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... lives , as they allege , for all the Irish do hold their land by tanistry , which is ( say they ) no more but personal estate for his lifetime , that is tanist , by reason that he is admitted thereunto by election of the country . " It ...
... lives , as they allege , for all the Irish do hold their land by tanistry , which is ( say they ) no more but personal estate for his lifetime , that is tanist , by reason that he is admitted thereunto by election of the country . " It ...
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... live thereunto . " They use to place him that shall be their chieftain upon a stone always reserved for that purpose , and placed commonly upon a hill , in some of which I have seen formed and engraven a foot , which they say is the ...
... live thereunto . " They use to place him that shall be their chieftain upon a stone always reserved for that purpose , and placed commonly upon a hill , in some of which I have seen formed and engraven a foot , which they say is the ...
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... live to revise and complete their translations . The preliminary trans- lation executed by Dr. O'Donovan is contained in twelve volumes , and the preliminary translation executed by Pro- fessor O'Curry in thirteen volumes . They are now ...
... live to revise and complete their translations . The preliminary trans- lation executed by Dr. O'Donovan is contained in twelve volumes , and the preliminary translation executed by Pro- fessor O'Curry in thirteen volumes . They are now ...
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... lives , to mountainous , woody , swampy , and barren spots ; and exerting themselves to the utmost of their power to drive us from them , and to seize upon every part of our native soil for themselves , contrary to all right ; falsely ...
... lives , to mountainous , woody , swampy , and barren spots ; and exerting themselves to the utmost of their power to drive us from them , and to seize upon every part of our native soil for themselves , contrary to all right ; falsely ...
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... lives , whither should they fly but into woods and mountains , and there live in a wild and barbarous manner ? For , in a word , the English would neither in peace govern them by law , nor in war root them out by the sword ; must they ...
... lives , whither should they fly but into woods and mountains , and there live in a wild and barbarous manner ? For , in a word , the English would neither in peace govern them by law , nor in war root them out by the sword ; must they ...
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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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