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... described the principles which un- derlie the distribution of land among the aboriginal inhabitants , the primal occupiers of the soil . It is not necessary that I should now dwell at much length upon that portion of the subject . I ...
... described the principles which un- derlie the distribution of land among the aboriginal inhabitants , the primal occupiers of the soil . It is not necessary that I should now dwell at much length upon that portion of the subject . I ...
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... described by the term TANISTRY . It is derived from the office of the Tanist , whose duty was to divide the land of the sept or tribe among the members . The tribe selected the tanist , who succeeded to the chiefry upon the death of the ...
... described by the term TANISTRY . It is derived from the office of the Tanist , whose duty was to divide the land of the sept or tribe among the members . The tribe selected the tanist , who succeeded to the chiefry upon the death of the ...
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... described by Spenser and Davis , must have been more or less tinged by the inter- mixture of Scandinavian , Norman , or feudal ideas , from con- tact with the Easterlings , the Danes , and the Anglo - Norman invaders , who had partly ...
... described by Spenser and Davis , must have been more or less tinged by the inter- mixture of Scandinavian , Norman , or feudal ideas , from con- tact with the Easterlings , the Danes , and the Anglo - Norman invaders , who had partly ...
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... described by the words " customary law . " The collection or codification which took place tended to secure uniformity over the whole country , but the highest officer , the Rig Tuatha , or king , was neither endowed with the right of ...
... described by the words " customary law . " The collection or codification which took place tended to secure uniformity over the whole country , but the highest officer , the Rig Tuatha , or king , was neither endowed with the right of ...
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... described in the language Hibernis ipsis Hiberniores , more Irish than the Irish themselves . Rapine , injustice , and spoliation were the rule of these lords ; and suffering , misery , and destitution the lot of the Irish people , who ...
... described in the language Hibernis ipsis Hiberniores , more Irish than the Irish themselves . Rapine , injustice , and spoliation were the rule of these lords ; and suffering , misery , and destitution the lot of the Irish people , who ...
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acres ancient Archbishop authority became bishops Brehon code Brehon law cantred cattle century chief chieftain Church Coloured Maps common law confiscation Connaught conquest Council custom Danes Dermod Dictionary dominions Dublin Earl Edition Elizabeth English Essays estates Europe farms forfeited forfeiture G. W. Cox gavelkind Government grant heirs Henry Henry II holdings Illustrations improvement inhabitants Irish James JOHN STUART MILL JOHN TYNDALL justice King of England king's kingdom knights labour land of Ireland landlord Leinster letters patent Limerick live LL.D Lord Deputy M.A. late Maunder's nation Norman occupier officers Oxford Parliament Plates poor population portion possession Post 8vo proprietors R. A. PROCTOR reign rent Roman Rome says seised Senchus Mor sept Sir John Davis Sir Richard Graham Sir William Parsons STUART tanist tanistry tanistry system tenant tenure tion Translated Treasury Ulster vols Waterford whole Wood Woodcuts
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