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... Hollymount - Mr Lindsay's farms described- " Turloughs " Lucan's farms - Ballinrobe - Cong - Castlemagarret - Plains of Mayo -Castlebar - Lord Lucan's estate and management , CHAPTER III . Castlebar - Union workhouse - Gaol - Charitable ...
... Hollymount - Mr Lindsay's farms described- " Turloughs " Lucan's farms - Ballinrobe - Cong - Castlemagarret - Plains of Mayo -Castlebar - Lord Lucan's estate and management , CHAPTER III . Castlebar - Union workhouse - Gaol - Charitable ...
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... Hollymount by Bianconi's four - horse car . Shortly after leaving the town , the road passes through an extensive bog , beyond which the first village reached is Ahascrag , where the appearance of a man in authority , clothed in blue ...
... Hollymount by Bianconi's four - horse car . Shortly after leaving the town , the road passes through an extensive bog , beyond which the first village reached is Ahascrag , where the appearance of a man in authority , clothed in blue ...
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... Hollymount . The fields along the road were usually very well fenced with stone walls , " dashed " with lime , and with a stone and lime coping , substantial , and many of them new . Building walls of this kind is included in the ...
... Hollymount . The fields along the road were usually very well fenced with stone walls , " dashed " with lime , and with a stone and lime coping , substantial , and many of them new . Building walls of this kind is included in the ...
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... Hollymount , I had the good fortune to travel with Mr Bianconi . He was coming down to start a new coach for the convenience of " his friends the public , " and complained loudly of the Postmaster - general for giving the mail contract ...
... Hollymount , I had the good fortune to travel with Mr Bianconi . He was coming down to start a new coach for the convenience of " his friends the public , " and complained loudly of the Postmaster - general for giving the mail contract ...
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... Postmaster - general , as usual in such cases , would have given a different version of the story . Mr Bianconi was buying hay , of excellent quality , at 18s . to 20s . a - ton . CHAPTER II . 29 HOLLYMOUNT - MR LINDSAY'S FARMS DESCRIBED-
... Postmaster - general , as usual in such cases , would have given a different version of the story . Mr Bianconi was buying hay , of excellent quality , at 18s . to 20s . a - ton . CHAPTER II . 29 HOLLYMOUNT - MR LINDSAY'S FARMS DESCRIBED-
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