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... gives the Celts the large domains of Central Europe north of the Danube , extending from the Black Sea to the ocean . There has been a westward movement of ancient races ; the Mongols have possessed themselves of parts of the land of ...
... gives the Celts the large domains of Central Europe north of the Danube , extending from the Black Sea to the ocean . There has been a westward movement of ancient races ; the Mongols have possessed themselves of parts of the land of ...
Page 8
... gives a map of Ireland , which is superior in accuracy to that of Scotland . The Belgæ had colonized the eastern coasts of England about two centuries before Cæsar's invasion . It is supposed that they settled in Ireland , where they ...
... gives a map of Ireland , which is superior in accuracy to that of Scotland . The Belgæ had colonized the eastern coasts of England about two centuries before Cæsar's invasion . It is supposed that they settled in Ireland , where they ...
Page 10
... gives the control of the land to a small class , and leaves the mass of the people to struggle for its possession . The history of landholding in Ireland possesses an additional attraction , it throws light upon the earlier in ...
... gives the control of the land to a small class , and leaves the mass of the people to struggle for its possession . The history of landholding in Ireland possesses an additional attraction , it throws light upon the earlier in ...
Page 14
... give a man's land to his sons , it reverted to the sept , and each of the sons got a portion of the lands of the sept , but it was only a life enjoyment . Under gavelkind there was ownership in severalty , which did not exist under ...
... give a man's land to his sons , it reverted to the sept , and each of the sons got a portion of the lands of the sept , but it was only a life enjoyment . Under gavelkind there was ownership in severalty , which did not exist under ...
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... give you any de- scription of this body of ancient Irish law , I only mean to deal with that portion relating to landholding . As I have already remarked , these law tracts do not either give or define the possession of land , nor do ...
... give you any de- scription of this body of ancient Irish law , I only mean to deal with that portion relating to landholding . As I have already remarked , these law tracts do not either give or define the possession of land , nor do ...
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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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