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... sept , or tribe which was the joint owner of the land occupied by the progenitor , with a life possession to each of his descendants . There was a distinct limitation of the lands to the whole of his descendants , not to one portion to ...
... sept , or tribe which was the joint owner of the land occupied by the progenitor , with a life possession to each of his descendants . There was a distinct limitation of the lands to the whole of his descendants , not to one portion to ...
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... sept or clan , and made such a division as suited the circumstances of the case . I shall hereafter de- scribe that process in detail . Ireland appears to have become known to the Greeks about 200 years B.C .; they gave it the title of ...
... sept or clan , and made such a division as suited the circumstances of the case . I shall hereafter de- scribe that process in detail . Ireland appears to have become known to the Greeks about 200 years B.C .; they gave it the title of ...
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... sept or tribe among the members . The tribe selected the tanist , who succeeded to the chiefry upon the death of the chief . I shall have to refer to his mode of election and duties further on , but it may be convenient to divide the ...
... sept or tribe among the members . The tribe selected the tanist , who succeeded to the chiefry upon the death of the chief . I shall have to refer to his mode of election and duties further on , but it may be convenient to divide the ...
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... sept , and then next to him do they choose the next of the blood to be tanist , who shall next succeed him in the said captaincy if he live thereunto . " They use to place him that shall be their chieftain upon a stone always reserved ...
... sept , and then next to him do they choose the next of the blood to be tanist , who shall next succeed him in the said captaincy if he live thereunto . " They use to place him that shall be their chieftain upon a stone always reserved ...
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... sept , who was often removed or expelled by another who was more active and strong than he , so the lands of the nature of gavelkind were not partible among the next heirs male of him who died seised , but among the sept in this manner ...
... sept , who was often removed or expelled by another who was more active and strong than he , so the lands of the nature of gavelkind were not partible among the next heirs male of him who died seised , but among the sept in this manner ...
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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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