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But his wife, Bridget O'Dogherty, that was used sometimes to put him down a little, by boasting that her great ancestor of all, was "a mighty king, or monarch, that ruled over the biggest part of Ireland, shortly after the flood, long before the MacCartys-Mor were ever heard of. Why man, it took all the lakes of Killarney to water his cattle and the bog of Allen was only his potato-patch."
This is a beautiful, solemn old spot, and is very much venerated by the Irish peasantry, not only as having been built and occupied by holy priests and saints, but as the burial-place of many of the ancient Princes of Desmond, the MacCartys-Mor, and the O'Donoghues. After leaving the Abbey, we commenced the ascent of Mangerton, a mountain some 2,550 feet high.
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