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... King were - Sunday , ale - drinking , for he is not a lawful Flath who does not distribute ale every Sunday . Monday , B at legislative government of the tribe ; Tuesday , at THE HISTORY OF LANDHOLDING IN IRELAND . 17.
... King were - Sunday , ale - drinking , for he is not a lawful Flath who does not distribute ale every Sunday . Monday , B at legislative government of the tribe ; Tuesday , at THE HISTORY OF LANDHOLDING IN IRELAND . 17.
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Joseph Fisher (F.R.H.S.). at legislative government of the tribe ; Tuesday , at chess ; Wednesday , seeing greyhounds coursing ; Thursday , the plea- sures of love ; Friday , at horse - racing ; Saturday , at judg ment . The Flath could ...
Joseph Fisher (F.R.H.S.). at legislative government of the tribe ; Tuesday , at chess ; Wednesday , seeing greyhounds coursing ; Thursday , the plea- sures of love ; Friday , at horse - racing ; Saturday , at judg ment . The Flath could ...
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... government , but deprived them of their rights . As I shall have to speak hereafter of these changes I shall not dwell on them now ; but before I close this portion of my subject would like to give you some idea of the state of Ireland ...
... government , but deprived them of their rights . As I shall have to speak hereafter of these changes I shall not dwell on them now ; but before I close this portion of my subject would like to give you some idea of the state of Ireland ...
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... governments were independent of each other . At the Council of Constance , which was held A.D. 1414 , the King of England claimed that the English should be acknowledged as a separate ' nation , ' having a vote of their own in the ...
... governments were independent of each other . At the Council of Constance , which was held A.D. 1414 , the King of England claimed that the English should be acknowledged as a separate ' nation , ' having a vote of their own in the ...
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... government , as none of the chieftains could bring into the field a force numerically equal to that of the invaders , they were defeated in detail . The Irish chieftain and the Tanist were both elected by the sept which spontaneously ...
... government , as none of the chieftains could bring into the field a force numerically equal to that of the invaders , they were defeated in detail . The Irish chieftain and the Tanist were both elected by the sept which spontaneously ...
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