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Excerpt from Leigh's New Pocket Road-Book of Ireland: Containing an Account of All the Direct and Cross Roads If, as has been well observed, the knowledge of the natural situation, the political institutions, and the local advantages, even of a foreign nation, be an object of considerable magnitude, and a source of gratification to every enquiring and enlightened mind, surely an acquaintance with these relations, as they respect a country forming part of the same empire of which we ourselves are subjects, is of much greater importance, and much deeper interest. It is under a conviction of this truth that the following pages have been written; and should they be the means of exciting an interest respecting Ireland, amongst the gentry of England and Scotland, and of inducing them more frequently to visit their less wealthy but warm-hearted neighbours, my labours will be amply rewarded, their amusement greatly promoted, and Ireland essentially benefitted. That Ireland possesses many objects more worthy of notice than those frequently resorted to in other countries, I do not hesitate to aver, after a long residence and an intimate acquaintance; and I cannot help expressing my conviction, that the want of a good Guide to her beauties has been one of the principal reasons why they have not attracted the attention to which they are entitled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.