The pauses between the pieces only lasted for a few minutes, and at the end of one of them the cither-player put by his cither, and brought out an enormous instrument which he called the divine Kikilira, explaining in a few words that it was an instrument peculiar to the tyrol, and had been constructed by a simple peasant.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
No; they have been at Saltzburgh, in the tyrol, for some weeks; but don't fret yourself, they are expected to-morrow in time for the court masquerade; so that until then at least you are my guest.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
After a short visit to Venice, the two families settled for the summer in a quiet little village of the Austrian tyrol, where the men tried to work, but for the most part climbed mountains and drank beer instead.
"One Woman's Life"
Robert Herrick