William Maginn and the Decline of the Protestant Ascendancy.
Cork, 4th Feb. 1823. …As for us, we are on the verge of a civil war. Cork has always been …
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Breakfast with William Maginn.
“Maxim One Hundred and Third The Scotch writers of our day seem to consider it as an established thing, that …
On mistakes in Debrett’s Peerage.
“We are informed that Thomas, 27th baron Howth, married in 1750, Isabella, the Earl of Kingston’s sister, who died in …
The arrival of Guinness.
“Long after Odoherty’s time, Guinness‘ Dublin porter came into note in rivalry with “London Stout.” The story goes that Guinness …
Captain Delano.
“Captain Delano crossed over to him, and stood in silence surveying the knot; his mind, by a not uncongenial transition, …
Benjamin Franklin.
“The Perfectability of Man! Ah heaven, what a dreary theme! The perfectability of the Ford car! The perfectability of which …
The Irishman and the Lady.
There was a lady lived at Leith, A lady very stylish, man; And yet, in spite of all her teeth, …
