An Account of Ireland, Statistical and Political, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812 - Ireland |
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... never borne any large proportion to the whole amount . The following tables will afford some idea of the state of the Irish trade , since the year 1777 , between which , and 1811 , a considerable increase seems to have taken place . The ...
... never borne any large proportion to the whole amount . The following tables will afford some idea of the state of the Irish trade , since the year 1777 , between which , and 1811 , a considerable increase seems to have taken place . The ...
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... never be obtained without a great stock of cattle . At the same time , it does not follow , that we should throw all the land that is fit for it into pasture . It is an observation of Arthur Young , and I should think a just ope , that ...
... never be obtained without a great stock of cattle . At the same time , it does not follow , that we should throw all the land that is fit for it into pasture . It is an observation of Arthur Young , and I should think a just ope , that ...
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... never have wanted any particular support ; but when once this general and desirable liberty has been infringed , it seems to be clearly our interest to attend principally to those parts of the political structure , which in the actual ...
... never have wanted any particular support ; but when once this general and desirable liberty has been infringed , it seems to be clearly our interest to attend principally to those parts of the political structure , which in the actual ...
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... never more to return . The people must not be kept in a state of oppression , nakedness , and misery : it is contrary to justice ; it is contrary to the interest of the land - proprietors , and destructive of the com mercial prosperity ...
... never more to return . The people must not be kept in a state of oppression , nakedness , and misery : it is contrary to justice ; it is contrary to the interest of the land - proprietors , and destructive of the com mercial prosperity ...
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... never heard of any that exceeded twelve pounds in weight . Willoughby considers this fish as a young salmon ; ‡ but Mr. Tighe says that the fishermen always assert , that the salmon and the peal are distinct species , and that they can ...
... never heard of any that exceeded twelve pounds in weight . Willoughby considers this fish as a young salmon ; ‡ but Mr. Tighe says that the fishermen always assert , that the salmon and the peal are distinct species , and that they can ...
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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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