co. of Kerry.
[Carlingford Harbour and Castle—a brisk gale]To face Carlingford, Co. of Louth.
[Glendaloch, or Valley of Seven Churches.]To face Glendaloch, Co. of Wicklow.

Engraved for the Scientific Tourist.

London. Published by J. Booth, Duke Street, Portland Place, 1818.