QUEEN'S COLLEGE 



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QUEEN'S HOUSE 



Queen's College. London col- 

 lege for the higher education of 

 women. It was established in 

 Harley Street, London, in 1848, 

 by F. D. Maurice and other pro- 

 fessors of King's College, with the 

 aid of the Governesses' Benevolent 

 Institution, and was incorporated 

 by royal charter in 1853. The 



Queen's College, London. The college 

 building in Harley Street 



college is self-supporting, and the 

 course extends over four years. 

 See Beale, D. ; Maurice, F. D. 



Queen's County. Inland co. 

 of Ireland. In the province of 

 Leinster, its area is 664 sq. m. The 

 surface is generally flat or undu- 

 lating, but in the N.W. are the 

 Slieve Bloom Mts., and in the in- 

 terior much bogland. The chief 

 rivers are the Barrow and the 

 Nore. Agriculture is the main oc- 

 cupation, but a little coal is mined 

 in the S.E. The G.S. & W. Ely. 

 and the Grand Canal serve the 

 county. Maryborough is the county 

 town ; other places are Mount- 

 mellick, Portarlington, Abbeyleix, 

 and Stradbally. The most notable 

 secular ruin is that of the castle 

 on the rock of Dunamase, near 

 Maryborough. 



The district, which in 1556 was 

 made a county and named after 

 the queen of England, was before 

 that time covered by the districts 

 of Leix and Ossory. It had a num- 

 ber of religious houses, including 

 those at Timahoe, Aghaboe, and 

 Abbeyleix, while Aghaboe was 

 also the seat of a bishop. The chief 

 families were the O'Mores in Leix 

 and the Fitzpatricks in Ossory. It 

 was invaded by the English, but 

 they did not take possession of it 

 until the 16th century. Pop. 55,000. 



Queensterry, Linlithgowshire. Town and harbour, from the Forth Bridge 



Queensferry, NORTH. Village 

 of Fifeshire, Scotland. It stands 

 on the N. side of the Firth of Forth, 

 opposite S. Queensferry. With a 

 station on the N.B. Rly., it is 

 visited in summer for bathing, and 

 fishing is carried on. Pop. 1,000. 



Queensferry, SOUTH. Royal 

 and mun. burgh and seaport 

 of Linlithgowshire, Scotland. It 

 stands on the Firth of 

 Forth, at the S. end of 

 the Forth Bridge, 9 m. 

 from Edinburgh', with 

 a station on the N. B. 

 Rly. The chief in- 

 dustry is connected 

 with the preparation 

 of oil. Owing to its 



to the fact that from here Mar- 

 garet, the wife of Malcolm Can- 

 more, frequently crossed the Forth 

 when travelling between Edin- 

 burgh and Dumbarton. It is men- 

 tioned in Scott's Antiquary and 

 Stevenson's Kidnapped, the for- 

 mer immortalising the Hawes Inn 

 here. Queensferry was made a 

 burgh in 1363. Pop. 2,800. See 

 Forth Bridge. 



Queen's Hall. London concert 

 hall. In Langham Place, W., it 

 was opened in 1893, and consists of 

 two halls, the largest of which has 

 seating accommodation for more 

 than 3..000. The concerts of the 

 New Queen's Hall Orchestra, 

 London Symphony Orchestra, and 



Queensferry. 



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ough council p rox imity to^Rosyth" thT~Roya1 Phil harm on'ic^Society 



it was an impor- 



tant naval centre 



during the 



War. 



Great 



The build- 

 ings include the 

 Norman church of 

 Dalmeny, the 

 town or public 

 hall, and a me- 

 morial hall built 

 by Lord Rosebery 

 in memory of his 

 w i'f e. Near are 

 Dalmeny and 



seats of the earl 

 of Rosebery and the marquess of 

 Linlithgow ; also Barnbougle and 

 Dundas Castles. The name is due 



Queen's Hall, London. Principal entrances irom 

 Langham Place 



Queen's County, Ireland. Map oJ the Leinster county 



are held here, as are the popular 

 promenade concerts, long conduc- 

 ted by Sir Henry J. Wood (q.v. ). 



Queen's 

 House. Build- 

 ing in Chelsea, 

 London. It is 

 No. 16, Cheyne 

 Walk, and owes 

 its name to 

 Catherine of Bra- 

 ganza, although 

 not built until 

 after her death. 

 It was here that 

 Dante G. Ros- 

 setti formed his 

 menagerie. 

 Another Queen's 

 House was at 

 Greenwich, de- 

 signed by Inigo 

 Jones for Anne 

 of Denmark, and 

 now part of the 

 Royal Hospital 

 School. 



