Fauna surrounding the lake
Dublin Core
Title
Fauna surrounding the lake
Subject
Travelogues--James Spencer Knox--Lough Derg--Description
Description
"In describing the seventeenth-century Fauna, Knox makes note of wolf and red deer at Lough Derg. 'The deer come some times from Barnesmore to this Estate but having no coverts they do not stay in it,' whereas 'the wolves are but rare in the country and seldom seen now.'"
Creator
Shane Leslie, 1885-1971
Source
From the MS. Preserved at Castle Leslie, Co. Monaghan, 1666, Leslie, Shane, Saint Patrick's Purgatory: A Record from History and Literature, p. 83
Publisher
Burns Oats and Washbourne Ltd, London
Date
1932
Rights
Citation for the purposes of criticism
Format
Collection of sources
Language
English
Type
Monograph
Identifier
DD_0089
Coverage
Ireland
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
"In describing the seventeenth-century Fauna, Knox makes note of wolf and red deer at Lough Derg. 'The deer come some times from Barnesmore to this Estate but having no coverts they do not stay in it,' whereas 'the wolves are but rare in the country and seldom seen now.'"
Original Format
Monograph
Collection
Citation
Shane Leslie, 1885-1971, “Fauna surrounding the lake,” Digital Derg: A Deep Map, accessed April 26, 2024, https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/102.