Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher"

part is on the east bank, and consists of a central square called the

Diamond, and several diverging streets. Among institutions may be mentioned the public schools founded in 1613 and maintained by the Honourable Irish Society, and the Academical Institution, maintained by the Irish Society and the London Clothworkers' Company. The linen trade has long been extensively carried...