A Statistical and Agricultural Survey of the County of Galway: With Observations on the Means of Improvement |
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... land must have ex- tended an immense distance into the Atlantic ocean farther than at present , to enable trees of such magni- tude as those at the island of Omey and at Barna even to exist , or the winds from the west must have been of ...
... land must have ex- tended an immense distance into the Atlantic ocean farther than at present , to enable trees of such magni- tude as those at the island of Omey and at Barna even to exist , or the winds from the west must have been of ...
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... land , and produce fine crops of potatoes and corn on land that before this improvement was not worth five shillings an acre . - It must be confessed that the country between Gort or Monivue 12 STATISTICAL , & c . SURVEY.
... land , and produce fine crops of potatoes and corn on land that before this improvement was not worth five shillings an acre . - It must be confessed that the country between Gort or Monivue 12 STATISTICAL , & c . SURVEY.
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... land must be added to tillage ; but I regret I cannot say any land has been added by the drainage of lakes . An immense addition could be made by lowering Lough Corrib , which could be easily effected , I imagine , near Well - park . An ...
... land must be added to tillage ; but I regret I cannot say any land has been added by the drainage of lakes . An immense addition could be made by lowering Lough Corrib , which could be easily effected , I imagine , near Well - park . An ...
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... land begins at Gort , runs through Roxborough and Castleboy , spreading for some dis- tance chiefly in a northern ... lands of Pallas , Potumna , Eyrecourt , & c . and from thence with some variation to Aghrim . It has been said that ...
... land begins at Gort , runs through Roxborough and Castleboy , spreading for some dis- tance chiefly in a northern ... lands of Pallas , Potumna , Eyrecourt , & c . and from thence with some variation to Aghrim . It has been said that ...
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... land extends for several miles on either side , and is highly improvable . In the neighbourhood of Shruel the land is very fine , and lets for high rents . It is the property of Mr. Kirwan of Dalgin . - Note . It is such land , such a ...
... land extends for several miles on either side , and is highly improvable . In the neighbourhood of Shruel the land is very fine , and lets for high rents . It is the property of Mr. Kirwan of Dalgin . - Note . It is such land , such a ...
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Page 14 - And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God.
Page 15 - But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Page 30 - This Book of Articles before rehearsed is again approved, and allowed to be holden and executed within the realm, by the assent and consent of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, of England, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c.
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Page 64 - are round, some as large as a walnut, others much larger : they grow in damp soil, many hanging together, as if fixed on ropes ; they are good food, either boiled or roasted.
Page 43 - Greeting: Know ye, that we of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors...
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