An Account of Ireland, Statistical and Political, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812 - Ireland |
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... live cattle to that country , which for several years , had been the principal trade of Ireland , * and which was erroneously supposed to have the effect of lowering the rent of land . To obviate this evil a law was passed in England ...
... live cattle to that country , which for several years , had been the principal trade of Ireland , * and which was erroneously supposed to have the effect of lowering the rent of land . To obviate this evil a law was passed in England ...
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... Live cattle is also exported ; but there are no partnership - houses , nor any merchants possessed of great wealth , £ 5,000 . or £ 6,000 . being the extent of any individual capital . It is fortunate for Ireland , that some of the most ...
... Live cattle is also exported ; but there are no partnership - houses , nor any merchants possessed of great wealth , £ 5,000 . or £ 6,000 . being the extent of any individual capital . It is fortunate for Ireland , that some of the most ...
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... lives longer on its sustaining a given injury in the spinal marrow , than on a fracture or concussion of the head . * " J. B. fell in the Summer of 1801 from a load of hay ; he was bled , and brought to the Infirmary at Shrewsbury ...
... lives longer on its sustaining a given injury in the spinal marrow , than on a fracture or concussion of the head . * " J. B. fell in the Summer of 1801 from a load of hay ; he was bled , and brought to the Infirmary at Shrewsbury ...
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... Live Sheep un- 489 815 1,525 1,144 128,327 41,706 52,328 78,493 2,044 3,322 til 1798 . 655 1,091 4,699 3,5,24 57,690 18,749 50,367 75,551 1,253 2,036 565 943 12,032 9,024 78,856 19,714 72,714 109,071 2,147 3,488 734 1,224 24,541 18,405 ...
... Live Sheep un- 489 815 1,525 1,144 128,327 41,706 52,328 78,493 2,044 3,322 til 1798 . 655 1,091 4,699 3,5,24 57,690 18,749 50,367 75,551 1,253 2,036 565 943 12,032 9,024 78,856 19,714 72,714 109,071 2,147 3,488 734 1,224 24,541 18,405 ...
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... live on potatoes . " Berkeley's Works , Dublin edit . 1784 , vol . ii . p . 370 . " Whether the quantities of butter , wool , and leather , exported from this island ( Ireland ) , can be reckoned the superfluities of a country , where ...
... live on potatoes . " Berkeley's Works , Dublin edit . 1784 , vol . ii . p . 370 . " Whether the quantities of butter , wool , and leather , exported from this island ( Ireland ) , can be reckoned the superfluities of a country , where ...
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5th January according acre afterwards amount annum appears Armagh Average Ballintoy Bank of Ireland bankers Barley barrel Belfast bishop Britain caught church circulating medium clergy Clonmell Coal coast coin consequence considerable considered Cork Corn crown debt Derry diocese ditto Dublin duty Earl England English established exported favour fish fishermen fishery Flax Foundling Hospital gallon Galway gold granted guineas Hist Horse House of Commons Ibid importance inhabitants Irish issued Kilkenny Killala king kingdom labour land Limerick Lord manner measure Meath moidore notes Oats observed opinion paid parish parliament perch persons Plough political possess Potatoes pound present produce protestant quantity quart rated reign rent respect Returned Returned revenue Roman catholic salmon Salt says Sea-Coal shew shillings silver Slater sold stone TABLE of PRICES tithe trade Waterford weight Wexford καὶ
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